Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-02
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

tlonary or falling. At Pittsburg the
river is almost dry, with just about 2
inches in the channel. At Cincinnati
there is but little over 3 feet on the
gauge. At Louisville there is 2 feet
in the canal, and at Cairo there is 5
feet 10 inches on the gauge and fall
ing. The Mississippi, at St. Louis,
fell 2 inches, with 5 feet 10 inches on
the gauge. The Cumberland and Ten.
nessee rivers are very low, with navi-
CATION almost suspended. Arkansaw
river is stationary at Little Rock, with
2 feet on the gauge. White river con-
tinues low and troublesome.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
A good business doing at the land
ing to-day.
A small rise is reported at Pitts
burg and Cincinnati.
The II. j. Dickey, from st. LOU /,
will be found in port this evening.
AT Louisville there is two feet and
two inches in the canal and no water
in Indiana chute.
The machinery Of Berton & John
sons big elevator building at Helena
is being placed in position.
The City of Providence, for St.
Louis, passed up this morning on time.
She added some freight here.
The Katie Hooper departed last
evening for Arkansaw City with a
good trip Of both freight and people.
The Grand Tower left St. Louis
last evening and passes here Sunday
at 10 am on her way to Vicksburg,
The worst place in the Ohio river
between Evansville and Cairo is the
bar known to all steamboatmen as the
Sisters.
The Johu A. Scudder, on her fifth
day out, passed up yesterday afternoon
for st. Louis. She discharged here
about 100 packages.
The Gold Dust left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday, and is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here Sunday at 10
am. for Cairo and St. Louis.
The John l.. Rhodes, now running
in the Anchor Line, will be here
tomorrow morning and leave in Il .
evening with a return trip for Cairo
and st. Louis.
The Little Rock and Argenta ferry
steamer Ed. Foster is laid up on ac-
count of low water, and Capt. Jabine
is using a flatboat for the ~transporta.
ton of passengers, etc.
Miss Maude, the bright little daugh.
ter of Captain h. B Smith, of the
Plow Boy, left Pine Bluff a few days
ago for Little Rock, where she will
attend school.
The Coahoma, thoroughly overhaul.
ed, reprinted and refurnished goes out
Monday evening in place Of the James
Lee, the latter laying up a we, k or so
to be brushed up.
The public are warned not to pay
any bills to A. d. Graham DO okkeeper'
for Gillespie & Callahan, as we will
not be responsible for anything he may
do, as he has left eur employment.
3 GILLESPIE Il CALLAHAN.
The splendid light draught steam
er Plow Boy, in command Of Captain
n. b Smith, is receiving at the foot
of Monroe street, and leaves at 5 pm.
for Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all
way landings GU the Arkansaw river.
Charley Musselman is her polite clerk.
The Rene Macready, in command
Of Captain Henry Cooper, is the Lee
Line mail packet leaving this evening
for Osoeola and all way landings, at
tending promptly to all business en-
trusted to her. John Haley presides
at the desk, and is assisted by Hugh
Tomlinson.
The neat aud fast little steamer
Milt Harry, in command of Captain
Pete Macarthur, arrived at daylight,
aud will leave tomorrow evening in
place of the Josie Harry for Devalls
Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and all
intermediate landings on White river.
John G. Wyckof is her polite clerk.
Captain Dick De Prieste, after sew
eral months of srduous labor, left last
evening on the Katie Hooper to enjoy
a short trip Of recreation at his home,
back Of Arkansaw City Mr.. Brooks,
who has been attending to the river
department during tie past few
weeks will continue the same until the
Captains return.
The Lee line United States ma
packet James Lee, in command of
Captain e. p. Orider, leaves this
evening for Helena, Friars Point and
all intermediate landings, attending
promptly to all G. q. D. and other
business and making close connection
at Glendale with trains on the Mobile
and Northwestern railroad. Arthur
Brown presides at the desk and is
assisted by Platt and John Rhodes.
In former days there was a regular
tri weekly line of steamers between
this city and Vieksburg, but they were
| Obliged 10 suspend, and the trade has
been chiefly diverted TO st. Louis,
which city, by her energy and enter
prise, has placed a tri. weekly line Of
fine boats between that point and
Vicksburg, thus taking away a large
and lucrative trade that properly be-
longs to Memphis.
Messrs. G.. II. Van Etten, B. Coin
and William Barker are building a
low water boat at Little Rock to run
in the lower river trade. She will be
100 feet long, and 25l feet beam. She
is to have four foot guards, rounded
bow, and doqble-decked. The hurri-
cane roof viii extend out to the guards,
covering the entire boat, and the
machinery to be used is that taken out