Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-27

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Arkansas river is falling, with 3 fee
on the gauge at Little Rock. Whit,
river has a good stage Of water all th,
way from ~Jackaonport to the mouth
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
Business improving.
Cotton picking going on again.
Three local packets leaving to-day
Upper Red river is falling rapidly
The Josie Harry for Arkansas Cit,
to-day.
The G. W. Cheek for White rive
Saturday.
Drift catchers at present arc making
a small fortune.
Twenty-Five feet six inches on thu
gauge at noon to-day.
Boats now touching at Vicksburl
land at the elevator.
The Thompson Dean remained
here until 5 pm. yesterday.
The 0sceola Belle departed las
evening with a fair trip.
The Belle Shreveport was expected
to pass down this forenoon.
The Commonwealth leaves Cairo
this evening for Vicksburg.
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The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow evening for this port.
The Golden Crown, for New Or.
leans, left Cincinnati last evening.
The Paris G. Brown and Will Kyle
will both reach Cincinnati to-day.
The city Of Alton, from Cairo.
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Golden City, bound for New
Orleans, passed Evansville yesterday.
Captain Jim Rees, of Pittsburg, is
in the city mingling with his friends,
The Katie Hooper will be here in
time to leave Saturday for Arkansas
river.
The tug Clarence leaves to-day with
a couple OF stave barges for st. Fran
els river.
The John A.. Scudder left New
Orleans last evening bound for Cairo
and st. Louis.
The Golden Rule and James How.
ard, from New Orleans. arrived at
Cairo yesterday.
Captain Geo. Clark, of the Jay
Gould, though still unwoll, left on his
boat yesterday for Cairo
The Guiding Star, y p. Schenck
and Thos Sherlock, all for Cincinnati
passed Evansville yesterday.
The Future Great is still shut of
from the outside world so far as water
connections are concerned.
Billy Hodge and Cook Hoyle take
charge of the wheel of the Josie
Harry in the Arkansas City trade.
A resumption of navigation is now
enjoyed the entire length Of the Ohio
though there is some floating ice.
The Gold Dust, from Cairo, arrived
at Vicksbure yestor ay, and lift Their,
at noon to-day with a retnru trip.
Jay Gould is reported to have pur
chased a considerable int est in thu
Keokuk northern line packet com.
psny.
The r. R. Springer, To- del fat.
passed down this morning, found tor
New Orleans. She did no business
here.
The Kountz line freight steamer
Mollie Moore is announced to leave
New Orleans to day for Pitt, burg. A
long journey for a boat OF he class.
The James D. Parker, which left
here on Saturday last, reached Cairo
yesterday at 2 pm, nearly four days
out, having encountered heavy ice.
The St. Louis papers expect to
chronicle the obituary notice of sew
eral liver crafts as soon as the break
up OF the river occurs at that port.
The Belle Shreveport arrived this
morning and landed above the moutl
Of Wolf river to repair a loose wrist.
She has a full load for New Orleans
Captain w. G. Tlchenor is coming
down in command of the Virgie Lee,
Captain Wash. Thompson having
changed boats with him at Evans.
vile.
Ice from the gorges in the upper
Ohio commenced passing Cincinnati
yesterday afternoon, but it was ex
pected it would run out by noon to
day,
The Red Cloud, on her ninth day
out from New Orleans, with a heavy
trip Of freight, mostly sugar and
molasses, passed up this forenoon
bound for the Ohio.
The Mike Davis being delayed in
the lower Sc. Francis river will not be
in until night, and will leave Satur
day for all points on st. Francis river
through to the sunk lands.
The Chas. p. Chouteau came in at
noon yesterday from New Orleans
with a good trip, aud returned last
evening after taking on, 1856 bales Of
cotton and quite a number of people
The Virgie Lee is due from tn
Ohio and leaves here to morrow even
ing with a return trip for Cairo, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and intermediate
landings. Captain X, W. Aightburn.
is her agent.
Fred Jones, formerly of the Anchor
line packet, Commonwealth is to take
charge of the office of the q. W.
Cheek in the Memphis and White
river trade. He is a young man, OF
pleasing address, and well qualified
for the position.
TIL soorotorr &c uor oo1ls unon