Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-15

1Aa ~ WV haNGAn 80
kansaw river fell 3 inches at Little
Rock, with 4 feet 6 inches on the
gause. White and st. Francis rivers
are declining.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm and close.
River rising steadily.
The paving of Haward's Row is al
most completed.
A good business being transacted at
the landing to-day.
The Vint Shinkle left Cincinnati
last evening for this port.
The New Mary Houston will pass
up tomorrow at 10 am. for the Ohio.
Upward bound steamers are now
doing the bulk of the passenger bust
ness.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening with a fair trip for st. Francis
river.
William Underwood, a we'll known
engineer, died at New Albany a few
days ago.
The City of Alton is announced to
pass up this evening en- route to Cairo
and St. Louis.
The Annie P. Silver is due down
this evening on her way to New Or
leans.
The 3. W. Cole has entered the
Illinois river trade, with Captain
Davidson in command.
The u. P. Schenck, loaded to her
full capacity, passed down at 2 am,
doing nothing ofinterest here.
The wife of Steward Jacob Pfeifer,
Of the r. r. Springer, died in Newport,
KY, on Sunday last.
Captain Chas. B. Phillips, of the
United States engineer corps, died
yesterday at Norfolk, Va.
Napoleon Bonaparte Hatcher is the
name of the clerk of the new St. Louis
and st. Paul packet Gem City.
The City of Providence left St.
Louis last evening, and passes here
Friday at 10 am. en- route to Vicks-
burg.
The Idlewild will arrive tomorrow
morning and leave in the evening with
a return trip for Arkansaw City, car
rying the mail.
The Dean Adams continues to make
her three trips per week between
Nicksburg and Arkansaw City, and
carries the mail.
The New Mary Houston. in com.
mand Of Captain Charlie Miller, is
announced to pass up this evening en-
route to the Ohio.
The Hard Cash and Katie Hooper
are lying near the mouth Of Wolf
river undergoing repairs a general
overhauling and r~epainting.
The Andy Baum departed last night
for Cincinnati with 6l0 bales cotton.
80 bales rags, 200 bbls oil, 28.5O0 feet
lumber, and a fair list of people.
Among the passengers who left last
night on. the Grand Tower were Mr..
Dan G. Mark, agent, and Miss Ellen
Harlan correspondent of the Detroit
Free Press.
MAmong the passengers who arrived
last night on the James Lee, we're
Miss Sallie Lee and Miss Bertha Ap.
person, who spent a short while at
Rowley's about 10 miles below here.
On Saturday night last the Clara S.
while just above the Red Church, ran
into the steamer Jewel, damaging her
to such an extent that she was com
PEELED to return to New Orleans.
The line Of the sand bar in the lake
opposite V~icksburg can be easily
traced now as the water falls. In less
than four weeks boats will be landing
at Kleinston again ifthe present fall is
not checked by the rise which is now
passing here.
Captain James H. Reos, Of Pitts
burg, who has been quite i'll for some
time with an attack of backbone fever,
at times his life being almost despalred
Of, is reported considerably improved
but yet unable to leave home.
The James w. Calf will arrive to-
morrow and leves Friday evening with
a return trip tor Cincinnati. giving
special rates to all points east. Capt.
X. w. Lightburne, agent of the line,
will give all desired Information.
One hundred thousand bushels of
corn in barges was shipped yesterday
from Peoria, ILL.,, to New Orleans as
an experiment to ascertain if corn
thus shipped would generate heat on
the trip and depreciate 10 grade.
The Grand Tower arrived Yesterday
afternoon several hours behind time
having lost II hours by grounding
about 40 miles below st. Louis. She
was loaded to the guards and dis
charged here ,2l0 packages of freight.
After adding 10 tons she proceeded
last night on her voyage to Vicks.
burg.
The punctual Lee line packet Osce.