Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-11

Louis-90 bbls -four, 395 boxes crack
ers, 100 rolls baggiDg, AZ tubs butter.
Per Carrier, from New Orleans
200 bbls plaster, 80 bbls cement, 100
bdls paper, 30 cases cherries, u pkgs
wine.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear, cool and pleasant.
Rain is badly needed in this section.
A fair business is being transacted
to-day.
The Mississippi is falling at St.
Louis.
The river at this point will soon be
falling again.
The Ohio is stationary at Pittsburg,
with 10 inches in the channel.
The City Of Alton will be up to-
morrow evening, en- routetoSt. Louis.
The Paris G. Brown, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans, yester-
day,
Joe Caffrey went out yesterday in
charge of the lower deck Of the Dean
Adams.
The Hard Cash is the regular pack
ct leaving tomorrow evening for
White river.
The John A. Scudder is announced
to leave st. Louis to morrow evening
for New Orleans.
The Ste. Genevieve left st. Louis
last evening for this port, and will ar
rive Thursday morning.
The Dean Adams departed last
evening for Arkansaw City with a good
trip Of both freight and people.
The new snagboat Wichita, recently
built at Little Rock, arrived at Fort
on Thursday last, in command
of Captain Evins.
The City Of Greenyille, from St.
Louis passed down this forenoon, ad-
tons of freight for Vicksburg
and intermediate landings.
Henry, the son Of Mr.. Matt
Monaghan, the boat store man, has
returned from st. Louis, where he
had been attending the Fair.
The Carrier, with a good upstream
trip, passed here this morning bound
for st. Louis. She discharged here
about 500 packages Of freight.
The Chas. P. Chouteau, from Hele.
ma, and the Annie p. Silver, from St.
passed Vicksburg yesterday
afternoon, bound for New Orleans.
The Henry Frank or her way up
the river passed Vicksburg Sunday
evening. 1t is not now known
whether she will come through to this
port.
The james Lee and Coahoma de
last evening with good trips
and will be back to leave again to-
morrow evening for Friars Point and
0seeola.
The City of Vicksburg passed up
this forenoon for st. Louis, adding
here about 600 bales of compressed
for e shipment at Cairo to
East.
Captain r. W. Lightburne, Freight
and Ticket Agent of the Memphis and
Ohio River Packet Company, is home
again. The line of boats which he
represents will soon be on the track
Captain Phinneas r. Starr, the
well-known steamboat mate, has re.
turned, and is open for an engagement.
is stopping at the Peabody Hotel,
whore all communications should be
addressed.
Captain Samuel s. Lears. an old
time steamboatman, died a few days
ago at his home in M%organtown, w.
Va. During his time he commanded
some of the largest steamers on wes-
tern waters.
The large and elegant Anchor Line
W. P. Halliday, in command
of Captain Beck jolly, is announced
to pass down at 5 pm. to-day for New
Orleans and the bends. Owen G..
Gates is her polite clerk.
The neat little steamer Mike Davis,
in command of Captain y. X, Joplin,
is receiving to leave at 5 p m. for
Mariana, the Cut Of and all inter
mediate landings on L'Anguille and
st. Francis rivers. Ed Banning is her
chief clerk.
The upper coast packet, Tiger, in
command of Captain William Flowers
leaves at 5 pm. for Cottonwood Point
and intermediate landings, giving
strict attention to all business en-.
trusted to her. Kneel Booker is her
chief clerk and is assisted by John
Rhodes.
The Golden Crown, from New
Orleans, is announced to pass up this
evening. and is the first through boat
of the season, and being of light
draught, will go through without
trouble. She has superb passenger
accommodations and her officers arc
polite and sociable to their patrons.
Captain Eugene Shinkle commands,
and Chant Shinkle is in charge of the
Office.
The Lee Line steamer Rene Ma
cready, in command of Captain E. p.
Crider, is the regular packet leaving
this evening for Helena, Glendale,
and all intermediate landings, attend
ing promptly to all business entrusted
to her and making close connection
with trains on the Mobile & North
western railroad. Captain G.. w.
Floyd, assisted by A. l.. Banning, is
in charge Of the Office.
The splendid light draught steamer
Plow Boy, in command of Captain Il.
B. Smith. is receiving to leave at 5
pm. for Pine Bluff and all way land
ings on Arkansaw river, attending
promptly to all business that offers,
and making close connection with
smaller ptckets for Little Rock and
points above. Captain Charles Mus
selman presides at the desk, and is
assisted by George Cunningham.
The Mississippi River Commission
have decided to begin work on the
Mississippi river at Plumb Point and
Lake Providence where the river has
widened to two miles and has shoaled