Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-05
River fell six inches.

The james W. Gaff leaves Cincin,
natl q evening tor this port.
AllKinds Of job printing executed
at the LEDGER Office, 10 Madison.
Mate John Higgins takes charge OF
the lower deck OF the Mike Davis.
One and half inches Of rain fell
at New Orleans yesterday morning.
The John A. Scudder, from ST..
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester.
day.
Captain John N. Hardin is improv-
ing and was able to visit his Office yes
terday.
Workmen are quite busy removing
the bluff west off the railroad south Of
Of Howard's row.
The Keene combination will proba-
bly, buy out the principal steamboat
lines, but not the track.
The Will Kyle, from Cincinnati
will be due down to morrow ON her
way to New Orleans.
The Grand Tower, for Vicksburg.
left st; Louis last evening and passes
here Sunday at 10 am.
The Katie Hooper departed last even :
ing for Arkansaw City with good
trip of both freight and people.
Insure steamboats, with C. B. Well
ford & Co., general insurance agents,
No. D Madison street, Memphis, Tenn.
1927
The Vicksburg Wharfboat and Ele-
yator Company have elected Captain
W. s. Jones for their superintendent.
Pilot Henry McKnett leaves for
Little Rock, to take charge of the
United States snagboat c. B. Reese.
The Gold Dust left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday, and will leave here
Sunday at 10 am. for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The Bedford departed last evening
for st. Louis flying light She will
probably take on about 10000 feet of
lumDer at fult0n.
The cost estimated for the closing
of Bonnet Care crevasse is about
$4,000, the gap to be closed being
about $50 feet wide.
The City of Providence departed at
10 am. for Cairo and St. Louis, after
adding 100 bbls. of oil and about 10
tons Of miscellaneous freight.
Captain j. @. Jeffries, who has been
taking souDdings between Helena and
the sand bar in frontof the city, thinks
that he can run a cotton yard ON the
bar this season without building a
bridge.
The Paris G. Brown, from New
Orleans, passed up last night with a
light trip. She will reship her Ohio
river freight at Cairo, and proceed to
st. Louis, to take day in the Anchor
Line as regular low water packet.
The Belle Memphis, having been
detained above Cairo on account of
low water, did not arrive in time to
leave at her usual hour this loren DON,
but was expected to be here in time to
leave at 3 pm. for Vicksburg and all
way landings.
1t was Register of the Treasury B.
K. Bruce who brought about the re.
establishment of the quarantine sta
ton at Vicksburg. The station is
now located on an island in the river,
a mile or two farther down, where
malaria does not exist.
Captain John A. Harpham, of the
Memphis Board Of Underwriters
came up last evening on the City OF
Providence. He and Captain Der
nard, OF the st. Louis board, have
been up Arkausaw river looking after
the freight OF the Marlin Speed.
The neat little steamer Mike Davis
in command Of Captain Henry Cooper
to- day enters the upper coast trade
temporarily taking the place Of
the 0sceola Belle. She will
leave at 5 pm, taking the mail for Os
ceola and all waylandings and will give
strict attention to all business entrust-
ed to her. John Haley and Hugh
Tomlinson are in charge of the office.
Major John d. Adams, now in
Washington, telegraphed last night
that he had made arrangements
whereby the Anchor Line will be al
lowed to carry his extra mail, taking
the same on Sunday morning, instead
Of sending out the Rene Macready on
Saturday. as per previous arrange
ment This changes the programme
somewhat, so for the present the Rene
hlacready withdraws her advertise.
ment for Arkansaw City. and Captain
Randall will send out a boat as usual
for st. Francis river on Tuesday next.
Captain G. B. Russells fast and
splendidly appointed steamer, Virgie
Lee, will leave at 5 pm. for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati, and all prin-
cipal way landings on the Ohio river,
and offers special inducements to those
contemplating a trip to the North or
East. Her accommodations are sec
ond to none in the line. Through
tickets, including transfer of passen-
gers at Cincinnati, are given, and her
officers will be found polite and at
tentive to the wants of their patrons.
Captain James Surtees presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Lew Briggs.
The elegant steamer James Lee ar
rived at midnight with fair list of
freight and quite a number Of people.
She leaves aOain this evening for Hell
ena, Frials Point and all intermediate