Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-23
with a tow Of grain for New Or

The John Dippold with six barges
and a fuel boat in tow, passed down
this morning.
The Ohio having fallen sufficiently
at Louisville, the canal is now pass
able for boats.
The BOaz, with an immense tow of
coal, passed down last evening, bound
for New Orleans.
Mate NJ. w. Borden, late of the
Henry Frank, is in the city and open
for an engagement.
The warm weather of the past week
is detrimental to the interests of
planters along the river.
The Harry Brown will be here to-
day with a fresh supply of coal lor
Messrs. Brown q Jones.
The Arkansaw, loaded fiat. left St.
Louis yesterday for St. Paul, aud is
the first boat of the season.
Nh. Ed Banning, second clerk, Is
reported improving to-day, and will
be able to get out next week.
The Idlewild will arrive tomorrow,
and is the Adams mail line packet
leaving Monday evening for Arkansaw
City.
Should the river continue to rise
Broadway street over at Hope6eld
will be nayigable for skiffs aud dug
outs.
The Ben Franklin arrived at Gin
clnnati yesterday, and the Vint Shin
kle left there last evening for this
port.
The Chas. Morgan, from Cincinnati,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday, and
leaves there on Tuesday next with a
return trip.
The Katie Hooper broughtout of Ar
kansaw river 445 bales of cotton 2l8 Of
which she reshipped at Terrope for
New Orleans.
The New Mary Houston leaves
New Orleans this evening, and will
pass here on Wednesday next bound
for Cincinnati.
The Milt Harry, Captain Pete Nc
Arthur's neat Black river packet,
was inspected to-day and expected to
get away at noon.
The Missouri river is still rising at
Sioux City, and is a foot higher than
there is any record of by the Oldest in
habitant Of that city.
The James w. Gaf, from Cincin.
natl, passed Evansville last night. will
arrive Monday and leave on Tuesday
evening with a return trip.
The Ste. Genevieve left st. Louis
last evening for this port, and is the
regular Monday evening packet leav-
ing here with a return trip.
The electric boat r. II. Springer is
due down this evening en- route to
New Orleans, and the Paris G. Brown
Is due up bound for the Ohio.
Captain J.. D. Hegler, of the Golden
City, Is contemplating the building OF
a big sldewheel steamer for the Gin
cinnatl and New Orleans trade.
Captain Marsh Miller, late pilot OF
the Henry Frank, returned yesterday
by rail from New Orleans, his boat
having laid up Tor the present.
The present rise at this point will
probably check up by tomorrow, but
another is coming on top of this,
and will reach here by the last o. next
week.
The Grand Lake, with a tow OF
empty coal barges, arrived this morn
ing and stopped across the river to
clean out her boilers before procediug
to the Ohio.
The City of Alton, from st. Louis,
passed down last night for New Or.
leans with a big trip of freight and a
good list of people. She added here
4S9 bales Of cotton.
Captain j. b. McElhinnv. president
of the Evansville and New Orleans
barge line, was married at Walnut
Bills, Cincinnati, on Thursday last to
Miss Jennie B. Brown.
Captain j. G. Cranes splendid An
Choir line packet Commonwealth passes
mp at 10 a m. tomorrow for Cairo. st.
Louis and way landings. VIM. Fitz-
gerald presides at the desk.
The Gold Dust. in command of CAP.
tain j. 7. McCord, is the Anchor line
packet passing down at 10 am. to-
morrow for Vicksburg and way land
ings. Henry Dietrich is her polite
clerk.
The Colorado, in command of Cap.
tain Sam McPheeters, is the Anchor
line packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day fol-
Cairo, st. Louis and all way mail
landings. Joseph Osborn is her polite
clerk.
The tug Hop Loudon, sunk on The
Louisville dam about three weeks ago.
was raised yesterday morning by the
harbor boats Andy Fulton and Tran.
sit. She will probably go on the
docks.
/, Captain Viuton's fine sidewhee.
packet Andy Baum will leave at y IN
tomorrow for Cairo, Louisville, Gin
t %cinnati and all way landings, giving
, cheap rates TO all points east. Capt
/ NJ. NJ. Deem prosides at the desk, anC
is assisted by Ned Sherman.
Those wishing a cool and p~leasan.
t trip should take the ierryboat JohI
| Overton tomorrow for Marion, tn,
county seat of ~Orittenden. A trip o
t this kind is very pleasant and car
only be enjoyed during very higl
3 water. The Overton will leave from
the foot of Jefferson street at 2;30 pm
, Captain o. K. Joplin's fine side
t wheel steamer Rene Macready is tn,
! mail packet leaving at 8 pm. to-da.
! for Mariana, the Cutoff and all in
Z te~rmediate landings on L'Anguille ant
{ st. Francis rivers, paying prompt at
tention to all business entrusted to he