Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

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MISCELLANEOUS.
Warm and sultry.
Damp and disagreeable weather.
River rising slowly.
Business on the levee is light to-
day.
St. Francis river is on a grand hur-
rah.
Prospects for an overflow slim in
deed.
6 The Mississippi is falling rapidly at
st. Lois.
The levee is now in a pretty fair
condition.
The w. P. Halliday is due up to-
day, bound for st. Louis.
The Yint Shinkle left Cincinnati
last evening for this port.
The New Mary Houston is the next
80" line steamer due down.
The Henry Frank from Red river
returned to New Orleans yesterday.
The upper Ohio, Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers continue to decline.
The river at this point rose but a
half inch during the past twenty-four
hours.
Now that the river at St. Louis is
declining rapidly, business is quoted
active.
The James W. Calf, for this port
passed Evansville carly yesterday
morning.
The Golden City was expected ia
pass up this forenoon on her way to
the Ohio.
The Boaz, with a tow of empty
barges, passed up last evening bound
for the Ohio.
A dispatch from Pittsburg states
that l63 feet OF Dam No. 3 washed
away yesterday.
The OctaRia, with the river com.
mission" on board, passed Vicksburl
yesterday afternoon.
The Idlewild departed last evening
for Arkansaw City with a good trip o
both freight and people.
The John B. Maude left St. Loui!
last evening for this port, and leave!
here Thursday with a return trip.
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The James Lee and 0sceola Belle
are the upper and lower coast mai
packets leaving tomorrow evening.
The Paris 9. Brown, with almost
full load, passed down last evening
putting If about 300 packages here
The Golden Rule, from New Or
leans, and the Ben Franklin, from
this port, arrived at Cincinnati yester.
day.
The Ed. Richardson has laid up al
New Orleans, and Captain Joe Bryan
takes command Of the Annie p.
Silver.
The Chas. Morgan leaves Cincinnati
this evening for New Orleans, to be
followed by the r. Il. Springer on
Thursday.
The water at St. Louis has declined
sufficiently to admit of receiving and
discharging at the wharf boat below
the bridge.
A piece of ice a couple Of feet high
is still in the hold Of the Jones and
Mccoy wharfboat at Cincinnati, where
it accumulated last winter.
1t is reported that a company ha;
been formed for the purpose of erect.
ing a new marine ways at Freedom
Pa, % miles below P%ittsburg.
Timmonds of the Eldorado reports
a monster fish seer in the hold of thai
boat which was seven feet long and
eight inches between the eyes.
The General Lyle on Saturday last.
made the run from Louisville TO Cir
cinnati in 10 hours and 10 minutes,
including2l mail landings and was not
in a hurry either.
The City of Greenville and City Of
Providence arrived yesterday ahead
Of time and left this forenoon at their
regular hour; the former for Vicksburg
and the latter for st. Louis.
| The James w. Gaff will arrive to.
'orrow morning and leaves Thursday
I a return trip for Cincinnati.
CTaa-n,. IN Il. w. Lightburne, her agent
viii ma e engagements for her.
A ooiored mail agent was appointed
short time since on the Rene Mac
ready. He made two or three trips
aI'Ty was then transferred to the Idle
Wild, running. in the Arkansaw CITY
trade.
The fine passenger steamer Centen'
NAL. running under the auspices O
the Anchor line, is announced to pas
down this evening, bound for New
Orleans. Captain AID Storm, at thu
wharfboat, is her agent.
Messrs. Brown and Jones harbot
tug Frank Jones built at this Port
but has been doing service at Terrene
returned Sunday night aud Will b.
thoroughly o~verhauled after whiCI
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