Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-30

mineral water.
Per Ste. Genevieve, from st. Louis,
COZ bbls -four, $50 bbls meal, I19 csks
bacon, 255 SKIS corn, 225 SKIS bran, 206
SKIS oats, Isl pkgs lard, $50 pkgs sun
dries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Light rains.
Cloudy and close.
River sill on the decline.
Idlewild for Arkansas City at five
pm.
The week opens with a good bust
ness on the landing.
The James w. Gaf leaves for Gin
clnnati tomorrow at 5 pm.
The Mary Houston left Cincinnati
Saturday evening for New Orleans.
The Centennial and Raven and
barges left st. Louis Saturday for
New Orleans.
The James D. Parker is announced
to leave Cincinnati tomorrow even
ing for this port,
The Marlin Speed is due tomorrow
morning and is the regular Wednesday
packet for Arkansaw river.
The Josie Harry departed Saturday
evening for White river with a big
trip OF both freight and people.
The W. P. Halliday, for St. Louie,
and the Golden City, Tor Cincinnati,
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Gold Dust passed up on time
yesterday for st. Louis, adding a lot
Of miscellaneous freight but no cot
ton.
Work has been resumed on the
government lock and dam, four miles
above Carrollton, on the Kentucky
river.
The John A. Scudder with a big
trip Of freight passed down yesterday
morning doing nothing Of interest
here.
The Piasa departed Saturday even
ing for Chester, ILL.,, with three empty
barges, and will return with a tow Of
stone.
The Belle Shreveport with a fair up
stream trip, passed here last night,
discharging about 200 pkgs Of
freight.
The Iron Mountain, with several
barges Of bulk grain in tow, passed
down early yesterday morning for New
Orleans.
The City Of Helena passed down at
10 am. yesterday for Vicksburg with
a good trip of freight and added a few
tons here.
Why cannot an excursion on the
river be given at this point? Surely
the town is well supplied with people,
money and boats.
The Paris G. Brown will be here to
leave at 6 o'clock in the morning for
New Orleans. Captain Ad Storm at
the wharf boat is her agent.
The Greyhound arrived yesterday
with a tow of Shotwell coal for Messrs.
Brown & Jones, and went back last
evening with a tow of empties.
Captain Rice, of the Anchor line
whariboat, has men at work cleaning
mud from the levee 10 front ofthe boat
left there by the receding river.
Captain George Miltenberger, chief
clerk Of the Chas. P. C~houteau. was
married en- Wednesday evening last to
Miss Kitty Lawson, Of st. Louis.
In the Ohio river an obstruction is
reported at Wheeling island, opposite
Riverside mill, and boats are advised
to take the island side of the river,
The Jay Gould and barges from St,
Louis passed down yesterday morning,
adding here two barges of slaves
brought out Of 0bion river and des-
tined for New Orleans.
Many Of the bad places in the Ohio
have filled up considerably during the
high water, but now the channel is
washing out, and only boats of heavy
draught are having trouble.
The Anchor ling packets leaving at
10 am. to. morrow are the City Of
Greenville. for St. Louis, and the
Grand Tower for Vicksburg. Both
are elegant steamers, and in charge OF
clever officers.
The eapstan case Of john s. Nc
MILAN vs.. j. II. Reeg and thirty-four
Others, representing some thirty four
boats, for infringement on his steam
patent cabstan, was decided at Pitts
burg on Friday last in favor of the
plaintiff.
Captain George W. Vickers' neat
Anchor line packet Ste. Genevievo
arrived on good time with a fair trip
of freight, and is receiving to leave at
5 pm for Cairo, st. Louis and al
way mail landings. John Il. Messenl