Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-19

pair OF ohlmnoys.
The Annie P. Silver is due up this
evening on her way to st. Louis.
The duster has been hung up and
the overcoat taken from "my uncle
Captain Don Hewitt, Of St. Louis
and a well-knOwn river clerk is in the
city.
The PlOw Boy departed last even
ing with a good trip for Arkansaw
river.
The Ariadne, from Tennessee river,
has gone on the Ways at Paducah fol
repairs.
The City Of Alton is announced ia
leave st. Louis this evening for New
Orleans.
The W. P. Halliday is announced
to leave New Orleans this evening fol
st. Louis.
The Golden Rule, nearly two weeks
out from Cincinnati, is now below
Henderson bar.
The topic of conversation Just now
is the floods of the upper Mississippi
and Missouri rivers.
Charlie Stsckley, late of the Mike
Davis, went out yesterday as second
clerk of the Rene Macready.
Mr., Ed Taylor arrived yesterday
from st. Louis and took charge of
the engines of the Tiger.
The Henry Frank from Helena
passed Vicksburg yesterday morning
en- route to New Orleans.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening for Helena, and will be back
to leave again TO morrow.
The Belle Memphis left Vicksburg
at noon yesterday and will leave here
Friday at 10 am. for Cairo and st,
Louis.
The Hard Cash brought All bales
OF cotton out of White river, and re.
shipped 70 bales at Terrcne for New
Orleans.
The City of Providence left St.
Louis last evening and passes here
Friday at 10 I'm. on her way to
Vicksburg.
The Dean Adams will be here to.
morrow morning, and is the mail
packet leaving to morrow evening for
Arkansaw City.
Puppy Greek has better channel
depth than heretofore owing to the
dyke, but the water is shallow at Vel
low Banks just below.
The Ste Genevieve will arrive to.
morrow morning, and is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here in the eve
ming for Cairo aud st. Louis.
The Il, W Cole, now at st. Louis
will be turned over to her new owner
Colonel Ed Richardson, in a day OIL
two, when she will leave for the South
The Golden Grown from New Or
leans passed Evansville yesterday
bound for Cincinnati. She expect,
to get through with but little trouble,
The PUBLIC LEDGER Job printing
office and blank book mandatory, !;
Madison street, execute every class OIL
such work in good style and at low
rates. +
The Will Kyle, from St. Louis.
with a fine trip of both freight and
people passed down near midnight
She put off a lot of -four aud added {
bales Of cotton.
Hand bills of all sizes, from thu
smallest to a three-sheet poster, done
with neatness and dispatch, at the
PUBEIo LEDGER job printing office
Prices as low as the lowest.
Messrs. Ralston and Garrett left
last evening for Little Rock, wherr
they inspect the new sternwhee
steamer, Van Etten. They also 90 t.
Newport to examine the Whitewater
The stage of the river at Dubuque
is 20 feet 6 inches above low water
mark and | foot more expected. The
water is high and levee almost sub
merged, with the railroad tracks or
the river front under water.
The Hard Cash is the regular
packet leaving this evening fol
Deyall's Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport
and all way landings on White river
Captain y G. Postal commands, ant
Charlie Postal is in charge Of thu
Office.
Letter heads, bill heads, bills o.
lading, envelopes, hand bills and ever
other kind of job printing executed
in the best style and at the loves
prices at the PUBLIC LEEGER. jol
printing Office and blank book manu-.
factory, ID Madison street +
The Coahoma. in command of Can.
tain Henry Cooper, is the Lee Lin,
mail packet leaving this evening fol
Osceola and all way landings, givinl
strict attention to business entrusted
to her. Billy Smither is her chic
clerk, and is assisted by John Halel
and Hugh TOmlinson.
At Quincy, III the river is still
rising steadily and is but a few inche
of the point reached during the grea
flood of last spring. Every effort i
being put forth to save the Sny levee
aud in the Indian Grave levees hund
reds Of men are being put to work t
prevent an impending calamity. 1t i
thought the break must occur in boil
embankments by tonight.
Captain P, G. Montgomery, who ha
been at work in Big Hatchie rive
during the past summer, has returnel
to the city aud repores having pulle,
1869 snaes, cut 1876 logs and 636treel
also deadened 656 trees. Three cut
offs have been made, which will say
steamborts seven miles of bad rivel
Now it remains for a boat to make
trip through to Bolivar, and see hor
we'll the work has been done.
The fast and elegant Lee Lin
United States mail packet james lie,
with Captain Stacker Lee on the roo
leaves this evening for Helena, Fri4r
Point and all way landings, attendir
promptly TO all O. 0. d. and 9th
business that offers, and making cloi
connection at Glendale with trail
on the Mobile and Northwestel
: railroad. Captain Lloyd w. VIII
! low presides at the desk, and is assis