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

ton, AZ SKIS cotton seed.
Per VIII Kyle, from New Orleans
loo bbls cement, 10 hhds sugar, 80
bales bags, 5 bbls rice, II SKIS salt, %
casks pitch, 800 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool and cloudy, but pleasant.
River rose 16 inches at Cairo yes.
terday.
Business to-day is confined to local
packets.
A four,foot rise reported at Jack
sonport yesterday.
The Tiger got away last evening for
Cottonwood Point.
The Belle Of Shreveport left New
Orleans last evening for st. Louis.
At Pittsburg the river is still four
inches in the channel and stationary.
The Plow Boy departed last eve
ming for Arkansaw river with a good
trip.
Captain o. K. Joplin left yesterday
on the Rene Macready, on a business
trip.
The Rene Macready will be back to
leave again TO morrow evening for
Helena.
The Alice Brown is due here to-day
with a tow of coal for Messrs. Brown
q Jones.
The snagboat j. N. Macomb is beS
low Cairo, clearing the river Of OBJ
structions.
The Port Eads and barges from
New Orleass passed up this morning
en- route to St. Louis.
Ben. Joseph well known river
barkeeper, died at the Louisville Ma
rine Hospital on Sunday last.
Captain G. NJ. Holloway has sold
the towbost Thomas R. Means to
Captain Alex Montgomery for s12, 800.
The Dean Adams is the Adams
Line United States mail packet, leav-
ing to morrow evening for Arkansaw
City.
The Carrier for st. Louis, and the
Golden Crown for C%incinnsti, are an
nounced to leave New Orleans this
evening.
The Annie P. Silver leaves St.
Louis this evening for New Orleans,
to be followed by the W.. P. Halliday
Saturday.
Joe Caffrey, a well known mate, has
returned from his summe tour up
among the mountain streams, looking
hale and hearty.
Captain S. w. Smith was at Evans
vile a day or two ago, looking for a
suitable boat for the Vicksburg and
Davis Bend trade.
The ,snagboat, j. r. Meigs, went
into Arkansaw river on Monday last
to assist the y. b. Reese, is clearing
that river OF distractions.
The business of the Rene Macready,
in the Helena trade, is improving.
She left yesterday with a good trip Of
freight and a fair cabin list.
Captain Hollis new purchase, the
John s. Bransford, left Louisvi lie
yesterday for Helena and will run
between that port and Concordia.
The Belle Memphis left Vicksburg
at noon yesterday. She will be here
tomorrow evening and leave Friday
at 10 a. m. for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Paris G. Brown and barge,
from St. Louis, passed down last night
for New Orleans. She put off a lot of
cotton and added a lot of way freight
Considerable rain has fallen in the
region around Pittsburg, and the pros
pect is favorable for an early resump-
ton OF navigation on the upper Ohio.
Captain Mcguire spent the greater
portion Of yesterday 10 the bottom Of
river, among the wreck of the Idle
wild. The work is progressing favor
ably.
Sergeant Elannery, signal observer
at this port, has been on the sick list
for several days, and his assistant, Il.
c. Brady, is watching the weather and
river.
The VIII Kyle, from New Orleans.
with a splendid up stream trip passed
here at midnight She put off about
90 tons and added a few pkgs of way
freight.
The Ste. Genevieve will arrive
to morrow morning, and is the An
Choir Line packet leaving in the eve
ming with a return trip for Cairo and
st Louis.
The City of Helena arrived at St.
Louis yesterday, and the City of Prov
idence left there last evening and
passes here Friday at 10 am. for
V~icksburg,
The work on the Portland dyke
progresses, with upwards of 1860 feet
completed. The Pink Varble and
crew are blasting away the backbone
in the Indiana chute.
The Southern Transportation line
of steamers will resume business to-
day, the Golden Rule leaving Cincin-
nad this evening and the Golden
Crown leaves New Orleans at the
same hour.
The friends here of Captain Phinn
r Starr will be glad to learn that he
has been acquitted of the shooting OF a
man named Cole at Fort Benton in
July last Cole recovered from the
2 wound. Phinn shoots often, but
manages TO come out all right wher
tried.
} The punctual Lee Line U. S. mai
packet CoahOma, in command o
Captain Henry Cooper, takes her de
parture this evening for 0sceola anC
all way landings, attending prompt!
to all business entrusted to her. Bill,
4 Smithers is her chief clerk, and i
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