Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-18

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8 feet / inch on the shoals. The
Tennessee at Chattanooga rose %
inches, with 5 feet 10 inches on the
gauge. Red river at Shreveport fell
3 inches, with 20 feet 4 inches on the
gauge. Arkansaw river at Little Rock
fell 3 inches, with 3 feet 8 inches on
the gauge. White and st. Francis
rivers continue to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and hot.
Rain badly needed.
Business only moderate.
River rose eight inches.
j. w. Gaf for Cincinnati at 5 pm.
The Cons Millar arrived at Cincin-
natl last evening.
The Josie Harry is the only local
packet leaving to day.
The Centennial, from New Orleans,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The. price of coal at New Orleans
has again advanced to sixty cents.
The James Lee and Osceola Belle
departed last evening with fair trips.
The steamer Bright Light is to re-
ceiye an electric light upon her
arrival at Pittsburg.
The new Anchor line steamer City
OF Vicksburg will be ready to leave
Louisville about the 10th of July.
The Idlewild will arrive tomorrow,
and leave again on Monday evening
with a return trip for Arkansaw City.
Captain Phin. Star is steamboating
up among the Indians during the hot
weather, but will be back again in the
fall.
The Ste. Genevieve left st. Louis
last evening for this port, and leaves
here on Monday next with a return
trip.
The Will Kyle, en- route to New
Orleans, passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon, and is due here on Monday
next.
The st. John is to take the place of
the j. NJ. White for a lew weeks
while the latter boat lays up for an
overhauling.
The steamer Dora Cabler was sold
at Nashville on Tuesday last to Capt
John d. Adams, of Evansville, for
$4,000 cash.
The Paris G. Brown for New Or
leans, and the James D. Parker for
this port are announced to leave
Cincinnati this evening,
The Vint Shiukle is over "a hours
behind time and will have to hustle
up to be here in time for the excur-
sion on Monday night next.
The Hard Cash is receiving a thor
ough overhauling, and will be ready
to resume her place in the White river
trade on Wednesday, July 18th.
The marines were busy yesterday
examining their lottery tickets, but
none, as far as we could learn, CORE
sponded with the numbers drawn.
The Greyhound is due with a tow Of
coal, part Of which she leaves here
for Brown and Jones, and the balance
takes further south as far as Vicks-
burg.
Mr.. Chas. 7. Dumont of Cincinnati
on Thursday last fled an intervenor
in the u. s. court against the steamer
Guiding Star for $6,954 for work on
her machinery.
The package elevator building al
Center Landing will be 525 feet Ions
by $50 feet wide. The grain elevator
adjoining will have a capacity of d..
100000 bushels.
The City Of Helena, in command Of
Captain Elem Calvert, is the Anchor
line packet leaving at 10 am. to-mor-
row for Cairo and st. Louis. George
Walton is her polite clerk.
Commencing with the 7th of July
the Louisiana state board of health
will require vessels from infected ports
to remain at quarantine ten days, in.
stead of three, as at present.
The little steamer Matte Hays il
attempting to come out of the cana.
at Louisville was caught by the swift
current and carried wei the dam, but
being light she received no damage.
Engineer James Darragh arrived
yesterday and is overhauliug the ma,
chinery of the Katie Hooper, and will
have charge of the engines when she
comes out, a week from Monday next
The repairs Of, the Katie Hooper
will be completed next week. and CT
Monday, 9th instant, will enter the
Memphis and Arkansaw City trade,
taking the place of the Idlewild for d
few weeks.
The Gold Dust in command of Cap
tain j. I. McOord is the Anchor line
packet passing down at 10 a. m. to.
morrow for Vicksburg and all way
landings. Henry Dietrich is hel
chief clerk.
The snagboat Il. A. Woodruff vii,
have plenty OF work between Pitts
burg and Cincinnati, as there are {
great many Instructions in the way
besides sunken coal craft, which the
owners refuse to abandon.
The Colorado from St. Louis
brought in 1929 packages of freight
thesEprincipal items of which wer,
1914 bbls. meal. 525 bbls. and ITO hal
bbls. -four, 1850 rolls bagging, III
: pals lard and so casks meat.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc
Pheeters in command, came in oil
/ good time with a fair trip, and leave
| again this evening for Cairo, st. Loui
r and all intermediate way landings
Joe Osborn is her polite clerk.
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