Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-09

Rain badly needed in this section.
Idlewild for Arkansaw City at
8 pm.
The Ohio is rising at Louisville and
all points above.
At dark last evening there was not
single boat in port.
The Paris G. Brown is due up to-
day en- route to the Ohio.
The Centennial for st. Louis left
New Orleans last evening,
The Piasa, with another tow of
stone, is due here tomorrow.
At New Orleans coal is selling to
steamboats, at 80 cents per box.
The John Dippold and barges pass
ed here yesterday for New Orleans.
A storm prevailed yesterday even
ing about a hundred miles above here.
Business is rather dull at present,
but will doubtless improve in a couple
of weeks.
There are 20 boats laid up at New
Orleans enjoying their usual summer
vacation.
The Golden City and Golden Rule
from New Orleans arrived at Cincin-
natl yesterday.
The sand bar on the opposite shore
could be used as a base ball ground
for the Riversides.
The w. p. Halliday, for New Or.
leans, and the Colorado, for this port,
left st. Louis last evening.
Captain j. I. Washington, the
steamboat agent, left last night on the
John A. Scudder for st. Louis.
The James Lee and Osceola Belle
will be in tonight, and leave with
return trips tomorrow evening.
Pilot Tom Jones, who sued Captain
Hegler, Of the Golden City, for a
breach of contract, has lost his suit.
The Annie P. Silver, from New
Orleans, and the City OF Helena, from
Vicksburg, arrived at St. Louis yes
terday.
Charlie Leftwich left yesterday for
Paducah, where he joins the Ii. l..
Dexter, to u as second clerk with
Frank Ellison.
The Harry Brown arrived yesterday
with a tow Of coal, comprising II she'll
boats and 4 fuel boats, consigned to
Messrs. Brown and Jones. She went
back last night with a tow Of empties
The City of Providence in command
of Captaion Geo. Lennox, is the An.
Choir line packet passing up at 10 a. IN
to morrow on her way TO Cairo and St
Louis. Frank Perkins is her polite
clerk.
The Josie Harry goes out on a grand
moonlight excursion to night, under
the auspices Of the Chelsea Phenix
club. To morrow night she takes out.
the Methodist church people and their
friends.
A telegram from Captain Military
to his agent, r. w. Llghtburne, states
that the Josie Harry had been delayed
by storm, but would arrive this even
ing and leave Saturday at her regular
hour for White river.
The new and elegant Anchor line
steamer Belle Memphis, in command
of Captain [. II. Mckee, passes down
at ~ a. m. tomorrow, enroute to
V%icksburg and the bends. Henry
CorbiL presides at the desk.
The John A. Scudder, four days
out from New Orleans, with $40 tons
OF freight and a good list Of people,
passed up last night, putting off a lot
of rice, and adding All bales Of eastern
bound cotton for reshipment at Cairo.
The Idlewild will in a few weeks
lay up for awhile to receive a pair of
new wheels and do some light repair
ing. During her retirement another
boat will take her place and accommo-
date the patrons between here and
Arkansaw City.
Among the passengers who arrived
this morning on the Cons Millar were
MI, James Edmonds, Geographic
editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, on his way to New Orleans.
and Mr.. d, G. Mark, correspondent Of
the Detroit Free Press.
The steamer General Tompkins was
seized by the sheriff of V~icksburg on
Monday last to satisfy a claim due the
Vicksburg bank, amounting to ST..
G0O for money advanced on a draft
drawn by the steamer Katie 2. Kountz
last winter, and which went to protest
for non payment.
The Cons Millar with 400 tons Of
freight arrived at ia. m. She has fine
weather to unload and will commence
receiving this evening tor her return
trip, and leaves at 5 p. m. for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati and all prlnei-
pal way landings on the Ohio river,
offering special inducements to pas
sengers desiring to 60 east by giving
through tickets aud very low rates.
The accommodations Of the Millar are
second to none in the line, aud her o.
ticers are polite and attentive to the
wants Of their patrons. Captain G