Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-31

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RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per City of Greenville, from St.
Louis-6l8 bbls -four, 75bbls potatoes,
10 bbls apples, 96 SKIS rye, 10 SKIS seed,
100 boxes crackers, so pkgs sundrieS,
Per Rene Macrcady, from Osceola-
36 bales cotton, 255 SKIS cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
LIP bales cotton, 18l SKIS cotton
seed, 80 bbls oil.
Per Hard Cash, from White river
30 bales cotton, III SKIS cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and warm.
Indications of more rain.
River still on the decline.
The packets brought in a good list
of cotton this morning.
The wreck of the Idlewild is an
eyesore to steamboatmen.
An improvement is noted in the
business of our local packets.
The Mike Davis will leave for st,
Francis river on Friday next.
Engineer T. j. Bailey, after a weeks
illness, is able to be out again.
The Piasa will probably get away
to-day after another tow Of stone.
The signal for calling the new har-
Dor tug Tilda, is three short whistles.
The rivers above continue very low,
with no prospects Of a rise at an early
date.
The John l.. Rhodes leaves st.,
Louis to-day for this port under the
auspices OF the Anchor Line.
Twenty nine inches reported in the
Louisville canal and the same channel
depth over Hughes Bar and Puppy
Creek.
Henry Swissey, a colOred laborer,
fell from a barge below the Anchor
Line w%hartbOat, yesterday, and was
drowned.
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow, chief
clerk Of the James Lee, is enjoying a
short season of rest at his home in
Louisville.
The new Anchor Line steamer City
Of Baton Rouge will be launched from
Towards ship-yards, at Jacksonville,
on Saturday next.
Dan Rice is to start a river circus,
he having secured the steamer Belle
Prince and four barges for the con
veyance Of the same.
Owing to the low stage of the river,
both of the Anchor Line companies
will call to their aid outside light
draught boats, until there is more
water.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to-
morrow morning, and is the Adams
Line mail packet leaving in the even
ing for Arkansaw City and all way
landings.
Shippers Of freight for Arkansaw
river should bear in mind that the
light draught steamer Plow Boy leaves
tomorrow evening for Arkausaw
river direct.
The Belle Memphis, for Vicksburg,
lett Sc. Louis last evening and passes
here Friday at loan At the same
hour tho City Of Providence will PASS
up for st, Louis.
The Will KYLE, in command of
Captain Lew Hates, running under
the auspices OF the Anchor Liue will
rass down this evening for New Or
leans. James Alexander presides at
the desk.
The City Of G~reenville, from St.
Louis, passed down near midnight.
after discharging over 1000 pkgs and
adding 40 tons for Vicksburg and way
handbags She was behind time, hav-
ing lost - hours at Birds Point, up-
posite Cairo.
The fine Anchor Line steamer
John A. Scudder, Captain A. j.
Carter in command, will leave from
the foot of Union street at 3 pm. to-
day for Cairo, st. Louis and all prin-
cipal way landings. George Baker is
her chief clerk.
Rod. Durff, a representative of
Messrs. Brown & Jones coal business
at the river, is able to be out again
after a severe bilious attack contract.
ed a couple of weeks since while
searching for the bodies of Morris
Freiburg and Joseph Kahn.
The splendid light draught steamer
Plow Boy, will be here in the Morn
ing and leaves in the evening with a
return trip for Pine Bluff. Little
Rock, and all intermediate landiops
on Arkansaw river Captain 4. b.
Smith commands, and Charlie Muscle
mar presides at the desk.
The splendid sidewheel steamer
Rene Macready, in command of Cap.
tain Henry Cooper, is the regular
mail packet leaving this evening for
Oseeola and all way landings, giving
prompt attention to all business en-
trusted to her. John Haley prcsides
at the desk, aud is assisted by Hugh
Tomlinson.
Captain Adams, Superintendent of.
the Louisville canal, has authorized
Captain Yarble to improve the Indian
chute. He purchased the wrecked
coal barge on the dam, which was
broken up to use on the falls in blast.
ing the rock. A breakwater is to be
first constructed, the work having
been commenced to day.
The elegant Lee Line United States
mail packet James Lee, in command
of Captain b, p. Crider, will leave at
5 pm. tor Helena, Friars Point and
all intermediate landings, giving