Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-10


Per James Lee, from Friars Point,
40 bales cotton, 200 SKIS cotton seed,
80 bbls oil.
Per Hard Cash, from White river,
AZ bales cotton, 3l7 sacks cotton seed,
5 bales hides.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
A cool breeze blowing last night.
The Bedford, from this port, arrived
at st. Louis yesterday.
A fair business is being transacted
at the landing to-day.
The chimneys ofthe Coahoma are
being placed is position.
The Fred Blanks leaves New
Orleans this evening for St. Louis.
The Golden Rule is announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for New
Orleans.
The Mike Davis departed last
evening for St. Francis river with a
good trip.
The H. j. Dickey, for st. Louis,
with a load Of lumber, passed Cairo
yesterday.
The Jay Gould and barges from st.
Louis passed down last evening for
New Orleans.
The U. P. Schenck, after a success
full business season, has laid up at
Cincinnati to repair.
Only six and half feet Of water is
reported over the shoal places between
Cairo and st. Louis.
Lew Branham, who has been quite
i'll for the past ten days, is able to be
out again. Lew will remember his
friends who kindly waited on him.
The Gem City left st. Louis last
evening for st. Paul on her ninth
weekly trip. She has proved a sue
cess.
On account of low water the Anchor
Line boats will hereafter deliver the
mails for Hearn's Landing on the bal
opposite
The Commonwealth, in command Of
Captain j. c. Crane, was expected tC
pass down at noon to-day for New
Orleans.
Insure steamboats, with G. B. Well
ford & Co., general insurance agents
No. 5 Madison street, Memphis, Tenn
1927
A dispatch from st. Louis says the
weather there yesterday was clear
and red hot, with the mercury higher
| than any day for many years.
The Anchor LineI packets leaving
here Friday at 10 am. are the CITY
Of Providence, for Vieksburg, and the
Belle Memphis, for st. Louis.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to-
morrow morning, and is the Adam,
Line mail packet leaving tomorrow
evening for Arkansaw City and al
way landings.
The Cairo Argus states that thu
want Of pilots for the lower river il
being badly felt. There are severa
here out Of employment who are gooC
pilots from Cairo to New Orleans.
Captain James Kinman is superin
tending the repairs of the Josie Harry
and will soon have the same com
pleted. She will be ready to resum
her place in the White river trade Of
I Saturday, September Sd.
TIE hull of O'Neil's new towboa
now building at Sewickley will b,
launched in few days, and with tn
exception Of the Harry Brown AM
|, Jos. B. Williams, will be the costlies
J towboat afoat.
The John A. Scudder, in comman
I of Captain A. j. Carter, is the Ancho
: Line packet leaving this evening 70
! GaiFo, st. Louis and all principal wa
: landings. George Baker presides 9
!, the desk.
A rise is reported in the -Arkansar
| river, and the snagboat G. B. Reese
in command of Captain Dick johnson
!. left Little Rock at daylight to wOr
the river below Pine Bluff. Pile
i, Henry McKnett leaves by rail thi
Q evening to take charge Of the whe'
. Of the Reese.
The JaWeg ". Calf is announced
# leave here on Saturday evening for a
points on the Ohio river through
i Cincinnati, where she makes conne'
I tion with the different railroads Il
Z the East and to all points Of whiC
b she gives through tickets. Captai
r. W. Lightburne at No. 7 MoGrl
; street is her agent.
Z The wrecking boat 7, + Eokert a
= rived yesterday, and commenced VOL
n this morning to raise barge No. 43,
Ic the Mississippi Valley TransportatiC
company, which sunk at the foot
y 5eaeggog greet last winter. The
? we're $50 bbls Of oil en- board at d
:. tins Of the accident, which will bro
U D. ably be recovered in good cOnditiO
r During the past season Mr., j. ]
Fuller, clerk at Glenn's warehoui
4 shipped via the Mississippi Vail
= Transportation Line as, 1868 pkgs cor
III prising 1872 bales cotton, 1864
se SKIS oil cake, 4039 SKIS oil meal, 10