Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-25

ity, among which are mentioned the
Argo, Mariana, Eagle, and the lum-
Der boat Ohio Mill.
Captain Eph. Banks, who has been
pilot Of the James Lee and other boats
Of the Lee mail line for the past five
years, has resigned his position and
will leave for st. Louis.
The 0sceola Belle lays up for a few
days to receive a new cylinder, which
is being made at the Union iron works
Of this city. She will probably be
ready to resume her trips on Friday
next.
The Paris G. Brown, five and a hall
days out from New Orleans, passed up
this morning, putting off 348 packages
of freight, mostly sugar aud molasses.
She had about 600 tons and a good
passenger list.
The R. R. Springer, from the Ohio
river, passed down yesterday afternoon
with a big trip of both freight and
people. She put off a lot of potatoes
and hay, and added 400 bbls potatoes
for the south.
The river at this point now lacks 4
inches Of being where it was last
spring, from April 23d to the 2Stb.
The lowest stage was December 18th,
1872, when it went IL inches below
the gauge. That was on account Of
the Ice gorge at Randolph.
The genial countenance of Captain
Ferd Montana will be missed for sew
eral days, he having left Saturday at
the wheel of the Milt Harry for White
river.
The United States snagboat G. B.
Reese, which has been at work on the
upper Arkansaw river, is laid up Just
above Canadian Falls, In the Cherokee
Nation.
The Andy Baum departed at noon
yesterday for Cincinnati with HOO
bales cotton, 80 bales paper stock, 55
empty barrels, a lot Of sundries and a
lair list of people.
The Rene Macready is the mail boat
leaving tomorrow evening tor st.
Francis river through to WittsbUrg,
where she connects with the regular
packets for the Sunk Lands.
Major John d. Adams contemplates
the building of a large and fast side
wheel boat for the Memphis and Al
kansaW City mail trade to take the
place Of the Idlewlld next fall.
The Gold Dust passed down at noon
yesterday, dischareiug here 5245 pack
ages of freight which were to have
come by the Colorado. She added
about % tons, and proceededto Vicks-
burg.
Quite a number Of people availed
themselves Of the opportunity yester-
day to visit Marion by tlking the fer
ryboat John OvertOn. During The
high water she will continue to rake
two trips daily.
The Ste. Genevieve. in command of
Captain Geo. W. Vickers, is the An
Choir line packet leaving at 5 pm.
to-day for Cairo, S.. Louis and all way
mail landings. John Messengale is
her polite clerk.
The Harry Brown, with an immense
tow Of coal, passed down Saturd 81
evening. She dropped two barges 81
coal here for Messrs. Brown & Jones.
She leaves n at Greenville, and takes
the balance OF her tow, 10 pieces, to
New Orleans.
The City Of G%reenville passes down
at 10 am. tomorrow for Vicksburg,
aud at the same hour the City o.
Providence will pass up for Cairo anG
St. Louis. Both are superb Anchor
liOe packets, and Differed by clever
gentlemen.
The fast and elegant sidewhee
steamer James Lee, in command o
Captain Stacker Lee, is tbe regular
mail packet leaving at 5 pm. for Hel
ena, Friar's Point and all intermediate
landings, attending promptly to all
COD. and plantation business, and
making connection at Glendale with
the Mobile and Northwestern trair.
Captain Lloyd W. Whitlow presides
at the desk, and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes, Arthur Brown and Will
Harrell.
The fast, safe and Jounctual steamer
ldlewild, in command. of Captain Mark
r. Cheek, is the regular packet leav.
ing this evening for Helena, Terreue,
Arkansaw City, and all intermediate
landings, carrying the mail, attending
promptly to all bu4iness entrusted to
her, and connecting at her destination
with the Little Rock, Mississippi
River aud Texas rail- cad also with
the swift mail packet Dean Adams fol
Vicksburg. The acc ommodations Of
the Idlewild are ofthe first order, and
her officers polite ard attentive to the
wants Of their patrons. Capta A
L. Cummins presid.es at the desk, anG
is assisted by Lee Cummins, jr., anC
Will Lash.
For the information Of merchants
(steamboatmen all understand lt), II
is necessary to state that the LEDGER
gives the exact reading Of the gauge
at noon each day. The table pub
lished in tue morning papers, and fur.
nished by the U. S. signal observer
gives the numb or Of feet and inches
above low wa ter mark, which il
always IL incht IS more thar the read.
ing Of the gaui C.. The reason of thi'
is that the wa ter on December 18th
1880, went IL inches below the gauge
and that is now called low water mark
The sigD boa I'd put on the bluff, back
Of the customhouse, by Major Ben.
yaurd. for the benefit Of steamboat
men, and in full view Of the river
gives the reading of the gauge at
am. of each day. To this add l.
inches, and the height of the rive
n h,,-o L., xr,Eo, rnarbr 10 haH