Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-01

OhHAhibOs
Steamer Macready, st. Francis river.
james w. Gaff, Cincinnati.
Centennial, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
James Lee, 0sceola Belle, Marlin Speed
w. P, Halliday.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per 0sceola Belle, from 0sceola-
20 bales of cotton, 113 sacks cotton
seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
As bales cotton, 6 bags seed cotton, 80
sacks cotton seed, % bags corn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool and cloudy.
A moderate business doing to-day.
Six feet of water is reported at
Flint island. q
Only 10 inches of water on the
gauge at Pittsburg.
The rains of yesterday gave the
levee a good washing.
The channel is cutting, with 4 feet
8 inches over Portland bar.
The Mary Houston is the next "0'
line steamer bound south.
The Will Kyle from the Ohio al
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Golden City will be due up to-
morrow, on her way to the Ohio.
The river mail between louisville
and Cincinnati is now discontinued,
The w. P. Halliday. on her way up
to st. Louis, was expected to pass up
at noon.
The Oakland, with a tow Of model
barges, passed up yesterday for st.
Louis.
The Cons Millar, on her way to
Cincinnati, passed Louisville last
evening.
Electric lights are to be placed on
the Anchor line packet John A
Scudder.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening for st. Francis river with q
good trip.
The j. S. Mercer, with a tow of
emptles, passed up yesterday for the
Ohio river.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers, and, in fact, all upper streams
are declining.
The D. Stein came off the docks at
New Orleans on Monday last, and is
now ready for business.
The W. P. Halliday arrived this
forenoon and will leave at 4 pm. for
Cairo and st. Louis.
Plenty of freight at St. Louis for
Pittsburg, but boats refused to take it
on account of low water in the upper
Ohio.
The City of Providence left St.
Louis last evening, and passes here
at 10 I'm on her way to Vicksburg
Friday.
The new steamer Gem City is to
leave St. Louis this evening for Keo
kuk on her maiden trip. Knowing
ones say she will be the fastest boat
leaving st. Louis.
The Josie Harry will arrive to-mor.
row, and is the mail packet leaving
Saturday for White river.
The U. P. Schenck, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday,
and the James D. Parker left there
last evening for this port.
The Annie p. Silver and Will Kyle
are both announced to leave New Or
leans this evening, the former for ST.
Louis and the latter for Cincinnati.
Captain j. M. Vandegrift commands
and Archie Wood has charge of the
Office of the Bright Light, which
leaves Cincinnati this evening for St.
Paul.
WIN. Houston, a well known Third
Pool coal operator, died at Pittsburg
Sunday night.
Coal men are very anxious for a
rise at P~ittsburg, as they have con
siderable coal loaded and ready to
move as sooa as there is a rise.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive to-
morrow, and leave Friday evening
with a return trip to Cincinnati.
Almost everything movable has
been taken off the sunken steamer
Pcitevent and carried to Bolivar.
The snagboat John R. Meigs is re-
ceiving her fuel and supplies, and will
leave tomorrow morning for YazoO
river.
The Belle Memphis left VicksbuHg
yesterday at noon and passes here
Friday at 10 am. on her way to st.
Louis.
The Centennial, from st. Louis,
passed down yesterday evening with q
big trip of freight, and added here AZ
bales of cotton and 1850 SKIS oil meal
The Anchor line packets Common
wealth, John B. Maude and Colorado
have laid up for the present and will
be thoroughly overbauled and re.
painted.
The attempt to bring to the surface
of the water the body Of H. P. Denies
by the firing of cannon over the spOi
where he was drowned, proved un.
!, successful.
The James W. Gaf departed las.
evening for Cincinnati with 1917
, bales cotton, 20 bales paper stock, III
/, bags oil meal, IL hhds iron, and a gooC
! list of people.
} Colonel Merrill will receive prOpos
ais until June 29th for furnishing
,tooo for ~ onetr,ot. e Iool