Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-05
RECEIPTS PER

Black, and Little Red rivers are in
good condition.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per James D. Parker, from Gin.
c%innati, 355 bbls -four, 1853 bbls meal
400 bbls cement, 80 bbls potatoes and
apples, 30 boxes and % %tierces bacon.
10 half bbls lard, q bbls whisky, 15C
boxes canned goods, 1873 pkgs furni.
ture, 40 bars iron, 40 bales cotton,
400 pkgs sundries.
Per John B. Maude, IRONS 81. Louis,
800 bbls flour, 600 bbls meal, 1862 SKIS
corn, $50 SKIS oats, $50 SKIS bran, 236
bales hay, Is pkgs lard, IA bales cot
ton, 1920 pkgs sundries.
Per ldlewild, from Arkansaw City.
90 boles cotton, Is SKIS cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
River still on the decline.
Business only moderate to-day.
Steamboat racing now in order.
Idlewild for Arkansav City at s
pm.
Upper Ohio rising a little at Pitts
burg.
Heavy rains fell at St. Louis yes
terday.
The Andy Baum left Cincinnati last
evening for this port.
The Piasa, with a tow of stone, is
due from Chester, Ill.
The Rene Macready is the Saturday
packet for st. Francis river.
The John A. Scudder for New Or
leans left st. Louis last evening.
The Ashland has retired from the
New Orleans and Rec River trade.
The New Mary Houston leaves Gin
clnnati this evening for New Orleans.
Captain L. b. Smith went out yes
terday In command of the Marlin
Speed.
The Jas. Lee and Osceola Belle are
the coast packets leaving tomorrow
evening.
The Baltic arrived with four barges
OF steel rails for the Memphis & Char
lesion railroad.
The Chas. Morgan's time from New
Orleans to Cincinnati was six days and
fifteen hours.
The Key West left New Orleans last
evening for st. Louis, an 4 will RUIZ IN
the upper streams.
There are 10000 barrels of cement
at Louisville awaiting shipment to
st. Louis and New Orleans.
The John S. Hopkins ma de the run
from Paducah to Evansville in eight
cen hours and made thirty-four land
ings.
East st. Louis is suffering consider.
able by the high water, and it is posi-.
bic that the whole town will be flood.
ed.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkansav
river, and the Hard Cash, for Whit
river departed last evening with. fail
trips.
The W. P. Halliday, from St. Louis
arrived at New Orleans Yesterday
also the Harry Brown and coal tow
from Louisville.
The Thomas Sherlock was expected
to pass down at noon to-day to be fol
lowed by the Golden Crown which
was at Cairo last evening.
The sidewheel steamer idornins
Star is lying at Louisville and offered
TOR sale. Though an old boat, she il
still staunch and good for many year,
yet.
The river was stationery yesterday
afternoon, and is falling again to-day
but cannot continue long before the
rise from the upper Mississippi reach.
es us.
Notwithstanding the extreme high
water the Red Fox manages to fnI q
sand bar somewhere, for she arrives
every evening with her usual quota OF
sand.
In the upper Ohio Turtle Greek
bar, just below dam Ne. 2, continues
very troublesome. No less than five
towboats were aground there day be.
fore yesterday.
Captain Dick Weston, of Paducah,
n.y., died in that city on Sunday last.
dc was an old-time s teamboat engin-
Ger. and well known in the Cumber-
land and Ohio rivers.
Captain &. G. Carroll, ON Monday
last, purchased the KOuntz line wharf
boat lying at Vicksburg. 1t was
knocked down under the sheriff :
hammer and brought 1850.
The Belle Memphis, in command Of
Captain l. II. Mckee. is the Anchor
line packet passing up at 10 am. to.
morrow, for Cairo and st. Louis
Henry Corbyn is her polite clerk.
The Gold Dnst, in commend ofCap.
tain }. L. McCord, Is the Anchor lint
packet passing down at 5 pm. to- nor
row for Vicksburg a nd way landings
Henry Dietrich is ht.r polite clerk.
The Josie Harry will be in thi.
evening and leaves Saturday at hei
regular hour for White river, maxim,
direct connection with light draugh.
packets for upper White and Blicl
rivers.
There are persons in New Orleans
who seero to know what they are talk
ing about who are willing to wage
that tie steamer j. NJ. White cal
make the run Fl ON Cairo to New Or
leans In forty-r sight hours.
The Gold Dust for V%icksburg ant
the .Oolorad'J for this port left st
Louis for this port last evening
The former n.,esesh here IN. morrow an,