Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-09

az loon Tor CINCINNATI with 5UU Dales
cotton
The Key West passed up yesterday
for st. Louis and will enter the noun
tain trade.
The Grafton left yesterday for the
Tennessee river to bring out a tow Of
Shotwell coal.
The upper Ohio and its tributaries
have been rising rapidly for two OF
three days past.
The Paris 9. Brown was expected
to pass down this forenoon on her way
to New Orleans.
The John A. Scudder, with 12O(
tons of freight, passed down Saturday
adding a little here.
The W. P. Halliday, for St. Louis
and the Will Kyle, for Cincinnati, left
New Orleans Saturday.
The Josie Harry for White river
departed Saturday with a good trip o.
both freight and people.
The Smoky City and Grand Lake.
with big tows of coal, passed down
Saturday for New Orleans.
Business is not very active at st.
Louis but will be SO as soon as the
water gets within its banks.
The Golden City is announced to
pass up at 10 am. tomorrow for the
Ohio river. Captain AID Storm is her
agent.
At Pittsburg the crib is ready to
be placed in position in the break in
dam No. l, as soon as the water falls
sufficiently.
The Piasa, in command of Captain
George Malone, departed Saturday
with a tow of empty stoae barges, fol
Chester, Ill.
The John Dippold aud barges pass.
ed up last evening for st. Louis, and
was followed by the Iron Mountain
also for st. Louis.
The steamboat officers association
has paid to the widows Of David Ros:
and Patrick Campbell engineers $59e
and 1886 respectively.
1t was the Key West that Captain
Dan Marrata purchased, and not the
West Wind. In fact there is no boat
on the river by that name.
The Harry Brown passed up this
morning for the Ohio river. She
brought up Brown & Jones' tug Frank
Jones from Terrene, Miss.
The James W. Calf will be here
Wednesday and leave with a return
trip on Thursday for all points on the
Ohio through to Cincinnati.
The Ste. Genevieve came in on gooC
time from st. Louis with 400 tons o
freight, comprising 1894 pkgs, ant
leaves this evening with a return trip
Mr.. T. j. Rockwell, one of The
owners Of the steamer Belle Shreve
port, will take charge ofthe Office upor
the arrival of the boat at st. Louis
Pilot Robert johnson. a well knowr
Ohio river and New Orleans pilot
died at his home in New Albany
few days ago, after a long and painful
illness.
During the absence of Captain Gu
Fogleman, the ferryboat John Over
ton is commanded by the pilot Charlie
Lyles, and Captain Bill 2 Ashf, I'd j
plotting.
The Bedford, which has been ruu
ming in the White river and New Ol
leans trade, during the past season
is now on her way up the river c
route to st. Louis.
Captain Postal of the Hard Cas-
~telegraphs Captain Was hington h
agent that the Hard Cash will arriy
tomorrow morning and lc ave Wedne
day evening at her regu lar hour f
White river.
The Ste. Genevieve. in. command
Captain George w. vi ekers, is Il
Anchor line packet leaS ing at 5 pm
for Cairo, st. Louis and all way ma
landings. John h. Me ssengale is hi
polite clerk.
The Vint Shinkle Isl announced
leave Cincinnati this evening for tn
port, and the Chas. Morgan leav,
there tomorrow evening for Ne
Orleans, to be followed by the r.
Springer, Thursday.
Captain John N. Bofl1ger has pu.
chased the Minnesota fu r $3.50, an
will have her remodeled and made il
to a transfer boat for the Texas an
Pacific railroad and SITS toned on Il
Atchafalaya Bayou.
The government ste Octavi
with the river commiss ion" on boar
passed down Saturday afternoon
These gentlemen are tax inga look
the river, and were less than two da,
out from st. Louis.
Captain Geo. W. Neare, the uude
writer's agent at Cincinnati, has COZ
traoted to have the n. w. Co
launched from the bank at Davenport
where she was showed by the ice d.
ring .he past winter.
The Marlin Speed VIII arrive t,
morrow, and is the mail packet lea
ing Wednesday evenin,g for Pr
Bluff, Little Rock and all informed
ate landings, making dn ect come
ton with the regular pat kets for Flo
Smith.
The City of Greenville and the CT
of Providence are the Anchor lii
packets leaving here at 10 am. t
morrow, the former for Nricksburg ar
the latter for st. Louis. Both are G
egant passenger steamers, and of6cerC
by clever gentlemen.
John M. Cole of Che Weston, S. {
has contracted with G. T. Dumont
Cincinnati, for the ma. chinery for
new steamer to ply in he Accomm
dation line, between charleston al
Cheraw on the Peedee ri YER, the san