Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-09

Arkansaw river fell Is inches at
Little Rock, with 6 feet l inches on
the gauge. White and St. Francis
rivers are very low and falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and very warm.
River stationary to-day.
The week winds up with moderate
business.
The Rene Macready is the Tuesday
packet for St. Francis river,
The Cons Millar is to leave Cincin.
natl this evening for this port.
The Hard Cash re-enters the White
river trade on Wednesday next
The james Lee and Osceola Belle
departed last evening with fair trips.
The Centennial will leave St. Louis
this evening and go through to st.
Paul.
The Dick Fulton with a tow Of
empty barges passed up at daylight for
the Ohio.
The lighthouse tender Joseph Hen
ry is due down to day on her way to
New Orleans.
A barge or two of stone is to be un-
loaded on the levee between Court and
Jefferson streets.
Captain Joe Carpenter is about
Cairo prospecting for a boat for an
upper river short trade.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to.
morrow and is the regular mail packet
leaving on Monday evening for Arkan-
saw City.
The Ste. Genevieye left st. Louis
last evening for this port and is the
regular Monday packet leaving with a
return trip.
The Josie Harry was out last night
with an excursion party of young
iolks, and very pleasant time was
had by every one.
Billy Hodge and Henry Wilbur are
now pilOts Of the Greyhound, they
having joined her at this port early
yesterday morning.
The II. j. Dickey left yesterday
with lot of lumber. She will com
plete her load at Fort Pillow and
proceed to st. Louis.
For the maintenance ofthe jetty
channel for the quarter ending May
the 9th, the Attorney General has
decided that Captain Eads is entitled
to $250,OOO.
The Golden Crown, with all the
freight she could handle, passed down
last night for New Orleans. Having
no business to transact at this point
she did not land.
Ga account of low water in the up
per Ohio navigation at Pittsburg is
virtually suspended. There will be
no more arrivals and departures until
there is more water.
The John A. Scudder, in command
of Captain A. j. Carter, is the An
Choir Line packet leaving at 4 p. m. to-
day for Vicksburg, New Orleans and
all way landings. George Baker is
her polite clerk.
The City of Helena, in command of
Captain Elem Calvert, is the Anchor
Line racket passing down at 10 m.
tomorrow for Vicksburg and all in.
termediate landings. George Walton
is her polite clerk.
The Colorado in command of Can
tain Sam McPheeters, came in at an
carly hour this morning with a good
trip of freight and is the regular An
Choir line packet leaving at 5 pm. to-
day for Cairo, st. Louis and all way
landings. Joe Osborne presides at the
desk and is assisted by Pell Thomas
Pleasure seekers contemplating a
trip to any of the lakes or pleasure
resorts of the Northwest, can get
considerable information in regard to
through tickets and very low rates by
calling on Captain AID Storm, super
intcndent at this point for the An
Choir line steamers The boats oil
this line leave here daily for St. Louis
and through tickets are given either
| by rail or river.
Those contemplating a trip to the
lakes and other pleasure resorts of the
North should bear in mind that the
splendid Anchor Line packet Gold
| Dust will leave from the Company's
wharfboat at 10 am. to morrow fol-
Cairo, st. Louis and all way landings
making connection with the fast and
elegant passenger steamer Gem City
which leaves st. Louis for st. Paul on
Tuesday next, Captain j. 7. McCord
commands and Harry Dietrich pre-.
sides at the desk.
The Josie Harry will leave this
evening on her last trip of the season
for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, jackson
rort and all way landings, maxim,
direct connection with the regular
packets for all points on upper White
and Black rivers. Upon the return
of the Harry she will be thorough,
} overhauled from stem to stern, tn
} cabin alone receiving not less than 81,