Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-12

the gauge. The Cumberland at Nash
vile fell 16 inches, with feet 4
inches on the shoals. The Tennessee
at Chattanooga fell 3 inches, with
10 inches. on the gauge. Red
river at Shreveport is stationary,
with 9 feet 8 inches on the gauge.
Arkansaw river fell z inches at
Little Rock, with 3 feet II inches on
the gauge. White and st. Francis
rivers are very low and falling.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Marlin Speed, from Arkansaw
river, Is bales cotton, "a bbls oil.
Per Belle Shreveport, from New
Orleans, 217l SKIS salt, q bdls paper,
q pkgs sundries.
Per Grand Tower, from St. Louis,
200 bbls -four, 200 pals and 20 tierces
lard, so tubs butter, 4 cases eggs.
Per Virgie Lee, from Cincinnati,
1876 bbls -four, 1913 bbls meal, 1900
bbls salt, so bbls cement, 40 bbls
whisky, 100 bbls vinegar, 7S SKIS bran,
80 pkgs furniture, So cases canned
goods, 420 boxes soap, 100 boxes starch,
80 tubs butter, 10 boxes bacon, 25C
pieces sewer pipe, 36 bars iron, &c
carboys acid, 100 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
Some breeze blowing to-day.
Virgie Lee for Cincinnati to morrow
evening.
Business at the landing is onl!
moderate.
River falling from eight to tel
inches a day.
The City of Greenville for st. Loui
passed up at 10 am.
The Cons Millar, on route to thi
port, was at Evansville last night.
The Annie p. Silver, from st
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester
day.
The Katie Hooper departed las
evening for Arkansaw City with
good trip.
The Grand Tower for Vicksbury
passed down this forenoon, putting of
800 pkgs and adding 10 tons.
The little steamer Ed. Pope Will,
being dismantled sunk in 6 or 8 fee
Of water on Saturday last at Vicks
burg.
The Mary Houston and w. P
Halliday are due up tomorrow; thu
former for the Ohio and the latter fol
st. Louis.
The tug Vanderburg has returned
from New Orleans. whittier she haC
been with tow Of slaves from the
Tennessee river.
The Belle Shreveport, with a fail
up stream trip, passed here YESTERDAY
afternoon for St. Louis. She dis
charged over 200 SKIS of salt at the
Anchor Line wharf boat.
The Fred A. Blanks, in command {,
Captain Holmes, is announced to pass
down this evening for New Orleans
A. McVey is her polite clerk and il
assisted by Henry Seaman.
The Sam Roberts and barges from
st. Louis passed down yesterday after
noon for New Orleans. Pilot Dave
Thomas took charge of the wheel here
and will make the trip in place of Cole
Boren who got off at Cairo.
The Hard Cash is receiving to leave
at 5 pm. tomorrow for Deyalls Bluff
Augusta, Jacksonport and all inter
mediate landings, making direct con
nection with the light draught packets
for upper White and Black rivers
Captain E. @. Postal commands, anC
, the Office is in charge of Charles NJ
Postal, assisted by his brother Joseph
In the United States court yestqr
day, the parties convicted of plumber
ing the steamer City of Vicksburg
were fined $50 and sentenced to 6(
days imprisonment at hard labor
Execution of sentence was suspended
until the fourth Monday in December
in order to give the defendants al
opportunity to cultivate and secure
their crops.
Captain Joplin's sidewheel steamer
Rene Macready will leave at 5 pm
for Mariana, the Cut OFF and all in
termediate landings on pAnguille anC
st. Francis rivers, making direct con
nection with the light draught steam
er Advance for Wittsburg and the
Sunk Lands. A. L. Banning presidel
at the desk, and is assisted by hi
brother Edward.
Captain Joplin, of the Rene Ma
cready, has all arrangements com
pleted for the three days fishing ex
cursion. which will take place Thu
week up St. Francis river. TIL,
boat will leave this evening
at six O'Clock sharp, and return Sat
urday. A very large supply of ic,
was taken on at noon to-day, and th,
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