Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-19

- ASoNy AAoC - uuM COmluE Out OF
the lower Ohio which will improve
the channel between here and Cairo.
The Belle Memphis, from St. Louis.
| arrived at Vicksburg yesterday, and
lett there at moor to-day with return
trip.
Jerry johnson, the efficient night
watchman at the levee has recovered
from his recent illness, and is on duty
again.
Through navigation on the Ker-
lucky river will be resumed 90 NOR.
row, the locks now being in good or
der.
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
John A. Scudder will pass down to.
morrow forenoon on her way to New
Orleans.
The Memphis dredge boat, Red
Fox, is kept constantly busy, digging
sand from the shallow portion Of the
river.
The Wyoming, it is said, will be
placed In the st. Louis and New Or
leans trade if the water gets much
lower.
Captain Ed Nowland has returned
from his trip up the country where he
Inspected the Ida Darragh and the
Wall S. Hays.
The City of New Orleans, drawing
eight and a half feet, with 1900 tons Of
freight, passed down yesterday for
New Orleans.
The government steamer Mississippi,
which took the River Commission
down the river, turned back from
Vicksburg yesterday.
The j. B. M. Kehlor, Captain Thor
wegan's new purchase, is being over
hauled at st. Louis, and will be
changed to a sidewheel boat with the
Morning Stars machinery in her.
The Lucy Il. Gastrell, commanded
by Captain Finnegan, arrived at Mo
bile from Alabama river on Sunday
last with 2O4 bales of new cotton, the
largest load as yet this season.
The Vint Shinkle got away near
midnight for Cincinnati with 30 bales
cotton, $50 SKIS bones, l05 SKIS cotton
seed meal, 10000 feet lumber, and a
good list Of people.
Shippers should remember that the
James Lee, leaving tomorrow even
ing, will take all ireights for St.
Francis river, connecting at the
mouth with the light draft steamer
Fulton.
The Hard Cash will be found in
port this afternoon receiving to leave
az . p m, tomorrow for all points on
White river through TO Jacksonport,
where direct connection is made with
light draft steamers for upper White
and Black rivers.
The Plow Boy came in this morning
ing with ten bales OF new crop cotton,
the first brought from Arkansaw river.
She leaves with a return trip to NOR
row evening for Pine Bluff and all
way landings, making connection with
the regular packets for Little Rock
and points above.
The are going to have a Steamboat
day" at the Cincinnati Exposition
the idea being to have all the steam
crafts in port to pass in review before
His Honor, the Mayor of the city and
the President and the Exposition
Commissioners. How would it do to
have a steamboat day" here on ''peo.
pies day" during the big races to come
off in October next?
Captain George W. Cheek, a former
we'll known steamboatman, died in
Marietta, Ca, on Sunday morning last,
having been afflicted with paralysis
for the past five or six years which
caused his retirement from the river,
As far back as 1855 he steamboated tC
New Orleans, after which he started
the ferry trade between this port and
Mound City, about five miles above,
running the Peosta and G. w. Check.
He was interested in building VI
a trade between here and V~icksburg,
also Riverton and Helena, having
run the G. w. Cheek, A.. j. White.
Illinois and other boats. Interested
with him were Captain George Malone
and Captain Mark r. Cheek, his
brother. The latter is now success
fully running the Adams Mail Lin,
steamer, Dean Adams, to Arkansav
City as a semi weekly racket.