Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
Getting warmer.

ASA OAhSAAuaNAs
| The week opens with a fair business.
The shower yesterday laid the dust,
1t it didn't cool the atmosphere.
The Centennial, from st. Louis, ar
rived at New Orleans Saturday.
The Golden Grown left New Orleans
yesterday morning for the Ohio river.
The City Of Cairo, after adding %
ions, left on time yesterday for Yicks-
burg.
The repairs Of the Rene Macready
NOV at Oncinnati) will soon be com-
pleted.
The Coahoma will be ready to re-
sumo her trips to Osceola on Wednes-
day next.
The Commonwealth cleaned out
here, and got away neac noon yesterday
for st. Louis.
The Josie Harry departed Saturday
Tor White river with a good trip Of
both freight and people.
The Cons Millar, for this port. and
the U. L. Schenck, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati Saturday.
The Jimmie Baker arrived from
below and goes out again to. morrow
evening to Peters Landing.
Memphis is to have a big Jubilee
next month, and the STEAMBOATS, will
bring a good part of the crowd.
Mate Joe UafTfey, who stopped off
here for a week, resumed his place
Saturday on the Jno. B. Maude.
Mate Phinn Starr has gone to New.
pot, on White river, to bring the
s%nagbOat, John R. Meigs, to this port
The Tiger is undergoing a thorough
overhauling at st.. Louis, and will
come South to spend the winter.
The Paris G. Brown is to leave Gin.
c%inpati on Wednesday to be followed
By the Mary Houston on Saturday.
!. The Alex Chambers, with Two
barges Of grain and two of slaves, is
due down, bound for New Orleans.
Superintendent John N. Hardin. Of
the Memphis AID Arkansaw river
racket company, has returned home
The new Ida Darragh is receiving
her cabin outfit at Cincinnati, and
leaves there on Wednesday next for
this port.
The John A. Scudder left St. Louis
Saturday, and should pass here to.
morrow evening on her way to New
Orleans.
The new Will s. Hays is to be
launched on Wednesday next and be
ready for business by the middle OF
November.
The Plow Boy will arrive tomorrow
and leave on Wednesday with a return
trip for Pine Bluff and way landings
on Arkansas river.
Captain FL. U. Hart has gone to
New Orleans to bring up the r. r.
Springer, which has been lying up
here during the dull season.
The Guiding Star yesterday brought
.om Cairo the wrecking beat Hiram
Hill, which will be used in wrecking
the Golden City. Work was COM
mencedt to day.
Work is being pushed forward quite
rapidly on Major Adams new steamer,
Kate Adams, which is to take the
place Of the Dean Adams in the
Arkansaw City trade.
The Guiding Star, loaded to the
guards with 1900 tons Of freight and a
good list of people, passed down yes.
terday morning for New Orleans, and
discharged here over 1000 pkgs.
The City of Helena,iu command of
Captain Elem Calvert, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this; evening for
Cairo, st Louis and way mail landings.
George Walton is her chief clerk.
The two barges of gravel belonging
to the Memphis Stone and Gravel Co.,
which were recently lost in a storm at
Cairo, were valued at $500, $500 fer
the barges aud $4,000 for the gravel.
The Hard Cash will arrive to.
morrow and leave on Wednesday even.
ing with a return trip for all points on
White river, through to Ja%cksonport,
where direct connection is made with
light draft steamers for upper White
and Black rivers.
The Katie Hooper is the Lee Line
mail packet leaving this evening ia
pace of the Ooahoma, for 0lceola and
way lannings on the upper coast.
Captain Andy Durth commands, with
Hugh TOmlinsoD and Charles Bourne
in the office.
The City of Vickburg will be the
Anchor Line packet leaving here at
l0a.m. to- morrow for Vicksburg, and at
the same hour the new Anchor Line
steamer Arkansas City will leave for
Cairo and st. Louis. Both are elegant
steamers and in charge of clever and
experienced officers.
Captain Pat Kallaher u efficient
w%hartmaster, has returned from his
summer tour among the popular
watering places of the north and looks
much improved in "sizeP and color"
He will now devote his time to having
the levee put in proper condition for
the heavy fall business soon to open
up.
The meaning of the different phrases
used by steamboatmen in measuring
the depth of water is as follows: All
below l0l feet is called by feet, 10l
feet is quarter less twain, II feet is
mark twain, l3l feet is quarter twain,
10 feet is half twain, l73 feet is quar-
ter less three, Is feet is mark three;
more than Is feet is generally called
mo bottom"
The Columbian line Of steamers,
claimed to be owned by a secret order,
known as the Sons OF Columbia. is
running a line of boats from New
York to Poughkeepsie for a ten cent
fare, and the managers say they intend,
as oon as navigation closes up thore to
organize line OF boats on the Missis-
sippi from New Orleans.
The james Lee, in command Of
Captain Stacker Lee, is the Lee Line
mail packet leaving this evening for
Helena, Glendale, Friars Point and
way landings, giving strict attention
to all business intrusted to her, and
making connection with trains on the
Mobile and Northwestern. Arkausaw