Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-11
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and the City Of Alton for st. Louis,
left New Orleans last evening.
The City Of New Orleans left st.
Louis last night and will pass here
Saturday, bound for New Orleans.
The David r. Powell, from st. Louis,
with a full load for Ouachita river,
passed down this morning without
landing.
The New Mary Houston, for New
Orleans, will pass down tomorrow.
captain Ad Storm, at the wharf boat,
is her agent.
At noon to day the river here was
s feet 2 inches below extreme high
water marks of March 9th of the
present year.
Dennis Barrett, towbOat engineer,
died at Pittsburg a couple Of days
since: The |. N. Davis was the last
boat he was on.
The flood gates Of the Louisville
canal will probably be overAowed by
tomorrow, when the same will be
closed to navigation.
The City of Providence, from Vi,ks-
burg, will arrive this evening and
leave here tomorrow at 5p. IN. for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The Joseph B. Williams will leave
louisville with big tow, consisting
OF - boats of coal, about $4,000
bushels, exclusive of fuel.
The Granite State has been reohar-
tered by the Memphis and Ohio
Packet Company to take the place Of
the disabled james w. Gaf.
Notwithstanding that this section
has been visited with several severe
storms during the past few days, no
damage has resulted to a single
steamer as far as heard from.
The Henry Lourey, from st. Louis
passed down yesterday for New Or.
leans. She dropped barge contain.
ing 81 900 bushels of grain consigned
to Messrs. Chase & Buchanan.
The light draft steamer Jennie
May, which has been in the lumber
business up about Ft. Smith, arrived
here last evening, and proceeds to AL
ton, His, where she goes into the stone
towing trade.
The Ste. GenevieYe, in command o
Captain George Oarvell, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving promptly at5p.m
to-day for Cairo, St. Louis and wa
mail landings. Rolla Parter is il
charge of the Office.
The elegant steamer to be built b,
the Towards of Jacksonville, for tn,
New Orleans and Vicksburg cottol
trade, will be named "Commodor
Parisot." So says q dispatch iron
Captain Frank Beck, jr.
Arkansaw river is reported rising a
the rate of three inches per hour an,
during the past three days it has rise
over II feet. All its tributaries an
bayous are unusually high, all fror
the heavy rains, which have falle
during the past four or five days.
The Dean Adams, in command {
| Captain Mark r Cheek, is the regu
lar mail packet leaving here at 5 p. n
to day for Helena, Terrene, Arkansa'
City, and principal way landings. A
| L.. Oummins presides at the desk an
is assisted by Walker Outlaw and LIE
Cummins, Jr.
A dispatch from Captain Russo
stated that the Cons Millar woul
arrive at noon and leave at 5 p m. t,
morrow with a return trip for Cincil
natl and principal way landings c
the Ohio, making close connection
and giving through tickets to poin
east at low rates.
Captain Milt Harry telegraphs tn,
his popular packet, the Josie Harr
will be in to morrow morning an
leave as usual Saturday evening for a
points on White river through
Newport, where direct connection
made with light draft steamers f
upper White and Black rivers.
Wolf river has been on a regul
tare since night before last. Ra
owners were kept busy strengtbenil
their lines and keeping close waite
! but the crisis was reached yesterd
/ about 3 pm, when break tot
place at a point up Wolf river.
came down with such force that it W
but short while before the emit
I river in front Of the city was fill,
/ with thousands of dollars worth
logs. All the harbor tugs and Il
steamer Fulton were brought in
! requisition, and quite lot were save
and landed at Fort Pickering. Duril
, the night another run was made, al
! a few struggling RATS were still Aoa
! ing by this morning.