Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-09
II zach on the gauge. White ana 81
Francis rivers continue to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS,

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Cool and stormy.
River falling slowly.
Business quiet ut the landing.
The upper Ohio is falling again.
Vint Shinkle for Cincinnati to-day.
Harvest time with tarpaulin and
skid men.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The storms Of last night and to day !
shook up things at the levee.
The Boaz with tow of empties
passed up this morning for the Ohio.
The Dean Adams departed last eve
ming for ArkaEsaw City with a good
trip.
The City of Greenville added about
% tons and left at 10 am. for Vicks-
burg.
The W. P. Halliday en- route to
New Orleans passed Vicksburg yes
terday.
The Mary Houston and Cons Millar,
both coming South, were at Evans
vile last night.
The Will Kyle, on her fifth day cut
from New Orleans, passed up yester-
day afternoon for the Ohio.
Should the Katie Hooper not ar
rive in time, the Plow Boy will be
sent out tomorrow to Arkansaw river.
The Henry Lourey, due down this
evening, has barge Of grain in tow,
consigned to Messrs. Chase 4 Buch-
anan.
The Andy Baum arrived at Cincin-
natl yesterday and leaves there to-
morrow evening with q return trip for
this port.
The local packets James Lee and
Coahoma, had fair trips out last even
ing. They will be back to leave again
tomorrow.
The Golden Rule was expected at
New Orleans last night and leaves
there tomorrow evening with return
for the Ohio.
Steward Collins, of the steamer Jas
w. Gaf, came down last night on the
Shinkle and will stop day or two
with his daughter, who resides in this
city.
The Anchor Line steamer, City o.
Baton Rouge. with the humorous
Mark Twain on board, passed Vicks
burg yesterday afternoon and will b'
here to morrow.
The City of Vicksburg, in command
Of Captain R. X. Riley, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 4 pm. tO-da!
for Cairo and St. Louis. w. Q. Blen
ker is her polite clerk.
The Mark Twain, which has beef
running curing the past season be
tween this port and 0bion and Forke,
Deer rivers, has gone to Dyersburg t
r lay up during the dull months.
The Katie Hooper is the mail packe
: leaving tomorrow evening for Pin
. Bluff and all way landings on Arkar
saw river, making direct connectio
K with the regular packets for Littl
5 Rock and points above.
Captain George Keith telegraph
r Captain AID Storm, his agent, that tt
Annie P. Silver will be here to leaV
Is at 5 pm to-day for New Orlean
}; She will leave from the Anchor Lii
If wharfboat, foot of Union street.
h Wharfmaster Kallaher yesterdl
C turned over to the officers Of Il
Taxing District" the sum Of S484 s
r the amount of wharfage collected du
as ing the past week. Of the above su
q 1886 was paid by ID boats Of the A
q Choir Line. What city on Weste
rivers can beat this?
10 Captain 0. X. Joplin's neat sid
- wheel steamer Rene Macready, leav
Ct this evening for Helena, Mariana
IS the Gut OFF, Wittsburg and intern
81 date landings on L'Anguille and
Francis rivers, making direct come
ID ton with the light draft stear
"a Advance for the Sunk Lands. A.
e. a. Banning il her chief clerk.
DC The U. P. Schenck, with 1900 to
a of freight, passed down yesterd
afternoon for New Orleans. A pi
er of her cargo consisted of $50 tons
oa fire brick. She took nothing of &C
or sequence below Evansville, refus
500 bbls -four at Paducah and !
m 1000 tons freight at Cairo. She add
ed 81 SKIS of peas here and was load
IN fat.
M On arrival of the Vint Shinkle Ii
ID. night her cabins presented a beau
nd full appearance the same being de-
81 rated with Chinese fans, umbrell
I'M etc and brilliantly illuminated wi
~, eo lanterns Of the same material A
w cial party of young people expected
meet at the boat and enjoy themsel,
for a few hours. Every preparati
was made for nice time, but the ell
ments were dead against it.
m The James w. Gaff, en- route fr,
m this port to Cincinnati, broke |
m shaft on Sunday morning last, WI
m near Point Pleasant, about 40 mi
above here. She succeeded in max
IN landing, and Captain Wise ira
m ferred his passengers to the steam
m John B. Maude, which took them
m Cairo, from which point they W
sent to their destinations. Capt
Wise is to-day making arrangeme
to have the Calf lowed to Cairo, wh
she will remain until her repairs
80 made.
Being delayed by heavy business Z
bad weather the Vlnt Shinkle
not get in until dark last event
She brought 500 tons of freight I
will probably have the same all GU
time to leave to night for points on
0aio river through to Cincinn
Excursion rates will be made "
thoea Win wish IN attand the mi