Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-10

Little h0cK-5 feet and stationary.
White and St. Francis rivers con.
tinue at a fair navigable stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant TO- day.
River rose eight inches.
Business light at the landing.
Vint Shinkle for Cincinnati to-
morrow.
There lisa good stage of water in the
Ohio from Cincinnati to Cairo.
The Will Kyle, from Cincinnati,
arrived at New ORLEANS yesterday.
The Future City, with several barges
Of grain, left st. Louis yesterday for
New Orleans.
The Fannie Lewis will leave s..
Louis this evening, in place Of the ill.
fated Gold Dust.
The Annie P. Silver left New
Orleans last evening for st. Louis, and
will pass here Sunday.
Plow Boy, for White river, and
Katie Hooper, for Arkansaw river,
departed With fair trips.
The John B. Maude left St. Louis
last evening for this port, and will ar.
rive early Saturday morning.
Pilot Billy Underwood, Of the Mem
phis & Ohio River Line, is lying sick
at his home in COvingtOn, Ky.
The late Captain Nathan Powell
who died in Madison, Ind, leaves an
estate valued at 81 400, 900.
The Sam Roberts and barges are or
their way from st. Louis, bound fol
Helena, with 500 tons of freight.
The Granite State, on her arrival al
Cincinnati, was turned over to hel
owners and laid up at Fulton.
The John S. Bransford will arrive
tomorrow and leave on Saturday with
a return trip for White river.
The Golden Grown will pass down
to morrow, on her way to New Orleans
Captain AID Storm is her agent.
The local packets james Lee anG
Coahoma. leave again tomorrow even.
ing for the upper and lower coasts.
The City of Baton Rouge left St.
Louis last evening for New Orleans
and will pass here Saturday forenoon.
William Hall, second clerk of the
Paris G. Brown, was confined to his
bed when his boat passed here yester-
day.
The John A. Scudder, with a bic
trip of freight, passed down last night
for New Orleans, adding here about
forty tons.
The W. P. Halliday, from New Or.
leans, passed up last night for st.
Louis, She put off 10 bbls of rice,
and had about 400 tons of freight for
points above.
The champion steamer Henry Frank,
took to 0uachita river a cargo of two
thousand tons of steel rails. The boat
was. drawing II feet. and her freight
bill amounted to $1,000. ,
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
Belle Memphis will arrive this after
noon and leaves at 10 am. tomorrow
for Cairo, st. Louis and principal way
landings. Henry COrbyn is in charge
of the office.
The Paris G. Brown, nearly six
days out from New Orleans, passed up
yesterday afternoon for the Ohio. She
had about 200 tons of freight and took
on a large lot of lumber at the mouth
Of st. Francis river.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Providence, in command of Captain
George Lennox, will be here to leave
at 10 I'm. tomorrow for Vicksburp
and intermediate landings. Frank
Perkins is her polite clerk.
Day before yesterday the Little
Kanawha river, which empties into
the upper Ohio, came out with a rush.
earring twenty-four barges loaded
with ties, and several other craft
Small steamers went to the rescue
and successfully landed them without
loss.
The Vint Shinkle, with nearly 3OC
tons Of freight, arrived this forenoon
and discharged about 100 tons Al
Hopeield. She leaves with a return
trip to morrow evening for all point,
on the Ohio, through to Cincinnati
and will ticket passengers through t
points east at low rates. She ha,
splendid accommodations, and is il
charge Of courteous officers.
The Ste. Genevive, in Command O
Captain George Carvell, arrived dur
ing the night with a fair trip Of freight
comprising 807 bbls -four, 425 Dbl
meal, 456 bales hay and 1l8 SKIS oats
Total number Of packages 3O49
Among her passengers was Mr.. Bel
Bridges, Of this city, who was on tn,
Gold Dust at the time of the explosion
The Ste. Genevieve goes back thi
evening with a return trip for Cair,
and st, Louis, Messrs, Rolls Porte