Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-13

VI Az lutucos
White river is rising at head waters
with a good stage of water TO Jack
sOnport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cold.
Ice this morning.
River continues to rise slowly.
The week opens with q good bust
ness.
The levee got a good washing Sat-
urdsy night.
The PISA arrived last night from
Chester with another tow of stone.
The r. R. Springer, from New Or
leans, is due up bound for Cincin-
natl.
The John Gilmore and barges from
st. Louis, passed down yesterday for
New Orleans.
The Joseph Henry, from St. Louis,
passed down yesterday afternoon on
her mission of light.
The steamer Florence and the DC.
Vogel, with a couple of produce
barges, are due down to day.
The Fulton, from Old River,
brought in g. bales of cotton, GA bags
of seed cotton, and 563 sacks of cotton
seed.
The Ohio river is now at a fair
stage, there being full six feet over
the shoal places between Evansville
and Cairo.
On and after the 10th of the present
month all government beacon lights
between Dubuque and St. Paul will
be discontinued.
The City Of Cairo. from st. Louis.
passed down yesterday on time, adding
here about 30 tons for Vicksburg and
intermediate points.
The James W. Gaff departed yester.
day afternoon for Cincinnati with 175
bales ofcOtton, 100 barrels OF oil and
a lot OF iron, lumber, etc.
Captains McElroy and Bell, of New
Orleans, have purchased the Peninah
at st. Louis, and will take her soutl
to ply in the Lafourche trade.
Harry Millar makes one more trip
on the U. P. Schenck, after which he
will go on the new Will S. Hays, TAX
ing the position OF frsight clerk.
The Commonwealth, for St. Louie,
passed up yesterday afternoon, after
adding at the compress 1906 bales of
cotton for reshipment east at Cairo.
Considerable rain has fallen in and
around Pittsburg, and the knowing
ones say there is every prospect on
a good rise during the next few days.
Seessel, Ashner & Co., beef and
pork packers, Nos. 5 and 6 Howard row,
are prepared to furnish steamboats,
with all kinds Of fresh meats at lowest
market prices. ut
The cylinders and doctor of the
new steamer Will s. Hays have been
taken to her on a fat, and will be
placed in position where she lies
aground at the Trap.
Captain A.. Byers, formerly com
mander Of the Cherokee and a river
veteran is nov a storekeeper for the
government in Kentucky and is en-,
joying excellent health.
Captain Pink Varble, with a force
OF men and a fat, Is searching the
Indiana chute of the Louisville falls
for the obstruction which sunk the
Gray Eagle aud Rainbow.
Steamboat owners and river men
generally are glad hal their friend,
the Hon. Albert S. Willis, of the
Louisville district, will return to his
seat in Congress for another term.
The City of Helena, in command of
Captain Elem Calvert, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 5 pm. to day
from the elevator bull ding for Cairo.
st. Louis and way mail landings.
George Walton is her polite clerk.
Captain Ed R. Thomas, a former
well known river clerk, is now es-
tablished among us as agent of the
Midland line Of railroads, and will
make low rates Of freight to all points
east He has a nice Office, neatly
fitted up at MOI, Madison street.
The Josie Harry will be in this
afternoon with a big trip of cotton
and leaves again tomorrow for all
points on White river through to
J~acksonport, where connection is
made with light draft steamers for
upper White and Black rivers.
Captain Joseph Bryan, who made
the present trip to New Orleans on
the W. p. Halliday in place of Cant
Jolly, who was sick at the time the
boat left st. Louis, will resume
command of his boat, the City of
G~reenville, when he meets her above
here.
The W. P. Halliday, little over four
days out from New Orleans with 400
tons of freight and a good list of PEG
pie, passed up this forenoon for St.
Louis. She discharged here SO hhds
and ll5 bbls sugar, IS bbls molasses,
200 bbls cement, 300 empty hhds and
100 pkgs sundries.
The John S. Bransford was pur-
chased on Saturday last by Captain
Milt R Harry, terms private" She
left Saturday evening for White
river, taking a lot of railroad bridge
iron, and will be back to leave again
on Saturday next.
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