Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-26

Arkansaw river is rising fast.

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Arkansaw river is rising fast.
Andy Baum for Cincinnati this
evening.
The Paris @. Brown passed Evans
vile yesterday.
The sandbar opposite the city show
ed up yesterday.
The Golden Rule, going up, passed
Louisville yesterday.
The James W. Calf arrived at Gin
c%innati yesterday.
The Hard Cash will probably 20 to
Mound City for repairs.
The Rene MaCrcady had a good
trip for st. Francis river.
The U. P. Schenck arrived at New
Orleans yesterday from Cincinnati.
The Paris G. Brown will be due
down to morrow, on her way to New
Orleans.
The Dean Adams will arrive to.
night and leave tomorrow evening iol
Arkansaw City.
The Ste. GeRevieve will arrive to-
night and leave tomorrow evening fol-
Cairo and st. Louis.
The City of Providence left St.
Louis yesterday for V~icksburg. She
will pass here Friday morning.
Will Lash went out in charge of the
Office OF the Rene Macready yesterday
Mr.. Banning stopping off to take a
much needed rest.
The City of Alton passed down yes.
terday afternoon for New Orleans with
a big trip, She got 967 quarter bales
OF hay at Hopeield and added about
200 pckgs here.
The Coahoma, Captain Henry
Cooper, leaves at 5 o'clock this V
ing for Osceola and all way and plan
tation landings on the upper coast.
Meesrs. Hugh Tomlinson and Charley
Bourne are her clerks.
An effort is being made by Mrs.
Ward, of Niles, Ohio, a sister of de-
ceased, to break the will Of the late
Captain James H. Brown, on the
ground that he was not in his proper
mind when the will was made.
The City of New Orlrans arrived
last night from New Orleans and laid
here until 10 o'clock this morning
sleaning cut boilers and putting off
1000 bdls cotton ties and 200 SKIS oats.
She had about 300 tons OF freight for
st. Louis.
Captain E. B. Smith backs out the
Katie Hooper this evening for Pine
Bluff and way landings on Arkansaw
river. She connects with light draft
packets Tor Little Rock and paints
above. Messrs. Charles Mussellman
and Will Darragh are her clerks.
The Plow Boy, Captain Ed Postal,
leaves this evening, lin place of the
Hard Cash, } for Terrene, Indian Bay,
DeVall's Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport
aad all way landings on White river.
She makes direct connections with
light draft packets for Powhattan, Po-
cahontas and way points on upper
White and Black rivers. Charles and
Joe Postal are her clerks.
The Lee Liner James Lee, Captain
Stack Lee, leaves at the usual hour
this evening for Glendale, Helena
and Friars Point, carrying the mail
and paying strict attention to all way
and plantation business. She con-
meets at Glendale with trains on the
Mobile & Northwestern railroad.
Messrs. Lloyd Whitlow, Platt Rhodes
and Arthur Brown are her clerks.
The Andy Baum, Captain Fl. j.
Vinton, in announced to leave at 5
o'clock this evening for Cairo, Evans
vile, Louisville, Cincinnati and all
intermediate landings on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers. She makes
close connection with all the principal
railroads and will ticket passengers
through to all Northern and Eastern
points at very law rates. Messrs.
Ned Sherman and Charley Vinton are
her clerks.
Louisville, July24.-The canal gates
continue in working order, and the
dredges are constantly at work taking
out the mud. Boats drawing 6 feet
have trouble, aud the Paris G. Brown
last night, after working out of the
canal, grounded on the top of the
famous dyke at Portland, and was not
got off until this morning. The j..
w. Gaf came up early and grounded
just above the P. G. Brown. The tug
Transit went to her assistance and
succeeded in getting her over, while
her waves helped the Brown off, as
she got away soon after. The immense
field Of sand at the mouth Of the old
canal and head Of Sand Island is fast
wearing away and lodging on the Port.