Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-10

this morning for st. Louis,
The Gold Dust left st. Louis las
evening, and will be here to leaYeSun
day at 10 a.u. for V~icksburg.
The towboat Billy Ezell departed
this morning for Terrene and Arkan
saw City with four boats of coal.
The Commonwealth left Vicksbur
at noon yesterday, and will be here {
leave Sunday at loan. for st. Louis
The City Of Helena, from Memphis
and the John A.. Scudder from Ne,
day.
The rains Of Wednesday night di,
cause the river to rise two inches a
this point know ais to the contrar
notwithstanding.
The James.W. Gaf for Memphis
and the Charles Morgan for New Or
leans, are announced to leave Cincin
natl tomorrow evening.
The KouHtz Line wharlboat at ST
Louis was sold at public auction Oh
Wednesday, and purchased by Huse
Loomis & Co. for $25, 900.
The City Of Providence from st
Louis passed down this forenoon fol
Vicksburg., after adding about 40 tom
OF miscellaneous freight.
A dispatch from Bayou Sara say
two bad breaks occurred in the Poin.
Coupee levee, endangering a large dis
trict Of sugar plantations.
The Belle Memphis from VicksburJ
arrived last mid night bringing 5Ol
bbls Of oil to this port. She leaves a
. pm. to-day for Cairo and st. Louis
The City Of Alton, on her fifth day
out, with 400 tons of freight and a gooC
list of people, passed up yesterday
She discharged here about 500 pack.
ages.
The rise now coming out Of the
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers will
check the decline at Cairo and hold
the river up at this point at least two
weeks longer.
The President yesterday signed the
bill Tor a marine hospital at this port.
The building will be put up in the
lower portion of the city, the site al.
ready having been selected.
The Coahoma departed last evening
for Friars Point. She will be back
to leave at noon tomorrow for 0sce.
ola. Merchants should have theiI
freight down as early as possible.
The Rene Macready arrived at
an, ana leaves at 4 pm. today for
Madison, where she makes direct con-
nection with trains on the Memphis &
Little Rock railroad for points West,
The Marlin Speed is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Pine
Bluff and all intermediate landings.
making direct connection with the
regular packets for Little Rock and
Points above.
The City Of New Orleans, 10 com
mand Of Captain A. j. Carter, will be
the Anchor Line packet leaving here
at 10 am. tomorrow for Vicksburg
New Orleans aud the bends. Archie
Woods is her polite clerk.
Commodore Wise says the deck
passenger and texas tender who were
missing off the Parker have turned
up all right. 1t is very remarkable
that out of 1913 persons who were on
the boat not a single life was lost.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are rising rapidly. At Nash,
vile it rose yesterday at the rate of 8
inches per hour, and last night was 81
feet above the danger line. Families
in the lower portion of the city are
moving out.
Last evening the Guiding Star
made three attempts to go over.the
falls at Louisville, but failed in con-
sequence Of high winds. With the
aid of the life saving crew the boat
managed to get back to the wharf
where she remained until this morn.
ing.
The Josie Harry is receiving ia
leave 8 pm. tomorrow for Devalls
Bluff, Augusta, J%acksonport and all
way landings, carrying the mail, at
tending promptly to all business that
and making direct connection
with the regular packets for upper
White aud Black rivers.
A telegram from New Orleans states
that it is officially requested thatowing
TO the danger from wheel waves pilots
and captains of steamboats, will pass
IS far away as possible from the levees
1t exposed and threatened points and
run slowly and carefully. Steamers
have been requested to cease running
Altogether for the present in Bayou
LaFourche.
The Steamboat Officers Protective
Association, of Pittsburg, has reaf-
irmed their action of Saturday, which
means that it is to remain neutral in
he fight between the coal men and the
Smithfeld Street Bridge Company.
The majority OF the members Of the
association are in favor of a high
Individually, but they do not
propose to permit the association to
become a party to the fight.
AS quite a number of our citizens
AVE siguifed their desire to see the
situation in the ovorAowcd district,
superintendent Lee has concluded to
ct the Coahoma make a special trip to
leleoa and return on Sunday next.
Che boat will leave from the foot of
Jourt street at Jam running through
0 Helena and making the
.ound trip in about II hours. Captain
Stacker Lee will command on this
occasion and see that his guests are
properly taken care of. Everybody
Who can should see this overflow, as
he present generation may never
gain have the opportunity. The river