Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-22

Inc oallne, q small boat built for
the Ouachita and Saline rivers, passed
down this morning. She discharged
here $50 bdls paper.
The Chas. P. Chouteau arrived at
New Orleans yesterday, and is an
nounced to leave there this evening
With a return trip for this port.
Ohio river boats last summer laid
up because there was not enough
water. Now they have laid up be-
cause there is not enough land.
An eight-foot rise at st. Louis and
a twenty-one-inch rise at Cairo for
yesterday, is not very welcome news to
people in the o~verhowed country.
The James w. Gaf, on her way to
this port, passed Evansville last even
ing. She leaves here on Saturday
next with a return trip for Cincinnati.
To our friends who need skifs down
the river we would say send your or
ders to G. W. Hunter, at shop on
Wolf river, or 80 Promenade street.
1853
At Louisville the Ohio is rising at
the rate of an inch an hour, with SO
feet in the canal, "a feet in the chute
on the falls and 81 feet over the rocks.
The Fulton departed yesterday for
the mouth of st. Francis river, from
which point she takes a tow of slaves
to New Orleans. Pilots w. q. Brown
and Geo. Madison are at the wheel.
The present freshet in the Ohio
river promises to rival the food of
1847, when there was over 62 feet at
Cincinnati. 1t is now higher than at
any time in the past thirty-fve years.
The John A. Seudder, in command
of Captain William Baker, will pass
down this afternoon. bound for New
Orleans. George Baker is her polite
clerk.
Owing to high water, the st. Louis
and Memphis packets have laid up,
and the st. Louis and Vicksburg
packets will do the business until the
river falls.
The Rene Macready, in command of
Captain 0. K. Joplin, is the railroad
packet leaving at 4 pm. to-day for
Madison, where direct connection
is made with trains on the Memphis &
Little Rock railroad for points West.
The Coahoma, which left here Mon
day evening for Friars Point, arrived
at Helena six hours ahead of schedule
time, because but little business could
be transacted along the river owing to
most o fthe landings being oyerhowed.
The Coahoma was preparing to leave
at noon to-day for Osceola and all way
landings on the upper coast. She will
be back tomorrow and leave in the
evening for Helena, Friars Point and
kway landings. Captain Henry Cooper
commands. with j. w. Smither in the
off, sc.
Captain Vinton's elegant sidewheel
steamer Andy Baum is on berth to
leave this evening for all points on the
Ohio river through to Cincinnati, and
ticketing passengers through to points
East at low rates. Captain M. NJ.
Deem presides at the desk and is
assisted by Ned Sherman and Robert
Hendrickson.
The existing high water Of the Ohio
does not interfere with the boat build
ing at the slfipyard of the famous
Towards, of Jeffersonville, it being
above the food. They have 275 men
constantly at work in the construction
and outfit Of ten boats and barges
including the new Anchor Line
steamer City of Cairo, recently
launched.
The reliable Hard Cash, in com
mand of Captain Il. G. Postal, arrived
yesterday, having brought out O.
White river 50 bales cotton, As bale:
of which she reshipped at Terrene fol
New Orleans. She is the regular
packet leaving this evening with a re.
} turn trip for Devalls Bluff, Augusta
Jacksonport and all way landings
attending promptly to all bushes,
entrusted to her and making close
connection with light draft packets
for upper White and Black rivers
Charles NJ. Postal presides at thu
desk, and is assisted by his brother
Joseph.
DR.. R.. D. Murray, the Marine Hos.
pital Surgeon at this port, has re.
ceived a letter from Supervising Sur.
geon General John B. Hamilton
stating that the Acting Attorney Gen.
errl has found that the titles to Ger
tain portions of the property in For
/, Pickering selected for a site for the
new hospital are defective, and that
the matter will be brought to The
attention Of Congress Immediately
with a request that the title be quoted
by condemnation. If this is done the
government will take the property,
pay the owners its value and the hos.
pital will be built at once. Memphis
should have had q marine hospita
long ago,
On account Of the extreme high
water, it being impossible to make al,
! the landings, the Lee Line have beer
compelled to lay up one of their boats
and let the other do the entire bust
ness. The James Lee has retired anC
. until further notice the Uoahoma viii
leave for Friafs Point every Monda!
and Thursday at 8 p IN. and Tor Osceoll
, every Wednesday and Saturday at |.
M, thus accommodating their friends
in both trades and furnishing the mail
7 twice a week each way. Owing to the
I food, boats on the Ohio river are laying
up rather than run at dead loss, but tn,
3 Lee Line not wishing to lay up boil
boats and leave their patrons to d.
the best they can with other lines
t have made the above arrangement
The james Lee, for the present, vii
be used as a wharfboat. A clerk vii
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