Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

az good stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and warm.
River stationary to-day.
Nothing doing at the landing.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati
to day for this port.
Packets departed on time last even
ing with moderate trips.
The Wyoming, for the Ohio, is t.
leave New Orleans this evening.
The Hard Cash will be the Wed
nesday packet leaving forWhite river.
The river has fallen over two feet al
st. Louis, and the decline goes steadily
on.
The Paris G. Brown, bound for Gin,
cinnati, will pass here on Monday
next.
The City OF Vicksburg and the City
OF st. Louis arrived at st. Louis yes
terday.
The Ida Darragh will arrive to-
morrow and returns to Arkansaw
river on Tuesday next.
The Charles Morgan will be due
down on Monday next bound for New
Orleans. II. G. Lowe is agent.
The Kate Adams will be up to-
night, and is the mail packet return
ing to Arkansaw City on Monday
next.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
New Orleans was expected to pass
here at noon to day bound for New
Orleans.
At all points on the Ohio the river
is stationary or declining, and the
Mississippi at St. Louis is falling
steadily.
The Annie P. Silver. under the au-
spices of the Anchor Line, will be
due up tomorrow evening, bound for
st. Louis.
1t is rumored that the Will S.
Hays is to be cotton carrier next
season between Arkansaw City and
New Orleans.
The Now Mary Houston from Gin,
cinnati, and the City of Baton Rouge
from st. Louis, arrived at New Or
leans yesterday.
Petitions asking that the public
landing at Ciscinnati be lighted at
night by electricity are being circu.
lated aud numerously signed.
Passenger traffic from St. Louis to
the summer resorts of the northwest
has been good, and the regular boats
are having fine passenger lists.
The towboats Joseph B. Williams
and j. s. Mercer passed up together
yesterday towing the steamer Dick
johnson and several empty coal boats
The elegant passenger steamer Will
5. Hays will leave Cincinnati for New
Orleans this evening, to be followed
by the Golden Crown on Wednesday
next.
Lock No. 3 at Pittsburg will be
closed from 80 to 60 days. In the
event of coal water it will be opened
long enough to let out what coal Is
above.
The Vint Shinkle departed last
evening for Cincinnati with l25 bales
cotton, % bales rags, 30 SKIS coffee,
10000 feet lumber and a lot of mis-
cellaneous freight.
The Davenport Board of Trade has
selected Secretary 4. +. Parker to
attend the meeting of the Mississippi
River Committee of the Merchants
Exchange, July 18th.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Providence, which passed yesterday
Tor st. Louis, added here 944 bbls
potatoes, y crates onions, 289 bbls oil
and a big lot of miscellaneous freight.
The Commonwealth, in command Of
Captain j. T. MaOord, viii be the
Anchor Lime PACKET leaving from the
elevator at III o'clock tomorrow
morning for Vicksburg, Henry Diet
rich is her clerk.
The Jackstaff Of the steamer Ed
Richardson was struck by lightning on
Monday last at the same instant that
the bolt descended on the Planters
Oll Works, and a two foot splinter
knocked therefrom.
The James w. Gaff will arrive
Monday and returns to Cincinnati on
Tuesday evening. She TICKETS psssen-
gers through to eastern pointsAt low
rates. See Jim Franklin, her ener,
getic passenger agent.
The City Of Cairo will be IN this
stterp99n, and lesyeS from the 'eleYa:
t9g at ~ 9'glosR n tho morning for |
palEO and st. Louis. Captain g. w. |
Yickers commands, with Thomas
White in charge Of the office.
Captain George ShOuse, engineer of
the steamer Bachelor, has invented
club swingers, which he has
placed on the 7 head Of each of his
engines, which never cease to swing
Thile thg engiRov Ags ia motion,
r, TySo weeks from to-day the Josie
TSs.iy, snOrougnIy overhauled aud |
reprinted, resumes her trips to White
river. Captain Milt Harry is super
Intending these repairs in person and
II is safe TO say that when the Harry
gets on the track again she will have |
the appearance of new boat,
The Board of Directors Of the Ev-
ansvIlle and Tennessee River Packet
Company have resigned, and the new
stockholders elected the following
Board. w. H. Caldwell, Il. Hopkins
H. M. Sweetser, Il. o. Hopkins and
one TO be elected The Board then
elected E. D. Hopkins President and
Superintendent, and w, G.. Brown