Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-23


Little Rock i4 aan
White and st Francis rivers continue
to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Another hot day.
Good weather for cotton.
River fell three inches,
Light business at the landing.
Kate Adams for Arkansaw City
s pm.
Nine feet of water is reported at
Tiptonville on the Missouri side.
There is less than four feet Of water
over the mud in the Louisville canal.
The City of Cairo left Vicksburg
at noon to>day for st. Louis and passes
here Sunday,
The w. P. Halliday left New Or
leans last evening for St. Louis, and
passes here Sunday.
/, No arrivals or departures at Gin.
cinnati, Louisville or Evansville yes
terday except local packets.
On account of low water in the
Ohio no through boats are advertised
to leave Cincinnati this week.
The channel at Flint Island is cut.
ting out, and, with a little more water,
the regular boats will be able to pass.
The FIRST bale" by rail arrived yes
terday, and the first bale by river will
arrive tonight, accompanied by a
brass band, on the Lee Line steamer
.Coahoma.
The City Of Helena, from ViCks.
burg, arrived at st. Louis yesterday
and leaves there this evening with Q
return trip. lr.Has
The City of Baton Rouge left st.
Louis last evening, and passes here
Sunday morning on her way to New
Orleans. d,
All the boats that were reported
aground at Flint Island are of, with
the exception of the Emma Etheridge
There is three feet of water down tn;
middle bar. Do3a
The Missouri river at Kansas CITY
is reported rising at the rate Of |:
inches in "a hours, caused by heavy
rains through Nebraska. 0Il
The Cincinnati Marine Railway anC
Dry Dock Company are building thu
hull Of a new steamboat for Honduras
She will be 140 feet long, 30 feet bean
and s feet depth of hold. Dumont il
building her engines. Dr t
The hull Of the steamer Joe Peters
building at Pittsburg for the Arkan'
saw River Packet Company, is about
ready to launch. She will have the
machinery Of the Katie Hooper.
Walker Outlaw, second clerk of the
steamer Kate Adams, resigned hi
position this morning, and AnSe
Banksmith has been appointed to FL
the vacancy. UE4a4Gf
The broken steel shaft of the tow
boat W. W. 0'Neil has been sent t.
Germany, Krupp having agreed Il
furnish new one for half price.
The Anchor Line steamer City 0
New Orleans, with $50 tons Of freight
passed to st. Louis this morning, ate
laying here all night cleaning gu
boilers. She discharged $50 bbls &c
ment, 10 bbls molasses and 30 Dbl
ale and added 100 bbls oil.
The Central City, from St. Louis
arrived yesterday with 2442 pkgs q
freight, including 38l bbls -four, 80
bbls meal, 1874 pkgs white lead an
l4OO pieces bagging. She will rstur
to st. Louis Saturday. H'
The Annie P. Silver, from st. Louis
passed to New Orleans last evening
She added here 10000 barrel hoops
$50 pieces hollOwware, l16 SKIS Oatl
375 SKIS corn and lot of miScellane
GUS freight. In Madrid Bend sh
took $500 SKIS corn. ay
The splendid passenger steame
Golden Crown, Of the Southern Trans
portation Line, is announced to pas
here at noon tomorrow on her way t
Cincinnati. II. @. Lowe is her agent
The Anchor Line steamer Arkar
sas City, in charge Of Captain Harr
Brolaski, is announced to pass here q
| 10 o CLOCK tomorrow morning on he
way to Yicksburs. Charles Quesnt
is in charge of the Office.
The City Of Providence will be u
this afternoon, and is the AnOhc
Line packet leaving here at 10 an
tomorrow for Cairo and st. LOui
Captain George LenOx command
with Frank Perkins in charge Of tn
, office, 1I.a3
The Wyoming is the next boat
the Southern transportation line du
down bound for New Orleans. She
| over the worst places in the OH
I I river, and will prObablypass here t
morrow evening. Captain H. Glow
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