Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-13


White and st, Franis rivers arc ut
good stage and rising
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and cooler.
River rose 10 inches.
Business quiet at the landing.
The upper Ohio is rising again.
Three local packets leaving to-day.
The Ohio river packets are said to
be doing light business.
Upward bound boats are now doing
a good passenger business.
The storm of last night did no dam
age on the river as far as heard from.
The James W. Gaff leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for this port, and returns
on Tuesday next.
The Sam ]. Keith is to take the
place ofthe Ariadue in the Cincinnati
and Evansville trade. o.
The Arkansas City left st. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg, and passes
here Friday at lOa.m.
The Cons Millar returned to Gin.
cinnati yesterday with light i,eight
but a good list Of people.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive to.
morrow, and is the Friday evening
packet tor the Ohio river.
The Rene Macready, for St. Francis
river, and the Ida Darragh. for St,
Francis river, had fair trips out.
The towboats Henry Lowrey for St
Louis and W. W. ONeil for Ohio
river LETT New Orleans yesterday. 2
The Charles MORAN, from New
Orleans, was expected to pass up this
forenoon on her way to the Ohio river.
Dan Adams, the well known enpin
eer at Nashville, was clerk of the
Belle Of GAINESVILLE way back in 1872
The funeral Of the late Captain
Gus Coleman took place this forenoon
from the family residence on Poplar
street. n j.
The Il. Il. Springer, running on one
wheel, is making from 6 to 7 miles an
hour, which shows that she has
Hmetal." bfa r.r
The Coahoma for Friars Point and
the Dean Adams for 0sceola are the
Lee Line mail packets leaving this
evening.
The james w. Calf, from Memphis.
and the New Mary Houston, i,om
New Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati
yesterday.
From the looks of the levce and the
plank walks leading thereto this yicin.
lty must have been Visited by pretty
heavy shower, af
The CITY of Providence leES for
Vicksburg at noon yesterday and will
be here to leave on Friday at 10 am.
for st. Louis.
For Wheeling stogies, navy elm
pings, Turkish cut and best fine cut Ia
the world. 60 to H. Esch, 2l7 Main
corner Adams. 8l+
The Kate Adams will be up to-
night and is the Adams Line mail
packet leaying, tO-mOrrQV evening for
ArkapsaY City.
The W. P. Halliday, With about
100 tons Of freight, and drawing nine
teet OF water, passed to New Orleans
yesterday afternoon.
The fine Anchor Line steamer CITY
Of st. Louis leaves st. Louis this
evening, and passes here Saturday on
her way to New Orleans.
The Paris G. Brown is to leave Gin
cinnati to morrow evening for New
Orleans, to be followed on Saturday by
the \ ew Mary Houston. - a.
Captain James H. r ees, the famous
boat builder, is due in Memphis to
daY and will s0end some little time
With bis frlenqs hereahO4ts, =
The towboat Acorn, which went to
Arkansaw City with tow of coal.
re ,urned light, hitched on to seyera
empty barges, and yassed to the 0aio.
The UP. Scheuck, from Cincinnati,
is announced to pass here this evening
bslnd ioF New Hrlesns. H.O. Love,
at the foot Of Jefferson street, ID her
agent
Capt in John B. Conway, formerly
of the Fannie Tatum. recently engaged
in the real ltate anO INSURANCE bvsIs
ness, reports that he is doing as we'll
as he expected.
The following tOwbeats Of the Pitts
burg coal feet have recently broken
their shaf,s: Tom Dodsworth, Percy
Kelsey, Pacific, JOS. A. Stone, Boaz
aud Coal City, y aAiA
Pleasure seekers going North OF
East should remember that the palc
tial steamer Will s. Hays is now on
her way up the river and passes here
Friday night Or Saturday morning
going through to Cincinnati.
4he elegant Anchor Lima steamer
Ultv Of Baton Rouge, only three days
ana six hours out ON New ORLEANS,
arrived last night, having go tons OF
freight. She cleaned out boilers and
proceeded this forenoon to st. Lows.
Its thought that Colonel John S.
Jon Okiaf CLERK Of the R.R, Spring
eF, viii fg soon O. his st,.mer lays up
take boat - Cairo that v II stick
and make money in the Madrid Bend
trade. The Ella Kimbrough tried it,
bqt gave It up r,a bad job,
The Short Line Railway Company
OF louisville on Monday lasS, was