Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-07

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Orleans, where she will run as e coast
packet. Being Of light draft, she will
have no trouble in getting out Of the
Ohio.
Two excursions will be given blythe
steamer 7. +. Eckert on Sunday aext
to Horn Lake, the boat leaving here
at 10 am. and 3 pm. and returning on
her last trip will leave Horn Lake at
5 pm. At night she will make a
moonlight excursion.
The Josie HAIRY will arrive to-
night, and is the regular packet leav-
log to morrow evening for Devalls
Bluff, Augusta, Newport and way
landings, connecting at her destination
with light draft steamers for upper
White and Black rivers.
Commodore Kountz, who was ar
rested at P%ittsburg on a charge Of
disorderly conduct at the instance Of
W. D.. Moore, a well known lawyer,
was fued $40 and costs, which he
paid, but consoled himself By saying
that it was worth what it cost.
Captain VIM. Hodge has decided to
run his propeller A. B. Stafford as q
semi daily packet from the foot Of Beal
street to Presidents Island and across
to Hope6eld point. She will com-
mence running regularly on Monday
next, with Captain Cook Hoyle in
charge.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
New Orleans, which passed here Tues
day bound for New Orleans, drawing
over 8 feet, grounded at Montezuma
bar, and the Commonwealth coming
along, relieved her Of her troubles by
taking off 100 tons and giving her a
hard, steady pull.
River ireights from St. Louis have
been advanced 2lc per pound, or SOC
per ton. The rates to New Orleans
are zoe per 100 pounds on freight, 25C
per 100 pounds on hay, and 400 per
dbl on -four. Barge rates on bulk
grain were advanced to 6lc per bushel
on corn. and &c per bushel on wheat,
but package freight remains the same
at 7lc per 100 pounds on pound
freight, 221c on hay. and 800 per BIB.
on -four.
The Belle Shreveport, from st
Louis, with 400 tons of freight anC
drawing 6 feet 10 inches, arrived yes
terday afternoon. She had nothing Il
discharge here, but added 100 Dbl
-four, 80 bbls lime, so SKIS corn AM
about fifty tons of other freight, leav.
log here early this morning for New
Orleans, but laid TO bank at the foo
OF the Island, probably to sound tn
crossing.
The James W. CAT, 26 days gu
from Cincinnati, arrived last eveninI
with about 500 tons of freight whicI
she discharged at the elevator. Cap
Russell received orders to lay upat tn
port for the present. The boat ha
: considerable trouble in the Ohio an
did not fare much better in the Mi
sisippi for she grounded at Island 9
! lost 16 hours and tore her decks
i, heavy sparring. The officers locke
tired out but are 10 as good humor
might be expected.
! The Vicksburg Herald of Wedne:
day says: 1.-THE dredgeboat HerndO
i, has completed tho canal from the W
, per or north end of the basin. I'll
dredge is now working in the basil
completing the work of making th
; two outer cuts down to zero. Thel
has been considerable sloughing Of h
, banks on the basin aud canal where Ii
, dredging has been done, but not q
much as was expected aud estimate
, by the United States Engineers il
charge of the work.
A letter received from Captain J
T. Ellison states tbat the steamer /
W. Cole will leave Vicksburg t.
morrow evening for New Orleans wit
. $500 SKIS ~cottOnseed meal and SIS BIB.
oil. She leaves New Orleans on tn
18th instant for Arkansaw City direC
with a full trip of miscellaneou
: freight already engaged, after whic
(, she enters the Vicksburg and Greer
vile trade as a regular packet for tn
season. The Cole, while she was a
New Orleans, was thoroughly ovei
hauled and reprinted, and is now ]
: good condition for a heavy season.
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