Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-11

cts and cheap rates to points east.
The Mississippi, Ohio and all other
streams above here are declining. and
it looks as if the little stem winders
will 5000 have a chance to reap a
harvest.
The coal shipment on the present
rise at Pittsburg footed up 2,3l9,OOO
bushels, Of which 1927, 900 bushels
were for Cincinnati and the balance
for Louisville.
The Charles Morgan, flying very
light, passed to Cincinnati last even.
ing, three days out from New Orleans.
Besides adding a few people she did
nothing Of interest.
The Will s. Hays, with 1900 tons of
freight and fair list of people, passed
here yesterday afternoon for New Or
leans. She discharged about 900 pkQs
aud added at Hope6eld 1900 saks oil
cake.
The Montana left St. Louis last
evening for Kansas City with 900 tons
of freight, the largest Cargo ever taken
up the Missouri river By one boat.
One item Of her cargo was $500 kegs
of nails.
The City of New Orleans, three
days out from New Orleans, arrived
last evening, cleaned out boilers and
proceeded this forenoon to st. Louis
after adding some way freight and a
number OF people.
The steamer 4. w. Cole left Vicks-
burg on Sunday last with the largest
single shipment of cotton seed meal
ever consigned to one firm. Ii com
prised l4OO SKIS, and is destined across
the ocean to Hamburg.
The tug Billy Kilby, which went to
New Orleans with tow of slaves, is
due at Helena to day and will turn
back from that point with raft.
Captain Kilby is in the city and re
turns home this evening.
A New Orleans despatch says 60
feet of the wharf of the Uarrollton Oil
Works, at head of Adams street.. has
caved in and sunk from view. 'The
banks Of the river in the vicinity are
reported as caving. The wharf was
valued at $1,000.
The charter for the White River
Packet Company has been received
and duly recorded In the Registers
Office The gentlemen comprising the
charter members are Captain Milt
X. Harry, Johu K. Speed, John D.
Murtagh, e. M. Durham and r. H.
Vance.
The Hard Cash, in command Of
Captain 4 G. Postal, leaves this eve
ming on her last trip Of the season for
White river going through to Jack.
sonport and connecting at ner destina
ton with light draft steamers for Up,
pe1 W5itSInd Black rivers. Charlie.
and Joseph Postal are in charge of tn,
Office.
Captain j. D. Randall says if the
logs aud drift now in the main chan
mel Of Forked Deer river be removed
the bed of the river would be deepen
ed at least 10 feet. This would Civ,
water for steamboat navigation, pre-
vent overflow of the banks, drain tn,
valley, prevent sickness, and make tn,
valley lands more valuable.
The fast and elegant steamer Kat
Adams will be up tonight and leave
at 8 o'clock to>morrew evening TO
Helena, Friars Point, Terrene, Ar
kaLsaw City, and intermediate land
ings, giving prompt attention to al
business that offers and connecting a
her destination with trains on th
Little Rock, Mississippi river an,
Texas railroad.
A Louisville dispatch says that tw,
new boats have just been completed
there and are destined for the South
The Amos Hays, Captain Martram
built by the Towards, goes to Chatta
hoochie, Ca, and the Charles Mer
ram, built by Barmore;; for thu
UdyUuo dUOub ultupuls' ne nays II
a stout craft, and goes out in the gul
from New Orleans.
| The Anchor Line steamer City o
New Orleans, and the Southern Trsps
portation steamer Charles Morgan, lef
New Orleans on Saturday evening las
with very light trips, They KEEP
pretty close together all the way up
but Notwithstanding the City of New
Orleans made 38 landings, the lattel
got away with the Morgan Rather
beating her about an hour to thil
port. The Orleans is one of the larg
est and fastest boats of the Anchor
Line, and not afraid to tackle any o
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