Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-23

MISCELLANEOUS.
| Weather pleasant.
River rose 3 inches.
Nothing doing at the landing.
No local packets leaving to-day.
The Hard Cash is the regular Wed
nesday packet for White river
Local packets strainiug every poinl
10 order to keep even during fly time
The Cons Millar, on her way to thi,
ing, o'
The Anchor Line steamer w. p
Louis. W w
The John A. Wood, with a tow Of
coal from the Ohio, arrived at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Ida Darragh will arrive TO.
morrow, and returns to Arkapsaw
river on Tuesday next.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis and
the Golden Rule for New Orleans
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leave Cincinnoti this evening.
~ The Thos. Sherlock, of the Southern
transportation, was expected to pass
up TINS forenoon on her way to Gin.
clnnati.
Boat builders at Pittsburg report
the outlook more promising, and sew
eral OF them have a pood deoi &c ,gorL
engaged,
The Cons .Millar, a popular boat Of
the Memphis line, will arrive MONDAY
morning, and returns to Cinciucati on
Tuesday next.
The Kate Adams will arrive TO.
night, and is the Adams Line mail
packet leaving on Monday evening
Tor Arkansaw City.
The Will Kyle, from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans Yesterday
and the City Of st. Louis leaves there
to day for st. Louis.
The Andy Baum departed last even
ing for Cincinnati with 100 bales cot
ton, 20 bales rags, % bbls oil and a
fair list of passengers.
The Rene Macready came in during
the night from st. Francis river and
Is the mail packet returning to that
stream on Tuesday next.
The New Mary Houston will be due
down Monday on her way to New
Orleans, IL. G. Lowe, at the foot Of
Jefferson street, is her agent.
The fine Anchor Line steamer Citv
OF Baton Rouge, in command of CAP.
tain Horace Bixby, passes here to day
on her way TO New Orleans.
The John A. Scudder, which ar.
rived at st, Louis on Wednesday
night last, had to discharge her cargo
up Market and Walnut streets.
During the heavy storm at Cairo
Thursday night, barge containing
hundred yards of rock was swamped
and sunk. 1t belonged to Captain
Coles.
Captain Sam Brown of the towboat
3. L. Wood which passed up Yesterday
morning, returned to the city last
night in skitf, feeling quite unwell.
lie will probably go home to-day By
rail.
The steamer Carrier, from the Ohio
river, arrived at st, Louis Thursday,
butts compelled to keep her freight on
board until the river tails as there is
no place on the levee front to dis
charge it. ,
The City of Cairo, in command of
Captain Il. W. Vickers, will be the
Anchor LINE packet leaving from the
elevator at III am. to morrow for
Ylcksbqrg and the bends. Thomas
White presldes in tho Office,
The consolidation Of the Anchor
Lines at st. Louis, as predicted some
weeks ago, has been effected. Captain
John keiser is President, Theodore
llegler Treasurer; Captain Werrick
Secretary, and James Good Superin
tendent of Construction.
The Commonwealth, in command of
Captain j. L: McCord, will be up this
evening, and is the Anchor Line
packet leaving from the elevator al
~ O'CLOCK in the morning for Cairo
and St. Louis. Henry Dietrich is her
polite clerk.
Captain Napoleon McNoely, of tho
haFboF tug Laipesg' ConpoE,Was a pas.
senger on the Baum last evening for
Pittsburg. He has been in i'll health |
for some time past, and goes off for |
three weeks vacation in order TO re-
cuperate. During his absence Capt. |
Ueorge Winters, late Of the Tilda, will |
bAve chageot the 0'0onnor,
Mr.. Arthur Browne, late of L Q
steamer James Lee, after a very plea g
ant stay at Louisville, Metropolis aud |
ether ,plases en- 'ths phia river, re-:
tprAeq "a ne City yesterday and Is
mipgling With his many friends here
abouts. lie reports Captain Lloyd |
WhitlOw as having been quite unwell |
for some time, but is getting along all
right now; The two will probably be
found again on one q oess iiJ5oal pack !
cts when the fall business opens up.
Special reports trem Helena, In 70 |
gard TO the bottom, lands below that
town are OF an'alarming nature. 1t is
said that through the crevasse Just
above Friars Point, caused by the
spring food, the water is pouring with
great Velocity deepening and widen>
Ing the outlet with alarming rapidity. |
Form the Apperson place, nine miles
south OF Helena. In tha month NJ Ola |