Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-21

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Little Rock
White and st Francis rivers continue
to decline.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and hot.
River fell three inches.
Moderate business on the levee.
All the upper streams are low and
falling.
The W. P. Halliday, from St. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
Captain G. Wash Floyd and family
are taking in the Louisville ExpOsi-
ton.
The R. s. Hayes, with several
loaded barges, passed to New Orleans
last evening.
The steamer Virgie Lee, from the
upper Ohio river, passed to New Or
leans yesterday.
The large propeller Central City is
due to day from st. Louis with about
800 tons of freight.
The ferry boat John Overton will
probably return here ready for bust
ness by Monday next.
! The towboat Billy Ezell came up
yesterday and returns to Terrene to-
day with a tow of coal.
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
City Of New Orleans passes up to
morrow for Cairo and St. Louis.
The light draft steamer Matte
Hays has gone to Flint Island to act
as convoy to the boats in treble there
The bottom of the Ohio river con,
tinues to rise, aud as long as that il
kept up the river viii continue to fall
The John Dippold, under charter o.
the government, passed up this morn.
ing for the Ohio with several empty
barges
The Future City with the sidewheeI
steamer DeSmet and several barges in
tow, passed up last night for St
Louis.
The City OF Vicksburg added lot
of miscellaneous freight and LETT at II
o'clock this morning for Cairo and St
Louis. "
The City Of Providence arrived al
Vicksburg early yesterday morning
and left there at noon to-day on hel
return to St. Louis. u
The Golden Grown with 500 tons Of
freight left New Orleans on Saturday
last, and should pass here Thursday
bound for the Ohio.
The Arkansas City arrived at St
Louis yesterday, and leaves there Thu
evening With return trip for Vicks
burg, passing here on Friday next.
The steamer Mississippi arrived
from above last night and left earl.
this msrning with several River Com
! missioners for the government work
above the ci y. j.
Captain James Rees, jr., the grea
Pittsburg boat builder, is in the cit
) on little trip OF business and pleas
ure, AID is being warmly received b.
. his many friends.
The Josie Harry, returning to thi
port, passes DevAlls Bluff to>morroy
i, morning. She will arrive Thursda
night and leaves again on SaturGa
for White river.
The Emma Etheridge and barge
B were yesterday added to the feet Q
: grounded boats at Flint Island bar
j Most Of those boats lie directly in tn
channel, and boats from above or be
s low have great difficulty in passing.
With the exception Of local packet
r there were no arrivals at Cincinnati o
! Evansville yesterday, which indicate
y that there is a fine feet of boats a
9 Flint Island enjoying themselves, see
= ing who will get out OF the way Rrst
The Kate Adams departed las
Q evening for Arkansaw City, with
4 good trip of both freight and people
including an excursion party Of youn
2 ladies spd gentlemen, who will max
c the bround trip returning to-mOrrO'
night.
i; The Annie P. Silver, from St.LOuii
3 is announced to pass here at lOo'Cloc
Y v to. morrow morning bound for Ne
4 Qrleaps, Captain Joseph Bryan Soq
mapds, with Green Shields in chare
4 Of the ofiOe. Captain AdIStoFm is he
y agent, e4si
J. Major John D. Adams, owner
ll the elegant steamer kRto Adams,