Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-27
M%IsoELLANEOUs.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear.
Dry and dusty.
Rain badly needed.
River fell two inches.
Business dull at the landing.
Kate Adams for Arksnsaw City
SPIN.
The Hard Cash had a fair trip out
for White river,
The City Of Cairo, from V~icksburg,
arrived at St. Louis yesterday
Glen Nolte is coming out second
clerk Of the cotton carrier Helena.
The Carrier is to load at st. Louis
for V~ickshurg aud the Montana for
New Orleans.
The new elegant steamer, Mabel
Oomeaux, from Cincinnati, arrived at
New Orleans yesterday. ~
The D, r. Powell, for New Or
leans, left St. Louis last evening under
the auspices of the Anchor Line.
The Annie 2. Silver, from New
Orleans, passed to st. Louis early this
morning after discharging 100 pack
ages.
The Howards of Jacksonville have
the contract to build another Anchor
Line boat the duplicate Of the City of
St. Louis.
The steamer Sunaower was sold at
Vicksburg by the United States Mar
shall to Captain s. II. Parisot, Of the
P Line, for $3.50.
The channel Of the river in Bend
81, where the Centennial is sunk, is
very narrow, and boats have consider
able trouble in passing her.
Captain Ferd Hamilton, a pioneer
Arkansaw river pilot, is in the city,
having brought up the Maumello
from Arkansaw City.
The bed of the lake 10 front Of
Vicksburg is being surveyed by the
United States Engineers for the beneS
fit Of Mississippi River Commission. :
The Arkansaw river steamer Maui
melle, after taking on fuel aud sup
plies, left yesterday for the PSducah
ways, with John Pearce OF the wheel
Plenty Of steamboat stock lying
idle at Algiers, opposite New Orleans,
but as soon as there is an improve
ment in navigation the most of these
boats will wheel into line.
The Ida Darragh failed to reach
Pine Bluff on her last trip on account
Of low water, but as there has been q
little rise in that stream she will
probably go through this time.
Captain Charles B. Russell, late Of
the steamer James w. CAT, has re-
tired from the river, and is engaged in
the Office Of Captain Ed Hart of this
city, shipping cotton to the East.
The Anchor Line company are now
selling excursion tickets to St, Louis
and return for Sc, good until October
9Th, This gives all an opportunity to
visit the big fair and witness the grand
procession Of the Yelled Prophets.
The City of Providence, in com
mand of Captain George LenOx, will
be the Anchor Line packet leaving
here at 10 o'clock in the morning for
ViCksburg and prominent way lands
ingq. Frank Perkins presides in the
Office. s0it-
1t is stated that when the new
Chickasaw enters the Memphis and
White river trade, the Hard Cash will
run between Jacksonport andTerrene,
taking out New Orleans cotton for the
Henry Frank, O. P. Chouteau and
Helena.
The Arkansas City, in command Of
Captain Harry Brolaski is the Anchor
Line packet announced to leave here
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning for
Cairo, St. Louis and way mail land
ings. Charles Quesnel is in charge Of
the Office.
The Ida Darraghn in command Of
Captain Ed, Rowland, is the mail
packet leaving this evening for Pine
Bluff and way landings on Arkansaw
river, connecting at her destination
with the Pool Line boats for Little
Rock and points above, Captain j,
N. Thompson presides in the Office as.
sisted by Lon Hudson. az ts,Ii
Captain Billy Hodge, who took the
Billy Ezell and bArses to Arkansaw
City, returned home to-day by rail
ready to resume his position in the pi'
lot house Of the steamer Kate Adams
He reports the Rene MacreSdy al
having left Arkansaw City at moor
yesterday. She being behind time OF
account Of the deck. crew jumping her