Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-14

Dull at the landing.
No local packets leaving to. day.
Josie Harry for White river next
Saturday.
The upper Ohio river is rising at
Cincinnati.
Three excursions tomorrow on the
steamer I. +. Eckert.
At present the nights are cool while
the days are quite warm.
The steamer Mississippi of the Xiv.
er Commission passed south yester.
day.
The W. P. Halliday will be due up
to morrow afternoon, bound for ST.
Louis.
The propeller Central City is taking
on a cargo at st. Louis consigned to
this port.
The Ida Darragh will arrive to-
morrow and returns to Arkansaw riv-
er on Tuesday next.
The S. l.. Wood and tow of coal
barges passed Vicksburg yesterday af,
ternoon bound for Pittsburg.
The City of Vicksburg arrived at
st. Louis yesterday, and leaves there
this evening on her return to Vicksp
burg,
A heavy wind and rain storm Wis
tied st. Louis last evening, but 10
damage to steamboat property is re-
ported.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Baton Rouge was expected to pass
here this forenoon bound for New
Orleans.
The City of st. Louis for st. Louis
and the Will s. Hays for Cincinnati
are announced to leave New Orleans
this evening.
The Kate Adams will arrive to-
night and is the mail packet leaving
EN- Monday evening Tor Arkansaw
City any way landings.
The Arkansas City did not get away
for Vicksburg until yesterday sfter.
noon. She discharged 2O75 pkgs of
freight and added ~ tons.
Jacob Niemeyer and Thos. j. DarN
ragh,a commission firm of Hitchcock,
have purchased what is known as the
"leyec property" OF that city.
The James w. Gaff was at Evans
Vile last night. She will arrive here
Monday and leave on Tuesday even
ing on her return trip to Cincin-
natl.
The Vipt Shinkle departed last
evening tor CINCINNATI with fair trip
of people and a good list Of freight, the
principal items being 400 bales of cots
ton aud 'ous of cotton seed meal,
All sorts OF rumors are rife in regard
to the movements OF the Will s. Hays
next season. As she is one of the best
boats on the river, she can run indie
pendent in any trade and do good
busihsss.
The Golden 6yowp is dpe from Gin
cinnati, bound for New Orleans. Shs
is a fine passenger packet and ii
charge Of clever officers. Captain H.
q. LOgs,qttBe foot Of Jefferson street,
is her agent.
The Billy Kilby returned last might
from New Orleans, whittier she had
been with tow of slaves, and made
the fastest trip of the Kind on record.
She will probably 80 up to Tiptonyille
this afternoon.
The steamboat Dispatch, 95 feet
long and Is feet beam, lately purchas-
"a BY ST. Eapl parties, is to be put on
ttsHa railroad cars and forwarded to
White Bear, where She is to run on
White Bear Lake. W
The Golden Rule, six days out from
New Orleans, WITH 900 tons Of freight
and the barge a. B. Shinkle 10 tow,
passed up this morning for Cincinnati.
She discharged beFs % SKIS salt and
added few pe9Pls.
Fhs Rsga Macrsadv IS ths Gail
packet leaving on Tuesday evening
next for all points on L'Anguille aud
st. Francis rivers through to Mark
Tree, the crossing Of the Kansas City
and Memphis railroad.
The City of Cairo from Yicksburg
gill be up this afternoon and will be
the Ansbo- Line packet leaving from
the elevator AZ ~ q,'sIqpE in the morn
ing for Cairo aud ~. Louis. Captain
George W. Vickers commands, with
Thos White in the Office.
l'he ANCHOR Lime steamer City of
Helena, after ap absence Of several
months, wilIbs here Tomorrow, and