Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

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MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy.
Slippery.
Moderating.
Dull on the levee.
River still declining.
Roustefs demanding more pay.
Kate Adams for Arkansaw City 8
pm.
Showing along the Ohio valley yes,
terday.
The packets leaving last night had
fair trips.
The Wyoming for New Orleans
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The Rene Macready is the Saturday
packet leaving for St. Francis river.
The Joe Peters will be the Satur-
day packet leaving Arksnsaw river.
The small sternwheel steamer Rich
mOnd passed here yesterday going
south.
The Henry A. Tyler is the Saturday
packet leaving here at noon for Cairo
and Paducah.
Several through boats arc behind
time, caused by the bad weather of
the past few days.
The ChickasaW was unavoidably
detained, and did not get away until
noon to-day for Wbite.river.
The Vicksburg wharlboat is now
located at Kleinston, the rapid declin.
ing river making il necessity.
In the vicinity Of Wheeling the
river is full CT floating ice, but not
enough to interfere with business.
The W. P. Halliday, of the Anchor
Line, is expected to pass here this
forenoon on her way to New Orleans.
The City Of New Orleans, bound
for the Crescent City, passed Vicks-
burg at 6 o'clock yesterday evening,
The X. Il. Springer, on her way to
New Orleans, is announced to pass
here this evening. II. G. Lowe is her
agent.
Boats now find it difficult to secure
deck Grew, the majority Of them
wishing to remain at homo until after
christmas.
The John A, Scuddcr arrived at
New Orleans yesterday and the
Guiding Star left there last evening
for Cincinnati.
The iron steamer Charles P. Chou
teau was preparing to leave at noon
for New Orleans, and has good en-.
gagements below.
J. G. Bakers aatboat, from Col.
conda, Illinois, containing about $500
bbls potatoes, ives sunk in Fogleman's
chute a few days ago.
Billy Collins, late Of the steamer
James W. GaF, is coming out stew
ard Of the Carrier, in the Cincinnati
and New Orleans trade.
The steamerClipper iscoming south
to run in the Bayou Sara and Baton
Rouge mail trade, under the superin-
tendency Of Captain Eichols.
Inspector 9. II. Kendall, of the
Cincinnati Underwriters, is on his
way to the sunken Will Kyle, to dc.
eide on the probability of raising her
The Charles Morgan, of the South.
orn Transportation Line, is announced
to pass here at 10 o'clock to morrow
morning on her way to New Orleans
Navigation at st. st. Louis is sus-
pended for the present on account o.
heavy running ice, and all Anchor
Line boats now above Cairo have
been ordered to tie up.
At Pittsburg, on Tuesday last
Captain l.. w. Graves purchased the
steamer Carrie M. Kraft for $4,000
and is bringing her south to run il
Red river, above Shreveport,
Pilot Wm. Underwood, late of tn,
Will S. Hays, will come out on tn,
Carrier, which leaves Cincinnati OF
Saturday week, 10Th inst, in com
mand Of Captain w. @. TichenOr.
The City of Providence will be the
Anchor Line packet passing here to
morrow forenoon on her way to Vicks
burg. Captain George LenOx Gem
mands, with Frank Perkins in III,
office.
Captain Harry BrOlaski's splcndiC
Anchor Line steamer Arkansas Cit,
will be due up tonight, and leave
from the elevator at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning for Cairo and St
Louis.
The Anchor Line steamer City 0
Baton Rouge, four days out from New
Orleans with 600 tons Of freight, passe,
to St, Louis last night. She RENAME,
here long enough to discharge abou
400 pkgs and clean out boilers.
The Dean Adams Of the Milt Harr,
Line will be due here tomorrow nigh
aud leaves again on Saturday at
o'clock in the evening for all points Of
White river through to Jacksonpori
taking freight for all points on uppe
White and Black rivers. Captain K
r. Thomas is her agent.
The Vint Shinkle, in command O
Captain NJ. M. Deem, will arrive To
night, and leaves promptly at 5 o'cloc
tomorrow evening ror all points O
the Ohio river through to Cincinnati
giving through tickets and cheap rate
to poins East. Henry Proctor pre-
sides in the office, assisted by Harr
Best.
Cairo, the little town situated q
the junction Of the Ohio and Mississ
ippi rivers, is at present the head Q
navigation as far as the Mississippi
river is concerned, but no one know
how long she will remain this head
Floating ice is likely to get so THO
that it will be dangerous for boats
navigate between Cairo and this por
Then Memphis will be the head