Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-17
nIVER lNIELLI6eHLE
MISCELLANEOUS.

] mAnN EhLhNEOIos
The Evansville and Cairo mail boa
have resumed business.
The Montana, from New Orleans,
is due up bound for st. Louis.
At the foot of the Louisville and
Portland canal 9 feet of water is
reported.
1t is very probable that the steamer
Belle Shreveport will go to Cincinnati
to load for New Orleans.
The city of St Louis is the An
Choir Line boat leaving St, Louis this
evening for New Orleans.
The Henry Frank, due from New
Orleans, is expected to bring 1900
SKIS OF cotton seed to this port.
The Lee Line packets leaving to-
day are the Coahoma for Friars Point
and the Dean Adams for Osceola.
The james W. Gaff, on her way to
Cincinnati, will be thoroughly repaired
and rc6tted on arrival at Cincinnati.
The Golden Crown, which has been
laid up at Evansville during low
water, left there Monday for Cincin-
natl.
The U, P. Scheuck, Golden Rule
and Paris 9. Brown are on their way.
out Of the Ohio bound for New Or
leans
All the Memphis and New Orleans
packets are in complete repair and
ready for business as soon as there is
sufficient water for them to navigate.
Captain Jos. LaBarge's new boat is
about completed, on the Ohio, aud
will probably be named after a young
and popular steamboat agent of St.
Louis.
Captain r. D. Yancy, of Troy, La,
has sold the Della No. 2 to Mr.. s. j
Myers, of New Orleans, for $500 cash.
; Mr.. Myers will use her as cotton
= seed boat.
Don't forget that the popular Cons
! Millar leaves on Friday evening for
: all points on the Ohio river through
; to Cincinnati and gives through tick +
t cts and cheap rates to points East.
The G. 9. Carroll, bound for New
7 Orleans, will arrive to morrow with a
i big Memphis freight aud will proba
b bly, load with cotton from here. She
is to run in the Red river trade this
season.
The Towards of Jacksonville on
' Tuesday last laid the frame for a new
: Anchor Line steamer, to be the exact
f; duplicate Of the City ofSt. Louis.
!. The contract calls for her delivery 10
May next.
!; Merchants desiring freight from the
/ Ohio river should send on their orders
s at once, as the Cons Millar for this
por and the Will Kyle for New Or.
q leans will probably leave Cincinnati
! an Saturday next.
Both Of the new engines for the
! steamer James Lee are now on board
and being put together. Engineer
: Lou Jones, who is in charge, expects
y to have the Lee ready early next week
to resume her trips in the FriarsPoin
J, trade.
The champion cotton carrier Henry
Z Frank, due here this evening, is an
. qounced to leave at 5 pm. to morrow
D for Vicksburg. New Orleans and wa,
u landings. Besides being big lrsigh
!. carrier, she has splendid passenge
: accommodations.
Captain Charles W. Drown, Secre
tary of the Red River aud Coas
IN Line, reports a very gloomy state @
N affairs existing in the parishes alon
n the Red river. The long drought ha
N burnt up the cotton and cane to a gres
IT extent, and the crops will prov
Of almost failure.
# The Hard Cash, in command {
i Capt. B. Q. Postal, is the regula
70 packet leaving this evening for D,
a wallis Bluff, Augusta, JacksonpoI
n and way landings on White river, civ
n ing prompt attention to all busineI
4 that offers, and connecting at her del
Is tination with light draft steamers f
:. upper White and Black rivers. Cap
AZ CHARLES Postal presides in the ofiic
IL assisted by his brother Joseph.
" The Kate Adams will be found
he port tomorrow morning, aud is III
m regular Adams Line mail pack
" leaving to morrow evening tor Helen
lis Terrene, Arkansaw City and WI
O. landings The Adams is the fine
n packet running from this port, is SUI
piled with all the modern imprOv
M menis, and is in charge Of experience
as boatmen. Her table fare and passeng
~, %. accommodations are unsurpassed |
el any boat on the river. Shippers shOu
'yi send down their freight as early
~ possible, so she may leave on time.
90 Louisville, October l4.--The Par
o oSr O, Brown, for New Orleans, descen
nd cd the fallsAt pm. last evening" al