Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-14
White and St. Francis rivers are

ueaVy vino last night.
White caps cover the surface of tn,
river.
All the upper streams are on tn,
decline.
The Kate Adams goes to Arkansav
City at 5 pm.
The Will Kyle left Cincinnati OF
Saturday for New Orleans.
The sand bar near the opposite shor,
begins to show up finely.
The tug Clarence, with an i'm mems,
raft, arrived last evening from Gayoso
The U. P. Schenck passed Evans.
vile yesterday bound for New Or,
leans.
The Wyoming and Mary Houston
passed Louisville yesterday bound fol
Cincinnati.
The new towboat R. S. Hays lef
St. Louis last evening on her seconC
trip to New CLEANS.
Boats drawing less than 8 feet cal
now pull through the Louisville cana
without delay or trouble.
The Commonwealth passed up at II
am. yesterday, bound for st. Louis
doing nothing of interest here.
The HardCash will be in tomorrow
morning and is the regularly ednesday
packet leaving for White river.
The Josie Harry departed SATURDAY.
evening for White river with fail
trip Of both freight and people. 4.
The packets brought iu quite lot
of pretty flowers for the decoration o
the Confederate graves at Elmwood
The Lee Line packets leaving to-
day are the Dean Adams, for Osceols
and the james Lee, for Friars Point
The steamer Big Horn, recently
sunk in the Missouri river and insured
in st. Louis Offices, is reported a tota
loss
The big Thomas Sherlock is tn,
20" Line packet passing down THU
evening for New Orleans. H. G
Lowe is agent.
The Daniel Kaine, with IA boats Of
coal and 3 of fuel, from Louisville,
passed here yesterday afternoon bound
for New Orleans.
The City of Cairo, from st. Louis
passed here yesterday forenoon bounG
for Vicksburg. She discharged 3OOC
pkgS and added about 30 tons.
1t was reported to-day that the
body Of Captain Gus. Coleman, whc
was drowned a week ago hundred
miles above here, had been recov
cred.
The Rene Macready leaves at 5 p. m
to morrow for Mariana, Wittsbur,
and way landings, on L'Anguille ant
St. Francis river, through to MARI
Tree.
Commodore Vint Shinkle expects
to have his new invention for unload
ing coal barges by steam in operation
and ready for trial some time sthi,
week.
There are fifty steamboats, running
out Of Portland, Oregon, and two.
thirds Of them are owned by the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany.
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Scudder will pass here Tomorrow
evening bound for New Orleans
Captain AID Storm at the elevator is
her agent.
For Vlcksburg tomorrow we have
the Anchor Line packet Belle Mem
phiS with Captain l. H. Mckee in
command and Henry Corbyn in charge
of the Office.
Captain R. X. Riley's splendid
Anchor Line steamer City of Vicks
burg will be up this evening and leave
at 10 am. tomorrow for Cairo and St.
Louis. W. G. Blenker is her polite
clerk.
The W. P. Hrllidsy, four days out
from New Orleans with 800 ions of
freight, arrived last night, discharged
near 800 pckgs, cleaned out boilers and
left at 8 o'clock this morning for st
Louis.
The elegant and popular steamer
Golden Rule, of the Southern Trans
portation Line, will pass up this even
ing on her way to Cincinnati. Cap
tain 0. P. Shinkle commands, with
Albert Shinkle in charge of the
Office.
The Ida Darragh came in last night
with a good trip of both freight and
people, and is the mail packet leaving
tO.morrOW evening for Pima Rluff and
way landings on Arkansaw river, con-
Meeting at her destination with the
pool line boats for Little Rock and
points above. Captain e. B Smith
commands with Captain j. N. Thomp.
son in charge of the Office.
The popular Cons Millar, of the
Memphis and Ohio river packet COM
pany, will be in tonight, and leave at
3 Pm. Tomorrow for all points on the
Ohio river through to Cincinnati,
where connection is made with the