Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-30

Heavy log on the river early thi
morning. 1
TheOhio is rising again at all point
above Eqansville. gP aW
The Paris @. Brown from the Obi
arrived At New Orleans yesterday.
The win Kyle, bound for New Or
leans, will be due down TO- morrow.
The Cons Millsr, from this port
arrired safely at Cincinnati yester
day.
CAPTAIN 7. B. Leathers and S. P
Bell, Of New Orleans, are 10 the cit,
on business.
The City Of Providence left Vicks
burg a. noon to-day for st. Louis, anj
passes here Friday.
The Central City departed yester
day for New Orleans, with 1916 bale
Of compressed cotton.
Mate Phinn Star, went out las
evening in charge Of the lower deck
Of the Josie barry.
The Arkansaw City arrived at st,
Louis yesterday, and leaves there thi.
evening on her return to Vicksburg.
Steward Dick Brannon, Of the
steamer Hard Cash has gone to Pitts.
burg to ct out tho cabins of that
steamer.
The large and elegant Anchor Line
steamer City of St. Louis will be due
up tomorrow, bound for Cairo and
st Louis.
The Belle Shreveport has gone to
Tell City to load for the South. As the
Ohio is rising, she may go through ia
Cincinnati
The Ste. Genevieve discharged 3l6s
pkgs freight and returned to st. Louis
last evening, taking AS bales Eastern
bound cotton.
The City Of Vicksburg discharged
l23 SKIS cotton seed and passed up for
St.Louis, for which poiut she has $500
SKIS cotton seed.
The government work at Plum
Point, it is said, will be shut down in
about six weeks, as the appropriation
is almost exhausted
The Cons Millar is announced to
leave Cincinnati tomorrow evening
for this port, Merchants here should
telegraph their orders at once.
Mate Ed Hunt, late of the Anchor
Line steamer Commonwealth, went
out yesterday in charge of the lower
deck Of the steamer Kate Adams.
The Hard Cash will be due to night
and is the regular packet leaving here
tomorrow evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport,
BillyIIobbs, river editor Of thoPost.
Dispatch, is favOrably spoken of as
Assistant Chief of the St Louis Fire
Department, and is fully Endorsed by
all his river friends.
Captain II. @. Lowe, agent Of the
Southern Transportation Line of
steamers, announces the Wyoming to
pass here at 10 O'Clock to morrow
morning for Cincinnati.
The W, P. Halliday, in command of
Captain j. 7. McCord, is the Anchor
Line packet announced to pass here
this evening bound for New Orleans.
Owen G. Gates is her chief clerk.
The Josie Harry got away last even
ine with good trip of freight and
Captain Milt Harry states that she
will be back in time to leave again al
her regular hour on Saturday next.
Engineers Jones and Bailey will in
a few days have the steamer James
Lee ready to resume her trips in the
Memphis and Friars Point trade. The
engines are new throughout and pows
erful.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Baton Rouge with 1900 tons Of freight
passed to New Orleans yesterday
afternoon. She added 40 bales cot
ton, 300 empty bbls and 10 tons Of
miscellaneous freight.
William MoCloskey, mate Of the
steamer City of Vicksburg, was shot
by a roustabout on Sunday morning
last while the boat was laying at Will
ton landing. The ball entered his
thigh, but is not considered danger.
Gus.
The Centennial, with 300 tons Of
freight, arrived early this morning and
discharged $500 bdls cotton ties, 143
bbls sugar, 1O3 bbls apples, 100 bbls
oil and Sc pkgs sundries. She cleaned
out boilers here, and gets away this
afternoon for st. Louis
Our levee presented business like
appearance yesterday. There we're
eight boats at the landing, and piles
Of freight on the levee during the en-
tire day. Fully 500 roustabouts we're
at work, all at good wages, and they
had their hands full, too.
The Belle Memphis, from st. Louis,
passed here this forenoon on her way
to ViCksburg. She discharged 1855
pkgs, including so bbls -four, 100 bbls
apples, 40 rolls bagging, % bdls cotton
ties, AZ SKIS corn and 50 SIX rye. She
added about 50 tons for Vicksburg and
way landings.
Now that the upper Ohio and its
side streams are rising. IL is nrobahle