Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-16

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} There is less than 5 feet Of water al
, Flint Island bar On the Ohio, where
the James'IF. Gsff is aground and the
U. ?. Schenck is above the bar wait.
J ing.
The regular Cincinnati and Pitts.
burg packets are laying up on account
Of low water. Railroads will probably
soon raise rates and reap harvest fol-
awhile. a8
4 A dispatch received last night from
Evansville states that Colonel ]. N.
Silverthorn, river editor Of the Evans
vile Courier, was unconscious and
gradually sinking.
The Future City and barges passed
Vicksburg yesterday on her way to St.
Louis, and has also the steamer De-
Smet in tow, which is being taken up
the river for repairs.
The City Of Providence will be the
Anchor Line packet leaving here at
10 O'clock in the morning for Vicks-
burg. Captain Lenox commands,
with Frank Perkins in the Office.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
Arkansas City, in command of Captain
Harry Brolaski, will be up this after
noon from Vicksburg, and leaves at 10
o'clock in the morning for Cairo and
st. Louis.
The large and handsome steamer
Belle of Fountain, which is owned BY
Terre Haute parties, sunk Tuesday
night at Massies Bend, three miles
above Vincennes, Ind, with a heavy
cargo on board.
Work in the harbor at Vicksburg
will not be abandoned. 1t is believed
that sufficient depth of water can be
maintained in the west pass of the
lake to allow tributary boats to land at
the city landing during low water.
Marines should remember that
there can be but one "6rst new bale"
brought by boat, but all have the
same chance of trying for it, and, OF
course, it will be allowed space in the
cabin and given free transportation.
The popular local packet Josie
Harry will be found in port to,mor-
row morning, and returns to White
river on Saturday at her usual hour.
taking freight and passengers for all
points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers.
The government steamer Emma
Etheridge had bad streak Of luck on
her last trip from Cairo to Louisville.
After running into the Bertha Lee
and smashing her considerably, she
when near Henderson ran over a skif
containing a young man and young
lady. The latter was drowned. The
young man was picked up and taken
to Evansville
Captain j. D, Randall, now sojourn-
ing at Hot Springs, Ark, has our
thanks for Hot Springs papers re-
ceived during the past few days; also
for copy Of an illustrated guide to
the Hot Springs of Arkansaw. Capt
Randall, though there but a little
over two weeks, is SAID to have i'm
proved considerably in health and
will return home next week ready for
a heavy seasons business.
There is a sensation in steamboat
circles at Wheeling, W. Va, by an
annocement that Captain Charles
Muhleman, of the Andes, the second
largest stakeholder in the Wheeling
and Parkersburg Transportation Co.,
with three associates, had entered suit
tor the appointment OF a receiver for
the cOmpany's affairs The bill alleges
that the business has been managed by
the President and Manager and Sec,
rotary; that no dividends have been
paid since they came into Office, and
that boats were bought at ruinous
figures and sold at sacrifice needless
ly,without the authority of the Board;
that the President disposed Of good
officers and gave places to his OVID
relatives at exorbitant salaries, be.
sides some other alleged underhand
business.
If you have the time and inclina>
ton to make an excursion Of couple
of days on the river no better boat can
be selected than the peerless side
wheel steamer Kate Adams. She
came in last night with fully 80 people
and did a good passenger business
during the entire trip. She is getting
to be more popular every day, and
those living along the line between
here and Arkansaw City rarely pa.
tronize any other boat. Her fame
for elegance, speed and comfort
has spread far aud wide by many from
other States who have bad occasion to
travel on this boat. Built at an ex>
penso of nearly 100000, having all the
modern improvements, including the
wonderful electric lights, she connot
fail to win favor with the publio. Her
officers are also thorough boatmen
who undaretand THAR husinoss Con