Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-22
Tha Golden cruwn lenrsl oIn.

OF coal for New Orleans, left CairI
yesterday afternoon.
The Capitol City arrived'at Vicks
burg yesterday and leaves there to
day for st. Louis.
The St. Geneyieve for Memphi
and @. P. Ohouteau for New Or
leans left st. Louis last night.
Captain James Good, of the M
V. L. Line, now commands tn,
towboat Bee.
The Katie Kountz is above Little
Rock searching for a load of cotton
for New Orleans.
The Hattie Rowland left Little
Rock yesterday for Memphis and il
due here tomorrow night.
The L. 0. Stanard, Captain VIM
Thompson in command, leaves st.
Louis to-day for New Orleans.
A large number of produce boats
are coming down the Ohio well
laden for the Southern markets.
Heavy rains extended along the
Ohio yesterday, and we may look
for a good rise in the above stream.
The Cons Millar for Memphis
and Robert Mitchell for New Or
leans left Cincinnati last evening.
The plank road running from
Union street to the elevator will be
soon repaired or made anew.
The City of Helena will be in to-
night and leave the elevator on to-
morrow evening for st. Louis.
The towboat d. I. Lane is due
Saturday from the Ohio river with
eleven produce boats aud four coal
barges.
The tow-boat Sam Roberts, with
z model barges, 9 produce boats and
l fuel barge, is due tomorrow from
the Ohio.
The \. @. DOnnally passed up
last night for Cincinnati. She put
off here ~ bags seed cotton, 4 hhds
sugar, 8 bbls oranges and sundries.
The upper St Francis river boat,
K. 5. Triplett, passed Evansville
yesterday morning headed for this
port.
John Mcclellan, formerly car
penter Of the Garry Owen, died at
the New Orleans charity hospital,
Tuesday, after an illness of over
nine months.
The John A. Scudder from Mem
phis, Ashland from the Arkansas
river and Mollie Moore from st.
Louis arrived at New Orleans YES
terday.
The Ruth viii arrive tomorrow
from White river with big trip of
cotton and leave on Saturday, her
regular day, for Jacksonport and
all points on White river.
The thief who robbed Capt. Ben
COnger on the Diamond Joe, of his
gold watch and about fifty dollars
IN money, has been arrested in
Clinton. He is a negro, and gave
his name as William Butts.
Diamond Joe Reynolds has pur-
chased the johnson & Kohlke boat
yard at Eagle Point, Dubuque. He
will repair his packets this winter ;
also build several new ones for next
seasons operations.
The Batesyille, Captain Phil Har.
mon, with Lee Woolard in the
office, is the regular Scanlan's Land
ing packet, leaving the foot Of
Union street this evening, giving
prompt attention to all plantation
business.
The j. W. Garrett and barges
from the Ohio passed down this
morning for New Orleans after dis
charging here 315 bbls cement and
adding 88 bales Of cotton and sew
eral lots of sundries.
The Chas. Morgan passed down
last evening for New Orleans with
1900 tons Of freight, III cabin and
lS7 deck passengers. She put of
here 800 barrels Of potatoes and q
lot Of sundries, and added 100 bar.
rels of oil and several lots of pound
freight.
The big James Howard, Captain
B. r. Pegram, leaves this evening
at five o'clock sharp for New Or.
leans, making all principal way
landings. She is an A l carrier
and hoe colat,oI ..a.,o