Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-20

New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Nicksburg yesterday at IL am, and
will be due here tomorrow at noon.
The Batesyille cleared last evening
for the st. Francis with a splendid
trip of freight and several people.
Billy Haines is recovering from a
severe case of uneasiness."
The channel between here and Cairo
is rather crooked and lumpy, and is
causing down stream boats much
trouble.
Arkansas river continues dead low,
with very little prospect of a rise at
present.
The Anchor Line packet Belle
Memphis, Captain John G. Crane, will
pass down to-day for V~icksburg and
the bends.
The Gold Dust, Captain McCord, of
the Anchor Line, will leave the Lee
wharfboat this afternoon for New Or
leans.
The Mollie Moore is aground at
kaskaskia.
The new Mary Houston will be
down tomorrow evening for New Or
leans.
The james ID. Parker is due to-
morrow from Cincinnati with a big
trip Of freight and people.
The Woodruff pulled eighty nine
snags between Cairo and Evansville
and removed several wrecks.
Captain Gus Brown, a well-known
boatmah, is in the city interviewing
the old-timers.
Captain James Lee, jr., returned
this morning from Washington City,
looking the picture of good health and
in good trim for this seasons bust
ness.
The famous Morgan Rather leaves
Cincinnati tomorrow for New Or
leans.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis.
The Golden City left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans.
Captain Jack Sleeth will shortly
introduce the Silver Cloud in Tho
Cincinnati and Tennessee river trade
ON opposite weeks to the Laura i
Davis.
The lower coast packets leaving to
morrow. are as follows The Ouachi
ia Belle, for Arkansas City, Phil AL
lin for Riverton, COahoma for Friar's
Point, and Captain Tom Zene, witt
| the w. 0. Pierce, for Scanlans'.
The excellent little packet Ga,
Hardy, Captain Billy Davis in com
mand, came in last night from IslanC
} 81 with 20 bales cotton, - bags seed
> Gotten and sundries and several PEG
> pie. She leaves this evening with
return trip for Island 81.
, The Presidents Island packet O
w. Pierce, Captain Tom Zeno in com
/, mand, brought in this morning |
bales cotton and 300 sacks seed. Sh
returns this evening to President
Island and Scanlan's. j. L. Wycko
= is her clever purser.
! The James Howard passed up thi
morning for st. Louis with a mOderat
! up stream trip. She discharged her
!, at the Lee wharfboat 105 bbls ale an
porter, 25 drums soda, 26 bbls rice, !
!; hhds sugar, 10 bbls oranges and 5 pix!
|, sundries.
The City of Vicksburg passed U
last evening for st. Louis she put
here s bales cotton, 45 bags seed co
ton and 20 packages sundries and hi
800 sacks seed for Cairo and $500 sacI
seed for st. Louis.
Several of the gentlemen c%onnectC
!, with the United States Lake Survt
IN have left Detroit for Memphis, to r
sumo the survey of the Mississippi
N They will begin operations a short di
lance below here and work sout
Lieutenant ID. w. Lockwood has ii
general direction of the work.
Joe Whitney, mate of the Unit
States snagboat 0. G. Wagner, has a
rived at Mound City from Red rive
The boat has had much sickness,
ID of the crew having died during Il
past three months.
Captain r. L. Birch, of the r.
DeRussey, has charge of the snagbo
j. n. McComb, which is removit
snags and Instructions in the cham
of the river between Cairo and tn
point. She has also on board a spec
commission of engineers on inspect.
duty.
MI. j. W. Brunswick, the cley
gentleman who so gracefully presid
over the bar on the Batesville, has /
u, rd tired from that packet, and r%ejoins t
Golden Rule at this port in a simil
position. While on the B%atesyille
made a host of friends, who wish h.
IN well, and hope he may always be su
" cessful in whatever he undertakes.
vi Captain j. j. Darragh will have
II elegant Vicksburg packet, the Illino
, ready to leave on Tuesday next I
10 Vicksburg. She is a perfect daisy a
'OI will give a good account of hers
10, when she comes out. She looks pr,
- tier and is in better trim than VIII
~ she first came out.
AL The fine steamer Geo, w, Chez
10 Captain Stacker Loe, Is the regu.
is mail packet leaving at FIVE o'clock ii
he evening. sharp, for Helena and t
~. bends, paying strict attention to
he way business. Walker Outlaw,
K. worthy gentleman and efficient ofic
nm controls the Office, assisted by pl
les Rhoades and Mr.. Houston.
'er The Maumelle, Captain Thon
u Darragh, is receiving for Arkan.
river, and leaves tomorrow evening
is g'cleck for Arkansas river and
points through % Little Rock. G,
" r ny Nm " III