Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-18

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Little Rock, with 26 inches on the
gauge. White river is falling, with 3
feet g inches in the channel from
~Jaeksonport to the mouth. The st.
Francis is in good navigable order.
qI MISCELLANEOUS.
Frosty weather.
Considerable stir on the levee.
Major John d. Adams returned to
Little Rock last evening by rail.
The Grand Tower and st. Genevieve
have laid up at Cairo.
The leyee remains partially blocked
off with cotton and freight, the receipts
of packets for several days past.
The Hattie Nowland cleared last
evening for Arkansas river with a good
trip of freight.
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Louisville
were treated to snow-storms yesterday.
The James d. Parker, from Mem
phis, arrived at Cincinnati this morn
ing. aH
The U. P. Schenck left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans.
Ice yesterday at Vicksburg.
The City of Helena left Vicksburg
yesterday noon for st. Louis, and is
due here tomorrow evening.
The G. B.. Church for Cincinnati,
and Rover and barges for Evansville,
left New Orleans last evening.
The Hard Cash returned to White
river last Aight with a splendid trip.
The Red Wing had also a good trip
out, and Captain John Davis seemed
in the best of spirits.
The Batesville cleared for the St.
Francis with a splendid trip of freight
and a fair list Of people.
The George w. Cheek, for Friar's
Point and the lower coast, had a good
showing of freight and people,
The James w. Calf leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for Memphis with {
grand Christmas excursion.
The A. G. Donnally, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville well laden.
The river yesterday at st. Louis wa.
full of running ice and is probably
closed this morning.
The Anna has gone down to Platter
/. Rock from st. Louis to tighten off tn,
I. Centennial, which has been agroun,
there since Sunday,
Navigation between Cairo and ST
4 Louis is closed to-day, the river bein
| blocked with ice.
There are several boats which lei
: st. Louis the latter part of last wee
4 for the South caught by the ice be
S tween st. Louis and Cairo.
The Mary Houston leaves Cincin
natl to-day for New Orleans and wi
+ be followed on Saturday by the Golde
) City.
2 The Cotton Seed Association her
reduced the price of seed to 81 pc
ton for extra fine seed delivered 0
If the levee.
G, The Robert Mitchell passed up tn
i, morning for Cincinnati with 800 tol
Of freight, principally sugar and m.
Or %lasses.
S The government snagboat 0ctav
g is on the ways at Mound City, recei'
ing a thorough overhauling.
The w. II. Harrison, with a tow
l. produce barges, passed down this NOR
|. ing for New Orleans.
o. The coal men at Pittsburg want ii
e river to freeze up in order to enhant
y. and raise the price of black diamond
99r The new sternwheel steamer Shiel
~ is loading at Louisville for the TIE.
messed. river.
s. The tow boat Dick Fulton is
route from the Ohio river to this pot
with a large tow Of Pittsburg coal,
70 Messrs. Bryan O'Neal, the celebrat
n. coal dealers.
e9r Captain Gould has named his ne
a. q Anchor Line packet the w. 7. Hal
I'd day. She is receiving her inishi
touches at Louisville.
at The new Ed Richardson, for t
Memphis and New Orleans trade, W
.ap be completed for business and lea
N. Louisville for the South in about t
IT. or twelve days.
Captain S. B, Coulson's new steal
q ers, building at Pittsburg, will
n, named, one the Dakota and the 9th
at Montana. Captain Nick Bueson W
/, command one, and Captain Joe To
IN the other
The Cons Millar, Captain Villa
el- Tichenor, will arrive tomorrow fro
for the Ohio river with a full cargo
Tor western products, and leaves Saturd
I. evening next with a return trip
Cincinnati.
Captain Baldwin treated his nj
sc, little steamer Hope to a new pair
vi smoke-stacks. She goes away Il
az az morning for Hatchie river, and "
I'd continue in the trade throughout (
BIS season.
The neat little steamer Dyersbr
got away last evening for Forked DE-
river and Dyersburg. She will &C
'y tinue in that trade as a regular weel
lac packet.
2ci The City of Vicksburg cleared i
eP- evening for st, Louis with a fair tt
io She added here 528 bales of Easter
bound cotton and a good list Of v
freight.
The Guiding Star, Captain Will
Miller's magnificent new packet,
,.m route to Cincinnati, passed Vicksbl
I'm Monday night, and will be due h
pm I'M tomorrow morning.