Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-23

with 81 feet in the channel from
Jacksonport to the mouth. st. Fran
els river continues IN good navigable
order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Winterish.
Freezing weather since Saturday.
Fair business doing on the levee.
Saturday night and yesterday was
rather rough for steamboatmen.
The receipts of cotton from Satur-
day up to noon to-day foot up $500
bales.
The Josie Harry returned Saturday
to White river with a big trip of
freight.
The Katie Hooper cleared Saturday
evening for Arkansas river with a good
trip.
The James d. Parker for Memphis
and Golden City for New Orleans left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The @. B. Church is due up to-day
bound for Cincinnati.
Captain Crawford has purchased
the Yazoo river packet Yazoo, for the
Opelousas trade.
The Annie P. Silver, of the Anchor
Line, is due up to-day for st. Louis.
The Iron Mountain and barges
for Cairo passed up yesterday after
noon.
The II. c. Yeager passed up last
night at s o'clock,
The Robert Mitchell from New
Orleans arrived at Cincinnati this
morning.
The Gold Dust from St. Louis,
Paris G. Brown from Cincinnati, and
James Howard from Cairo, arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
The Andy Baum en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday at ppm. loaded fiat
in the water.
The Mary Houston, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville last night at 6 O'Clock.
The j. w. Gaf left Cairo last
night at 9 o'clock for Memphis, anC
will arrive this afternoon.
The City of Alton is loading a
Cairo for New Orlerns, and was tt
have left there yesterday.
The r, Il. Lee wharf boat has beer
moved down to the foot of Uniol
} street, where she is permanently 10
Gated and ready for business.
/, The Golden Rule for Cincinnati
: and Commonwealth and John Gilmor.
} and barges for St. Louis left New
Orleans Saturday evening.
The Cons Millar cleared Saturda.
evening for Cincinnati with 1900 bale
cotton, $50 bbls oil and a large lot O
: way freight, 40 cabin passengers an,
: 20 deckers.
The watchman's bale of cottoi
( will be auctio9ed off Thursday mex
at half.past thFes o'clock, Swell tn
6 subscription list.
The bad weather for the past thre
days has deferred the handling an
hauling of cotton to the landings i
p the bends, hence the packets ha
+; smaller lists of cotton than usual.
), The Colorado passed up yesterda
for st. Louis. She discharged her
Z 80 bales of cotton and a few pkgs {
= sundries, and added 339 bales {
q Eastern-bound cotton.
Dl The fine steamer Hattie Nowlan,
q Captain James II. Rees, will arrive t.
99r day from the Arkansas, and leave t,
e morrow evening with a return tril
n going through to Little Rock.
The Anchor Line Packet Compan
will make Cairo its headquarters du.
g ing the freeze-up at st. Louis;and wi
q send south from Cairo three boats p,
!; week, they giving through bills of la,
D. ing at st. Louis for freights for a
b. points South over the railroads, col
, meeting with their packets at Cairo.
The upper coast packet Jay Hard
or Captain VIM. Davis, came in with
Is, good list of cotton and cotton see
and leaves tomorrow evening with
ar return trip for Island 81 and Il
upper coast. Jimmy Davis is h
10 clever clerk.
The imperial passenger steam
x, Thompson Dean, Captain James Pc
'lf per in command, leaves this evening
le' 5 O'Clock promptly for New Orlear
Il making all principal way landing
Il Val Entrekin, an affable gentlemen,
ISIS her chief clerk, assisted by Sterri
Pepper.
Os' The U. P. Schenck, Captain La
u, renee Carriers improved packet, car
n in this morning at 8 O'Clock from Il
lc- Ohio river we'll laden. She d.
ng charged here a lot Of dressed hogs al
adds 200 bales cotton, and expects
s get away at noon for New Orleans.
The celebrated j. w. Calf, CAPITA
lge Bob Wise, with her grand Christm
for excursion, and a full cargo of We
die ern products, will arrive to-day fro
up Cincinnati, and leaves Wednesd
evening with a return trip, giving {
cursion rates to Cincinnati and
nd points. Captain Wash Thompson dc
the honors of the Office, and he nel