Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-21


The Red Cloud is being length
ened 90 feet at st. Leuis.
There is a million bushels of
bulk grain in the elevators at st.
Louis awaiting tonnage for New
Orleans.
The Katie Hooper, for the Ar
kansas, had a good showing of
freight and people.
The james D. Parker cleared for
the Ohio with 677 bales cotton, so
bbls oil, and a lot of old iron and
rags and 80 people.
The E. o. Stanard is due up for
st. Louis with 256 hhds sugar, 200
sacks Havana do, 200 bbls rice and
rs bbls rosin.
There viii be a further reduction
of the tolls by the government Of
the Louisville canal.
The Commonwealth and Golden
City arrived at New Orleans on
Saturday.
Luke W. Terrell, formerly a
river clerk, is now a policeman at
Louisville.
The Port Eads and barges ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Little Joker and Ed Hobbs
left Evansville yesterday afternoon
for New Orleans.
The Centennial for st. Louis
passed Vicksburg yesterday morn
ing and is due here tomorrow.
The james Howard and Thomp-
son Dean, en- route from Memphis
to New Orleans, passed Vicksburg
last evening,
The q. P. Ohouteau passed Vicks-
burg yesterday morning and is
due here tomorrow morning.
The A. O. Donnally arrived at
Cincinnati to-day.
The Hattie Rowland left Little
Rock to-day at noon for Memphis.
The Susie Silver left ST. Louis
yesterday morning for New Orleans.
The West Wind, Captain ]. D.
Randall, is receiv ing at the foot Of
Monroe street for st. Francis river
and all points through to Wits
burg, and leaves tomorrow evening.
The Thomas Sherlock is due
down tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
will arrive tomorrow from White
river, and leave on Wednesday with
a return trip.
Mr.. Frank Coulton is river editor
of the Post, a new evening paper
started at st. Louis.
The Charles Morgan, Capt. ALI
Stein, left New Orleans Saturday
evening for Cincinnati, and will
get here Wednesday noon and leave
in the evening. Captain Washing
ton will make engagements for her.
The st. Genevieve returned to st.
Louis Saturday evening with $50
bales of cotton and a moderate trip
of miscellaneous freight.
The City of Alton passed down
this morning for New Orleans load
ed fiat in the water.
The City of Helena passed W
yesterday morning for ST. Louis.
after adding here several people and
a list of Eastern.bound cotton.
The Colorado had a fair trip fol
Vicksburg. She discharged here &
few hundred packages of freight
and % tons for points below.
Mr.. B. F. James,, a sheet-iror
worker at Cincinnati, who is well
known in river circles, committee
suicide Friday morning last at his
residence in the above city. The
deceased was a brother Of Miss
Alice KingSbury.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. James
Yore, Is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator this evening al
sharp five for Cairo and st. Louis,
doing all way business and making
direct connection with the principal
railroads.&c. the East and West. Mr..
0. Hewitt, a clever gentleman.
holds forth in the office.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, brought in from the up.
per coast an excellent trip, and re-
turns this evening to Johnson's
Landing, carrying the mail and do
ing all way business. B. 0. Michel
and Cyrus Fay, two clever gentle.