Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

ndflgaDle Ofuer-
MISCELLANEOUS.
A snow-storm prevailed this morn
ing. s
Fair business doing on the leyee.
The levee was rather d~isagreeable
for the handling of freights and bust
ness on account Of the snOwand slush.
The J.G. Fletcher left Little Rock
yesterday for Pine Bluff.
The 0uachita Belle returned to Ar
kansas City last evening with a SPLEEN
did trip of freight and people.
The C.P. Chouteau, from Helena,
passed Vieksburg Sunday morning for
New Orleans with over seven thou
sand bales Of cotton and a large lot of
seed.
The Illinois returned to Riverton
last evening with an excellent trip of
freight and people.
The Robert Mitchell, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Vicksburg Sunday at noon, and is due
here TINS evening.
The City of Helena from st. Louis
arrived at Vicksburg yesterday, and
leaves there at noon to-day with a re-
turn trip.
The Charles Morgan from New Or
leans arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The John A. Wood, with a tow Of
coal, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Coahoma returned to Friar's
Point last evening with asplei.did trip
of freight and people.
The j. w, Gaf leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for Memphis with a grand
Christmas excursion.
The Maumelle, Captain Thomas
Darragh, is due from Arkansas river
with a good list of cotton.
The U. P. Shenck leaves Cincinnati
today for New Orleans.
The John Gilmore and barges passed
down yesterday for New Orleans,
The John A, Scudder left St. Louis
yesterday for Cairo. She will load
there for New Orleans.
Navigation from ST.. Louis, South is
virtually suspended.
The board of underwriters at st.
Louis announced yesterday that they
would take no more risks of insur-
ance on Southern-bound boats until
further notice.
The Thompson Dean, from Mem
phis, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day with over 1000 bales of cotton
and other freight, and leaves there
this evening with a return trip for
Memphis.
The Gold Dust passed down last
evening for New Orleans loaded down
: to the guards. She put off here sew.
eral packages of freight, and added
some people and a few small lots 0.
freight.
: The E. NJ. Norton and Ny Choice
of the Mississippi Valley Transfer
) Company, with their barges Loaded
with grain and produce for New Or
leans, are laid up twenty miles beloy
i st. Louis on account Office.
The staunch and excellent light
i draught packet Hope, Captain Bald
win in command, leaves tomorrow
: evening for Hatchie river, and vii
continue in the Mempis and Hatchi
river trade throughout the season.
The bale of cotton which has bee
donated for the widow and family {
the deceased Mr.. Slater the watch
u man on the relief boat Chambers, Wi
a be sold Thurday next on change, an.
a the bale will in all probability be sen
to st. Louis on its mission of charity
The good little steamer, Dyersburp
Captain G. j. Berry in command
d came in yesterday from the Forke,
Deer river with 81 bales cotton an.
100 sacks seed. She enters the trad
between here and Dyersburg, as
!. regular weekly packet. NJ. Bracke
!, is her purser.
t. Mr.. j. Fnnie, a deck passenger fro1
st. Louis on the steamer Gold Dust
d had Charles Waller, a negro rousta
1 bout, arrested last evening on tn
charge of robbery. Finnie charge
that Waller knocked a young ma
named Foulte overload after Robin
Is him.
=, Captain Ad Storm, superintendent
of the Anchor Line, with his corr
Of clerks and officers, took charge q
the new and elegant Anchor Lin
ar Company's wharfboat to-day, which
moored at the foot of Monroe street
and is now ready for business. TIL
=, City of Vicksburg had the honor {
being the first packet to do bushes
Is over the new w%harfboOt.
a, The p~alatial passenger steame
Z Golden Crown, Captain w. P. Wake
in command, leaves Glepn's wharf boa
If this afternoon for New Orleans. Sh
a is an elegant steamer to travel on, be
inga safe carrier and having the bes
passenger accommodations ofany pack
= ct that plies the Ohio river. Nj
Z. Eugene Shipkle, an agreeable gentle
man, controls the office,
The elegant aidewhoql passengC
steamer 0sceola Belle, Captain J.. {
Andrews, is the regular mail paokt
leaving this evening for 0sceola and a
intermediate landings, BE-. Michel
m . clever gentleman, is her chief cler
n. and has associated with him II u
m. Office Cyrus Fay and NJ. Spears,
m N The splendid steamer George "
&. Cheek, of the Lee Mail Line, in con
mand of that ever pOpular hoatma