Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-06

The Guiding Star is Just sweet.
She will capture any of them for style
and beauty.
The Golden Rule leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The new Mary Houston will be due
up tomorrow morning, bound for Gin
| cinnati. a3t
The Golden Gate is due down to-day
from St, Louis, bound for New Or
leans.
The Oil Valley, from the Ohio with
a tow Of produce boats, passed down
last night.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for Memphis.
There is still considerable drift run
ming.
Work on the Grand Chain has been
suspended for the present on account
Of high water.
The Ike Hammitt has laid up at
New Albany with a broken shaft.
The Garrett and barges load at
Cairo for New Orleans.
The Annie P. Silver, of the Anchor
Line, is due down tomorrow night for
New Orleans.
Il Rates on freights from st. Louis to
e New Orleans rule 40c per barrel on
-four and Zoe per hundred on pound
freights. Way rates are higher.
Captain j. G. VanHooki is coming
. South on the Annie P. Silver on a
prospecting tour.
, The Wabash is o~verhowing the bot
toms below Terre Haute and destroy
ing thousands of acres of corn.
. The body Of Tim Farley, a deck
. hand, drowned from the steamer Win
ME, in White river, was found near
Newport, Ark.
!: The wharfboat formerly at Delta
/ has been moved up to the new landing
q two miles from Vicksburg, where
n there is deep water.
The @. P. Chouteau, from Helena,
took into New Orleans yesterday 1853
bales of cotton, 2150 sacks of seed, and
sundries.
The Future City and barges passed
down this morning for New Orleans.
adding here a barge loaded with oil
cake and meal.
The rapid rise of the river partially
submerged cotton seed and othel
freights on the levee before they coulC
y be removed.
:, The seed men were compelled to re
a move their huge cotton seed pile
G: further up the leYee on account of tn,
rapid rise Of the river.
l.; The Grand Tower, of the Ancho
G Line, Captain Lennox. will pass dow
this afternoon for Vicksburg, attend
ing to all bend business.
in The sidewheel passenger steame
Red Wing, Captain John B. Davis
r. left st. Louis last evening for Whit
river. She enters the Memphis an
TO White river trade.
y The propeller Evergreen, with a to,
" of produce and wares from the Obi
river, passed down yesterday for Ne
~, Orleans. She will spend the winte
q South, plying in n of the sma
Ok streams.
The new steamer John D. Sculle
re- is due down Sunday morning for Ne
Orleans. One item of her cargo take
on at Cincinnati for New Orleans
750 barrels whisky.
Captain Ed Rowland will start O
his elegant steamer Katie Hooper
the Arkansas river trade as soon
IN. there is sufficient water in that strea
m for business.
The c. B. Church, in backing o.
from the wharf at Louisville Wedne
day night, broke the pitman of h.
starboard engine short off, and will
detained there a day or two in makil
~ repairs.
The Batesville, Captain J. D. Ra
dali, will arrive to-day from the
: Francis with a good list of cotton, al
leave tomorrow evening with a retu.
trip, carrying the mail and goil
through to Wittsburg.
The Anchor Line packet City
Helena, Captain Mckee, leaves t
Lee wharfboat at 5 o'clock this eve
'o% ing for Cairo and st. Louis, doing
IOw bend business. Geo. Walton, a clev
,oS gentleman, presides at the desk.
re The splendid light draught steam
FEET Maumelle, Captain Thomas Darrag
the of the Memphis and Arkansas Riy
! It Mail Line, is receiving for Arkans
! on river, leaving promptly tomorrow ey
ned ming, Captain j. A, Mcconnell a
.ce: Charley Musselman do the honors
i 10 the Office.
!, it A passenger on the c. B, Churc
lge. who registered himself as Herm
hes Wensil, of Dayton, Ohio, and bour
Ige. for Memphis, suicided while the be
tile was landing at Louisville, yesterd
lge. morning, by shooting himself throu
ort, the head with a revolver,
lere The rise in the river has let out
the Ohio and tributaries a large nur
Der of broad horns loaded with pi
duce andwares from the West. Abo
fifteen ofthem hoated past here
day. The river was dotted with the
the and it reminded us Of the good {
days to see them,
last The raging Arkansas, which is
uncertain stream for navigation a
,tar- business, continues at low tide a
here stubborply refuses to rise from
little bed, and slumbers sluggish
ena while all the other streams at
ecI great father Of waters have woke
0r, from their summer slumbers and
contributing freely.