Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-20

gauge. UnlaC llNCi - AdlllhS cAVWi9s
with 81 feet in the channel from Au-
gusta to the mouth. Arkansas river
is on a stand at Little Rock, with &c
on the gauge.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Disagreeable weather.
Rain and sleet.
Business was retarded on the levee
account of the weather.
Hauling and handling cotton and
freights on the landing was a difficult
matter this morning, the leyee being
slippery and covered with sleet.
The packets out last night had ex-
cellent trips of freight.
The Cherokee left New Orleans last
evening for Cincinnati.
The james d. Parker leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow evening for Memphis.
The Future City and barges passed
up last evening for st. Louis,
The Belle St. Louis returned TO St.
Louis last night with 322 bales East
ern-bound cotton and so tons of bends
freight.
The 0sceola Belle, for the upper
coast, had a big trip of freight, princi-
pally Christmas goods.
The Anchor Line packet Annie P.
Silver is due up Sunday from New
Orleans, bound for St. Louis.
Freezing weather yesterday at Gin
cinnati and Louisville.
The new Anchor Line steamer w.
P. Halliday will be launched at JEFF
fersonville tomorrow.
The big James Howard got 1900
bales of cotton at Terrene for New
Orleans. She will pick up enough
below there to fill her out.
The Avalanchian has got Billy
Smithers in the nine hole" and
" peged." Bob Wise is not a marker.
Old Criskingle has never been
around yet to see MS about Christmas,
and we don't much believe there is 60
ing to be any Christmas.
The Future City dropped a barge
here to be loaded with oil cake and
meal.
The Thompson Dean and G. B.
Church are due tonight from New
Orleans.
The bad weather of the past two OF
three nights has delayed steamer:
bound up and down,
Captain Lawrence Carter, with his
improved packet, the U. P. Schenck
will pass down this afternoon for New
Orleans.
The rain to-day deferred business
checked shipments and caused the
levee to have almost a deserted APP.
pearance.
The Dick Fulton is en- route from
Pittsburg with a large tow of coal fol
the celebrated coal dealers, Messrs
Bryan & 0'Neal. She is due here OF
Sunday.
1t was thawing at st. Louis yester
day, with the river full of floating ic
and navigation still partially sus
pended.
! The new Mary Houston left Cinein
natl last evening for New Orleans, an
. will be followed on Saturday by tn
: Golden City.
{ The j. w. Calf, en- route from Cir
r cinnati to Memphis with a holiday ez
J cursion, passed Louisville yesterda
and will arrive here Sunday.
s The 0pelousas packet C. H. Durfe.
Captain Akin in command, was sun
n on the Atchafalaya river a few day
! since, and will prove a total loss.
G The Vicksburg and Yazoo rive
packet Ed Carroll got a punch in he
; ribs up Yazoo river a few days sine,
which made her sick and put her
9 her little bed for a couple of days.
The coal kings at Pittsburg wal
&c another freeze, so that the price of co
l. will go up, They say that coal is tC
cheap for them to make enough to {
) to Saratoga next summer.
Il Captain William NJ. Morrison,
former popular Arkansas river cler.
but of late a resident of Little Roc
&c has been in the city for a few days {
!, a visit to his friends, and returnC
/, home to Little Rock last evening
rail.
l. The City of Alton passed up la
Or evening for st. Louis with 1000 tol
pr of freight, principally sugar and M
g. lasses. She put off here 30 hogsheac
mr. sugar, 81 barrels molasses, GO barre
oranges, 6 bags seed cotton, 13 hog
heads cocoanuts and 25 packages SUI
10 dries.
, The Anchor Line packet City
If Helena, Captain Mckee, will lea
g, the Anchor Line wharfboat, foot
Monroe street, this evening at 5 o'clot
for Cairo and St. Louis, doinga all ber
r business. George Walton, a clev
er gentleman, presides at the desk.
"a The excellent light-draught steam
Maumelle, Captain Thomas Darrae
in command, leaves this evening
q Little Rock and all points on Arka
e er saS river, carrying the mail and dol
ar all way business. Captain j. A. M
or Cornell and Charley MUssulman, tV
clever gentlemen and accommodate
n; clerks, have charge Of the Office.
~ ! The Guiding Star, with 500 tons
,r freight for the Ohio river, and on
il. five days out from New Orleans, pass
IL up last night for Cincinnati after pu
or ting off here a few lots Of freight a
st adding some people. Captain Villa
Miller is we'll pleased with the pc
Torrance of his beautiful packet, a
says she Is bound to be a success,
The good steamer Mark Twain, Ca
tain j.. A. Maumus in command, W
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