Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-13

1hO ndlC VI hAI a.. - SUI NAaAA
boat takes place tomorrow.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for Memphis. ta,ssa S
Captain J.aD Hegler's wife, who
has been i'll for some time, we are
glad to say is improving, with good
hopes Of her entire recovery.
The tidal wave coming down the
Ohio river will swell the lower Mis-
sissippi several feet more.
The Ed Pope, a little steamer hail
ing from Wheeling, West Virginia,
will enter the Hatehie river trade.
The river at Pittsburg and in the
coal regions hasbeen in good condition
for running coal for over twenty days
in succession, which is something
unusual.
The dredgebOats 0swego and Ohio
have gone into winter quarters at Ma
rietta.
The Paris G. Brown, bound for New
Orleans, addedat Louisville 300 buck
cts Of lard, 100 casks of bacon, 80 bar
rels of pork and 1000 plows.
The Gold Dust, of the Anchor Line,
is due down tomorrow for New
Orleans.
The Marlin Speed will arrive to-day
from Arkansas river with a full list of
cotton and leaves tomorrow evening
with a return trip, going through to
Little Rock,
The Susquehana, Monongahela, AL
legheny and upper Ohio rivers are
flooded by the recent rains, and much
damage is done along the banks.
The Katydid will have her repairs
completed by tomorrow, and leaves
at noon for V~icksburg to re-
sumo her regular trips in the Adams
Mail Line.
The Gate City and barges from the
upper Mississippi discharged here $50
bbls -four. She has a large lot of pro
duce and miscellaneous stuff for New
Orleans.
/ The broadhorns, in tow Of the Carl
Schurz, from the Ohio river, contains
5000 bbls apples and 1000 bbls pota-
toes. Part Of the above cargo will be
closed out here.
The City of Helena passed down
, this morning for Vicksburgfully laden.
She put off here 55 bales and 10 bags
of cotton and 145 pkgs of mdse, and
added 70 tons for points below.
: The L. M. Norton leaves st. Louis
. to-day for New Orleans with Z barge,
loaded with grain, produce aud genera
merchandise. She will also have
10000 bushels of bulk grain.
1t is rumored in steamboat circle.
that the two upper Mississippi rive.
steamers, War Eagle and Colder
Eagle, will enter the Cairo and New
n Orleans trade during the winter.
u The Golden Rule passed down las
night for New Orleans. She did yer,
little business here, but gets at tn,
mouth of st. Francis river 800 bale
cotton for New Orleans, engaged 70
her by her agent here, Captain Green
Captain John Harpman, the eficien
and worthy agent of the Memphi
Board of Underwriters, accompanie,
by his family, returned home yesterda
from Aurora, Ind, at which poin
they have been rusticating since las
August.
1t would be advisable for steam
boatmen to have a representative
the meeting this evening of the ger
eral council, as the union depot ord
ID nance comes up, which if passed {
becomes flaw, may effect their inteI
ests on the leyee.
In Mr.. VIM. Nucles, clerk of the A. /,
" White, and Sim Sayers, her mate, r,
We turned yesterday from the wreck
III the sunken steamer, and report thu
b everything worth saving had bee
ne taken off of the wreck, and that tn
wreck was rapidly being submerged
- the rapid rising of the river.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterlir
iIeee Mcintyre in command, leaves to-mo
row evening for Cairo, Louisville an
~ Cincinnati. Captain j. A. Lindsay,
courteous gentleman, does the homo
of the Office.
re' The Anchor Line packet Graz
AT Tower, Captain Lennox, came in la
no night from Vicksburg, and leaves ii
at Lee wharfboat this evening at
at o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis, doll
he all bend business. She adds here
;tb large list of Eastern bound cotton.
ON The B~atesville, Captain j. D. Ra
an dali, will arrive this evening from
Francis river with another big trip
cotton, and leaves tomorrow evenil
with a return trip for st. Francis rive
carrying the mail and going through
Wittsburg. =. b. Abrahams, an aft
in Bile gentleman, presides at the des
The neat and stalnch little steam
,ed Jay Hardy. Capt. VIM, Davis, broug
om in from the upper coast another gOl
list of cotton and cotton-seed, al
~. leaves this evening with a return tr
,.s for Old River, Island 81 and all inte
mediate landings. Mr.. James Dav
a clever gentleman, who attends to
ON BUSINESS properly, is her clerk.
seu The elegant passenger steamer al
Adams Mail Line packet Katydi
urg Captain John Woodburn, will lea
YES Glenn's wharfboat tomorrow at
M, for Yicksburg and the benz
his, Captain Sd Thomas is her chief clel
ellie and will make II agreeable for
st. wishing a quick and pleasant u
ng. down the river.
the Captain Hart, of the A. c. Donnal
18th was 6ned al Cincinnati on Wednesd
for disobeying the oEdeFs Of the wha
ms master, and refusing to locate his bC
Zoo at the portion of the levee designat
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