Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-21

sas river until Saturday next.
Vicksbnrg is becoming isolated from
the river.
The Golden Rule, with 800 tons of
freight, will pass up this afternoon for
Cincinnati.
The Hard Cash cleared for White
river with a big trip Of freight and a
fair list Of people.
There is plenty Of New Orleans ton
mage at Pittsburg.
The coalboat rise at Pittsburg did
not pan out very we'll.
The Belle Texas, Captain James H..
Rees in command, leaves Cairo to-day
for Memphis with a cargo of general
merchandise.
The Virgie Lee enters the Cincin-
natl and Evansville trade.
Captain j. Frank Cakes has taken
permanent charge of the Office Of the
Centennial.
The Little Eagle came'in this morn
ing from above with the government
surveying boats.
The Gilmore, sunk a few days since
on the Grand Chain, has been pumped
out by the Ed Hobbs.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Gin
cinnati Saturday next for New Or
leans.
Captain Lawrence Carter, with his
new passenger steamer, the U. p.
Schenck, will be down this evening
for New Orleans.
/; The Barnard comes south from the
upper Ohio, with a tow of produce
/ boats.
Superintendent Mccullough, Of the
Louisville Mail lime, has disposed Of
his interest in the Virgie Lee to
5 superintendent Wise, of the Memphis
Packet Company. Terms private.
The G. W. Anderson is advertised
!, to leave Cincinnati on Saturday next
> for Memphis and New Orleans.
The new Mary Houston, Captain
Charley Miller, with her big trip Of
freight and people, will be down to-
y morrow for New Orleans.
Captain Gus Donnally comes down
d this trip in command Of the Colder
: City, Captain Hegler stopping off owing
to the serious illness of his wife.
Alex. Semple has quit the Contra
f; Transit wharfboat at Cincinnati anC
will make a trip on the Golden City a
second clerk for Will Kealhofer, WIFI
stops off to get married.
n The fine steamer James d. Parker
Captain G. B. Russell in command
will arrive tomorrow from the Obi
y river, and leave on Saturday with
- return trip to Cincinnati.
The Anchor Line packet City G
, Helena, Captain Mckee in command
+ leaves the Lee Wharfboat to-morro,
at five o'clock for Cairo and st, Louii
doing all bend business. George Wa
d ter is her clever purser.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lenno
3, in command, is the Anchor Line pack
ct leaving the Lee wharfbOat to-mol
er row morning at ten o'clock for Wick,
to burg and the bends, attending to a
&c. way business.
10 Steamboats, need all the levee ROOF
&c; they can get to discharge their cargoe
lc. and merchants would confer a favor
removing their freights as soon as pc
g, sible.
%. We regret to learn ofthe severe il
&c. ness Of Cyrus Fay, assistant clerk
the Osceola Belle, but hope he W
soon recover and be able to resume b
duties.
The John A. Scudder leaves
Louis on Saturday for New Orleans.
m The new White river steamer Jos
IN Harry is due from White river, al
IN leaves on Saturday, her regular da
with a return trip.
The pilots report s feet of water
the channel between here and Cain
ty. Bulletin Towhead is about the wol
place.
The Gold Dust of the Anchor Lii
succeeded in getting out to Cairo "
terday evening, and is due down
night on her way to New Orleans,
The national board of steam ma
gators meets at New York city
Wednesday, December 11th.
The tug DeSoto collided with t
ttle Maumelle lying at the levee yesterd
and tore her larboard fantail dow
She dropped down to the foot of Uni
IN streetfor repairs and will not leave
oH Arkansas river until Saturday,
ter The Henry Frank cleared last MIG
oh. for New Orleans with 2450 bales
AT cotton and 30 cabin passengers. 5
Get adds at Helena 1900 bales, CarsoI
in Landing $50 bales, Riverton 300 bal
70: Friar's Point 300 bales, Glendale !
it'll bales, and will receive sufficient
i'm low Greenville to give her nearly a t
FEET cargo.
ed. Captain r.. w. L%ightburne, super
Ev- tendent at this end of the line of
the Memphis and Cincinnati packets,
mo. ceiyed a telegram yesterday from Go
ME- modore James Wise informing b
hes that hereafter the Memphis and G
to cinnati packets would leave Memp
,ere on Wednesdays and Saturdays, instt
il 3 Of Tuesdays and Fridays as here
,ort fore.
Officers Of steamers, particularly
this season Of the year, when abs
tees are returning, should keep a shi
eye on the river thieves, and whe
pre- ever found land them, and if posi-
''m' hand them over to justice. Look
for them.
and The Belle Memphis passed d O
of last evening for Vicksburg full
freight and people, She discharI
natl here 1000 bbls -four, 200 bbls meal.