Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-16

The packets brought in good trips.
The Port Eads and barges left St.
Louis yesterday for New Orleans.
The John Dippold and barges left
New Orleans yesterday for st. Louis.
The new Mary Houston and J. W.
Gaf, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
Old, Mississippi is on another
hurah, and will swell several feet at
this point.
The tidal wave coming down the
Ohio is Overlooking low places and de-
stroying much property.
The James D. Parker, en- route
from Memphis to Cincinnati, passed
Cairo Saturday at 2 am.
The Gate City, with her tow of
produce, cleared yesterday for New
Orleans.
The Golden City, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday,
The Paris @. Brown passed South
at noon. She added here at Glenn s
wharfboat 200 bales cotton.
The Josie Harry returned Saturday
evening to White river with a SPLEEN
did trip of freight and people.
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, and
A. G. Donnally for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The II. C. Yeager and Iron Noun
tain and barges, for st. Louis, and
Guiding Star, for Cincinnati, left NeN
Orleans Saturday evening.
The receipts of cotton by river from
Saturday evening up to noon to-day
foot up $500 bales.
The Katie Hooper cleared Saturday
evening for Arkansas river with an ex.
cellent trip of freight.
The Joe Kinney returned to St
Louis Saturday evening with a gooC
list of Eastern-bound cotton.
The landing is covered and blocked
up with freight from Jefferson dow
bVOhlph obCCbs
The sale of the Lee wharfboat wa
withdrawn on last Saturday, Captain
Washington having purchased the in
terest of Captain Carter.
The Vint Shinkle cleared Saturda.
evening for Cincinnati with 1900 bale
cotton, $50 barrels oil, 81 barrels tai
low, 30 sacks wool, and sundries, an,
30 cabin passengers.
!, The Annie P. Silver from St. Louis
) and Raven and barges from the Obi
river, arrived at New Orleans yester
: day,
+ The Anchor Line packet Col
Dust, Captain John McCord, wi
r leave the Lee wharfboat this after
noon for New Orleans,
There is considerable floating ice i
the river at st. Louis, and fears ar
J, entertained of an early blockade an
I suspension of navigation.
Il A telegram from st. Louis report
) the river there closed by ice and nav
cation suspended.
The Charles Morgan from New Oh
;, leans arrived at Cincinnati last ever
; ing.
The beacon-light steamer Alic
. passed up this morning for St. Loui
The Thomas Sherlock from Ne
Orleans put off here a lot of stuff an
&c left at 8 am. for the Ohio river.
3 The Maumelle, Captain Thomi
? Darragh, is due to-day from the Arl
ansas with a full cargo of cotton, al
leaves Immediately with a return tri
The Marlin Speed will have her r
T. pairs completed in a few days, and W.
- return to the Arkansas the latter pa
= Of the week.
q The Anchor Line packet Bel
d Memphis, Captain John c. Gran
o. leaves the Lee wharfboat to-morro
r morning at ten o'clock for Vicksbur
Y paying strict attention to all way bus
ness,
The great snow storm in Kansas la
week, which did so much damag
may cause a rise at the head waite
g; of the Arkansas river and wake
c; that stream from its long slumber.
I'd The Centennial, Grand Lake al
Vt Annie and barges, for New OrleaI
II. Belle Memphis, for Vicksburg, al
ly Belle st. Louis, for Memphis, left {
Louis Saturday evening.
N The John B. Maude passed up f
- ~ St. Louis yesterday, after discharge
here 12 bales cotton and adding sol
.; way freight and people.
The Colorado passed down yestt
day for Vicksburg well laden. S
~ put off here 143 bales and AZ bags
Ia cotton, S2l sacks seed, 60 dress
hogs, and 2g7 pkgs sqndries, a
rs, added 30 tons for points below,
e.. The upper Ohio is on a terrible ia
20 at Cincinnati and points above the.
ID 1t has inundated the houses adjace
ir- to the river and caused cOnsideral
ger damage to property.
Captain Charley Morris, of the T
~ cifc place, came down on the 0scet
Belle to take in Memphis for sever
hours. Captain Charley has a lar
number Of friends here, who genera
give him a cordial Welcome and wal
m. greeting.
m The Adams Mail Line packet Kat
M did left Saturday noon for Vicksbu.
m. and resumes her regular trips betwe
that point and Arkansas City, runni
in connection with the fine steam