Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-21
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The Robert Mitchell for New
Orleans passed Louisville yesterday.
The Fred Wilson, with a tow Of
coal, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day, and leaves there to-day with a
return trip for this port.
The Golden Rule, en- route to
Cincinnati, passed Evansville yes
terday morning.
The st. Geneyieye for Memphis,
ALI Stevens for Tennessee river and
John Gilmore and barges for New
Orleans left st. Louis last evening.
The @. b. Church viii pass down
to-day for New Orleans. She does
business with Glenn's wharfboat.
There was a heavy rain fall at
Little Rock and along the Arkan-
sas river yesterday.
The Florence Meyer leaves New
Orleans this evening for Arkansas
river.
Wm. Thompson, for many years
superintendent Of the Marine Ways,
at Paducah, died in that city last
Friday.
The Simpson Horner and Smoky
City, with tows of coal, are en- route
from the Ohio river to New Or
leans.
The new Mary Houston will be
up Sunday for Cincinnati.
Last night was rather rough for
steamboats, to run. Several boats
due up and down are delayed by
the storm.
The levee presented rather a
dreary appearance to-day.
Captain Drown has suspended a
large gilt crown between the CHM
neys of the Golden Crown, emble-
matte of the name she bears. 1t
vas made by Vanduzen, and spar.
kles with seyenty-eight crystal jew
els.
Geo, Miltenbergcr, chief clerk of
the Chouteau, has obtaineda judg-
ment at st. Louis against the Swift
zerland Marine Insurance Compa-
ny for s1O,l19.33, being the nsur.
ance on the Grand Republic.
The j. W. Gaff left Cincinnati
last evening for Memphis with a
good trip of freight and people, in
Gliding several excursionists, who
will remain in the city until after
the carnival.
The Thompson Dean left New
Orleans last evening for Memphis.
She will arrive Monday morning
and leave on Wednesday, the 27th
inst, with her grand Mardi-G ras
tripfor New Orleans.
The Golden Grown leaves Gin
cinnali this evening for New Or
leans with a Mnrdi- Gras excursion.
She will have nearly one hundred
people aboard on leaving there.
The City of Chester, Captain Alex
Zeigler, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Cairo and
st. LOUIS, attending to all bend
business and making direct connec-
ton with the principal railroads for
all points East and West. Henry
Deadrick does the honors of the
Office.
The Chas. Morgan, which leaves
Cincinnati Saturday next for New
Orleans with a Mardi. Gras excur-
sion, has over 100 excursionists re-
gi8tered, all ladies except 10.
The Capitol City, Captain John
G. Crane, will be the Anchor line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg aud the bends, carrying
the mail and giving prompt atten-
ton to all way business, and con.
Meeting with the Pine Bluff railroad
at ArkopoliS and the New Orleans
and Yazoo river packets at Vicks-
burg.
Lie NeOISe W. Oheekj captain
Mark Cheek, came in from the
lower coast with $50 bales and 10
bags of cotton, 800 sacks of seed
and sundries and,a good list of peo-
pie. She returns this evening to
Friar's Point, carrying the mail
and attending to all way business.
Walker Outlaw is her chief clerk,
assisted by Platt Rhodes and T. L.
Hughes.
The Phil Allin, Captain Nat
Green, brought in from the lower