Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-20

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Lafourche trade.
Mud and filth is holding high ear
nival on the levee.
The Allegheny is putting out con
siderable ice at Pittsburg.
The late run Of coal willhave a ten
dency to lower the prices.
The Mark Twain returned to Coun-
Gil bend with a moderate trip.
The Billy Collins is coming south
with a tow Of produce barges.
The James W, Gaff leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for Memphis.
The Osceola Belle returned to
Osceola with an excellent trip.
Laura Davis has entered the New
Orleans and upper coast trade.
The Ironsides and barges are load
ing at Pittsburg for New Orleans.
The Paris G. Brown, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday
LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, 10 Madison street. I
Captain B. 0. Michel is improving
rapidly, and was able to set up to-day,
The George W. Cheek cleared last
evening for Haile's Point with a fair
trip.
The Port Eads and barges left
New Orleans yesterday, bound for st.
Louis.
The new steamer, Fred Blanks,
leaves Cincinnati to-day for New Or
leans.
The Belle of Shreveport is due
down tomorrow, bound for New Or
leans.
The Plow Boy, sunk Wednesday
morning in Arkansas river, ia aaoat
again.
A feet of eleven lows of coal ar.
rived at Louisville yesterday and THU
morning.
The Z. 0. Stanard is due down TO-
day from St. Louis, bound for Nev
Orleans.
Cotton is still king, prices being
firm and the market attracting much
attention.
Several towboats with tows of Goa.
from Pittsburg, arrived at Louisville
yesterday.
Steamers bound up and down were
unable to run this morning on account
of the fog.
The Lucy Gastrell has.resumed hel
trips in the New Orleans and DaYi.
bend trade.
The new Ouachita river packet Free
Blanks leaves Cincinnati to-day 70:
New Orleans.
The new steamer Reuben R.Springer
will be down Tuesday next, bound fol
New Orleans.
The j. S. Neal is due down with
tow OF coal and produce barges, bounc
for New Orleans.
Jas. Graham, a steamboat engineer
is lying very low at his residence il
Pittsburg, with e%rysipelas.
The low pressure steamer Florida
under construction at Pittsburg, vii
be completed in two weeks.
The damage done by the new steame
viii Kyle, at Vicksburg, on her dow
trip, is estimated at $1,000.
Captain John Greenough will loa,
the Iron Mountain barges with suga
and molasses for Cincinnati.
The Commonwealth, en- route iron
st. Louis to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday at 10 am.
First-class printing at low rates a
the LEDGER Job Printing office an,
Book Bindery, No. 10 Madison. +
Navigation at st. Louis is entirel,
suspended, and risks on cargoe
stopped by the Board Of Underwriters
The Dyersburg came in this morn
ing from Dyersburg with 1O1 bales o
cotton, 3 bags seed cotton and a lot o
seed.
The John B. Maude, Captain VIM
Blake, of the Anchor line, is due from
VickSburg tonight, bound for St
Louis.
The Fawn will be thoroughly dock.
ed at Paducah, and be furnished witt
new machinery before she comes GU.
again.
The steamboat owners and pilots a
Nashville have modified their late
corner on pilots for the upper Cum.
berland.
The James Lee returned to Friar's
Point last evening with about all the
freight she could handle, and was full
of people.
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for New Orleans, and will
be followed on Tuesday next by the
Mary Houston.
The Batesville will have her repairs
completed and will resume her regu
lar trips in the st. Francis river trad,
on Tuesday next.
The Hard Cash will pass DeVallu
Bluff tomorrow morning for Mem
phis, with a good list of cotton, ant