Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-26

OAAAAbAhoD WNoShNAs
Slippery on the levee.
Little movement in freights.
The river is declining rapidly.
Navigation at St. Louis is still sus-
pended.
The freeze yesterday smothered the
sporads.
Heavy snow storms up the country
yesterday.
The Omaha wave is spending its full
force here.
Golden slippers" has struck in on
the blacks.
The Port Eads and bargos are due
up to-day.
The Ouachita Belle gets away this
afternoon for Greenville.
The levee is in a miserable condi-
ton, and badly needs repairs.
The levee this morning was not a
desirable place for pedestrians,
The U. P. Schenck left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans,
The plank is creased to roll them
fellows on the Ouachita Belle.
The Commonwealth left New Or
leans last evening for st. Louis.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,
leaves tomorrow for White river.
The rousters and laborers on the
levee are disguised with this weather.
LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, 10 Madison street. +
Four million five hundred thousand
bushels Of coal comprises the recent
run.
The Golden Rule is due up to-day
from New Orleans, bound for Cincin-
natl.
The John Porterand tow left Louis
vile on Wednesday for New Or
leans.
Yesterday being a holiday there
was little or nothing doing on the
levee.
Billy Thomas is the phunny phellow
that plays second clerk on the Ouachi-
ia Belle.
The Centennial has laid over and
will not leave New Orleans until to-
morrow evening.
The low water, as much as the ice,
has suspended navigation between
Cairo aud st. Louis.
The Osceola Belle, which grounded
in the out>lets, is off again and will
make her regular trips.
The Ed Richardson for Memphis,
and Centennial for St. Louis, left
New Orleans Wednesday evening.
The Guiding Star, from New Or
leans, and Cons Millar, from Memphis,
arrived at Cincinnati Wednesday.
First-class printing at low rates at
the LEDGER Job Printing office and
Book Bindery, No. 10 Madison. +
Superintendent John Hardin re-
turned home from Little Rock in time
to take part in the Christmas fes-
tivities.
Business on the river will be slack
until the planters and the colored
brothers recover from the holiday fes-
tivities.
The Vint Shinkle cleared yesterday
morning for Cincinnati with 1,4OO
bales cotton, 200 bbls oil, and 200 pkgs
sundries.
Several steamboatmen were e%lectri-
fed yesterday morning by the electric
light of the new steamer, Reuben
Springer.
The Robert Michel and Eldoradc
from New Orleans, and Andy Baum
from Memphis, arrived at Cincinnati
yesterday.
The Ed Richardson took into New
Orleans this trip 5000 bales cotton,
5000 seeks oil cake, 1,1OO seeks seed and
l,l5O bbls oil.
Yesterday being Christmas, and
nearly every person feeling happy
there was little or nothing doing in
marine circles.
The George w. Cheek, Captain
Henry Cooper, leaves this evening on
time for Hale's point. Neil Booker
is her purser.
The Big James Howard, Captain
james 0'Neil, leaves this evening for
New Orleans. Captain Wood has
charge of the Office.
Capt. John Harpham, the agent Of
the board of underwriters, has re-
turned to Little Rock, whittier he has
been to look after the Plow Boy.
The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, 10 Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as neat
and oheap as any house in this city |