Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-14
White river is falling slowly, with a
good steamboat stage Of water from
J%acksonport to the mouth.


Clear.
Pleasant.
Fair business doing on the 'evee.
The Raven and barges are due up.
The packets had in moderate trips.
The cotton season is drawing to a
close.
The Guiding Star for New Orleans
lett Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Hattie Rowland left Little
Rock yesterday morning for Memphis.
The Port Eads and barges left St.
Louis yesterday for New Orleans.
The Paris G. Brown, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati this
morning.
The Josie Harry returned to White
river Saturday evening with a splendid
trip.
The Boyton excursion on the Cen
cral PiersOn yesterday was a grand
success.
The Colorado, for Vicksburg, put
off 1900 packages and added 40 tons
for points below.
The Maumelle cleared Saturday
evening for Arkansas river with an
excellent trip.
The John B. Maude for st. Louis.
added 1863 bales Of Eastern-bound
cotton.
The W. P. Halliday passed up at
noon for St. Louis. She discharged
here a few lots of miscellaneous
freight.
The new steamer City of Greenville
arrived at New Orleans Saturday and
leaves there tomorrow with a return
trip for st, Louis.
The c. P. Chouteau, of the Anchor
Line, left st, Louis Saturday evening
for New Orleans and will leave here
Wednesday.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower leaves St. Louis this evening
for Vicksburg and leaves here Thurs
day morning.
The new tug, Hop Loudon. was let
In the water at Paducah on Friday
last. She will soon be completed and
ready for business.
The Henry Logan, which has been
plying the past season in the SunAower
trade, came up Saturday, and is pros
pecting for a paying trade.
The City of Alton passed down Sat
urday evening for New Orleans, and
added 1872 bales Of cotton and sun
dries.
The good steamer little Jay Hardy,
Captain Billy Davis, leaves the foot Of
Union street this evening at 5 o'clock
for Shawnee Village and way landings.
Captain Tom Darragh, who is now a
prominent merchant of Little Rock,
arrived in the city last night by rail,
and returns home this evening.
The U. P. Schenck, Captain j. l..
Carter, will leave Glenn's wharfboat
tomorrow at 10 am. for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati.
Captain Jim Salisbury, late clerk
of the City of Augusta, and Ike Leon
ard, the steward, arrived yesterday
from New Orleans.
On another page will be found the
description Of the reception given ia
the steamer City of Greenville by the
citizens of Greenville.
Mr.. VIII Lash, late of the Bates.
vile, and G. H. Smith went out Sat
urday evening OH the Josie Harry, one
as bill clerk and the other as second
clerk.
The rise in the Arkansas river is
not sufficient to let out the Dardanelle,
which has been laid up at Dardanelle
since February 9th on account of low
water.
The Mary Houston for CINCINNATI
John A. Scudder for Yellowstone and
the b. NJ. Norton and barges for st.
Louis, left New Orleans on Saturday
evening.
The Annie p. Silver passed up this
morning at 4 O'Clock for st. Louis.
She put off here 100 hhds sugar, 40
bbls potatoes, y bbls molasses, 10 SKIS
salt, and has 500 tons for st. Louis.
The Centennial passed down last
night for New Orleans, well laden.
She discharged here $50 SKIS oats, 200
SKIS bran and 400 bbls meal, and added
a lot of oil cake and meal.
The Roberts has quit the Evans
vile and New Orleans trade for the
present, and is loading her barees at
y. Louis with iron ore for the upper
Ohio.
Captain John Darragh left Saturday
evening by rail for Little Rock ia
bring around the Hattie Rowland,
which viii be taken to Mound City
and docked
The Gold Dust, Of the Anchor
Line, Captain McCord, will leave the
company's wharfboat this afternoon
Tor Nicksburg, attending to all bend
baelnags
Commissioners Cqpdee decided the
civil rights case against ihe Jim Fisk
at Cairo on Friday, and held Captain
Henry Taylor in five hundred dollars
bond to appear before the United
States GsFst next term.
The Republicans ~ der State con
v%ention in Louisville, on Thutsdsy
4 GGRinated Captain John A, William
son, Of EeEgort, Ky, well known in
river circles, fqf Stqte auditor Of
kentucky.
Capitals +. p. eileen received a tele-
gram from Captain Charley Miller
Informing him that be would bp here
Wednesday morning with the Mary
ttoastoR and leave at 10 am. for Gin
%cinnati.
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