Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-22

The Golden Rule leaves Cincinnati
on Saturday for New Orleans.
The new steamer Lucy Gastrell
leaves Cincinnati this evening for New
Orleans.
Local inspectors RalstOn and Gro
neaur have gone to Cairo on an in
specting tour,
There is several gorges flee in the
Ohio reported between Marietta and
Parkersburg.
The Anchor Line packet Common
wealth passed Vicksburg yesterday
for New Orleans.
Captain Thomas Darragh and his
bride left last evening for Little Rock.
The 0uachita Belle, for Vicksburg,
had a splendid trip of freight and
people.
The L. o Stanard passed down last
evening for New Orleans after adding
here 70 bales of cotton,
The new Mary Houston, en- route
from New Orleans to Cincinnati,
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The big James Howard is loading
at Cairo for New Orleans, and the
City Of Vicksburg for Vicksburg.
Mr.. Marlin Jones left last evening
on the Ouaehita Belle for Vicksburg
to settle up some old business of the
Illinois.
The Hattie Rowland cleared last
evening for Arkansas river with a
good trip. Captain John Darragh
went out in command of her.
The Vint Shinkle is the regular
Memphis and Cincinnati packet leav.
ing here Saturday next for the Ohio
river.
Captain j. j. Warman is still suffer.
ing and confined to his room from the
effects of a fall near Monroe street on
the ice two weeks since.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to-
morrow night from Arkansas river
and leave on Saturday, her regular
day, with a return trip for Little Rock.
Mr.. j. w. Hartupree. formerly en-.
gineer of the Grand Republic, has
gone to Colorado to take charge of the
machinery Of a quartz mill.
The Illinois, Captain George Ma.
lone, will arrive in port tonight and
leave tomorrow evening with a return
trip for Arkansas City and the bends
The Josie Harry will pass Devalrl
Bluff to-day for Memphis and will
arrive here on Friday and leave on
Saturday with a return trip for Jack
sonport.
The U. P. Schenck passed IN thi,
morning for the Ohio river after put.
ting off here a lot of sugar and mo.
lasses and adding a small list of cot.
ton.
Captain John Darragh received
telegram yesterday from Captain
Hemenway, dated at Pensacola, Fla.
informing him that he passed there al
safe with his packet, the Belle Texas
bound for st. Johns river.
Mrs. Katherine A. Hobbs, mother
of VIM. A.. Hobbs, river editor of tn,
Globe Democrat, died at her residence
in st, Louis last Saturday. Mr.. Hobb.
has our sympathy in his affection.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
drews, is the regular mail packe
leaving tomorrow evening for Osce
ola and all points on the upper coast
attending promptly to all way bust
ness.
There is very little business dom
in the bends, the planters being unabl
to haul their cotton to the landings
on account of the thaw which ha
made the roads impossible.
The Grand Tower, of the Ancho
Line, arrived at V~icksburg last even
ing at six o'clock and leaves there to
day at noon with a return trip fo
Cairo and st. Louis.
Captain John Edison, we'll known il
river circles, is lying quite i'll at 10
Fourth street, Chelsea. He woul,
appreciate a visit from any of hi
friends. There is very little hope O
the captain recovering.
Commodore Jim Wise telegraphe,
Captain r. w. Lightburne yesterda
afternoon, from Cincinnati, that tn
ice in the Ohio river at that poin
was rapidly thinning out and nayiga
ton would soon be fully resumed.
1t is the general opinion at St
Louis of old boatmen that unles
there is a rise in the Usage and Gas
conade rivers, the ice will not breal
up in the upper Mississippi until tn
middle OF February.
The j. w. Calf, Paris G. Brown
Cherokee, Silver Cloud, Charlie Nc
Donald, John A.. Wood and Grafton
which went into the mouth of Tennes
see river for a safe ice harbor, will b
able to-day 10 proceed on their Journey
by the thaw and thinning out of tn.
ice.
The Geo. w. Check, of the LIE.
Mail line, with Captain Stacker lie,
in command, is the regular mai
packet leaving this evening for Friar.
Point, giving special attention to al
way business. Billy Smither. til,
popular clerk of the Coahoma, ha.
charge of the office.
The James D. Parker cleared las
evening for Cincinnati with the blu,
ribbon trip for several years past
having 1850 bales of cotton, 600 Dbl
oil, 80 bales rags, 20 bbls tallow, 3
tons scrap iron and sundries and 81
cabin passengers and a lot of dcckors
A Swcdo named Charles johnson,
deck passenger on the B~atosville
bound for st. Francis river, fell over
board from the lower deck as she wa,
backing out from the landing yester
day, but being a good swimmer h,
succoodod In mattn0 tbo -bono M,