Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-19

LEDeEs Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, Is Madison street. +
The Dacota, from New Orleans,
passed up for st. Louis without land
ing.
The Ste. Geneyieye and John A.
Scudder ofthe Anchor line are laid
up at Cairo.
Navigation between Cairo and St.
Louis is partially suspended on ac-
count of ice.
The Bertha Lee left Cincinnati last
evening bound for Helena and St.
Francis river.
The Hard Cash returned to White
river yesterday afternoon with a good
trip Of freight.
The wharfboat at Vicksburg has
been moved back to the old landing in
front of the city.
The Grand Tower, euroute from
Vicksburg to st. Louis, is laid up at
Cape Girardeau.
The Carrier which loaded in the
Anchor line, left St. Louis yesterday
for New Orleans.
The Coahoma cleared last evening
for Greenville, with a splendid trip Of
freight and people.
The Centennial, on route from St
Louis to New Orleans, passed Vicks-
burg yesterday at 2 pm.
The james D. Parker, bound from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Ev-
%ansville yesterday at s am.
The Kehlor left New Orleans We'd
nesday evening for Cincinnati with a
full cargo Of sugar and molasses.
The news steamer Reuben R. Springer,
enroute from Cincinnati to New Or
leans, passed Louisville yesterday.
First-clasS printing at low rates at
the LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, No. 10 Madison. +
The Sam Roberts and barges, en-
route from New Orleans to Cincinnati,
passed Evansville yesterday at 3 am.
MI. John Howard the famous beat
builder, and Captain Dick Voolfolk
are passengers on the Jessie X. Bell.
The Kountz line steamer Scully is
due out at the mouth Of Arkansas
river to-day with a New Orleans trip.
The Bedford, from the Ohio river
and Port Eads and barges, from st.
Louis, arrived at New 0rleaus yester-
day.
The John B. Maude of the Anchor
line, left Yicksburg yesterday for St.
Louis, and viii arrive here Sunday
morning.
The Shields leaves Dyersburg to-
morrow for Memphis, and leaves on
Tuesday next with a return trip for
Dyersburg.
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for New Orleans and
will be followed tomorrow by the
Mary Houston.
The General Tompkins, out Of
Arkansas river, bound for New Orleans
with a lead of cotton, passed Yicks
burg yesterday noon.
The Batesville will have her repair,
completed by Monday morning, and
will leave Tuesday for St. Francis
river her regular day.
The Mary Houston, Paris c.
Brown and U. P. Schonck, bound
from New Orleans to Cincinnati
passed Louisville yesterday.
Captain B. 0. Michel, who is suf-
fering with an attack Of pneumonia,
is much better this morning, and will
be able to be out in a few days.
Captain Randall will send down
to-day all St. Francis river freight by
the James lee, the Mike Davis con-
Meeting at the mouth with her.
The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, - Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as neat
and cheap as any house in this city +
Owing to the decline in Arkansas
river the Katie P. KOuntz will not
lead for that stream, but takes a load
of eastern bound cotton for Evans
vile.
The new steamer, Jessie K. Bell,
bound from Louisville to New Or
leans, passed Evansville yesterday at
4 am, and is due here early in the
morning.
The Eldorado passed up last even
ing from New Orleans, bound for Gin.
c%innati. She discharged here IS bbls
oranges, 67 pockets shot and 2 pkgs
merchandise.
The Guiding Star, with her inn
mense up stream trip, got away last
evening for Cincinnati. She cleaned
out here and started up the river in
gallant style.
Captain George Malone with his
neat little steamer, Mark Twain, sails
this evening for Council bend. Charley
Barton, her clerk, attends promptly
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