Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01

IN PORT.
George w. Cheek, Illinois, Josie Harry,
Silverthorn, Robin and bsrges, Andy
Baum.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Big river.
Clear weather.
Active on the levee.
The wharfmaster still collects.
A revival Of business is anticipated
The bright weather inspired bust
ness.
The landing is in a muddy and filthy
condition.
The boats now pay wharfage under
protest.
The Paris G. Brown left Cincinnati
at noon yesterday for New Orleans.
Captain Alex Halliday will assume
command Of the Paris G. Brown.
The Future City and barges passed
up last night.
The Fannie Lewis for Memphis and
Grand Lake and barges for New Or
leans, left st. Louis yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock, en route from
New Orleans 10 Cincinnati. passed
yicksburg yesterday afternoon.
The A. c. Donnally, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, was still at
Evansville last night taking on freight.
The Joe Kinney leaves st. Louis to
day for New Orleans.
The Cons Millar will arrive Mon
day morning from Cincinnati, and
leave Wednesday next with a return
trip.
The Coahoma, for Friar's Point,
and Red Wing, for Vioksburg, cleared
last night with excellent trips.
The James W. CAT, for Memphis,
and Golden Crown, for New Orleans,
leave Cincinnati to-day.
Captain Geo. Malone went out last
night in command Of the Adams Mail
Line packet Red Wing.
Commodore Robert Speed returned
yesterday from an extensive trip East.
The Commonwealth passed up last
evening for st. Louis with a good trip.
She added here 1872 bales of Eastern
bound cotton and 5 tons Of way freight.
The Robin and barges came in yes
terday afternoon from the Ohio river
with 5000 barrels salt, consigned to
Speed & Go. and Meacham Il Go.
We are glad to learn that Captain
John Gwathmey has recovered from
his late spell of sickness and is him
self again.
Captain Gould's new steamer The
w. p. Halliday, will be ready to leave
Louisville in a few days for the South
The new administration for the gov.
eminent Of this taxpaying district viii,
be i%naugurated to-day.
The bad weather of the past severa'
days has interrupted river business
and caused a delay Of steamers bound
up and down.
There was considerable ice running
in the river at st. Louis yesterday, bui
not enough to interfere with naviga-
ton.
The Ouachita Belle left Vieksburg
yesterday noon for Memphis. She viii
arrive Monday morRing and leave oil
Tuesday with a return trip.
The Henry G. Logan and Belle o.
Shreveport for New Orleans, and Cit,
of Helena for st. Louis left Cairo las
evening,
The Katie p. Kountz is up Arkan.
sas river in search of a load of cotton
for New Orleans.
The Marlin Speed is due at tbs
mouth to-day with a big load Of cotton
, from the upper Arkansas. Her cargo
is principally consigned TO New Or.
leans.
The new steamer Ed j. Gay rar
into the bank above New Orleans q
few nights ago, sprung her butts, and
had to go on the docks at New Or.
leans.
The new Ed Richardson passed
down at noon. Owing to a press Of
other matter we were unable to give
an extended notice of her, and other
wise cut short our river report.
Captain A. NJ. Halliday has pur
chased of Captain John V. Reynolds
a three-fourths interest in the Paris
G. Brown at the rate Of $4,000 for
the boat.
The Alice Brown came in yesterday
from the Ohio river with a tow Of
coal, part Of which she drops here fol
Messrs. Brown & Jones and takes the
remainder to New Orleans.
The John A. Scudder, Gu rout,
from st. Louis 10 New Orleans, which
was ioe-bound at Cape GiTardeau, wa.
expected out to Cairo this. morning,
Owing TO the bad weather and DELAY
the Illinois will not leave for Arkan.
sas City until Monday evening next
She will hereafter make her regulai
trips, leaving on Mondays and Thurs.
days.
The Golden Rule passed down las
evening for New Orleans loaded fat il
the water. The principal items of heI
cargo were 5l06 sacks corn and l50t
bales hay,
The fine steamer Katie Hooper
Captain Ed Rowland, Of the Arkansai
River Nail Packet Company, 10 in por
receiving for Arkansas river, snC
leaves this evening, going through /,
Little Rock. Captain Jimmy Thomp
son does the houors Of the office.
The popular upper coast mail paekeI
0seeola Belle, Captain j. G. Andrews
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