Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-11
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The James Howard will be put into
commission again next week.
The Greyhound left yesterday alter
noon for the Ohio river with a tow of
e"'pties.
The Golden Rule, Captain 0. p.
Shlnkle, passes up to-day for Cincin-
natl.
The Osceola Belle and Shields. for
the upper coast, got away last evening
with good trips Of freight and people.
The City Of Alton, en- route from
New Orleans to St. Louis, passed
V%icksburg last evening and will be
here tomorrow.
The Grand Tower left Vicksbure
yesterday at noon for st. Louis. and
will arrive here tomorrow night and
leave Thursday evening.
The James w. Calf, en- route from
Cincinnati to Memphis, passed Evans
vile last night, and will arrive here
Thursday morning.
The Golden City, Captain Hegler.
en- route from Cincinnati to New Or
leans, passed Evansville yesterday at
noon, and will leave here tomorrow
evening.
The good little steamer JAY Hardy.
Captain Billy Davis, will leave this
evening promptly at 6 o'clock for
Island &c, Old river and all interme-
date landings.
The Florence Meyer, en- route from
Fort Smith to New Orleans, has laid
up at Dardanell to await a rise in the
river sufficient to let her out.
The ice gates of the Illinois river
were opened on Tuesday last. afording
navigation from st. Louis to Peoria.
but the Illinois continues ice-locked
above that point.
The City of Helena, of the Anchor
Lime, left st. Louis last evening for
Vicksburg and leaves here Thursday
morning at ten o'clock.
Captain James Ress, ir., arrived to-
day from Pittsburg to look after his
steamboat interests here. During his
stay in the city he will be the guest of
Colonel Bob Speed.
The Mary Houston passed down at
noon for New Orleans well laden.
She put off here 81 plows and added a
few lots of freight.
The Belle Memphis cleared on time
for st. Louis with a fair trip. She
added here 563 bales of Eastern bound
cotton and 20 tons of way freight.
The Annie p. Silver cleared for
New Orleans last evening well laden.
She added here HOO SKIS oil cake, and
took on at Hopefeld a like amount.
The Adams Mail Line packet Red
Wing left V~icksburg yesterday noon
for Memphis. She will arrive Thurs
day morning and leave Friday even
ing with a return trip for Vicksburg.
Captain Dave Thomas piloted the
Bedford from New Orleans to this
port. He piloted her while she piled
in the Arkansas river and New Or
leans trade.
The new steamer w. p. Halliday. of
the Anchor Line, passed down ycster-
day afternoon for New Orleans with a
full cargo of miscellaneous freight and
fair list Of people.
The towboat Dewdrop is EN- route
from Pomeroy to this port with a tow
of barges containing 10000 barrels
salt consigued to Messrs. John K.
Speed & Co the well known commits
sion merchants and salt dealers.
The Gold Dust, Captain John G..
McCord, of the Anchor Line. will
leave the Anchor Line wharfboat to-.
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings.
The funeral of the late George w.
Bowers, late deputy clerk of Camp
bell county, KY, and son Of Captain
H, Eugene Bowers, was largely attend
ed Sunday afternoon, from the family
residence in Newport.
The Anchor Line packet Belle OF
Shreveport, Captain Cogshill, will
leave the Anchor Line wharfboat this
evening at five o'clock for Cairo and
st. Louis, attending TO all bend bust
ness and making close connection with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West,
The staunch and excellent light
lraught steamer D~yersburg, in com
mand of Captain Berry, leaves the
foot Of Court street this evening for
the upper coast, Forked Deer river
and all points through to Dyersburg.
She will attend promptly to all way
business. Mr.. Pendleton, a soeiable
gentleman, and efficient clerk, pre-
sides at the desk.
The splendid mail and passenger
steamer George w. Cheek, Captain
Stacker Lee, of the Lee Mail Line.
leaves this evening at 6 O'Clock sharp
for Friar's Point, doing all way BUSH
ness, carrying the mail and making all
landings on schedule time. w. w.
Houston, a worthy gentleman, is her
first clerk, seconded By Nat Banks.
The City of V%icksburg passed down
last evening for NickShuro ofta, dis