Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-09

| Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
V~ickSburg yesterday at 2 pm.
The Commonwealth, Belle Shrcyc-
port and Il. o. Stanard, from New Or
leans, arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
First-class printing at low rates at
the LEDGER JOB Printing Office and
Book Bindery, No. 10 Madison. I
The Charles Morgan from Cincin-
natl, and Gilmore and barges from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The City Of Alton leaves st. Louis
to-day for New Orleans, and will be
followed on Thursday by the Centen-
NAL.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for Memphis and will be
followed on Saturday by the Andy
Baum.
The Golden Rule en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, adds at
Greensboro, KY, 1900 turkeys and
200 sheep.
The rain which was quite heavy at
intervals to-day, checked business on
the landing and deferred the handling
Of freights.
Captain Dan. M. Brady, of the
Kehlor, died at st. Louis Monday
morning at six o'clock of inflammation
of the bowels. The deceased was 80
years old.
The G. p. Chouteau, bound from
New Orleans to Memphis, passed
V~icksburg Sunday night, and is due
here tomorrow.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Gin
%cinnati this evening for New Orleans
and will be followed on Thursday by
the Golden City.
The Ouachita Belle will arrive to.
night, or in the morning, from Green
vile, and will leave Thursday evening
with a return trip.
The wrecking boat Charley Hill hal
wrecked the sunken Rapidan and ha'
gone to the wreck of the Stahlman il
the Cumberland river.
The John A. Scudder has beer
withdrawn from the Memphis and New
Orleans trade, her services beini
needed in the Anchor Line.
The LEDGER Job Printing ofic.
and Book Bindery, 10 Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as nea
and cheap as any house in this city.
The Western Iron Boat Buildin
Company is building an iron dredg
boat for the Ohio river. 1t is 90 fee
long by % feet beam, and 81 foo
hold.
Nearly l 200, 900 bushels of bulk graf
was shipped from St. Louis to Ne
Orleans in November, the largestquan
: tity ever shipped in one month iron
that port.
The Ed. Richardson, in command {
. Captain John Cannon, takes the plac
of the Scudder in the Memphis trade
-. aud leaves New Orleans this eyenin
!. for Memphis.
II The rains of the past thirty-si
! hours have extended along the waite
courses, and we may look for plenty {
water in the Ohio, Mississippi an
! tributaries.
= The John Means, with a tow Of sal
= 5000 bbls in all, consigned to John Il
:, Speed & Co., Of this city, left Pomerc
Sunday and will be due here the earl
J part of next week.
= The Annie P. Silver came in at
am. from ST. Louis. She adds
Hopefeld and on this side a lot
:, cotton and oil cake, and leaves tn
afternoon for New Orleans.
: The towboat Greyhound came
yesterday afternoon from the Oh.
river with a tow Of Shotwell coal f
Messrs. Brown e. Jones. She return
to-day to the lower Ohio, with a to
of empties.
The John D. Scully came in la.
evening from st. Louis. She put q
here 2,200 bbls flour. $50 SKIS bran, G.
gr~indstones, 6 ~tarpaulins, 13bbls hon
l. my and grits. She gets away to-d'
for Arkansas river.
The Golden Rule passed down ye.
. terday afternoon after dischargir
here, 24O plows, 314 pillow points,
io bbls krout, ! horse and 98pkgs SUI
dries, and added 200 empty oil BIB
and alot Of other stuff.
:. The Coahoma left last evening c
her initial trip in the G%reenville trad
She had a good showing Of freight an
" people. She will return Thursd;
! evening and leave again Saturday ne,
: with a return trip for Greenville.
d The Anchor Line packet, Fam
Lewis, Captain Cartwright, arrive
"a at neon from St.Louis, with a full carr
of grain and general merchandise, al
will leavethe company's wharfboat 70
ofCourt street, this evening ats o'clot
; sharp, with a return trip to Cairo AZ