Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-24

Is rising, with ~ feet on the gauge.
Cumberland river is swelling, with 16
feet on the gauge at Nashville. Ar
kansas river is stationary at Little
Rock, with 5 feet on the gauge. White
river is rising slowly at ~JacksonpOrt,
with q good stage of water from there
out.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bright.
Mild weather.
Fly time on the river.
A lovely day yesterday.
The cotton season is rapidly drawing
to a close.
The week opens out rather dull in
marine circles.
The sable Kansas wave has entirely
subsidized.
Paul Boyton is called the Sergeant
Bates of the wave.
The Katie Hooper is due here to-
morrow from Arkansas river.
Big Hatchie river will be again
opened to the trade of Memphis.
The Golden Crown from New Or
leans arrived at Cincinnati yesterday,
The John Dippold and barges left
st. Louis yesterday for New Orleans.
The Hattie Rowland cleared for the
Arkansas river with a good trip of
freight.
The Josie Harry returned to White
river Saturday evening with a SPLEEN
did trip Of freight.
The Cons Millar for Memphis and
Paris @. Brown for New Orleans left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The big James Howard leaves st..
Louis tomorrow evening for New Or
leans with a grand excursion.
The Golden Rule left Evansville at
10 am. yesterday for New Orleans and
will leave here tomorrow o
The Colorado, for st. Louis, added
here 337 bales of Eastern bound cot
ton and a lot of miscellaneous freight.
Captain James H. Rees leaves this
evening for Jacksonville, Fla, in the
interest of several Memphis steamboat
owners.
1t is rumored that Captain Tom
Darragh will enter his staunch light
draught steamer Maumelle in the Biz
Hatchie trade as soon as navigation in
that stream opens up.
The j. W. Gaf, from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati Saturday and
leaves there Wednesday with a return
trip for Memphis.
The Commonwealth, of the Anchor
Line, left St. Louis Saturday evenina
for New Orleans and is due here to,
morrow.
The Thomas Sherlock for Cincin.
natl and John A. Scudder and G. P,
Chouteau for St. Louis left New Or.
leans Saturday evening.
w. j. 0blenis left on the ANDY
Baum Saturday evening for Evans
vile, to accept the position of seconC
clerk on the Morning Star.
The John A. Wood left LouisyilI,
Saturday for New Orleans with L
coalboats containing 317 900 bushel
coal.
The Anchor Line packet City o
Helena leaves st. Louis this evenini
for Memphis and Vicksburg and leave
here Thursday morningfo or Vicksburg
The Robert Mitchell from Cincin
natl and Sam Roberts and barges frOr
Evansville arrived at New 0rlean
yesterday.
The Golden Rule, Captain 0. P
Shinkle, leaves Gleen's wharfboa
3 Tuesday at II M, for New Orleans
, making all principal way landings
Mr.. Shaw presides at the desk.
The John B. Maude passed dow
A., Saturday evening for Vicksburg, dis
I charging here 400 packages miscella
neous freight and 10 tons for point
below.
/, The Andy Baum cleared Saturda
evening for Cincinnati with 878 bale
cotton, 45O bbls oils, 40 bales rags, 1OC
hives bees and 100 pkgs sundries, an,
had so people.
The Gold Dust passed up Sunda
morning for st. Louis with 500 tons o
freight. She put off here % Dbl
molasses, 10 SKIS coffee, 100 boxes eide
and sundries, and added 375 bales O
Eastern-b bound cotton.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal
will arrive tomorrow from Whit,
river with a good list of cotton an,
other freight, and leaves Wednesda
evening with a return trip for Whit
river, going through to Jacksonport
The Jay Hardy, Captain Billy Davis
I, upper coast packet, came in this morn
ing from Island 81 with Q bales and 3
bags cotton, 66 SKIS seed, and sundries
: She returns this evening to Island 3
+ and Old river, attending to plantatio
business in behind the islands.
The Mary Houston passed up O
= Saturday night for Cincinnati wit
|, 400 tons of freight. She discharged
at Glenn's wharfbOat 1873 hhds sugar
26 bbls molasses, 25 bbls lime, 80 bOxe
lemons and sundries, and added 80
, bales of cotton.
The Yint Shinkle, Captain Sterlin.
Mcintyre, will arrive to-day from tn
Ohio river with a full cargo of West
ern products, and will leave Wednes
day evening with a return trip 70