Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-17

80 a AAAO w Oh 10
falling, with 10 feet in the canal. The
cumberland and Tennessee rivers are
falling. Arkansas river is reeeding
steadily at Little Rock, with Z feet
on the gauge. White river is falling.
with a good stage from J%acksonport to
the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gloomy.
Damp weather.
Too much rain.
Little movement in freights.
Not much stir on the landing for
Monday.
The packets brnught in moderate
trips.
We observed the Sabbath and kept
it holy.
This sort of weather is ruinous to
river business.
The levee is muddy and filthy and
needs a cleaning up.
The Golden Crown leaves to-mor-
row evening for Cincinnati.
The new Mary Houston leaves New
Orleans this evening for Cincinnati.
The Commonwealth, from St. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, left
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Sherlock put off here Il half
casks bacon, but added nothing.
The Mark Twain has her repairs
completed, and returns to st. Francis
river.
The Josie Harry returned to White
river Saturday evening with a splendid
trip.
The Sam Roberts and barges left
New Orleans yesterday for the Ohio
river.
The Katie Hooper, for Arkansas
river, had a good showing of freight
and people.
Cairo, the metropolis of Southern
go - II
Illinois, will celebrate Shrove Tues
day this year.
The City of Alton, for st. Louis.
and y. P. Shenck, for Cincinnati
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
@Billy Davis, with his jay Hardy.
will sail tomorrow evening for Island
81 and all way Landings on tho un,,o,
coast.
The John b. Maude for St. Louis
added 756 bales of Eastern-bound
cotton, a good list of way freight and
quite a number of people.
The planters in the bends are I'M
able to get their cotton out to the
landings for shipment, owing to the
bad condition of the roads.
The Belle st. Louis returned to St.
Louis last evening with a small list of
Eastern bound cotton, some bends
freight and some people.
The new Memphis and New Orleans
packet Ed Richardson left New Or.
leans Saturday evening for Memphis.
and leaves here next Saturday.
The j. W. Gaf, from Memphis. ar
rived at Cincinnati yesterday and
leaves there Wednesday evening
with a return trip and Mardi- Gras
excursion.
The Gold Dust passed down yester-
day afternoon for New Orleans. She
discharged here 100 bbls -four and
added several lots Of freight and
people.
The Future City and barges passed
down last night. She added to her
tow here barges No. % and 40, loaded
with 2254 bales of cotton and 200 tons
of oil cake.
The Colorado passed down yesterday
for Nicksburg fully laden. She dis.
charged here 20 bbls -four, 100 SKIS
bran, 200 SKIS oats, 10 bbls whisky, and
added some bend freights.
The Vint Shinkle cleared Saturday
evening for Cincinnati, with 1900
bales cotton, 200 bbls oil. 40 tons
hides and tallow, and 20 tons miscel-
laneous freight.
1t doesn't make any difference how
fine a boat may be, how fast she is.
how well she lives, or how well she
may be Differed, it is the clerk in the
office who makes her what she is.
Captain Goulds' new Anchor Line
steamer the w. p. Halliday, which
was crowded on shore by the ice at
Louisville, still lies in an easy posi-
ton, awaiting a rise in the river sufi-
cient to float her of.
The Hard Cash passed Deyalls
Bluff yesterday morning with a GOOD
list of cotton for Memphis, and will
arrive Monday night and return We'd
nesday evening to White river, going
through to JacksOnport.
Captain Isaac Van Hook has closed
a contract with Captain VIM. Ham
bleton, of Mound City, for the con.
.struction of a 6rst-class sternwheel
freight and passenger steamer to cost
800, 900.
The celebrated passenger steamer
Charles Morgan loft Cincinnati Satur.
day evening with a grand Mardi- Gras
excursion, and leaves here Wednes-
day evening next. She will give the
lowest rates to exousionists.
The Thompson Dean cleared Satur.
day evening for New Orleans with
BOO bales cotton, GA SKIS oil cake, 100
bbls oil and sundries, and a good list.
of passengers. She has engagements
below sufficient to gil her out.
The Horn Lake packet 9. W.
Peirce, Captain Gus Montana, having
had her light damages repaired, pel
sumes her regular trips this evening