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

ming out, with fair prospects of an
early resumption Of navigation.
The old year with its vicisitudes
has been laid away, and we hope the
new year will deal more kindly with
our steamboat friends.
Captain Dan Able, who has been
spending several days in our city, re-
turned to st. Louis Wednesday morn
ing.
The Hattie Rowland arrived at Pine
Bluff yesterday, and was to have left
this morning with a return trip for
Memphis.
The change of the weather last
night and this morning not only damp
ened but froze the fair prospects Of
steamboatmen.
The warm, Soporiferous drinks i'm
bibed yesterday by New Years callers
made it a happy New Years Day fol
many who were out.
The Thomas Sherlock passed down
this morning for New Orleans full
laden, she having filed up in MadriC
Bends with corn.
The Golden Rule is working her
way through to Cincinnati and will
not lay up unless it gets heavier. She
passed Evansville on Wednesday al
w. N.
John Lytle, second pantrymau OF
the Fleetwood, had his feet frozen sew
eral days since, and is now in the Gin.
cinnati Marine Hospital.
The Golden Grown, Captain w. P
Walker, passes up to-day for the Ohio
river. Eugene Shinkle, one of the
most popular boatman on the river, il
her purser.
1t was very hard for a number O.
the marines yesterday to circumnavi
gate and run the channel withoul
grinding or sticking on a bar, and bui
very few were able to make the run.
There was little or nothing doing OF
the landing yesterday, business being
partially suspended and all partici.
ing in the celebration Of the Nev
Year.
Several Of the steamboatmen who
celebrated New Years by calls anC
could not make good their shorts
were found this morning belchint
forth, OH my head Nev
Yaw-k."
The James Howard passed up to.
day for Cairo. She put off here BOZ
bbls cement, $50 bbls q %lassos, Il
hhdS sugar and 300 pkgs sundries, anc
added 1900 bales Of Eastern bound
cotton.
The City of Augusta, Captain Joe
Elliott in command, is receiving fol
New Orleans at the foot of Court
street, and will get off the latter part
Of the week.
Captain Val Entrekin, the efficient
and worthy chief clerk Of the Thomp-
son Dean, arrived hero yesterday in
advance of his packet to make en-
-gagements for her return trip to New
Orleans.
At Cincinnati yesterday the ice was
~softening and running lighter and the
prospects were favorable for an early
resumption Of navigation. The Charles
Morgan or Robert Mitchell were an.
nounced to leave there to-day for New
Orleans.
The G. b. Church and Cons Millar
which have been laying up in the
mouth Of Green river for several days
past, on account of ice, ventured oul
yesterday and will endeaver to make
their way to Cincinnati.
The George w. Cheek, Captain
Stacker Lee, is the regular mail linz
packet leaving this evening for Friar's
Point and the bends, paying strict at
t%entiOn to all way business. Walker
OUTLAW, one Of the best fellows in the
world, is her chief clerk.
The Anchor Line packet John B.
Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, leaves
the Anchor Line wharfboa foot of
Monroe street, tomorrow at 10 am,
for Vicksburg and the bends, givins
special attention to all way and plan
tation business. Mr., Gobel presides
at the desk.
The Ruth, Captain Joe MCCULLOUGH
in command, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Gayoso Land
ing and the upper cost. Captain w.
X. Mccullough oficiates in the office,
a sure guarantee that all business en-
trusted to her will be properly attend
ed to.
The Adams Mail Line packet Kate
Dixon, Captain Porterfeld in com
mand, will arrive to-day from Vicks-
burg and leave Saturday morning with
a return trip. Mr.. Rigby, a clever
gentleman, does the honors of the
Office.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Eugene
Smith in command, will arrive to-day
from Arkansas river with a full trip
of cotton and other freight, and leaves
this evening with a return trip, arr
ing the mail and doing all way bust
ness. Wash Floyd, one of the best
fellows in the world, is in charge of
the office.
The new and elegant White river
passenger steamer Josie Harry, Can
tain Milt Harry in command, will ar
rive tomorrow morning from White
river, and leave on Saturday with a
return trip, going through to jackson
port and making direct connection for
upper White and Black rivers.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Osceofa and
all way landings on the upper coast.
B. o. Michel, Cyrus Fay and A. K.
Spears, a trio of clever gentlemen
and accommodating clnrka h.