Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08

to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bright and CHEEKY.
Life-giying weather.
An animated levee to-day.
s=-Mud on the landing drying up.
2The sunshine inspired business.
1.-THE mariners wear cheeeful faces.H
&Packets out this evening have GOOD
trips: 49, -
1.-THE Coahoma for Friar's Point had
a splendid trip out.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis.
We want no railroad distractions
on the levee.
The VIM. Austin arrived at Cincin-
natl yesterday from Memphis.
The Golden City leaves Cincinnati
this evening for New Orleans.
The Gilmore and barges passed
down this morning for New Orleans.
The Golden Grown passed down this
morning for New Orleans loaded fiat
in the water.
Mardi- Gras at New Orleans-the
big Henry Frank makes the excursion
trip from here.
The steamers Scully and Bedford
are loading in the Arkansas for New
Orleans.
The j. w. Garrett and barges. from
Evansville, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The Port Eads and barges for st.
Louis and A. c, Donnally for Cincin-
natl left New Orleans last evening.
The U. p, Schenck, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans. passed
Evansville last evening.
The Mary Houston. en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Louisville yesterday.
The Red Wing cleared last evening
for Vicksburg with an excellent triI
vi iielghI anu people.
The Thompson Dean for Memphis
and Belle of Shreveport for st. Louis
leave New Orleans to-day.
The Commonwealth and Future
City and barges leave st. Louis this
evening for New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati. passed
Evansville last evening.
The Anchor Line packet Annie P.
Silver is due down tomorrow foi
New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper from Memph;.
arrived at Little Rock yesterday and
lett there this morning with a return
trip.
The Marlin Speed arrived from the
mouth of the river at Little Rock YES
terday, and was to have left last night
for Fort Smith.
The G. K. Peck passed up last night
for st. Louis. She added here Is balos
of cotton and a few lots of m~iscellan.
eous freight.
Colonel Cammer gave Billy Smith
er a piece Of wedding cake to dream
on, and we will give the details when
he returns to port.
The Andy Baum, from Memphis
and Thomas Sherlock, from New Or.
leans, arrived at Cincinnati this morn
ing.
The City of yicksburg for Vicks
burg, st. Genevieve for Cairo. anc
Clinton for Cincinnati left st. Louil
yesterday.
The Henry Frank cleared last even
ing for New Orleans with $500 bale,
Of cotton, 400 barrels of oil and 22O(
sacks of oil meal. She has engage
ments below sufficient to FIJI her out
The James D. Parker, bound from
CincinDatifo Memphis, passed Evans
vile last evening, and will arrive her,
to morrow, and leave Wednesday mex
with a return trip for Cincinnati.
The Ouachita Belle left Vicksburr
yesterday at noon for Memphis. anc
will arrive Monday and return t.
gicksburg on Tuesday, her regula.
day.
Master Augustus Cummins. ;
bright, intelligent lad, son of CAPTAIN
Lee Cummins, had a birthday part,
last evening, celebrating his sixteenth
year. 1t won't be long before he will
be singing, %, were La boy again.
The new steamer Guiding Star
Captain W. B. Miller, passed Vicks-
burg yesterday morning at o'clock.
bound for Cincinnati, and will leave
here this evening, Shewill go through
with dispatch.
The great iron steamer c. p. Chou.
teau will arrive Monday from New
Orleans and leave on Wednesday with
a return trip. Freight will be received
for her at all times at the Lee wharf.
boat.
The Batesville, Captain Maumus. is
the regular st. Francis river packet
leaving this evening for Wittsburg.
Captain D. B. Abrahams holds forth
in the Office.
Pilot Taylor Wells, late of the
Memphis packet Cons Millar, has gone
to st. Louis to stand a watch at The
wheel Of Captain John n. skunk
new St. Louis and Cincinnati packet.
the Clinton.
A bill has been introduced in con.
gress to appropriate $500, 600 to build
a lock and dam across the Illinois
river, near Beardstown, so as to com
plete the connection between Lake
Michigan and the Mississippi river.
P; f, Arroyo, who had been pilot
on the Gulf Line steamer Alvin since