Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-22

to-day for Memphis.
The 0uachita Belle is the Monday
packet for Arkansas City.
The slight rise has improved navi-
CATION from Cairo down.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati
Wednesday next for Memphis.
Harry Champlin and Alex. Power
come out clerks OF the Sherlock.
Our dispatches state that no boats
are delayed on the Erie canal by ice.
The steamboatmen want the wharf
master to repair them holes in the
levee.
The Future City and barges left
New Orleans last evening for st.
Louis.
The new steamer VIM, Kyle will
leave Cincinnati next week for New
Orleans.
The U. P. Schenck passed Louis
vile last night, bound for New
Orleans.
Captain Robert Wise circulated
pretty freely yesterday with his numer-
Gus friends.
The Grand Tower left st. Louis last
evening for Vicksburg, and leaves
here Monday.
The james D. Parker, en- route from
Cincinnati to Memphis, passed Louis
vile yesterday.
The Belle st. Louis still sticks ia
the bottom, the Eckert so far being
unable to raise her.
Captain George Malone is doing
well with the Mark Twain. He is de-
serving of success.
Captain Wash Thompson failed tc
win that fortune at Paducah, though
he is not disheartened.
The Mary Houston and Charlie,
Morgan are advertised to leave Gin.
natl to-day for New Orleans.
The Eldorado leaves Cincinnati this
evening for New Orleans. One item
Of her cargo is 5000 kegs of nails.
Billy Wheeler, levee clerk of the
Memphis and Cincinnati packet line
is coming down on the James D
Parker.
The new steamer James Lee lef
Cincinnati last evening for Memphis
and will arrive here the early part o
next week.
The Katie Hooper succeeded il
raising the barge sunk by the San
Roberts at the Island 40 and brough
into port this morning.
The John Howard, out of Whit,
river, and City of Alton and Belle 0
Shreveport, from st. Louis, passe,
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Osceola Belle, Capt. Andrew:
is the regular mail packet leaving thi
evening for 0sceola and all way point
on the upper coast. B. 0. Michel
and Cryus Fay are her clerks.
Captain W. G. Mccoy informs u
that he is no longer General Freigh
Agent Of the Southern Transportatio
Line. He says, also, that the Reube
r. Springer is no longer of the steamer
, Of that line.
!, The Commonwealth, of the Anchc
line, Captain Carroll in command, wi
leave the Anchor line wharf-boat thi
/, evening at five o'clock for Ne.
Orleans, making all principal wa
landings.
r The City Of Greenville, Capt. JAG
Carter, Of the Anchor Line, willleay
the company's wharfboat, foot {
! Court street, this evening at 5 o'clocl
for Vicksburg, carrying the mail an
making all way landings.
Major Thomas B. Sheridan, who ha
been sojourning in Texas and Ne
Orleans for the past year or so, ha
returned to the bluffs and will remfi
here, being unable to shake off tn
clay and attachment of Chickasaw.
The James Howard cleared yestor
day morning for New Orleans wit
1926 bales Of cotton, 2,2O0 sacks q
cake and $50 bbls oil. She gets at tn
mouth of st. Francis river 900 bale
cotton, and has engagements in tn
bends sufficient to fill her out.
Captain w. +. Mcintyre is bac
from the Far West distributing gol
nuggets, land grants and silver min
shares among his friends. lisa "glc
c.
rious country" he says, and he
e going back-as far as it is necessary
! meet the Great Golden City, who's
Office he takes charge of.
The Fawn, the New Evansville an
: Memphis packet,will arrive to-morro-
o morning and leave Monday evenin
= with a return trip for Evansyill,
: Captain Allen Duncan, one of til
Oldest and most popular commando
+ on the r%iver,is in command.
: The Lee line mail packet, Geo. "
. Cheek, Captain Henry Cooper, leav,
this evening at six o'clock for Fra.
Point and the bends, carrying the ma