Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-04

arrive Thursday and return to Vicks-
burg Friday.
Paul Boynton is coming down the
Ohio river on his big swim, bound for
the Gulf Of Mexico.
The Golden City and Thomas Sher-
lock from New Orleans arrived at
Cincinnati yesterday.
The James w. Gaf. en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday morning at 4 o'clock.
The COahoma returned to the lower
coast last evening with a good trip of
freight and people.
James Chadwick, pilot, recently in
the hospital in New Orleans. is con-
v%alescent, and has gone to Minnesota.
Captain Frank Hicks and Captain
ALT. Grissom were visitors at the
cotton exchange yesterday.
Captain Gould's new Anchor Line
steamer, the w. P. Halliday leaves
Louisville to-day for New Orleans.
The John Dippold and barges from
st. Louis, and Raven and barges from
Evansville arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The Andy Baum, bound from Gin
c]innati to Memphis, passed Evansville
Yesterday at | pm, and will arrive
here Thursday morning.
Captain Peter Echols is idle Just
now, but is looking around and willing
to take hold of anything except a va
riety show.
The City of Vicksburg cleared last
evening for st. Louis with a good up
stream trip. She added here 1856 bales
of Eastern bound cotton.
The new steamer EIdorado passed
down last night for New Orleans well
laden. She put off at Glenn's wharf
boat several lots of freight.
Mr.. j. G. Price and his beautiful
and accomplished bride returned
home yesterday on the Henry Frank
from their bridal tour to New Or
leans.
The Ed Richardson passed Vicks-
burg yesterday at II am. and will ar.
rive here tomorrow. She goes tC
Cairo for 1000 tons Of freight engaged
for her, and returns here on FRIDAY
and leaves on Saturday, her regular
day, for New Orleans.
The staunch and good little steamer
Jay Hardy, Captain VIM. Davis, leave,
the foot of Union street at five O'Clock
this evening for Island 81, Old river
and all way landings on the upper
coast. She goes in behind the island.
and attends to all plantation business
The channel between Boards Poin.
and Mhoon's Landing has changed
and the best water now will be founC
on the right of the middle bar
Boards Point, which has hithertc
been troublesome to pilots, is now on,
of the best way landings on the river
The fine steamer George w. Cheek
Captain Stacker Lee, Of the Lee mai
line, leaves this evening for Friar'
Point, carrying the mail. doing all wa.
business and making all landings O.
schedule time. w. w. Houston,
genial and clever gentleman, is he
chief clerk, seconded by Nat Banks
The rates on Memphis cotton fror
Arkansas City up to Friar's Poin
have been cut to p cents per bale
which is an exceedingly low rate, an.
our merchants now have an opportu
nifty to take advantage Of low rate
and have the planters ship the remain
der of their crop to market.
The elegant steamer Centcnnia
Captain Davidson, of the Ancho
Line, will leave the company's whar.
! boat, foot of Monroe street. to-moi
! row morning at 10o'clock for New Or
, leans, making all principal way land
! ings. Captain Cakes does the honor
of the Office.
Governor Marks has signed the bi
for the opening of the Big Hatch
to navigation, and as soon as the Lot
isville railroad builds a drawbridg. 1
Brownsville we may look for two {
three regular packets to enter til
Memphis and Hatchie river trade.
The Batesville, Captain Maumu
leaves this evening for the st. Franc
river and all points through to Witt
burg, carrying the mail and attendir
TO all way business. Captain ID. ]
Abrahams, a worthy gentleman an
efficient clerk, controls the office, an
is assisted by Birdie Banning, a clev,
young gentleman.
a The Belle Memphis passed dow
last evening for Vicksburg we'll lader
She discharged here 800 bbls fou
500 bbls meal, 50 bbls pork, 3S9 81
. grain, 3l4 casks and tierces of mea
' 755 pieces bulk meat, 315 pkgs lard, /;
v bags seed cotton, and 728 pkgs SUI
3 dries, and added a large lot Of WI
e freight.
J, Captain A. G. Green, who was OF
d of the clerks of the Inflated Belle
o Texas, which attempted to make Il
3 trip from Memphis to st. John rive
c in Florida by way of the Gulf
Mexico and the Atlantic ocean, arriv,
home yesterday. He gives a graph
II description of the thrilling career
the Belle on that ovcntful trip.
The great and good steamer Hen
Frank, which is one Of the best al
. safest carriers on the river, is rccei
} ing at the r.. Il. Lee wharfboat
. New Orleans, and leaves to.morrc
evening, making all principal W
= landings, Captain Frank Hicks col
mands, with Captain Alf Grissom
charge of the Office, seconded by NJ
VIM. Thomas.
The Anchor Line packet Fam
Lewis, Captain James Yoro, will a
rive to-day from st. Louis with a fl
cargo of grain and produce. She w