Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-29

ice in the Ohio river, will probably be
raised.
The new steamer Lucy Gastrell is
due from above.
Dispatches to-day from Arkansas
river report that stream rising at
headwaters.
The Hattie Rowland has been de-
layed by fogs and bad weather gener-
ally.
The Robert Mitchell, from Cincin-
natl, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The fog was very heavy on the river
this morning, somuch so that steamers
we're compelled to lay to.
The Batesyille, for st. Francis river,
had a good showing of freight and
people.
Marlin Jones went out in charge of
the office Of the Illinois, Captain John
Gwathmey being sick.
The planters in the bends will do
well to prepare for a big river.
If the rain continues we will have a
freshet which will wash out the bot
toms.
The JAS. D. Parker, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday at II am.
Adviees from st. Louis to-day indi-
cate a general breaking up of the ice
in the Mississippi.
The fog this morning was so dense
that nom of the steamers would ven
ture out.
The Henry Logan, en- route from
the upper Ohio, passed Louisville yes
terday,
Camp Ferguson, who is well known
in river circles, has enlisted as a sol
der boy in the United States service
for five years,
The Katie Hooper left Little Rock
yesterday for Memphis and will be
here to go out IN her regular day.
The Commonwealth, EN- route from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed
Vicksburg yesterday afternoon and is
due here tomorrow.
The ice in the Allegheny and Mo-
nongahela rivers broke up Yesterday.
doing very little damage to the ship
ping at Pittsburg.
The new steamer Guiding Star,
Captain William Miller, will pass
down to-day for New Orleans.
The Golden City is over due en-
route to the Ohio river. She has
100 tons of freight.
The fog and bad weather has de-
tanned all the steamers bound up and
down,
Captain VIM. Thorweigan, OF the
great iron steamer G. p. Chouteau.
was on change this morning.
The big James Howard. Captain
ONeal, of the Anchor Line, will
leave here tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock for New Orleans.
Captain Randall got away to-day
with his Mark Twain for the Sunk
Lands,
Captain Geo. Malone has been com
missioned commander of the Adams
Mail Line packet Red Wing. and
takes command of her next trip.
The Geo. w. Cheek, Captain Stack
or Lee, is the regular Lee Line mail
packet leaving this evening for Friar's
Point and the bends. Billy Smither
is her purser.
Some articles stolen from the resi-
dence Of Captain Nat Green during
the epidemic have been captured by
the detectives and turned over to Mr..
Nick Hooth, an intimate friend of the
family.
The new Memphis and New Orleans
packet Ed Richardson will be down
tomorrow for New Orleans. She is a
"stunner' and worth seeing, as she is
one Of the finest built boats that ever
left Louisville.
The great iron steamer G. p. Chou
teau, Captain William Thorweeian in
command, will be found in port to-day
receiving for New Orleans and the
bends, and leaves tomorrow evening.
Freight will be received for her at all
times at the Lee w%harfboat.
Mrs. j. G. Quimbell presented to
Captain A. j. Lindsay yesterday a
handsome basket of flowers end
grasses, which were given in token and
kind appreciation of courtesies ex-
tended to her while travelling on that
popular steamer. Captain Lindsay is
proud Of his gift, and well he may be.
as 1t is one of true merit.
The Hattie Nowland, of the Mem.
phis and Arkansas River Packet Com
pany, leaves this evening for Little
Rock and all points on the Arkansas.
Captain John Darragh, a practical
boatman and clever gentleman, is in
command, with Captain j. A. Melon
nell in the Office, seconded by w. B.
McEnulty.
Captain AID Storm, superintendent
of the Anchor Line, received a tele
gram from Commodore Scudder in
forming him that the ice in the river
at st. Louis had broken up and navi-
cation resumed, and all Anchor Line
boats are instructed to 90 through
and all of the Anchor Line packets
for Memphis and New Orleans will
resume their regular trips.
The Thompson Dean, owing to the
rain and inelement weather, was de-
layed, but will get away promptly this
evening for New Orleans, She will
make all principal way landings. Cap
tain James Pepper commands, with
Captain n. Gaines, a clever gentle
man, in charge of the Office. She gets
a good send-off here in the way of cot
ton and other freights, and has en-
gagements in the bends sufficient to
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