Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-05
MISCELLANEOUS,


Cool.
!. Cloudy,
Active on the leyee.
Indications of snow.
The sporads are no more.
Cotton is coming in freely.
Showing up the river to day.
Ice formed this morning here in the
cutters.
Where is your Benjamin." was
the querie to-day.
Coal at Pittsburg has advanced one
half per cent. a bushel.
The Continental leaves st. Louis
to- day for New Orleans.
The Fannie Lewis left St. Louis
yesterday for Vicksburg.
Business in commercial circles and
on the levee is fully resumed.
The Geo. w. Cheek, for Friar's
Point, had a good trip of freight.
The Batesville returned to the St.
Francis with good trip of freight.
The Belle st. Louis, from Vicks-
burg, arrived at St. Louis yesterday.
The Paris G. Brown is due up to-
day, en- route to st. Louis.
The Paris c. Brown passed up at
noon for st. Louis.
The John Gilmore and barges
passed down last evening for New Or
leans,
Captain Washington gave the Scud-
der a big trip Of cotton, and still he is
not happy.
The cold wave is not very encour-
aging for steamboatmen up the coun-
try.
The Annie P. Silver, Of the Anchor
Line, leaves Cairo to.day for New Or
leans.
Navigation on the Ohio river re-
mains partially suspended on account
Of low water.
Colonel Joe Flynn, Mr.. Nick
lIooth's partner, is furnishing steam
boats with choice meats.
Mr.. N. NJ. Jones, the coal king.
ljghtened up the levee this morning
with his smiling countepauce.
The Bette Gilbert and barges,
bound from Cincinnati to Yazoo river,
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The City Of Alton passed Vicks-
burg yesterday at 10 am, and is due
here to-moFrog. bound for st. Louis
The Thompson Dean and Natche2
left Vicksburg last evening for New
Orleans with good lists Of cotton.
The Golden Rule and Kehlor, from
St. Louis, passed Vicksburg Monday
night bound for New Orleans.
The Colorado from St. Louis
brought in 1898 pkgs Of general mdse.
and returned to St. Louis last night
with a small list of cotton.
The Marlin Speed has laid over and
goes ont on Saturday to White river
in place Of the Josie Harry. She is
receiving at the Lee %Wharfboat.
Bill Hays says cotton may be king
down South but you bet that coal
is the boss up in his country just now.
Champ chamberlain, the greatest
railroad passenger agent Of the age.
returned home last night and yss
around Misunderstanding.
Frank Ellison, who made himself
so popular on the Coahoma last year.
win have charge OF the Office of the
Rapid Transit this year.
Captain Dave Hukill perambqlates
the leveeI as Of yope, and represents
all the steamers in the passenger agen-
cg line.
Captain }, W. Leightburne and fam
lily returned home last night. His Of
fee on Monroe street is opep and rea-
dy for bushes.
The John W Garrett aud barges,
from Evansville, and Tidal Wave,
from st. Louis, arrived at New
OTl6dus yesletuHg.
Colonel r. G. Jamison, who is not a
third-class citizen, but a prominent
attache of the Lee wharfboat, arrived
home this morning, and resumed his
duties.
Captain Wash Floyd, the we'll
known and popular river clerk, was
married at Fort Smith, Ark, several
days since, to Miss Pet Alvina Levy.
Captain Pat Kallaher, the efficient
wharfmastcr, returned home last night,
and was around to-day looking after
levee matters,
The Laura Davis, Captain Leonard
in command, leaves the r. Il. Lee
wharfboat to-day at Eve o'clock for
New Orleans, making all principal
way landings.
The Katie Hooper, enroute from
Cincinnati 10 Memphis with a large
number Of refugees aud fair freight
list, passed Cairo Yesterday at 8. pm,
and is due here this afternoon.
The BoY Parisot line packet City
of Yazoo has succeeded in getting
out of the Ohio river, and passed
! Cairo yesterday afternoon for St..
Louis, where she will load for Vicks-
burg and Yazoo direct,
The G. p. Chouteau PASSED Yicks-
burg yesterday for New Orleans with
over 5000 bales OF cotton, the largest
trip ever carried into New Orleans by