Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-26

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New ORLEANS left st. Louis yesterday.
The Batssville returned to St.
Francis river with another big trip of
freight.
The beacon light in Walnut Bend
has been moved down one mile to the
Rogers field.
The Annie P. Silver for New Or
leans and Colorado for Y~icksburg
leave st. Louis this evening".
A number of towboats and barges of
ice are detained at Grand Pass, on the
Illinois, on account Of low water.
Mr.. Ed Donnally, late clerk of the
Inflated A. Q. Donnally, is rapidly
recovering from his recent illness.
Capt. I, G. Swceny will contract, at
Pittsburg, for a new boat for the
Southern trade.
VIM. McHugh, an old time river
man, is a candidate in the Fifth ward
at Cincinnati for councilship.
Several marines wanted to capture
the Babes in the Woods last night at
the theater.
According to the acts of the legis-
lature Wolf river has been declared
unnavigable.
.Old steamboatmen and weather pro-
phets predict no overflow or extreme
high water this spring.
The City of Alton, en- route from
1t; Louis to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg last evening.
The G. P. Chouteau passed Vicks-
burg Monday night for st. Louis, and
is due here tomorrow,
The Andy Baum, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday at II IN.
The Mary Houston, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Evansville yesterday noon.
The 0uachitta Belle cleared last
evening for Vicksburg with a big trip
of freight and people.
The james D. Parker from Mem
phis and U. p. Schenck from New
Orleans arrived at Cincinnati this
morning.
The new Anchor Line packet City
Of Greenville passed Cairo last night
bound for St. Louis.
The John A. Wood, with a towof17
boats of coal for New Orleans, passed
Cairo last night at I o'clock.
The big Jim Howard left st. Louis
last evening for New Orleans with a
grand excursion. She is due here
Friday morning.
Work on Captain Gus Donnelly's
new boat, at Mack q Perry's yard, has
been resumed after a weeks delay.
Her frame will be up this week.
Major James ii. Stratton. late clerk
of the Thos. w. Means, has purchased
the Lewisburg Hotel, at Lewis0urg,
W. Va.
The Dora Cabler, Celina and Eddy
vile are again running independent in
Cumberland river, but maintain the
old rates.
jerry Cronin was nominated by the
Democrats, on Saturday last, at Gin
cinnati, for the position of wharf
master.
The Paris c. Brown, EN- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville yesterday and will be here
Friday.
The government light-tcndcr steam
er Alice, on a paying of cruise, passed
cairo yesterday at | pm, bound for
New Orleans.
Captain G. Moore has contracted
with the Towards at Jeffersonville
for a new boat for the Chattahoochec
river trade.
The Mark Twain arrived at Cairo
yesterday and enters into her new
trade, running as a daily packet
between Cairo and Hickman.
The Illinois is the regular packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Arkan-
sas City and the bends. She will be
found in the morning ready to receive.
The Golden City got away last even.
ing for Cincinnati. Captain Glenn,
her agent here. gave her 200 bales cot
ton, 10000 feet walnut lumber and 100
empty barrels.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Nowland's popular packet, is the next
boat dne from Arkansas river and
leaves on Saturday with a return trip.
Captain j, D. Randall of the Bates
vile will build a new steamer this
summer for the st. Francis river
trade.
The Thomas Sherlock, Captain Lew
Hates, leaves Glenn's wharfboat this
evening at 4 o'clock for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, going through
with dispatch. NJ. l., Ninden is her
clerk.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis railway company's wharfboat
at Hickman, KY, burned Tuesday
morning. james Mays, the watch.
man, and two unknown men who were
waiting for a boat, persisted in the
flames and were lost.
The new and famous mail and pas
senger steamer josie Harry passed
Devall's Bluff this morning for Mem
phis with a good trip of cotton and
other freights and will arrive Friday
morning and leave on Saturday with
a return trip.
The sailors at New Orleans are On a
strike. The sailors have, up to this
time, received Sl6 per month and $50
advance. They claim that after they
pay the boarding-master they have
nothing left for themselves. They
therefore want S25 per month and $40
advance.
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