Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-25

The Mollle Moore left Cairo last
evening for New Orleans, and is due
down to-day.
Our young friend Cliff Harvey goes
out this evening, as mail clerk on the
steamer Maumelle.
The tow boat Storm, with a barge
ofrailroad iron for Helena, is still in
port patching her boilers.
The Coahoma cleared last night for
Friars Point and the bends, with one
Of the best trips of the season.
Mate Phin Starr, has resigned the
mateship Of the Josie Harry, and is
now open for an engagement.
The new steamer James Lee, and
her officers and owners, will receive a
grand reception on her arrival.
Captain Barnard made a narrow es-
cape from drowning while working at
the wreck OF Belle ofSt. Louis.
Pittsburg advices report a heavy
fall of snow up there, and with warmer
weather may cause another rise.
The Ouachita Belle had a splendid
trip out last night. In fact, she had
about all the freight she could handle.
We deeply sympathize with Captain
John Darragh in the loss of his inter
esting son by death from pneumonia.
The c. K. Peck leaves st. Louis to-
morrow for New Orleans, and will be
followed on Thursday by the Joe
Kinney.
The John Means passed down last
evening with a large tow of model
barges which were loaded with grain
and produce.
Rates on freights from st. Louis to
New Orleans rule at so cents per Dbl
on -four and % cents per hundred for
pound freights.
Major JEFF. Frampton is in charge of
the Cons Millar's forecastle. Her old
mate, JAS. Froutty, goes on the Reu-
ben R. Springer.
shipments of bulk grain from St.
Louis to New Orleans nv river FIR the
past week are, wheat, 58,16T bushels.
corn, 93,328 bushels.
1.-The rousters delayed several of the
steamers yesterday by jumping them
and demanded higher wages than the
boats are willing to give.
The W. p. Halliday, en- route from
New Orleans to St, Louis, passed
Vicksburg Sunday noon, and is due
here tomorrow morning.
The Laura Davis, from Cincinnati
City of Alton, from st. Louis, and
Cherokee, from Helena, arrived at
New orleans yesterday.
The 0sceola Belle will arrive TO-
morrow morning from 0sceola with a
good trip of cotton, and leaves in the
evening with a return trip.
The Cons Millar, on leaving Cincin.
natl on Saturday, had a fair start Of
freight and people. John Carroll and
Geo. Williams are her pilots.
The Golden City and barge, which
left New Orleans Saturday e~yeningfo fol-
Cincinnati, has 1000 tons of freight.
One item is $50 bbls molasses.
The Annie P. Silver, en- route from
New Orleans to St. Louis, passed
Vicksburg yesterday morning at | a
m, and is due here tomorrow.
Billy O'Brien, formerly an engineer
on the Idlewild and Fawn, has been
arrested at Evansville Tor a~ssaulting
his mother, whose life is dispaired of
The new steamer William Fagin.
built at Jacksonville for the 0uachits
river, passed down last night after
discharging here 80 packages sun.
dries.
Capt. j. N. Williamson has pur.
chased from the Big Sandy packet
company the steamer A. L. Norton.
She enters the Gallipolis and Marietta
trade. lcl
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincin.
natl to-day for New Orleans, and she
will be followed on Thursday by the
Guiding Star, and on Saturday by the
Robert Mitchell.
The EldOrado, which has 5000 kegs
nails, 2,4OO plows and other freight
aboard, and was to have left Saturday
for New Orleans, was detained on ac-
count of financial troubles.
The U. P. Schenck, which is due
down tomorrow evening for New Or
leans, added at Louisville 1,7OO plows
and 500 barrels meal, and picked up
two hundred tons at Evansville.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed. Postal,
will arrive tonight from White river,
with a good list of cotton, and leaves
on tomorrow evening with a return
trip, going through to J~acksonport.
The new Mary Houston, on leav-
ing Cincinnati on Saturday for New
Orleans, had 500 tons Of freight and
large way engagements, James Pell
and John Mortidge r her pilots.
The Mark Twain, Captain Geo.
Malone, is making regular trips and