Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-10

PoAN " buC uOuJn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear.
Balmy weather.
Dusty and d~isagreeable on the leyee
The packets brought in fair trips.
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincin.
natl tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Mary Ida is for sale at New
Orleans.
Teams were crossing on the ice al
Sioux City last week.
The dust on the levce is almost in.
sufferable.
The j. w. Garrett and barges left
CAIRO last evening for New Orleans.
The Golden Rule, from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Golden City will be down to-
morrow for New Orleans.
The week opens out with a brisk
business on the levee.
The planters are busily engaged il
putting in their crops.
Arkansas river is down to a low
stage again.
The Maumelle was due at Little
Rock yesterday from Fort Smith.
Boyton has passed Gallipolis. He
didnt stop to speak to gal or police.
Billy Haines says a trip Oh the Ar.
kansas river now is Just lovely"
Samuel Morrow, who is well known
in river circles, died at Pittsburg on
Friday of apoplexy.
The levee presented a cheerful
aspect to-day, because of the number
OF boats receiving and discharging.
The Josie Harry cleared SATURDAY.
evening for White river with a biz
trip of freight and fair list of people.
The Belle st. Louis returned to ST.
Louis Saturday night with 500 bales
OF Eastern-bo cotton.
Inc Katie Hooper cleared Saturday
evening for Arkansas river with a good
trip of freight and fair list of people.
The Paris {. Brown, for Cincinnati.
and City Of Alton, for st. Louis. left
New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Thomas Sherlock. for New
Orleans, and James w Calf for
Memphis, left Cincinnati Saturday
evening.
The Gold Dust, of the Anchor
Lime. lett st. Louis Saturday evening
for New Orleans, and leaves here to-
morrow evening.
The Commonwealth passed down
Saturday night for New Orleans. load
ed down to the guards. She took on
here 40 bales of cotton and several
lots OF miscellaneous freight.
The Thompson Dean left New Or
leans Saturday evening for Memphis
and Cairo, and will arrive here
Wednesday morning.
Large numbers of people were on
the bluffs yesterday looking for the
new steamer w. P. Halliday. but thew
looked in vain.
Captain Samuel S, Brown has con
tracted at Freedom, Pa, for a new
hull for the machinery of the tow.
boat j. H. Bigley.
The Kehlor passed down Saturday
afternoon for New Orleans. She dis
charged here $50 bbls -four. IS casks
meat and sundries, and added 1000
oil meal.
The Andy Baum got away on time
Saturday evening for Cincinnati with
900 bales of cotton, $50 bbls oil. 80
bales rags and sundries and 30 cabin
passengers.
The Florence Meyer, which was IN
above Little Rock in search of a load
Of cotton for New Orleans. has been
by the rapid decline of the
river and will have to await a rise to
get out.
John Orr, an Irishman, of Nash
vile, is the Oldest steamboat clerk ON
the Cumberland river, having been
c%lerically connected with the Tonnes
seean in 1927.
The Madison Marine Railway Com
pany has just closed a contract for an
other new steamer 100 feet long. q.
feet beam, Al feet hold, to be COM
in 30 days.
The staunch and superb assenp
steamer Bedford, Captain A. Williams
n command, leaves Glenn's wharf
boat this evening at five o'clock for
Louisville and Cincinnati. 60
ing through with dispatch.
The Annie P. Silver, Captain David
is receiving at the Anchor Line
wharf boat for New Orleans. She
leaves at sharp 5 pm, making all
principal way landings.
The new Mary Houston, CAPTAIN
Miller, will leave Glenns
wharl BOAT tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock for New Orleans and the
Elliott Miller is her purser.
Mr., Frank Baker arrived here SAT
last from New Orleans and
points along the lower river, where he
has been in the interest of the Marine
Journal, a paper of wide influence in
circles. He leaves by rail for
home to-day. Come again, Frank.
The Bedford, with 500 tons of
for Cincinnati, including 6l2
aids sugar and 3S4 bbls m~olasses,
in this morning from Bayon
and leaves this afternoon for
Cincinnati.
The new and magnificent Anchor
line packet w. p. Halliday, CAPTAIN
;. W. Gould, will arrive this after
loon' and leave the Anchor Line
yharfboat this evening at 5 o'clock for
New Orleans. Mr.. i. W. Gould. ir.
Ices the honors of the Office.
The Guiding Star passed up Satur-
lay evening for Cincinnati with 50O