Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-19
The ElOradO still sticks at Rising

sun.
The packets brought in moderate
trips.
The week opens out dull in marine
circles.
Captain j. ]. Darragh is expected
home to-day from Pittsburg.
The City of Alton leaves St. Louis
Wednesday for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum, from Memphis.
arrived at Cincinnati this morning.
An Improvement in the local trades
is anticipated as the season advances.
The James d. Parker leaves Gin
cinnatl Wednesday evening for Mem
phis.
The Salt Valley was tied up by the
United States marshal at Midlefort,
Ohio, Friday last.
The steamer g. B. Church will be
sold at public auction at Cincinnati on
Saturday next.
The Centennial, from New Orleans,
passed up yesterday for st. Louis with
a moderate trip.
Captain Gus Hodges has contracted
with the Towards for a new boat for
Ouachita river trade.
The Greyhound left Cairo yesterday
afternoon with a tow of lower Ohio
river coal for this market.
The G. P. Chouteau is due to-nor-
row morning from New Orleans,
bound for st. Louis.
Captain Bird has purchased the
Champion, No. z, for the Cairo and
Paducah trade.
The James Howard and Future
City and barges left New Orleans
Saturday evening for st. Louis.
The James w. Gaf. for Memphis,
and Paris c, Brown, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
Mr.: Wash Floyd, late chief clerk of
the Marlin Speed, leaves this evening
for Louisville on a brief business trip,
The W. p. Halliday from st. Louis
and the Robt. Mitchell from Cincin-
natl arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Florence Meyer has gone up
tae Arkansas river to get a load Of
cotton and other freights for Cincin-
natl.
The City of Augusta has been
chartered TO take the place of the
Lucy Il. Gastrell in the Natchez
trade.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkansas
river, and Josie Harry, for White
river, had fair trips out Saturday eve
ming.
A continuance Of the decline of the
river will necessitate the withdrawal
OF the long fellows and give the little
fellows a chance.
Captain 4. p. feathers, who was
severely injured by the falling of the
scaffolding at the Cincinnati marine
ways, is improving.
The Guiding Star passed down Sat
urday evening for New Orleans fully
laden. She added here 525 bbls oil
and 100 pkgs sundries.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,
will arrive this evening from White
river with a fair list of cotton and
other freight.
The Belle of Shreveport left st.
Louis, yesterday morning for New
Orleans and leaves here Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The Kate Dixon passed up this
morning for st. Louis. On her arri-
val there she will be dismantled and a
new hull built for her machinery.
The Colorado cleared on time for
st. Louis. She added here 43 bale
cotton, 4 horses, 2 buggies, % pkgs
sundries and a good number of people.
The City of Helena, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis this evening for
Vicksburg, and leaves here THURSDAY
morning at ten o'clock.
The Vint Shinkle cleared Saturday
evening for Cincinnati with 1900 bales
cotton, 100 pkgs miscellaneous
freight and IS cabin passengers.
There is Is, OOO, 900 bushels of coal
loaded in barges at Pittsburg which are
ready to be forwarded south for the
markets as soon as there is sufficient
water.
The City of Vicksburg, of the An
chor Line, Captain Bob Riley, leaves
the cOmpany's wharf boat this after
noon for Vicksburg. Chris Sharpe
oficiates in the office.
A lady by the name of Mrs. vii.
liams was badly burned on the steamer
Mary Houston during her up trip, aud
was taken off the boat at Louisville
aud conveyed to the hospital.
Captain Ad Storm, superintendent
at the Anchor Line wharf boat, re.
specially requests the merchants to
remove their freights, in order to
make room for the arrivals to-day.
The neat little steamer, Mark
Twain, is now doing the ferry bust
ness for the John Overton, while the
latter will be taken up the river and
be rebuilt.
The John A. Scudder passed down
yesterday morning for New Orleans
well laden. She put off here 125 bbls
meal and 60 bales hay and added a
few lots of freight.
The packet pilots report 9 feet,
%scant, in the channel at Bulletin tow
head, which is the worst place be-
tween here and Cairo below here from
8! to 10 feet is reported, with the
channel crooked and lumpy.
Captain Lew Hates and j. s. Alex
ander have contracted for a new stern
wheeler for the Cincinnati and. New