Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-28

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The Illinois cleared last evening for
Arkansas river with a splendid trip of
freight and people.
The John Means and barges are en-
route from the Ohio river to New
Orleans with 10000 bushels of bulk
grain.
The Ed Richardson, from Cairo,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday and
will leave there tomorrow for Mem
phis and Cairo.
The Mollie Moore, of the Kountz
Line, passed up last night for St.
Louis, after adding here 200 feet of
lumber.
The Anchor Line packet Red Cloud
will arrive tomorrow from st. Louis
with a full load of grain and produce
for this market.
The Robin will leave Pomeroy to-
morrow with another tow of salt for
Memphis, consigned to Messrs. John
K. Speed & Co.
The famous passenger steamer Chas.
Morgan will leave Glenn's wharfboat
Sunday morning for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, going through with
dispatch.
Rates on Memphis freights at st.
Louis on Wednesday dropped to %
cents per Dbl on -four and 12A cents
per hundred on pound freights.
The roads in the bends are getting
into a good condition. The packet
business is gradually improving and
cotton is coming in more freely.
The Golden Rule, Captain o. p.
Shinkle, with w. r. Shaw in the
office, will pass down this afternoon
for New Orleans. She is a pleasant
steamer to travel on and is a safe car
rier.
Will Brooks has resumed his former
duties, that of river editor on the APP
peal-a position he fills with credit to
himself and profit to the journal he is
Connected with.
Billy Haines denies the rumor put
in circulation a few days since charg-
ing him with getting up a corner in
bananas. He says he was "bulling'
the market, not bearing it.
Pilot Dick johnson, through CAPT.
r. W. Lightburne, has been com
missioned pilot of the government
snag boat H. n. McCombe, which will
operate in Arkansas river as the
water gets down.
The neat little packet jay Hardy.
Captain Billy Davis, leaves this even
ing on her regular time for Island 81.
Old river and all way landings. attend
ing to all business in behind the
Islands.
Nick Coleman's beautiful residence
in Chelsea burned last night. His
loss is quite heavy, having saved very
little of his furniture or wearing ap-
parel. His river friends heartily sym
pathize with him.
The Belle of Shreveport passed
down .ast night for New Orleans with
1900 tons of freight and 20 cabin pas
sengcrs. She discharged here 300
SKIS oats and so pkgs Sundries, and
added here $50 SKIS oats. She took ON
1900 SKIS corr in Madrid bends.
The good steamer Colorado, Cant.
Sam McPheeters, of the Anchor Line,
will leave the company's wharfboat
tomorrow evening for Vicksburg, do
ing all way business and connecting at
Yicksburg with the New Orleans and
Yazoo river packets, giving through
bills of lading.
The City of Helena passed down
last evening for Vicksburg well laden.
She discharged here 681 bbls -four and
meal, Al casks and tierces of meat. 20l
sacks grain, So bales cotton, 48 head
of stock and lot of sundries, and
added 80 tons for points below.
The imperial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, Captain James Pep
per, will leave the Lee wharfboat to-
morrow evening promptly for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings. Freight will be received for
her at all times at the r.. Il. Lee
wharf boat.
A suit for $4,000 has been institut-
ed at Nashville against the steamer T.
I. Hillman, by the mother of a negro
boy who fell overheard and was
drowned from the Hillman, on her
last trip, at that place. The boy had
been discharged from the boat, and
walked overheard on going ashore.
The Anchor Line packet John B.
Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, leaves
the company's wharfboat tomorrow
evening for Cairo and st. Louis. at
tending to all bend business and max
ing connection with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
j, H. Carter Commodore Rolling
PIN, of the St. Louis Times-Journal
arrived in the city yesterday and met
with a warm reception from the
editorial and river fr%aternities. Cap
tain Carter is ON a lecturing tour
through the South. He intended to
lecture here, but deferred it, and will
visit New Orleans frst-leaying to-
day-and will lecture here on his re-
turn.
The good steamer Osceola Belle.
Captain j. G.. Andrews, leaves this
evening for Osceola and all way land
ings on the upper coast, carrying the
mail and paying close attention to all
business entrusted to her. Mr.. B. O.
Michel, one of the best fellows in the
world, is her chief clerk, assisted by
Cyrus Fay and Al Spears.
Captain bud Broadhurst, with the
propeller Vandeburg, left this morn
ing for New Orleans with a tow of 5
stayo boats consigned to Messrs. Cal
houn & Co., New Orleans, four boats
containing 100000 slaves ont of