Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-31
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Support 10 the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool.
Bright.
Invigorating weather.
All-Fools' day tomorrow.
March goes out without buster.
River business is falling off rapidly.
A convention of steamboatmen met
at Cincinnati to-day.
The week opens out with very little
doing on the levee.
The Golden City, from New Orleans,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
Southern freights along the Ohio
are getting scarce again.
The Red Wing left Sunday morning
for st. Louis.
The Grand Tower, from Vicksburg,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The Golden Rule, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Guiding Star for Cincinnati,
and City of Alton for St. Louis, left
New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Paris G, Brown from Cincin-
natl, and H. @. Yaeger from st. Louis,
arrived at New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper returned Satur-
day evening to Arkansas river with an
excellent trip Of freight and people.
The Josie Harry returned Saturday
evening to White river with an excel
lent trip.
The James D. Parker, for Memphis,
and Mary Houston, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
Captain James Reese, of Pittsburg,
will build another iron boat for South
America this summer.
The 0. w. Pierce came in from the
lower coast with 100 sacks seed and 3
bags Of cotton.
Captain George W. Cochran, a for
mer steambOatman, is president Of the
Pittsburg Oil Exchange.
Captain Martin Coulson will take
charge of the Far West again this
season.
Captain Ed Anderson is booked as
master of the Josephine, with Ed
Lathrop as clerk.
The U. P. Schenck leaves Evans
vile to-day for New Orleans, and will
be due here Wednesday morning.
The Chas. Morgan, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati. passed
Evansville last night at II o'clock.
The Vint Shinkle, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile last night at IL o'clock.
Captain Eugene Smith resumed
command of the Marlin Speed at
Little Rock.
The new Anchor Line packet w. P.
Halliday, left St. Louis Saturday
evening for New Orleans, and leaves
here tomorrow.
Captain c. H. Booth and family. of
Wheeling, Va, are among the passen
gers on the Mary Houston en- route to
Texas to locate.
The Greyhound came in this morn :
ing from the lower Ohio river with a
tow Of coal for Messrs. Brown &
Jones.
The NJ. S. Tanhauser was sold at
marshal sale at Wheeling, Wednes-
day, for $745, John Cochran being the
purchaser.
The Cons Millar cleared Saturday
evening for Cincinnati with 1850 bales
cotton, 80 bales rags, $50 bbls oil and
%sundries, and also had a good list of
people.
The John B. Maude cleared Satur-
day evening for st. Louis with a good
trip She added here 400 bales of
Eastern, bound cotton and a good lot
of way freight.
Captain James II. Reese returned
yesterday from Florida. He was
much pleased with his trip, and regrets
that he had to make his visit brief on
account of urgent business here.
Captain VIM. Nuclcs, late chief
clerk of the Katydid, arrived home
yesterday from Baton Rouge, and
received a warm welcome here from
his friends,
Mr.. James Armstrong, ship carpon.
ter, was badly injured at the marine
ways at Mound City, last Tuesday, by
falling about twenty feet from a scat
fold. His face aud head were badly
iammed up, and he will be laid up by
his injuries for several days.
The new and beautiful steamer
Golden Crown, Captain Eugene Shin
kle, leaves Glenn's wharfboat at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning for New
Orleans and all way landings. Chant
Shinkle ofhciates at the desk.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Dan
Moore, leaves Glenn's wharfboat to.
morrow at Il M. for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, going through with
dispatch. Captain Frank Stein pre-
sides at the desk,