Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-24
MISCELLANEOUS.


Cool and pleasant.
Very little business being trans
acted at the landing.
Thursday is the dullest day of the
week IN river circles.
Not a single local packet leaving
this evening.
The Andy Baum has a fine day to
unload, and will finish before night.
BOyton left Vicksburg Monday and
is padding towards New Orleans.
The Golden City arrived at Cincin-
natl this forenoon.
The G. P. Chouteau left New Or
leans last evening for st. Louis. &,
The John B. Maude, for st. Louis,
left Vicksburg at noon yesterday.
The Colorado, for Vieksburg, left
st. Louis last evening,
The H. G. Yaeger is lying at Island
10 with a broken shaft.
The Guiding Star leaves New Or
leans to-day for Cincinnati.
The Alps is due down with an i'm
mense tow Of ice.
The Grand Tower, for St. Louis, is
the only boat in port, to leave at 5
pm.
The council has granted Captain
Glenn permission to remove his wharf
boat to the foot of Jefferson street.
The freight rates from st. Louis to
New Orleans are 25c per Dbl for -four
and l2!c per cwt for pound freights
The towboat Thos. Means is coming
south from Cairo with several barges,
containing 5000 tons of freight.
A. Burt Fisher, a former river
clerk, is engineering a sawmill on Cat
Island, below here.
Captain Thomas P. feathers is in
Cincinnati looking after the construc-
ton of his new steamer Natchez.
The repairs of the Vigo have been
completed, and she left Louisville on
Tuesday for the Kentucky river.
The Hotspur left Evansville yes
terday for the Wabash, where she will
take on a load Of corn.
The Grand Tower, leaving this af-
t%ernoon for St. Louis, will get 200
bales Of Eastern-bound cotton.
Fire-plugs arc to be placed on the
levee, Thanks to the energy of our
efficient wharfmaster.
The big James Howard, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Golden Rule, en- route to New
Orleans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
forenoon.
The Hard Cash, with a splendid
trip of both freight and people, de-
parted on time for White river.
The Osceola Belle for Osceola and
the Coahoma for Friar's Point de-
parted yesterday with fair trips.
The James D. Parker departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 1866
bales of cotton, 300 bbls oil, p bales
rags and a fair list Of people.
The Golden Grown, for New Or
leans, and the Vint Shinkle, for
Memphis, left Cincinnati last even
ing.
The james w. Calf, from Memphis
and the Thomas Sherlock, from New
Orleans, passed Evansville yesterday
en- route to Cincinnati.
AS soon as the river falls sufficiently
the work of cutting a hundred-fo
slice out of the dam at Louisville viii
be resumed.
The name of the new boat buildinl
at Pittsburg for the Wheeling trade
will be Diurnal, and as the name sig.
niies will be a daily packet.
The Golden Rule Pilot will here.
after be published regularly every
Saturday on board the Golden Rule
She will stoutly advocate Western
river interests.
The Golden Crown carried the
largest block of marble ever taker
from New Orleans to Cincinnati. Ii
YES SO large that the owner had t.
split 1t N qrder to haul it away.
The John Dippold is en- route foi
} New Orleans with a tow of barges
containing $4,000 bushels bulk wheat,
\ iTy00Q bushels bulk corn and 1000
bushels bulk rye, besides other freight
Captain VIM. Hopkins, a former
i0hio river commander, is now 9
bapkeF at Flora, III. Like all Other
rich steaWbaatWen, be commenced a
the bottom Of the ladder,
The largest single shipment Of oil
ever brought out of the Allegheny
was taken to Pittsburg on Monday
lest by the towboat John p. Thorn.
Ter teY sGpsisted Of 3 barges contain.
ing 1900 Barf8Is.
1t is probable that Pittsburg yil'
build one of the boats for the fast mai
selyiee between st. Louis and New
Orleans. Ebe dimensions given by
Messrs. Price ana byGup, who were
there on Tuesday last, are In length
$50 feet, beam 81 feet, hold s feet.
John i. Dent, who vas murdered
an SiOksbprg a few days ago, was q
river clerk 10 the e8plGy Of the Pari
; sot Line. The Gags Of the boats il
, port were displayed at half-mast o.
! Monday last out Of respect to hi
:. memory.
The feet and elegant steamer Crane
Tower, Of the Anchor Line, is OF
5 berth 10 leave this evening for Cairo
I 81. Louis and all way landings. Capt
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