Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-16


The Hattie Rowland is due to-day
from the Arkansas river.
The Maumelle leaves Little Rock
to-day for Memphis.
The Golden Rule leaves Cincinnati
this evening for New Orleans.
Captain Less Ware was among the
passengers on the Batesyille, return
ing home to Wittsburg.
A new beacon light steamer will be
built this summer to take the place of
the Alice.
The Ouachita Belle cleared last
evening for Vicksburg with a splendid
trip of freight and fair list of people.
The Hornet left Pittsburg yesterday
for Cincinnati with a tow of coal
$4,000 bushels in all.
The Annie p. Silver of the Anchor
Lime, leaves st. Louis tomorrow for
New Orleans.
New Orleans freights at st. Louis
rule at l24 cents per hundred and %
cents per barrel ON -four.
The John Means left St. Louis YES
terday for New Orleans with a big tow
of ice.
The Big Rock is making regular
trips between Little Rock and Pine
Bluff.
The Charles Morgan, from Cincin-
natl, and Belle of Shreveport, from
st. Louis, arrived at New Orleans yes.
terday.
The Colorado, from st. Louis, ar
rived at V~icksburg yesterday, and
leaves there to-day at IL am. with a
return trip.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to-
morrow morning from the Arkansas
and leave on Saturday with a return
trip.
The old Keokuk Northern Packet
Lime and Diamond Joe Line are
lighting for the supremacy of the
upper Mississippi river.
The James Howard, of the Anchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening for
New Orleans, and leaves here on Sat
urday next.
The project of a lightning packet
for the Cincinnati and New Orleans
trade is still under way, and promises
definite results at an early day.
The John B. Maude, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis to-day for
Vicksburg, and leaves here Saturday
morning.
The Raven and barges came up this
morning from New Orleans, and
cleans out here before proceeding up
the river.
The Cons Millar, Captain William
Tichenor, leaves this eveningfo Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Captain
James Wilson is her chief clerk.
seconded by Jimmy Voris.
Parties at Cincinnati are about to
contract for a new sidewheel steamer
for the Cincinnati and New Orleans
trade. The new boat will be similar
to the A. G. Donnally.
The steamer Hattie Rowland left
on Sunday for repairs. She goes to
Mound City. Captain Billy Haines
and Captain Parker are the pilots,
and CaptainJ Ohm Darragh is in com
mand.
The new and elegant White river
mail packet Josie Harry, Captain JAS.
Kinman in command, will arrive to-
morrow night from White river with
a good trip of freight, and leaves on
Saturday, her regular day, with a re-
turn trip.
Captain Charley Miller, with his
new Mary Houston, will leave Glenn $
wharfboat this afternoon for Cincin-
natl, going through with dispatch.
Elliott Miller will make it comfortable
and pleasant for all wishing a quick
trip up the river.
The U. p. Schenck passed up YES
terday afternoon for Cincinnati with
500 tons Of freight and a good list of
people. She added at the mouth of
the st. Francis 10000 feet of walnut
lumber, and took on here several lots
of stuff.
Mr.. j. II. Jones, who is well known
in river circles as a ship carpenter, was
the recipient of a birthday present in
the way Of an ancient oil painting,
representing the first house or log
cabin constructed at Nashville, Tenn.
The painting is valued at several
thousand dollars.
The new and magnificent passenger
steamer the Guiding Star, Captain W.
B. Miller, will leave Glenn's wharf
boat tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
for New Orleans, making all principal
way landings. Captain John $. Jones
does the honors of the Office.
Captain Charlie Woodbury., of the
upper White river steamer Archie p.
Green, is in Cincinnati, and it is ru-
mored hat he will command Captain
A. c. Donnally's new Sternwheel boat
which will be completed in a short
time.
Captain S. H. Parisott, of the IA
nous Vicksburg and Yazoo River
Parlsott Line, contracted on Saturday
with the Towards for a 5000 bale
steamboat. She will have a full, fine
cabin, and be a No. | steamboat in
every particular.
The following ave the additional coal
departures from Pittsburg yesterday ,
For Cincinnati, Coal Valley, Jos. w.
Gould and Samon No. ., with 1852, 900
bushels for louisville, Fred Wilson,
Belle MoGow9n and Sam Miller, with
100000 bushels.
The light-draught steamer Bertha
Drummer, which has been plying in the
Bayou D'Arbonne trade, burned on
Friday last. Boat and cargo total
loss. She was owned by Captain Ray
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