Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-11-15

at Evansville for the Memphis and
Evansville trade. The Fawn leaves
Evansville Monday next for Memphis
as the avaunt courier ofthe line.
The wrecking boat Eckert arrived
yesterday at the sunken steamer Belle
St. Louis. Captain Crane reports that
prospects are favorable for the raising
of the Belle.
Billy Thomas goes out this evening
as head clerk on the Hattie Rowland,
seconded by Will Darragh,
The Fannie Lewis, from St. Louis,
arrived az Vicksburg yesterday, and
leaves there to-day with a return trip.
The slight rise in the upper Ohio
has enabled the packets to resume
their regular trips.
The Hard Cash will arrive Monday
from White river with a big trip of
c%ottsn, and will leave Wednesday next
with a return trip for J~acksonport.
Captain Sweeney will have his
packet Corona, which leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for the South, Illuminated
with electric light.
Captain Wilson, of Mobile, was
around this morning prospecting for a
suitable steamer for the TOmbigbee
river.
Colonel Robert Lee, son of Captain
James Lee, returned to the city yes
terday from New York city, where he
has been attending school.
The Belle of Shreveport, Captain
Coghill, which has been aground at
Bulletin towhead, expected to get of
this morning, and will be down to-day
for New Orleans.
The storm of Thursday night did
considerable damage at Cairo, Padu-
cab and other points along the Ohio
river.
The tow Henry Loudon, with two
barges Of stone in tow for this port, is
still aground below Hickman. 1t will
take a rise of three or four feet to set
them aAoat.
The Clinton, Captain Carroll, Of
the Anchor Line, will leave the com
pany's wharfboat this evening at 3
o'clock for Cairo and St. Louis, carry
ing the mail and attending to all way
business.
The G. P. Chouteau, Captain Thor
weigan, will arrive Monday from New
Orleans, and leave Wednesday next
with a return trip, resuming her regu-
lar business.
Elisha Cannon, one Of the most pop.
ular medicine prescriptionists on the
river, has purchased the bar on the
Geo. w. Cheek, and has it stocked
with new and fine medicines.
Jimmy Stinson, hes clerk of the
Bette Gilbert, who was slightly
wounded by falling off a barrel on thu
levee, leaves on the Ouachit;
Belle to rejoin his packet.
The Katie Hooper has gone up tt
the assistance of the Belle of Shreve
port, which is aground at Bradley S
The Marlin Speed came in at moor
from White river, with a good list o
cotton.
The Marlin Speed, Captain FL
Rowland, will arrive to-day from
White river, and will leave this even
ing with a return trip going through
to J%acksonport. She has 700 bales o
cotton for this port. Captain Jimm.
Thompson has control of the Office
assisted by Amos Day, who is one o
the best clerks on the river.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
drews, which has been aground a
Bradley's for the past As hours, will
arrive in port to-day with 500 bales o
cotton, 50 bags CT seed cotton and
$500 sacks Of seed, and will leave thi,
evening with a return trip for 0sceola
and she upper coast, carrying the mai
and attending to all way business. B
o. Michel and Cyrus Fay hold forth
in the Office.
Courier Journal when the river
does come up there will be the clear.
est channel that has existed for a life
time, was. the expression of a veter
an boatman. The shore of the Ohio
is strewn with huge powders and
jagged rocks, pulled from the very
center of the river channel. Some o.
these bear the marks of many abrasions
by the bottoms of craft they have
scored in years gone by.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Henry Cooper in command, is the
packet of the Lee Line leaving this
evening for Friar's Point, carrying the
mail and attending to all plantation
business. Billy Smither. whom