Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-08

Tho Iron Mountain and barges
passed up this morning for the Ohio
river.
The Anchor Line steamer Annie p.
Silver will be down Monday for New
Orleans.
The Golden Rule is due up Monday
night, bound for Cincinnati.
The Kehlor, of the Kountz Line.
passed down this afternoon for New
Orleans.
The board of health at Cincinnati
have put an embargo on rags and paper
stock coming from the South.
The John NJ. Chambers passed ur
last evening for st. Louis with a cargo
OF sugar and mOlasses.
The Centennial, en- route from st.
Louis to New Orleans, passed Vicks-
burg yesterday at 8 am.
The Guiding Star made the run
from New Orleans to Yicksburg with
400 tons of freight in thirty-eight
hours.
Captain Voolfolk was in St. Loui,
on Thursday comforting with Com,
modore John A. Seudder on transpor.
tation matters.
The Hattie Rowland left Little
Rock yesterday for Memphis, and will
arrive here Monday morning and re.
turn on Tuesday.
The Mary Houston, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville last night, and is due her,
Monday.
The Thompson Dean leaves New
Orleans this evening for Memphis ant
Cairo, and the City of Alton leave.
there for St. Louis.
Captain John Ferrell, a former well
known Ohio river steamboat comman
der, shot and killed himself at Eliza
BEETHOVEN, ILL.,, on Thursday last.
The Illinois, Captain John B. Da
Wis, is the regular Monday packet fol
Arkansas City and the bends. Sh,
will arrive in port tomorrow.
The Batesville, Captain Maumus
will arrive tomorrow from the st
Francis river with a good trip o
cotton and other freight, and leave OIL
Tuesday with a return trip.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton
leaves this evening for Cairo. Louis.
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing passen.
gers through to all points East. Capt
NJ. M. Deems is her clever purser.
The Bedford left Bayou Teche OF
Tuesday last for Cincinnati with 5OC
tons of sugar and molasses, all con
signed to james H. Laws & Co. Sh,
is due here tomorrow.
Janney & Work have dissolved
partnership at New Orleans. Johl
Janney still continues business at 1O
Common street, and Captain 6. P
Work has located at No. Is Com
mercial Place.
The Ouachita Belle, of the Adam
line, left Vicksburg yesterday noon 70
Memphis, and will arrive tomorrow
and leave on Tuesday, her regula
day, with a return trip for Vicksburg
Major John D. Adams returned
yesterday afternoon from New Orlean
by rail, and will remain in the city
few days looking after the interests O
his mail line.
The Rec Wing cleared last evening
for V~icksburg with a splendid trip o
freight and people. In fact, she ha,
one of the best trips of the season, an
her officers report her business a
steadily increasing.
The old reliable, independent Whit
river packet Hard Cash, Captain Il,
Postal, will pass Devall's Bluff to
morrow morning on time for Memphis
and will arrive here Monday night an,
return to White river Wednesday.
The Cons Millar, Captain William
Tichenor, of the Memphis and Gin
cinnati Packet Line, will arrive to
morrow from Cincinnati with a fuI
cargo of Western products, and leay
on Wednesday next with a retur.
trip.
The John B. Maude passed down a
10 am. for Vicksburg with a big tri
of freight and a fair list of people
She discharged here 4 bales cotton, i
sacks corn and sundries and added 2
tons for points below.
The fine passenger and freigh
steamer Commonwealth, Captain
Carroll, will leave the Anchor Lin
wharfboat this evening at ) o'clocI
for New Orleans, making all principa
way landings. Owen Gates, an afabl
gentleman, presides at the desk.
The new and palatial passenge
steamer Guiding Star, Captain w. b
Miller, leaves Glenn's wharfboat thi
afternoon for Cairo, Louisville an.
Cincinnati, going through with dis
patch, Captain John S. Jones,
clever gentleman, is her purser.
The City of Vicksburg. Captai
Bob Riley, of the Anchor Line, wi.
leave the Anchor Line wharfboa
Monday at 10 am. for Viclsburg, al
tending to all way business and max
ing direct connection at Vicksbur
with the New Orleans and ,Yazoo rive
packets, giving through bills of ladin
and ticketing passengers through
Chris Sharp, a clever gentleman, pre-
sides at the desk.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc
Pheeters, Of the Anchor Line, came i
this morning from Vicksburg. ShI
discharges here 103 bales Of cotto.
and adds 300 bales of Eastern oun.
cotton, and leaves the Anchor Lin
wharfboat this evening at ) o'cloc'
sharp, for Cairo and st. Louis, dom
all bend business and making clos
connection with the Drincinal RAILROAD