Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-02

leet D Inches on the gauge. Arkansas
river is falling at Little Rock, with 3
feet on the gauge. White river con-
tinues In good nayigable order.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear.
Frost this morning,
Exhilarating weather.
Rather quiet on the levee.
Little movement in freights.
The Maumelle had a good trip for
Arkansas river.
The Vint Shinkle, from Memphis,
arrived at Cincinnati this morning.
The Dyersburg, for Forked Deer
river, had a good trip.
The Cheek, for Friar's Point, had a
good showing Of freight and people.
We regret to learn that Captain
Stacker Lee is under the weather.
The John Means and barges, bound
for st. Louis, passed up last night.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis.
The Paris G. Brown from Cincin-
natl arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Golden City left Cincinnati last
evening for New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper left Little Rock
to-day at noon for Memphis.
Captain James H. Reese leaves this
evening for Pittsburg.
Captain John Darragh will return
to Little Rock tonight.
Captain Bob Wise presented the
wet-ende ofthe Appeal with chrome.
SThe B~atesville returned to St.
Francis river with an excellent trip.
The Illinois has been dropped down
to the foot of Glenn's wharfboat.
The G. p Chouteau enters the St.
Louis and New Orleans trade.
The steamer Northwest, the first
departure of the season. left Detroit
yesterday for Cleveland.
The Golden Crown passed down YES.
terday afternoon for New Orleans
loaded fiat to the water.
The Golden Rule for Cincinnati and
John Dippold and barGes for St. Louis
left New Orleans last evening.
The 0uachita Belle cleared last
evening for Ficksburg with a splendid
trip of freight and people.
The Bengal Tiger, with 131, OOO
bushels of coal, left Pittsburg yester-
day for Louisville.
The James Howard, bound for New
Orleans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
noon.
The Laurel leaves Obion river this
week with a tow of slaves for New
Orleans.
The Anchor Line steamer John b.
Maude leaves st. Louis this evening
for V~icksburg.
The John A. Scudder left st. Louis
last evening for New Orleans with a
good trip, and leaves here Thursday.
George Pepper, mate of the steam.
er Andes, died at Wheeling, W. Va,
Saturday,
The Ashland is en- route from New
Orleans to Kansas City, Mo, with 50C
tons of salt.
Several towboats, with lows of Goa.
for the Southern markets, will leave
Pittsburg to-day and tomorrow.
The Dick Fulton is en- route from
Louisville to Natchez and New Or
leans with a large tow of coal.
The swimist, Captain Paul Boyton
shows himself at Shawneetown to-day
He will be along here next week.
The John w. Garrett and barge,
have gone to st. Louis to load fol
Wheeling.
The John Gilmore and barges. on
route from st. Louis to New Orleans
have 1000 tons Of grain and produce.
The Fannie Lewis collided with the
Glasgow bridge on Monday, damaging
herself slightly.
Captain j. D. Randall is about tc
contract for the building of a new
boat for the st. Francis river trade.
The New Mary Houston will be
down the latter part Of the week fol
New Orleans.
The Colorado, from st. Louis. ar.
rived at V~icksburg last night, and
leaves there to day at II am. for st.
Louis.
Captain r. W. Lightburne, who has
been to Cincinnati attending the
steamboat convention, returned home
this morning.
The Mark Twain, under the GOOD
management Of Captain William Nc.
Cullough, is meeting with much sue.
cess in the Cairo and Hickman trade.
Mr., James Harper, an old steam.
boat carpenter and engineer, died al
Steubenyille last Monday, aged eighty
years.
Colonel Billy Collins, of the j. w.
Cad, is the oldest steward on the river
and the best looking. He has been in
service for 80 years.
The new Anchor Line steamer CITY
Of Greenyille leaves St. Louis to-mor.
row for New Orleans with a grand ex.
cursion trip.
The Hattie Nowland will come out
OF Arkansas river and proceed tc
Mound City 70 90 on the ways as soor
as there is sufficient water for her t.