Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-31

evening for New Orleans, and is due
down to-day.
The Missouri river is putting out
thicker leo than has been Q e there
for thirty years.
Navigation was suspended yesterday
at Wheeling, Va, on account of the
heavy running ice.
The A. @. Donnally for New Or
leans and Cons Millar for Memphis
passed Louisville yesterday.
The Grand Tower, Annie P. Silver.
City of Alton and John B. Maude
left Cairo yesterday for St. Louis.
The Hard Cash returned TO White
river last evening with a SPLENDID trim
OF freight and a fair list Of people.
The Anchor Line packet Common
wealth, Captain Shields, will pass up
this afternoon for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Illinois was passed by the Red
Wing at Fair View, about twenty-five
miles below here, in a disabled condi-
ton.
From present indications the lower
Mississippi will rise to high water
mark and overflow its banks in low
places.
The Red Wing came in at II I'm
with 400 bales of cotton, a lot of seed
and sundries and a good list of pas.
sengerS.
The c. P. Chouteau cleared Eor
New Orleans last evening with 24s
bales cotton, $500 sacks oil cake and
sundries. She has engagements below
sufficient to fill her out,
The Memphis and Cincinnati packet
Andy Baum, Captain Vinton, arrived
at noon from Cincinnati and leave,
tomorrow evening with a return TRIP
Captain Lightburne will make engage.
ments for her.
The KehlOr passed down last even.
ing for New Orleans with 230O tons q
freight. The principal items of hel
cargo were 300 sacks oats and 170C
sacks corn. She discharged here BOZ
sacks oats and % bbls -four.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, will arrive to-day from Ar.
kansas river and leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip. goina
through to Little Rock, carrying the
mail and doing all way business.
The Geo. w. Cheek, Capt. Stacke,
Lee in command, arrived las, evening
from Friar's Point with SIS bales ana
q bags cotton, $50 sacks seed and q
packages of sundries, She leaves 10.
morrow evening again with a return
trip for Friar's Point, carrying the
mail and doing all way business.
The James Howard passed down
last night for New Orleans loaded
down to the guards, having a cargo d
$500 tons. She added in Madrid
Bends $500 sacks corn, took on al
Hopefield 5000 sacks oil cake and re.
ceived here 1920 sacks oil cake and I
tons Of way freight, and discharged II
bales cotton.
The White river mail packet Josi,
Harry, Captain Milt Harry in com.
mand, will arrive tonight from Whit,
river with a good list of cotton, anC
leave tomorrow evening with a return
trip, going through to Jacksonport
making direct connection with light.
draught steamers for upper White anc
Black rivers.
The elegant Lee Line mail steamer
Coahoma has completed her repair,
and resumes her regular trips, leayins
this evening for Friar's Point, carry
ing the mail and giving special atten
; ton to all way and plantation bust
ness, During her retirement she wa
reprinted in handsome style and look.
as bright as a new dollar. Captain
Henry Cooper commands, with Bill
Smither, a clever and accommodation
gentleman, in charge of the office, as
sisted by Messrs. Frank Ellison ana
Platt Rhodes.
The favorite Arkansas CITY packe.
the Illinois, Captain Geo. Malone Il
command, has been delayed by baC
weather and fog, and failed to get II
on time to leave last evening on he.
regular time. She will arrive to-da,
and will probably return this e~yenin.
to Arkansas City. Captain Johi
Gwathmey is her chief clerk, assisted
by Marlin Jones and VIII Darragh.
The elegant sidewheel steamer Rec
Wing, of the Adams Mail Line, CAP
tain Malone in command, will be founr
in port to-day receiving for Vicks
burg and the bends, and leaves thi
evening, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain Ell
Thomas, an affable gentleman, is he
chief clerk, assisted by Jane.
Thomas.
The new steamboat Ed Richardson
for the Memphis and New Orlean.
trade, built by the Towards for CAPT
John W. Cannon, leaves the r. h.
Lee wharfboa at 5 o'clock this even.
ing for New Orleans, making all the
principal way landings. This steamer
is n Of the finest ever built and il
worthy Of inspection. 1t is our pride
anu pleasure 10 announce her as an
other masterpiece of marine beauty
and architecture added to the list oI
fine vessels built during the past
year. Again the War-horse of the
Mississippi, the veteran Captain John
w, Cannon, looks with an eye of pride
and a heart of admiration and sat
isfaction upon a new creation of his
genius, pluck and energy. The bosom
of the Father Of Waters will be rufled
by one Of the largest, handsomest and
best business boats ever constructed.
During the past year the famous How
ards of Jacksonville have built for
Captain John w. Cannon ant Captain
John W. Tobin the magnificent and
fast-running steamers j. w. White.
John W. Cannon and Ed Richardson.