Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-04

and leave Wednesday, her regular
day, for all points on White river
through to Jacksonport.
The marine ways at Cincinnati are
doing a big business in the construc.
tion Of barges. They are at present
building four for Captain Mum and
have also contracted with the Mound
City transportation company for two
more.
A party from Russia is at Cincin-
natl consulting steamboat builders
relative to the cost aud plans Of a
stern wheel steamer Of similar dimen-
sions and style of the famous Pitts
burg, designed for navigating the river
Volga.
The splendid sidewheel passenger
steamer New Mary Houston, Captain
Chas. Miller in command, passes uu
this evening bound for Cairo, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and all way landings
on the Ohio river. Elliott Miller
presidcs at the desk.
A dispatch from st. Louis states
that the river is rising and the chan.
mel at Rush Island has cut through,
making a passage around the gorge
and giving an open river to Cairo.
The Matte Belle arrived at Grand
Tower safely and the Durfee left st.
Louis for Cairo.
The Rene Macready went to Helena
with a load Of cotton and re-shipped
her Memphis freight on the Coahoma,
going back up the st. Francis river
for another load. She telegraphs
that she Will arrive to morrow and
leave on Tuesday next, her regular
day, for Mariana, the Cut of and all
intermediate landings on L'Anguille
and st. Francis rivers.
Unless the regular Memphis and
New Orleans packets, Charles p.
Chouteau and Henry Frank, are en-
%courafed, they will cease extending
their trips to this port, but turn back
from Helena. They are both very ex-
peDsiye-runAing boats, and it does not
pay for them to run up here, remain a
day or two, then get but two or three
hundred bales Of cotton.
The Lee line picket Coahoma, Cap
tain George Malone in command, is
the regular packet leaving this even
ing for Helena, Glendale and all in
termediate landings, paying prompt
attention to all g. 0. d. and planta
ton business entrusted to her. Cap
tain Il. W. Crowell presides at the
desk, aud is assisted by Charlie Left
witch.
ThenewirOn steamer, j ohm 7. Moore,
Captain w. j. Ashford in command,
is the regular packet leaving ats p. M
to-day for Helena, Friars Point and all
intermediate landings, paying promt
qttention to all business untrust
q to her. Captain G.. Wash. Floyd,
one Of the the most expert clerks on
the river, and who will be found polite
and social to his passengers, is now in
charge Of the Office, and is assisted by
John Kyle.
The splendid low water packet.
Marlin Speed, Captain John j. Oar
ragh in command, is the regular mail
acket leaving at 5 pm. to-day for
Pine Bluff and all intermediate land
ings paying prompt attention to all
business entrusted to her and connect
ing directly with the light draughi
steamer, Plow Boy, for Little Rock
and poin,s above. Charlie Mussel-
man is her polite clerk, and is assisted
by Will Darragh.
The fine steamer Josie Harry, Cap
tain Milt. r. Harry in command, is
the regular packet leaving at 5 p IN.
to-day for DevalPs Bluff, Augusta.
Jacksonport and all intermediate
landings, carrying the mail, paying
prompt attention to all G. 0. d. and
plantation business, and connecting
with the light-draught packets Win
nie and Milt. Harry, for upper White.
Black and Little Red rivers. Walker
Outlaw is her polite clerk, and is as
sisted by Billy johnson.
The elegant passenger steamer Vint
Shinkle, Captain j. A. Lindsay in
command, is on berth to leave at 5
pm to-day for Cairo, Louisville,
Cincinnati and all principle landings
on the Ohio river, connecting with
the different RAILROADS and giving
passengers through tickets to all east
ern points at very low rates. The ac-
comodations Of the Shinkle are first
class, aud her officers polite and at
tehtiYe to che wants Of her passengers.
Colonel j. d. Moore presides az the
desk.