Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-06

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ing to Friars Point with a splendid
trip of freight and people.
The James w. Calf, for Memphis,
and Will Kyle, for New Orleans,
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The Ed. Richardson, bound from
Memphis to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg Yesterday at z pm.
The 0sceola Belle and George w.
Cheek, for the upper coast, were we'll
represented with freight and people.
The Trout and Sylvan Dell, upper
Ohio river packets, come south soon to
do mail service on the lower Missis-
sippi.
The new Mary Houston from Gin
cinnati arrived at New Orleans yes
terday and leaves there to-day with a
return trip.
The Joe Williams with her large
tow Of coal and the Harry Brown also
with a tow of coal arrived at New Or
leans Sunday evening.
The G. b. Reese, the new snagboat
for Arkansas river, got away yesterday
afternoon. Dick johnson pilots her
to her new field oflabors.
The Andy Baum cleared last even
ing for Cincinnati with 420 bales
cotton, 325 bbls oil, 1000 feet lumber
and 30 cabin passengers.
The Evansville and Memphis packet
Fawn will have her new engines in
place and in order, to resume her reg
ular trips by the 10th inst.
Ex-Local Inspector Gronauer, who
makes his future home in Minnesota,
takes passage this evening on the Belle
Memphis bound for the Northwest.
The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, - Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as neat
and cheap as any house in this city. /
Captain bearing will enter suit for
damages against the Louisville rail
road for detention of his steamer, the
Poitevent, at the bridge at Browns
vile.
The United States Commissioners
of this district are an honor to their
Government positions. They don't
believe in encouraging frivolous suits
against steamboats,.
The famous passenger steamer
Charles Morgan, alias the Morgan
Rather, will be up Thursday morn
ing, bound for Cincinnati, going
through on the double quick"
The continuous rains which extend
along the water courses will have a
tendency to keep the Mississippi
swollen and at high tide, though so far
we believe there is no real danger of
an overflow.
The Centennial passed up last even
ing for st. Louis with over 1000 tons
Of freight, principally sugar and mo.
lasses. She discharged here GO hhds
sugar, $50 bbls molasses, 80 bdls paper,
80 coils rome, 100 SKIS salt and a lot of
sundries.
The staunch light draught steamer
D~yersburg, Captain G. j. Berry, leave,
this day at 5 o'clock for Dyersburg
going through with dispatch. Mr.. f.
Pendleton, a clever gentleman. pre-
sides at the desk. Captain r. p. Glenn
will make engagements for her.
The Henry Frank cleared al
noon for New Orleans with 2Ot
bales cotton, 1900 sacks oil cake, 1,00C
sacks cotton seed meal, and go barrels
oil. She has engagements at Helena
and points below sufficient to give he.
a good trip, considering the ba(
weather.
The Anchor line packet Colorado
Capt. Sam McPheteres, will arrive to
day from Vicksburg and will leave
this evening ,at five o'clock sharp for
Cairo and st. Louis, attending to al
bend business and making close con.
nections with the principal railroad,
for all points east and west.
The popular and faYorite passenger
steamer James D. Parker, Captain G
B. Russell in command, will arrive
to-day from the Ohio river with a full
cargo of western products. and leave,
Tomorrow evening with a return triI
for Cincinnati. Mr.. Robert Mccoy
one Of the most popular clerks on the
river, has charge of the office.
The followingare the officers elected
by the Marine Engineers Association
to serve for the present year; Thos
II. Nelson, President; James Gar.
wood, Vice President; j. H.. Harris
Financial Secretary; David Hill,
Recording Secretary; John s.. Reed
Treasurer; James H.. Harris CORES
ponding Secretary; James Spargo.
Con, and Thomas Martin, D. K.
The splendid steamer Bedford, Cap
tain A. Nj. Williams, came in this
morning from New Orleans, en- route
to the Ohio, with a large cargo, prin-
cipally sugar and molasses. She has
for this port over one hundred tons OF
sugar, molasses and miscellaneous
freight. Sic leaves Glenn's w~harfboat
this evening at four e0lGGk for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Captain
Glenn is making engagements for her.
The new 0uachita river packet
Fred A. Bianks, came in last night
from Cincinnati on he's maiden trip,
and was well laden. She put off here
1913 bdls and 6l3 bars iron, 634 bales
hay, z bxs medicine, % pkgs %sundries.
She adds here some psQple and a lot
of freight, and Will get away near
noon for New Orleans. She.is a beau
tiful steamer Agd will prove a good
success.
The old reliable independent White
river packed Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal, will arrive to-day from White
river with a good list of cotton and
otbor froi0ht on1 mill loo,ra 20 ,,orvou.