Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-22

and doing much damage, carrying
away fences and warehouses, and
drowning a large number of stock.
The Belle of Shreveport passed up
Sunday afternoon, discharging the
following cargo: 80 bbls molasses, POI
boxes snuff, and a lot Of sundries.
The Gold Dust, Captain McCord in
pommand, passed down yesterday,
cutting off 500 bbls meal and a lot of
sundries, adding 25 tons Of way
freight.
The Thomas Sherlock is due down
Wednesday morning for New Orleans.
She added at Louisville 500 boxes
candles, 300 plows, 300 bbls -four and
60 bbls whisky.
The City of Greenville, Captain r.
X. Riley, is the Anchor line packet
leaving tomorrow at 10 am. for
V%icksburg, carrying the mails and
doing all way business.
The c. P. Chouteau, from Mem
phis, r. X. Springer and Golden City,
from Cincinnati, and the Dick Fulton
with a tow Of coal, arrived at New Or
leans Saturday.
The Virgie Lee, Captain Wash.
Thompson's favorite steamer, of the
Memphis and Ohio river packet com
pany, is due tomorrow for Cincinnati,
and leaves Wednesday with a return
trip.
The Annie p. Silver passed down
to-day from st. Louis, bound for New
Orleans, with a big trip of freight.
She put off some freight at Hopefeld,
and added a lot Of cotton and oil meal,
but did no business here.
The D~yersburg, Captain Berry, viii
be in to-day from the Forked Deer
river with a good list of cotton, and
leaves tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip. Mr., Pendleton, a courteous
gentleman, does the honors of the
Office.
Cards have been issued for the ST.
ver wedding of Captain Lew Hates
and wife, which takes place at their
residence in Cincinnati, April ]. Cap
tain Hates has a myriad Of friends,
who tender their congratulations on
the interesting event.
The Mary Houston, Captain Charles
Miller in command, passed down Sun
day, She put off Al stoves, % boxes
bacon, 200 boxes starch and 81 pkgs
sundries, and added 1000 sacks oil
meal and 25O empty oil barrels.
General Hancock was a passenger
on the James Lee yesterday, en- route
from the bends, whittier he had beer
on an inspecting tour, and proceeded
! by rail to-day to St. Louis. The gen
eral paid quite a compliment to the
officers Of the Jim Lee, for the courte
sy extended to him on the trip.
: The Silverthorn, Captain s. H
Whitehead, had in a good trip, anc
q returns this evening to Commerce
She has elegant passenger accommo
dations, and gives prompt attention t,
all way business. Mr.. Neil Booker
an efficient clerk and worthy gentle
n man, does the honOrs of the office.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Johl
-O. Crane, is the Anchor line packe
leaving this evening at 5 o'clock
= sharp, for Cairo and St. Louis. Sh,
carries the mail and gives promp
= attention to all bend business anC
makes connection with the principa
railroads for all points east and west
n The beautiful steamer Josie Harry
, in order to show of her good qualities
when she took her departure Satur
y day evening, ran up to the mouth o
Wolf river, and came down in gallan
style, running like a railroad train ant
entering Tennessee chute in sever
u minutes, which is exceeding fast time
The Hattie Rowland, Captain Johl
Darragh's favorite Arkansas rive.
y mail packet, is due tonight and leave
a Wednesday evening with a return tril
for Pine Bluff and all points on tn,
n Arkansas river, connecting at Pin
Bluff with the Marlin Speed for Littl
Rock and Fort Smith. Charlie Mus
sleman and Will Darragh hold fortl
in the Office.
The cotton crop being nearly al
n marketed and the large class of steam
|, ers carrying smaller crews, labor j
getting more plentiful at New Or
leans. The Paris G. Brown and Will
Kyle discharged their cargoes at Nev
q Orleans with their own crews. wit
the assistance of a few outsiders, VIII
we're employed at % cents per hour.
9 The B~atesville, Captain o. K. Jop
Inns popular packet, will be found i
. port to-day, receiving for st. Franci
river, and leaves tomorrow evening
She goes through to Mariana, an
makes direct connection with th
Mike Davis, for Wittsburg and point
above there. Birdie Banning is he
chief clerk, seconded by Will Lash.
A Nashville telegram, dated th
10Th, says: John Arndt, who hs
is been employed by w. H. Brown, G
Of Pittsburg, for the last fifteen years
watch coal barges, has been missin
since yesterday morning. 1t is SUI
u posed that he was seized with vertigo
- of which he had been complaining
fell into the river while %crossin
q from one coal barge to another, an
II was drowned"
d. The Maria Louise, sunk up Re
river Thursday night, was eight year
1t old last fall, was in splendid ordei
had good machinery on board, and
very fine cabin. She is rather a stron
r. and good boat. H. j. Brinker was i
command, with Dan Boardman an
Y. William Gillem, pilots. The Salvc
o. No. 2 was sent from New Orleans I