Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-29

OINN0Ao DRAAN AANA OoIEOlt
l42 bales cotton, 8 bags seed cotton
7l9 sacks cotton seed, Is head cattle
Per James Lee, from Friars Point
GA bales cotton, IL bags seed cotton
572 sacks cotton seed.
Per Katie p. Kountz from st. Loui
2l5 bbls -four, 25l bbls meal, 20 Dbl
grits, 325 pals lard, 176 bbls potatoes
. bbls oil, % cases salmon, 53S sack
corn and 408 sacks oats.
Per Guiding Star, % bundles o
wire.
Per S%ilverthOrn, from Hale's Point
LOT bales cotton, II bags seed cottol
and 70 sacks of cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS
Foggy.
Damp and sultry.
No signs Of clearing up,
The leyee is in a filthy condition fol
the handling of ffeights.
No cotton picking going on thi.
week. Hence light receipts.
Packets leaving last evening were
not Overburdened with ireights.
j. L. ~Shadecross, agent of tn,
Louisville underwriters, is in the city
Navigation on the upper streams il
drawing to a close.
The Raven has 5 barges of bull
grain bound for New Orleans.
0'Neil & Co., of Pittsburp. ar,
building a propeller for harbor service
Plenty of freight on the levee, anC
tarpauliu and skid men are happy.
Business in the coast trade boil
above and below is quite dull at tn,
present.
The Piasa, with a tow of emptieI
departed last evening after anothe
tow of stone.
The Gold Dust, for Vicksburg. anc
the Golden City, for New Orleans. lef
st. Louis last evening.
The Marlin Speed is due from Ar
kansas river, and is the next boa.
leaving for that stream.
The City of Providence, for St
Louis, lett Vicksburg yesterday a
noon aud passes here Sunday at II
a. m.
The slow but steady rains Of tn,
past few days have caused mud from
the bluff excavations to circulate
about the levee.
The Wyoming is still in port, bein,
unable to complete the discharging Of
her freight on account of the cOnsin.
ued wet weather.
The John B. Maude arrived yester.
day with 34Sl packages of freight. She
left last night for st. Louis with Q
light return trip.
The Colorado will arrive tomorrow
morning, and is the regular Anchor
Line packet leaving in the evening
for Cairo and st Louis.
The Katie P. Kountz came in yes.
terday from st. Louis and is discharg.
ing $50 tons Of freight. She is bound
for Vipksbqrg and Yazoo river.
The New Mary Houston, FIVE days
out from New Orleans, passed up last
night bound for Cincinnati. She had
about 400 tons, and added a few people
here.
The w. P. Halliday, from St. Lou.
arrived at New Orleans yesterday and
left there last night with a return
trip. She should pass here Monday
night next.
The Chas. p. OAouteau arrived al
New Orleans yesterday with $500 bale:
Of cotton, being ga bales less than
her champion trip Of last season. She
leaves there 10 day for this port.
The Josie Harry passed Deyall' 4
Bluff yesterday morning, will arrive
tomorrow morning and leave in the
evening at her regular hour for all
points on White river through to
Jacksonport.
The Guiding Star, from St. Louis.
passed down this morning with 1906
tons of freight. She put off a few
packages. One item of her freight
was 632 bales of cotton shipped from
st. Louis to New Orleans,
The funeral of the late Captain J. j,
Warman took place this afternoon at
o'clock, from his late residence on
Huling street.
The SilvertLorn came In last night
from Hales Point with a good trip 81
cotton and seed. She leaves at y m
tomorrow for Osceola, Hales Point
aud intermediate landings. Captain
P. p. Byrps is IN cOmmaBd.
Captain X. w. Wise, Of the steamer
James w. CAT, arrived hast nigh
from Cincinnati. 1t is probable thar
during the coming week both tn,
Gag and the Parker will be able t,
start for the Chic.
On Monday next is the time set fol
the re-opening of the Louisville anC
Portland canal.
Navigation at Cincinnati has almosI
entirely suspended by low water. The
only boats running are the packets t
Louisville and what light draught
boats the White collar line can senC
up the river,
The r. r. Springer will be the frs
boat Of The Southern Transportation
line leaving Cincinnati as soon as thu
stage Of water will permit.
Frank McClelland, who took tn
White Water from Cincinnati t
White river, Is now in charge Of tn
engines Of tie U. s. snagboat Il. A
Woodruff.
Ben Hayman engineer Of the Emm
Graham, has invented a new paddle
which is on exhibition at Cincinnati
The City of Helena, from ST. Loui,
with a big trip Of freight, passed dow
this forenoon, putting Of about 30
packages and adding % head Of hog