Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-21

Dig ElVeTi
River still rising.
Look out below
Beautiful weather.
The Mississippi is on a tear.
Not much doing on the levee.
The bend business is slackening up.
The surface Of the river is covered
with drift.
The Red Cloud leaves New Orleans
to-day for Arkansas river.
The Ariadne left Cincinnati last
evening tor Tennessee river.
Billy Willis, on the R. L. Lee
wharfboat, wears a"duster."
The Avalanche says Captain Milt
Harry Is Heeape steamboatman.
The river so far has done very little
damage along the river below here.
The G. p. Chouteau left New Or
leans last evening for Memphis.
The Coahoma, forOsceola, was well
represented with freight aud people.
The Robert Mitchell, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati to. day.
The high stage of water and pros
poets OF an overflow is stirring up the
bend folks.
The Poitivent is due out of Hatchie
river with a good list OF cotton and
other freights.
John Haley, second clerk of the
Coahoma, is going to take unto him
self another rib"
Captain Milt Harry was around
yesterday giving cbromos to his large
number of patrons.
The Reuben Springer, bound from
cincinnati TO New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Golden Crown, for Cincinnati,
and Ii. Y. Yeager, for ST. Louis, leave
New Orleans this evening.
There are large quantities of corr
and produce along the Ohio river
awaiting shipment south.
The James Lee returned to Friar's
Point last evening with a good trip Of
freight, and was full Of people.
The Belle Memphis, for Memphis,
and Baker and barges for New Or
leans, left st, Louis last evening.
The James Howard, from st. Louis.
arrived at New Orleans yesterday, aud
leaves there to day with a return trip.
The James w. uaf will arrive s:,in
the morning from Cincinnati. and
will leave Monday with Il return trip.
The celebrated infant Sam Brown.
Will Hays offspring, did not enjoy
Mardi Gras. The climate didn't agree
with him.
The New Mary Houston, en- route
from Cincinnati to New Orleans, pass.
ed Evansville yesterday noon and is
due down Sunday.
Captain Aft Cutting, the METROPOLIS
boat builder, has engaged in other
manufactures, and Mr.. Ed. Lawler is
now running tho ship-yard.
Captain James Good, superintendent
Of the NJ. V. Il. company, passed
through the city yesterday en- route
from New Orleans to st. Louis.
The Grand Tower, of the Anchor
line, arrived at Vicksburg last evening
at seven o'clock and leaves there to
day at noon with a return trip for St.
Louis.
The Anchor line packet Joe Kinney
returned to st. Louis last evening
with 423 bales compressed cotton for
the East, a lot Of sundries and a fair
list OF people.
Nearly all the factories at Madison
Ind, adjacent to the river, were COM
PEELED to cease operations on account
Of tho high stage of water.
The Vipt Shinkle cleared last even
ing for Cincinnati With 500 bales cot.
ton, $50 bbls oil, $50 bales batting, 10
Scks oil meal, 5000 feet lumber, 800
pkgs %sundries, and had 30 cabin pas
sengers.
The Shields has completed her re
pairs and viii leave this evening at
three o'clock for Commences and Oouas
ell Bend, paying strict attention to all
way business. Captain Ed Ashford
commands, with Captain Ed Crowell
in charge ofthe Office.
Mr.. Charles J. Bender, late of the
City of Greenville, has taken charge
Of the ~forecasrle Of the Josie Harry.
Mr.. Bender is a practical steamboat
man, aud is an efficient officer.
The Mark Twain, Captain W. p.
Hal, will leave this evening al Eve
O'clock for Dgersbqfg and all points
on the upper Mississippi aad Eorked
Deer rivers. Mr. ., @. Stevens, her
gentlemanly clerk, will see that ali
business is properly attended to,