Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-22
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Rene Macready, st. Francis RI
Golden City, Cincinnati.
Mary Houston, New Orleans.
Golden Crown, Cincinnati.
Centennial. New Orleans.
Grand Tower, Vicksburg.
IN PoRr
James Lee, 0sceola Belle, John r..
Moore, Hard Cash Vint Shinkle.
RECEIPTS.
Per John 7. Moore, from Riverton,
46 bales cotton, 81 bags seed cotton,
268 scks cotton seed.
Per Golden City, from New Orleans,
90 bbls pitch, 40 b6ls molasses, 2Ohhds
sugar, 3 bales moss.
Per Golden Crown; from New Or
leans, ID bbls molasses.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool and cloudy still.
Business is better to-day.
Indications Of snow or rain.
Sunshine is needed down about the
levee.
Several fine packets leaving this
evening.
The Coahoma for Helena, had a fair
trip out last evening.
The U. P. Schenck passed Evans
vile last evening.
The Will Kyle, for Cincinnati, left
New Orleans last evening.
The Commonwealth, from Cairo,
arrived at V~icksburg yesterday.
The Ohio river continues to decline
all the way from Pittsburg to Cairo.
The Guiding Star, for New Orleans
passed V~icksburg early yesterday
morning.
The Thomas Sherlock, from Gin
cinnati, arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
The Paris G. Brown, for New Or.
leans, was expected to pass here this
forenoon.
The Mary Houston, which passed
down last night, added 1000 bags Of
corn in Madrid Bend.
The Golden Crown, nine days out
from New Orleans, with 1900 tons of
freight, passed up last night.
The new 0uachita river steamer,
H. Hannah Blanks, left Cincinnati
this morning for New Orleans direct.
The Boaz, with a tow of coal, passed
down yesterday afternoon for New
Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle brought into this
port 81 passengers, and registered on
her down trip 12S people.
The Granite State, with a circus
company on board, passed down yes
terday afternoon, bound for Red
river.
The New Mary Houston, with a big
trip of freight, and loaded fat, passed
down last night, doing nothing of in
terest here.
The Dean Adams will arrive to-
morrow morning and leave again in
the evening for Arkansas City and in
termediate landings.
Owing to scarcity of labor and in
ability to obtain a crew, the Rene
Macready was compelled to lay over
until this afternoon.
Mike Logan, late Of the James Lee
and Dean Adams, is now second clerk
Of the Grey Eagle in the Louisville
and Henderson mail line.
Charles Augustus Taylor, formerly
of one Of our local packets, is now one
of the clerks of the Vint Shinilo dur.
ing the indisposition of Frank Hale.
The Golden City, seven days out
from New Orleans, with 1900 tons of
freight, passed up yesterday bound
for the Ohio. She discharged here a
lot Of sugar, mOlasses and other stuff.
The Mike Davis came up yesterday
from the docks, where she was thor
oughly oyerhauled. She will shortly
leave for St, Francis river, going
through to the Sunk Lands.
AT New Orleans the steamer J. M.
White pays more for IL hours wharf
age than did 80 steamers pay for a
whole weeks wharfage at Cincinnati.
Memphis wharfage is exorbitant but
not as bad as New Orleans.
The famous Charles Morgan, in
command of Captain Harry Stein,
passes up this evening, bound for the
Ohio. She is an elegant packet and
combines speed, safety and comfort.
Adam Wayland is her polite clerk.
The Josie Harry, on her return trip
to this port, passes Devall's Bluff at
an early hour tomorrow morning,
will arrive Friday morning, and leave
Saturday with a return trip for all
points on White river, through to
J%acksonport.
The Lee line packet 0sceola Belle,
Captain Henry Cooper in command,
is the regular mail packet leaving at 5
pm, to-day for 0sceola and all way
landings, attending promptly to all
business entrusted to her. Billy
Snither presides at the desk, and is
assisted by John Haley and Hugh
Tomlinson.
The iron steamer John I. Moore,
Captain W. J. Ashford in command,
is the regular packet leaving at 5 pm.
to-day for Helena, Riverton and all
way landings, paying prompt attention
to all business entrusted to her. Cap
tain G. Wash Floyd prcsides at the