Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-23
ADDITIONAL RIVER.

maAluS Ine Deuu IOlkS uneasy.
Colonel Billy Byers, the medicine
man on the Gaff, is himself again.
Captain Glenn is loading barge No.
IL with oil cake and meal for New
Orleans.
Eleven towbOats, with tows of coal,
arrived at Cincinnati Saturday from
Pittsburg.
The Gold Dust, of the Anchor line,
passed down yesterday for Vicksburg
fully laden,
The John Gilmore and barges left
Cairo yesterday for New Orleans and
is due down to-day.
The Guiding Star for New Orleans,
and Andy Baum for Memphis, leave
Cincinnati tomorrow.
The James d. Parker, en- route
from Memphis to Cincinnati, passed
Shawneetown yesterday.
The Golden Rule, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Evansville yesterday afternoon.
The Golden Crown, for Cincinnati,
and Henry G. Yeager, for st. Louis,
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Robert Mitchell, from New
Orleans, and Andy Baum, from Mem.
phis, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The U. P. Schenck, bound for New
Orleans, and Cons Millar, bound fol
Memphis, passed Louisville yesterday
The Charles Morgan, from Cincin-
natl, and w. p. Halliday, from St
Louis, arrived at New Orleans to-day
The big Jim Howard left New
Orleans yesterday morning, for St.
Louis, with a.good trip Of freight and
people.
The Rueben r. Springer, from Gin.
cinnati, arrived atNew Orleans yester-
day, and leaves there tomorrow with
return trip.
The New Mary Houston passe
down at s o'clock this morning, loade
fiat in the water. She did very lit lc
business here.
The Will Kyle passed up vest ,rday
bound from New Orleans to Uincin
natl, with a fair list of freight and a
good trip of people.
The New Mary Houston passed
down this morning loaded fiat in the
water. She put off here lot of stuff
and added some people,
The Virgie Lee has been refitted
with new carpets and new furniture
She has been given new dress oI
pure white in the cabin.
The John A. Scu lder, Of the An.
chor line, left st. Louis Saturday
evening for New Orleans, and is due
here Wednesday morning.
The Thomas Sherlock, bound froa
| Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
| Evansville yesterday morning and is
due Wednesday morning.
The Grand Tower, of the Anchor
| line, passed Greenville yesterday at
am, and will arrive here tonight and
leave tomorrow for st. Louis.
The Golden City, with her big trip
arrived at New Orleans Saturday and
leaves there tomorrow evening, with
a return trip for the Ohio river.
The City of Helena, of the Anchor
line, arrived at Vicksburg last night
and leaves there to-day at II a. m. wi h
a return trip for Cairo and st. Louis
Among the round trip passengers on
the steamer James w. Gaff to this
port last night, were Mrs. S. P. Pea
body and Mrs. Colonel Roberts, Of
Cincinnati, both of whom are enjoying
their excursion to a most delightful
degree.
The Anchor line packet City Of
Greenville, Captain Robert Riley,
will leave the company's wharfboat,
foot of Union street, tomorrow at III
am. for Vicksburg, carrying the mail,
attending to all way business, and
making all connections.
The Belle Memphis, Captain John
G. Crane, of the Anchor line, will ar.
rive to-day from st. Louis with full
cargo Of grain and produce, and will
leave this evening tive o clock with
return trip, attending to all bend
business and connecting with the
principal railroads TO all points east
and west.
The Hattie Nowland, Captain John
Darragh's splendid mail and passenger
steamer. will arrive to-day from Ar.
kansas river, and will leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip, going
through to Pine Bluff and making
direct connection with the Marlin
Speed for Little Rock and Fort Smith.
Charley Musselman and viii Darragh,
two expert clerks, have charge of the
office.
The upper-coast mail packet Goa
homa, Captain Henry Cooper, came in
CO time from 0sceola with 236 bales
cotton, II bags seed cotton, 20 head of
cattle, 763 sacks seed, and good list
of people. She returns tG Osceola
this evening, carrying the mail and
giving prompt attention to all way
bRsiHosS. Will Smither, an efficient
clerk aud worthy gentleman, is her
chief clerk, seconded by John Foley.
The Adams mail line packet, Qua.
chita Belle, Captain Mark Check in
command, brought in 1886 bales cotton,
Iqs bags seed cotton, 2l50 sacks seed
and sIgdyies, and had also good list
Of people. Sic returns to Arkansas
City this evening, carrying the mail,
making all bend landings, and con.
meets at Arkansas City with the Pine
Bluff railroad, Captain Lee Cum
Minis does the honore of the Office, and
has associated with him Mesgrs. Will
liam Thomas and Lee Cummins, jr.
The famous James Lee, Of the Lee
mail line, brought in 245 bales cotton,