Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-14

boxes crackers, % Dds cider, 60 bOXeI
cheese, IA boxes peaches, 9 tubs but
ter, II bbls melasses, 10 casks meat, .
head stock.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant.
Cool nights.
River travel increases.
Very little doing at the levee.
Bales Of cotton are getting numer.
GUS about the leveo.
Walter Shinkle is now second clerI
Of the Golden Rule.
Pilot Charlie Nichols has returned
and ready for business.
Hurry up the railroad connection
and let's have a clean leyee.
The painting up of the 0uschits
Belle will soon be completed.
Dennis McDermott went out yes
terday mate Of the G. w. Cheek.
The E. 0. Stanard, from St. Louis
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The City Of Helena, from Vicks.
burg, arrived at st. Louis yesterday
The Iron Mountain and barges left
st. Louis last evening for New 0rle.
ans.
The w, j. Poitevent is the daily
packet leaving this evening for Com.
merce.
The G.. W. Cheek, for Arkansa.
City, had a splendid trip out lasI
evening.
The Vint Shinkle is advertised ia
leave Cincinnati tomorrow evening fol
this port.
The Grand Tower, for Vicksburg,
passed down at 10 am, adding 30 ton.
of way freight.
The James Lee, for Friars Point.
and the OsceOla Belle, for Osceola.
had good trips out.
The machinery of the old Cobb
Cecil will be placed in the new tow
SN"N HiNeiS OompoOus
Mr.. John Pipe, an old an respected
steamboat cabin builder, died at St,
Louis on Saturday last.
The W. P. Halliday, for St. Louis.
and he Golden Rule, for Cincinnati.
are both due up to day.
The John B. Maude, for this port.
left 81. Louis last evening. She is
the Thursday packet for St. Louis.
The James w. Gaf engaged LOG
tons of freight at Louisville, besides
had an offer Of 1000 bbls of cement.
The Evansville and Cairo packet
company have purchased the C. N,
Davis on the usual private terms"
The Ste. Genevieve came in yester-
day with 5458 pkgs of freight. She
left last night with a light return trip.
Amos Day, late with the Arkansas
river packet company, went out yes.
terday as second clerk of the G.. w.
Cheek.
The Eldorado has gone to Hunting.
don and Pomeroy, after a load for st,
Louis, and will leave Cincinnati to.
morrow evening.
The John A.. Scudder leaves ST.
Louis this evening for New Orleans.
to be followed on Thursday by the
Chas. P. Chouteau.
The Cons Millar departed last night
for Cincinnati with 100 bales cotton.
40 bales rags, 10000 feet lumber and
a fair trip Of people.
The steamer Key West was sold al
st. Louis, Saturday last, to Captain
Lloyd Belt, and others of New Or.
leans. Terms private.
The Robert Mitchell is being re.
paired at Mound City. When com,
pleted she will be ready for another
years faithful service.
The City Of G~reenyille, from Vicks.
burg, passed up at 10 am, adding a
small lot Of freight for Cairo, St. Louis
and intermediate points.
The Florence Meyer leaves Cincin.
natl this evening for New Or.
leans, after which she will enter one
OF the cotton trades south.
The Wyoming, which went to New
Orleans with the g. p. Chouteau' $
trip, passed up early this morning,
doing nothing Of interest here.
The James W, Gaf is the next reg
ular packet leaving for Cincinnati.
She will arrive Friday, and leave Sat
urday evening with a return trip.
A rumor was current at Cairo Sat
urday, that a war between the Evans.
vile and Cairo, and the Paducah and
Cairo packets, was about to be inaug-
urated.
Green Hill, steward of the James
D. Parker, arrived home to find his
house in mourning oyer the loss of a
little child, and his wife lying seri-
ouSly III. W
Cook Hoyle and Billy Hodge have
again taken charge Of the wheel of
the G, W. Cheek. 1t is reported that
they have gone back at advanced
wages, with a years contract with
| Major Adams.
The New Mary Houston, Captain
Charlie Miller in command, is adver-
tised to pass up at 5 pm. for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati and all inter
mediate points. Elliott Miller pre-
sides az the desk.
Captain w. B. Miller's fine passen-
ger packet, Guiding Star, under the
auspices OF the Anchor line, passes
| down tomorrow at 10 am. for Vicks-
burg, Neg Orleans and the bends.
John s. Jones pgesides at the desk.
The affairs of the ferryboat, Ed
Foster, plying between Little Rock
end Augusta, is in a muddle and Fred
Hanger one of the owners, having
asked the court for 6 receiver, Judge
Carroll appointed Captain Reese Prit.
| cbard,
The BatesVillo, Captain O. K. Jop-
lin in command, is the mail packet
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