Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-08

The Cons Millar got away late for
Cincinnati with 800 bales cotton, $50
bales batting, 1850 bbls oil, 10000 feet
Of walnut lumber and a good list Of
people.
At Cincinnati on Monday night the
water was nearly up to the pavement.
at the foot Of Main street, with barely
room for teams to haul along Gil
more's wharf.
The John A. Scudder, from New
Orleans, passed up yesterday, putting
off ZIG pkgs Of freight and adding 50
head of stock and about 10 tons Of
merchandise.
Now, hat the weather is fair
again, a large force have been put to
work paving the lower levee, and it
will be pushed to its completion as
soon as possible.
The Lee line packet Silverthofn,
which has been aground at Island 81,
loated off on the present rise, and was
brought into port yesterday. She will
lay up for a while.
The Grand Tower, from Cairo,
passed down yesterday for Vicksburg.
She put of about 500 pkgs and added
100 head Of hogs and about so tons of
miscellaneous freight.
The Cherokes, Captain Geo. Wolf
in command, is receiving to leave at
5 pm. to-day for V~icksburg, New Or
leans and the bends. Captain Geo. S
Keiyt is her polite clerk.
Captain John j. Barry, who has
been employed under United States
Engineer Major Benyaurd in cleaning
out Tallahatohie and Sunfower rivers.
returned home yesterday, and reports
everything oyerAowed in that section.
The Josie Harry on her retufn trIr
to this port passes Devalls Bluff at an
early hour tomorrow morning, will
arrive Friday night and leaves Satur-
day at her regular hour for all points
on Whits river through to Jackson
port.
1t is reported that the st. Louis and
New Orleans Anchor line has cen,
tFacted with the Howards for three
large sidewheel steamers, 300 fcetlong,
80 foot beam, 81 foot hold, maehinery
rs inches in diameter 10 feet stroke
with all the modern improvements.
Mr.. w. H. Lawrence, who repro
sents the Brush electric light, has
contracted to place the light on GO
steamers, including the Natchez, all
Of Tolin's boats, 20 Of the Anchor
lines, and others. The electric light
has proved a success on western rivers.
The NaHmelle, from Arkansas
river, arrived yesterday, bringing out
of hat stream 95l bales Of cotton, 52j
of which she reshipped at Terrenc for
New Orleans, bringing 226 bales ia
this poEa- The Maumelle lays up for
the present, the Katie Hooper going
out this evening 10 her stead.
The feet running steamer 0sceola
Belle, Captain Henry Cooper in com.
mand, is the mail packet leaving rhil
evening for 0sceola and all way land.
ings, paying prompt attention to- al
business entrusted to her. Bill!
Smither, 8 SOCIAL and accommodating
young man, presides at the desk eut
is assisted by John Haley and Hugh
Tomlinson.
The splendid steamer Katie Hooper
Captain Ed Rowland in command, ii
receiving to leaYe at 5 pm. to-day fol
Pine Bluff and all intermediate land
ings on Arkansas river, carrying thu
mail and making direct connection
with the light draught steamer PloY
Boy for Little Rock and points above
Captain j. N. Thompson is her polite
clerk and is assisted by Joe Dukes
The "old reliable" granger packe.
Hard Cash, Captain h. c. Postal il
command, is the regular packet leav
ing at 5 pm. to-day for Deyalls Blga
Augusta, Jacksonport and all inter
mediate landings on White river
making direct connection with th,
Goodrich a Bros. line of upper Whit,
and Black river packets. Charles NJ
Postal presides at the desk, and is as
: sisted by John Q. Wyckof,
The fleet and elegant passenge
, steamer james Lee, Captain Stacke
. Lee in command, is the regular mai
packet leayiDg this evening for Hele
, ma, Friars Point and all intermediat
landings, paying prompt attention t
ell O. o. D. and plantation bushes
, entrusted to her. The accommoda
/ lions OF the Ice me second to none o.
tho river, and her officers ar
, clever and accommodating. Car
, tain Lloyd w. Whitlow preside
az the dc. X, and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes ana Arthur Brown,
9 The new iron steamer John 3