Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-25

Go to the river front and see old
Dan Rice's floating opera house.
The levee presents a busy scene to-
The U. p. Schenck arrived at Ey.
apsville Saturday evening, and will be
overhauled and repaired there.
In Red river, navigation as high ss
Shreveport is about suspended, on ao-
count Of low water, except for veiy
small boats.
Lloyd Case, an old pioneer pilot,
died at Cincinnati on Friday last,
aged % years.
The new Evansville and Cairo pack
ct, II. L. Dexter, made a satisfactory
trial trip yesterday. She leaves Ey.
ansyille this evening on her maiden
trip.
The Golden Crown. towing the
barge Il. l.. Shinkle, arrived Saturday
night, put off about 1000 packages Of
freight and left yesterday at noon after
adding 49O bales Of cotton.
Steamboatmen at Pittsburg are
waiting patiently for water. Some of
them have been out of employment
for a considerable 'cDgth Of time and
theirfunds are getting low.
The Joe Kinney is the Anchor line
packet passing up to morrow at 10
am. for st. Louis, aud the Grand
Tower leaves here at the same hour
for Vicksburg and the bends.
The Ste. Genevieve, Captain D. A.
Visit in command, is the Anchor line
packet leaving at five pm. to-day for
Cairo, St. Louis and way landings.
John Messeugale is her polite clerk.
The levee from Jefferson to Union
streets is covered with cotton and 9th,
er ireights. This forenoon there was
at least 1860 bales on the levee, and
most of it brought in by local packets.
The Guiding Star, for New Orleans,
left ST, Louis Saturday aud passes
here Wednesday evening. Captain
AID Storm, at the Anchor line wharf
boat, will give all desired information.
The John Means and barses, for
New Orleans, passed down Saturday
evening. On one Of her barges there
was a locomotive and several cars for
the Helena aud Iron Mountain rail
road.
Shippers should try to get their
freights down to the levee before FIVE
pm, it possible. Boats are often de.
tanned until after that hour. This is
the busy season, and they would like
to leave on time.
The Kountz line steamer or float
ing warehouse j. B. M. Kehlor ar
rived Saturday evening and put of
near 1860 pkgs Of freight here. She
is still here taking on cotton, there
being 1850 bales on the leyee for her.
The mammoth cotton carrier, Henry
Frank, in command of Captain j. +.
Hicks,is due here Ia. morrow morniuc.
and leaves here on Wednesday next
with a return trip for V~icksburg, New
Orleans and the bends. Captain ALI.
Grissom is her polite clerk, and is
assisted by Henry Seaman.
The w. j. POiteveut. Captain w. j.
Ashford in command, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for Com
merce and all way landings. connect
ing with the Katie Ann for all points
in Council Bend, and paying prompt
attention to business entrusted to her.
Kueel Booker is her polite clerk.
The Rene Macready will have her
repairs completed aud leave tomorrow
evening for st. Francis river, carrying
the mail and paying prompt attention
to all business entrusted to her. The
Macready will go through TO Helena.
and s%Olicits business for that poin',
Captain o. X. Joplin commands anG
A. L. Banning presides at the desk,
The Maumelle, after a two weeks
trip returned this forenoon from Ar
kansas river, bringing out of that
Az bales cotton, 165 Of which
she reshipped at Terrcne. She will
leave tomorrow at pm. with a re-
turn trip for Pine Bluff and all way
landings on Arkansas river connecting
with the Plow Boy for Little Rock
and points above. Captain Ed. Now.
land commands, and Jimmy Thomp-
son, assisted by Joe Dukes are in
Of the Office.
The lightning packet, 0sceola Belle,
Henry Cooper in command,
came in last evening with q 6ne trip,
and is the regular packet leaving this
evening Tor Osceola and all way land
ings, carrying the mail and paying
prompt attention to all G. 0. ID. and
business. Billy Smithers,
a clever and accommodating young
man presides at the desk, and is az
by John Haley and Hugh Tom
Colonel Dan Rice's long talked Of
Floating opera house came into port
yesterday morning and during the day
was visited by thousands Of people,
who pronounced her a success and
odd Dan" a fortune with his
new enterprise. She will remain at
the landing until Wednesday, giving
two exhibitions each day. Captain
j. q. Oates, of this city, is in charge
Of the boat, and a better selection
could not have been made.
The elegan. sidewheel passenger
packet james Lee, in command Of the
veteran James Lee, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Helena, Friars
and all way and plantation land
ings, paying strict attention to all G.
o. D. and other businessSand connect
ing at Glendale with the Mobile and
Northwestern train. She has superb
passenger accommodations and com
bines speed, comfort and safety. Cap.
tain Lloyd WhitlOw prcsides at the
desk and is assisted by Plat Rhodes
and Arthur Brown.
The blue ribbon packet, Josie
Harry, Captain james Kinman in
command, being ulavoidably detained,
did not arrive until last night. She
brought out of White river l046 bales
81 oottou kIl &c wb;ob ,b I.