Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-18

terday.
The Henry Frank, for New Orleans,
passed Yicksburg at an early hour
yesterday.
The Polar Star and barges, from St.
Louis, passed down this morning en-
route to Helena.
The G. w. Cheek arrived yesterday
afternoon from Vicksburg. She
couldn't stay away.
Major John d. Adams new upper
Arkansas river packet, Dove, will leave
Pittsburg on Saturday next.
The james Lee for Friars Point,
and the 0sceola Belle for 0sceola,
got away on time with fair trips,
Plenty ofbulk grain offering for the
south at St. Louis, but the water is
too low for barge transportation.
The Cons Millar departed yesterday
for Cincinnati, with 500 bales cotton,
$50 bbls oil and a good trip Of people.
The towboat Piasa arrived yester-
day from Chester with several barges
Of stone, to be used for paving pur-
poses.
1t was cold and snowingat Shreveport
yesterday, and local packets we're
compelled to lay over, being unable to
get crews.
The Thos. Sherlock passed down
yesterday tra~nsacting no business, but
paying for the privilege of buying fuel
at this port.
Navigation on the upper rivers is
drawing to a close. The Diamond
line sent out their last boat for St.
Paul Tuesday.
The War Eagle came in this fore.
noon with 1898 packages of freight
She leaves with a return trips at 5 p. m
for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed.
Rowland in command, leaves Satur-
day at 5 pm. for Pine Bluff and all
way landings on Arkansas river,
The little steamer Baby Mine is due
tomorrow from St. Louis. She will
enter the Memphis and Hatchie river
trade in command of Captain Simp.
kins.
The Guiding Star, Captain w. B.
Miller's elegant sidewheel passenger
steamer, was expected to pass down at
noon to-day, bound for the Crescent
city. laa
Billy Rogers, of the James w. GafF,
who was so dangerously i'll when the
boat left here, is slowly recovering,
and has gone to his home in Ports
mouth.
The iron steamer John T. Moore,
Captain w. j. Ashford, leaves at 5
pm. for Helena, Glendale and all way
landings. A. Y. Stevens presides at
tae desk.
The Commonwealth, Captain Joe
Bryan in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing down tomorrow
at 10 am. bound for Vicksburg and
the bends.
The Charles P. Chouteau, Captain
VIM. Thorwegen, leaves this evening
for Vickshurg, New Orleans and the
bends. George Miltenberger is her
polite clerk.
The Golden City with 200 tons o.
freight passed up this forenoon bound
for Cincinnati. She put off a lot Of
sugar, molasses and other stuff at the
Anchor line wharfboat.
The Great War Eagle, in command
of William Thompson, is the Anchor
line packet leaving this evening fol
Cairo and st. Louis. Napoleon Bona
parte Hatcher is her polite clerk.
Captain E1 Postal telegraphs to his
agent here that the Hard Cash vii,
arrive tomorrow, and leave Saturday
with a return trip for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport.
Captain Dugan expected to have
the bulkheadiug Of the Robert
Mitchell completed to day, aud raise
her at once. The water is in tho cabin
and she lies with her head up stream
The City Of Helena, Captain l. H.
MOKee in command, is the Anc' OF
line packet passing up at 10 am to.
morrow en- route to Cairo and St
Louis. George Walton is her polite
clerk,
The Katie Hooper arrived at Z am.
from Arkansas river, bringing Out 73t
bales Of cotton, 1865 of which she re-
shipped at Terrene for New Orleans.
The Hooper leaves with 2 return trip
on Saturday next.
The Silverthorn, Captain p. p,
Byrne in command, is the regular Lee
line backet leaving this evening Coz
Helena, Glendale and all intermediate
landings. Captain &. W. OrowelI
presides at the desk.
The roustabouts Of the Golden City
all quit last night on account of the
weather. The boat was compelled ia
lay here this morning and hire laborers
to carry on the coal and then had to
pay more than the regular rate.
The new iron steamboat Albany.
running on the Hudson river, is said
to have made the fastest time on re-
cord, having made the run from New
York to Poughkeepsie, a distance Of
seventy. five miles, in three hours and
ten minutes.
The James D. Parker, Captain G
B. Russell in command, will arriyl
Tomorrow AMI leave with a return