Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-06
RECEIPTS PER srEAMER.

Per Mary Houston, from New Or.
leans-lO0 brls sugar, l6 brls molasses
Per Ida Stockton, from Hatchie
Iiger-ll8 bales cotton, 189 sacks cot
ton seed.
Per Rene Macready, from st. Fran
els river-l03 bales cotton, 257 sacks
cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point,
20 bales cotton, II bags seed cotton,
553 sacks cotton seed.
Per 0sceola Belle, from 0sceola-
l49 bales of cotton, ID bags seed cot.
ton, 200 sacks cotton seed.
Per Dean Adams, from Arkansas
City-3l3 bales cotton, So bags seed
cotton, 303-sacks cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
} Clear and bright.
River rising rapidly.
The week opens with a fair bust
Less.
The Dyersburg left Saturday for
Dyersburg.
Freezing at st. Louis since yester-
day morning.
The Beaver is due down with a tow
for Arkansas City.
No arrivals or departures reported
at st. Louis yesterday.
The Maumelle is the next boat leay-
ing for Arkansas river.
The Cons Millar, for this port, left
Cairo at Z am. yesterday.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkansas
river, departed with a fair trip.
The Golden Rule, from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The U. P. Schenck for Cincinnati
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The John 4. Moore had a moderate
trip out going through to FriarsP Point
The Grand Lake, with a tow Of
emptios, left New Orleans last Satur
day.
The Henry Frank with a load O.
cotton arrived at New Orleans yester.
day,
The Josie Harry departed Saturday
with a fair trip Of both freight and
people.
A solid gorge is reported at Glas.
gov, Missouri, and teams crossing OIL
the ice.
Captain Daniel s. Hickok died il
New Orleans on Thursday last, ageC
20 years.
The fine sidewheel packet, Andy
Baum, leaves Cincinnati this evening
for this port.
Dumont will raise steam on Captain
Banks new 0uachita river packet on
Thursday next.
The snagboat, DeRussey, has gone
on the docks at Mound City, being in
a leaky condition.
The new Belle Memphis is being
nushed to completion and will make a
trial trip in a few days.
The Robert Mitchell is due up to-
day. She goes on the docks to be re-
paired and overhauled.
The r. R. Springer, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville at an early
hour yesterday morning.
The Golden Crown, from Cincinna-
ii, passed down Saturday night, doing
nothing of interest here.
The Annie Kelley, with several
produce boats and a barge Of iron in
tow, passed south yesterday.
The Charles Morgan, from New
Orleans, left Cincinnati Saturday, and
passes here on Thursday next.
The sidewheel steamer, Randolph.
having on board Icons circus, passed
here Saturday on her way south.
The Rene Maeready came in last
night with a good trip Of cotton and
seed, reshipping at Helena 249 bales
1t turned cold at St. Louis Satur-
day night. The mercury went below
freezing point, and has remained SC
ever since.
The towboats Billy Collins and
Thos. W. Means were inspected
Saturday by Local Inspectors Ralston
and Garrett.
Samuel Phillips, late engineer OIL
the John D. Scully, died on Friday
evening last at the Hotel Dieu Of
New Orleans.
The Sew Mary Houston, from New
Orleans passed. up lasc night putting
off a lot ofsugar aud molases, butacSS
Jog nothing of interest.
The hull of the old hatcher will be
loaded with 10000 barrels of salt and
towed to Vicksburg where it will be
used for whar-boat purposes.
Major John D. Adams new steam
er, Dove, is advertised to leave Gin.
cinnati this evening for this port anC
all points on Arkansas river through
to Fort Smith.
The Vint Shinkle departed Satur.
day night for Cincinnati with 1871
bales cotton, 297 brls oil, 40 sack
cotton seed, 5000 feet Of lumber an,
about 80 people.
The Grand Tower, Captain Carvel
in command, is the Anchor line pack
ct passing down at 10 I'm tomorrow
for V%icksburg and the bends. Ton
White is her polite clerk,
The Golden City, loaded to tn,
guards, passed down this morning
putting of a lot ofoats and furniture
and adding AZ bbls of bottled beer