Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-05

I'D NA 49,
CATION much improved.
The James Howard leaves New
Orleans tomorrow for Memphis.
Business and navigation for the
South is fully resumed at st. Louis.
The Guiding Star passed down Sun
day at 2 am. loaded fiat in the water.
LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, Ii Madison street. /
Captain Tiff Strider is now clerkinC
on the Central wharfboat at Cincin-
natl.
Owing to the continued bad wealth
er, business in the bends is rather
dull.
The John Means and barges passed
down Sunday morning for New Or
leans.
The Josie Harry cleared Saturday
evening for White river with a SPLEEN
did trip.
The Centennial, of the Anchor line.
is due from New Orleans, bound fol
st. Louis.
The total amount of coal shipped
from Pittsburg to Louisville on last
Friday was $4,000 bushels.
The James w. Calf for Memphis.
and Will Kyle for New Orleans,
leave Cincinnati tomorrow.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis, and
Golden Rule, for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati Saturday morning.
The Katie Hooper, for Arkansas
river, had a good showing of freight
and a good number of people.
The James Towards cargo, which
she took into New Orleans Friday
was equal to 1857 bales of cotton.
The w. P. Halliday and the u. p
Schenck, bound for New Orleans
passed Vicksburg Saturday morning
The Commonwealth, My Choice and
barges, Susie Silver, and Imperial anc
barges, arrived at St. Louis yesterday
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Oar
Moore, left Cairo last night at eight
o'clock, and is due down this evening
The Katie Hooper brought out Of
Arkansas river, Saturday, 633 bales
cotton, 553 SEEKS seed and % packages
sundrses.
The City of Alton passed down Sun.
day morning fully laden. She put of
here a few pkgs and added several lot,
of freight.
The Marx Twain, Captain Hall will
get away this evening for Dyersburg
She has been delayed owing to en-
gagements.
The John A. Scudder ofthe Anchor
line left st. Louis Saturday evening
for New Orleans, and is due down
Wednesday morning.
The Katie p. Kountz, out of st
Francis river with 1000 bales of cot.
ton for New Orleans, passed Vicks.
burg Saturday at 6 am.
The D~yersburg, Captain Berry
came in this morning from Dyersbure
with a good list of cotton, cotton seeC
some corn and sundries.
Mr.. j. C.. Price, formerly river
editor Of the Avalanche, is a father
his wife presented him on Saturday
with bouncing boy baby.
The steamer Hope in descending
the falls at Louisville, on Thursday
made a narrow escape at fire.
Captain Dick johnson an expert.
enced pilot, will pilot the new snae
boat {. b. Reese to Arkansas river
lie will take her around all 0 X.
The LEDGER Job Printing ofic,
and Book Bindery, 10 Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as near
and cheap as any house in this city. /
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane
Of the Anchor line, is due down to.
night and leaves tomorrow evenin.
with a return trip for Cairo and ST
Louis.
Captain Marsh Miller is in Cinoin.
natl for the purpose of securing a tow
boat and barges to tow gravel from
Metropolis to this city which will BE-
used in paving the streets.
The Charles Morgan, for Cincinnati
the G. P. Chouteau, for Memphis. the
Florence Meyer for Arkansas river
and the Belle of Shreveport for st
Louis left New Orleans Saturday
evening.
The new Arkansas river snagboat.
Y. b. Reese, zane in this morning
from Cairo, en- route to Arkansas
river, her field of labOrs. She is well
suited for the business, and was built
expressly for snag pulling service in
Arkansas river.
The Coahoma left V~icksburg Satur-
day at 10 am. for Memphis, with a
fair trip. She will arrive to-day, and
will leave tomorrow evening on her
regular day, with a return trip for
Vieksburg, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business.
The w. i. Buckam, Captain JEFF.
fries new packet for the Helena trade.
came in this morning from Evans.
vile, and leaves tonight or in the
morning for Helena. She is well suited
for the trade and business that Cap
tain Jeffries purchased her for.
The Golden City passed up this
morning for Cincinnati with 900 tons
Of freight and a fair list of people.
She discharged here at Glenn's wharf
boat % hhds sugar, % bbls molasses,
10 bales cotton, 35 bags paper stock,
and sundries, and added 20 cabin pas
sengers for the Ohio river.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc
Kee Of the Anchor line, left st. Louis
Saturday evening for Vicksburg, and
leaves here tomorrow Tuesday, at 1C
am, carrying the mail and making all
nrominant wav landings onJ oouoa