Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-22

hdVi pdtutuay next IOr new orleans.
The Ed Richardson left Greenville
yesterday at 10 am. for New Orleans.
The high stage of theriver has done
very little damage in the bends as yet.
The 0sceola Belle returned last
night to Osceola, with an excellent
trip.
The Charley Brown. with a tow of
coal, is due down to-day for New
Orleans.
The Silverthorn returned to the
upper coast with a good trip of freight
and people.
The Joe Williams, with a large tow
OF coal, left Louisville last night for
New Orleans.
The Cons Millar, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Louis
vile yesterday.
The Hard Cash returned to White
river with a dig trip Of freight and a
fair list Of people.
The Guiding Star, en- route from
Cincinnati TO New Orleans, passed
Louisville yesterday.
The stock Of cotton in Memphis is
larger at the present time than it has
been Tor several years.
The Southern Transportation line
contemplate placing two steamers in
the Ouachita river trade.
The Belle Memphis, for Memphis.
and James Howard, for New Orleans,
left st. Louis last evening.
The G, z. Chouteau for Memphis.
and Commonwealth for st. Louis, left
New Orleans last evening.
Carbolic acid gas extinguished a
fire in the British ship Charles a few
deys since at New Orleans.
William Orenshaw, late of the
Gibson house, comes out on the
Charles Morgan as bill clerk.
The Yirgie Lee, for Memphis, and
new Mary Houston, for New Orleans,
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The Robert Mitchell, bound from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Evansville last night at Z o'clock.
The efficient wharfmaster, Mr..
kallaher, is repaving the Avee
between Monroe and Union streets.
The John A. Scudder, bound for
st; Louis, passed Greenville yesterday
at Z am. and is due here tomorrow.
The John B. Maude, en- route from
Vlcksburg to st Louis, passed Green
vile yesterday at 3 pm, and is due
here tomorrow.
Mr.. David Grey Pickles. the river
editor of the Pittsburg Chronicle.
died at Pittsburg Tuesday morning,
Of consumption.
The Golden Rule, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Greenyille yesterday at 4 am, and is
due here tomorrow morning.
The Henry Frank, which turned
back from Helena, reshipped her
Memphis freight on the 0uachita
Belle, which arrived this morning,
Capt. James H. Rees, who came
1own in command of the new steamer
Florida, after interviewing here his
numerous friends, passed on to New
Orleans.
The City of Vicksburg. of the
Anchor line, arrived at Vicksburg
yesterday at 5 pm, and leaves there
to-day at II am. with . return trip
for st. Louis,
|. Capt. j. d. Randall left last night
by rail for Madison, Ark, tolook after
the interests of his upper st. Francis
river packets, the Mike Davis and
Marcus Collins.
The Mollie Moore came in last
night from st. Louis well laden. She
put off here $500 bbls flour and meal,
900 scks oats and bran and 100 pkgs
miscellaneous freight.
The new steamer Florida, built at
Pittsburg by James Rees & Co., passed
down yesterday. A description other
and the trade she is to ply in will be
found on the local page.
The James D. Parker got off on
time last night for Cincinnati with
llOO bales of cotton, HOO feet lumber.
200 bbls oil aud a lot of old iron and
sundries and 30 cabin passengers.
The Henry Frank turned back from
Helena to New Orleans, and gets
there nearly 1000 bales Of cotton and a
lot Of oil cake and meal, and has en-
gagements below sufficient to fill her
out.
The Star of the West, the Shawnee
Village packet, came in this morning
with II bales Of cotton, 10 bags cotton
seed and 100 SKIS seed. Leaves this
evening with a return trip for Shaw
nee and Old river.
The J. G. Risher, with 10 barges.
Nellie Walton, with 10 barges, Alex
Swift, Il barges, and Sam Brown with
10 barges, 2 10000 bushels of coal in
all, left st, Louis on Tuesday Tor the
Southern markets.
Inc Anchor line packet, City of
Helena, Captain Mckee, will leave the
company's wharfboat tomorrow. FRS
day at 10 am. for Vicksburg, carrying
the mail and making all regular con
nections at Arkansas City and at
Vicksburg
The Katie Hooper, Capt. Ed Now
lands fine packet, will arrive to-
morrow from Arkansas river, and will
leave Saturday with a return trip for
Pine Bluff, connecting there with the
Marlin Speed for Little Rock and
Fort Smith.
Captain 0. p. Shinkle with his ele.
CANT passenger steamer the Golden
Rule, will leave Glenn's wharfboat
this afternoon at four o'clock for Gin