Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-21

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here for Cincinnati will be the Vint
Shinkle.
The Piasa left last evening for the
lower Ohio, to bring out another tow
Of stone.
The Grand Tower, from Yicksburg,
passed up this forenoon for Cairo and
The Kountz line steamer, Il. o..
Stanard, is due up tomorrow enroute
to St. Louis.
The James Lee, for Friar's Point,
aud the Osceola Belle, for 0sceola,
had good trips out.
The Annie p. Silver, from New Or
leans, is due up tomorrow evening
enroute to st. Louis.
The levee is still crowded with
freights brought by the packets dur.
ing the past two days.
The 0uachita Belle departed last
evening TOR Arkansas City with a
rousing trip Of freight.
The tide of travel has reversed and
the southern bound steamers are now
crowded with passengers.
Captain Frank Hicks and Major
John ID. Adams are still in the city,
swelling the throng ofexcursioDists.
A portion Of the Cincinnati dry
docks was raised Sunday, and the re-
naming sections are expected tn be
up to-day.
The Ste. Genevieve came in late
yesterday with a big trip Of freight,
comprising 1888 pckgs. She returned
during the night.
The Golden City, from New Or
leans, passed up last night with a fair
trip Of freight. She put off about
1000 packages here.
The j. B. NJ. Kehlor, from St.
Louis, passed down yesterday after.
noon with 1000 tons OF freight, putting
of a lot OF -four here,
The transfer steamer General Pier.
son and the packets in port are dis
playing their flags and bunting in
honor Of the Jubilee"
The G. W. Cheek will retire from
business until the accumulation of
cotton and seed will admit of her
being placed in the Memphis and
Terrene trade.
The Joseph Kinney, with a big trip
from st. Louis, passed down this fore
noon, putting off here $50 pckgs. and
adding about 30 tons for VicSsburg
and the bends.
The Florence Meyer, from Cincin-
natl passed down during the night,
doing nothing of interest here. She
will enter the New Orleans and White
river cotton trade.
The w. j. Poitevent, Captain w.
j. Ashford in command, is the daily
packet leaving at 5 pm. for Commerce
and intermediate landings. Neil
Booker presides at the desk.
The Oakland and barges, from New
Orleans, with $500 tons of freight.
passed up last evening for st. Louis
Henry Wilbur got aboard here. to
assist in plotting her through.
The Hard Cash is the regular pack.
ct leaving to morrow evening for De-
wallis Bluff, Augusta, J~acksonport
and all intermediate landings, con-
Meeting with light draught packets for
upper White and Black rivers.
Captain John Cowdon was a pas
senger out last night on the Osceola
Belle, for Deans island, where he
will continue the work of digging in
the bowels of the earth for four or
five hundred barrels of whiskey.
The Marlin Speed is the regular
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Pine Bluff and all intermediate land
ings on the Arkansas river, connect.
ing with the light draught steamer
Plow Boy for Little Rock and points
above.
The B~atesville, Captain o. X. Jop.
lin in command, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Mariana, the
CUT OF, and all intermediate landings
on L'Anguille and st. Francis rivers.
A. L. Banning and Will Lash are her
polite clerks.
Late adyices from the City of
Greenville bring nothing but what
has already been reported. The water
is still Feceding and her wheels are
now above the service, but the boat
lies straight as if she was beaohed
there purposely.
The Great Eastern, the largest
steamship in the world, has been char
tered for a trip from Liverpool to New
Orleans and return. She will bring
over as many emigrants as she can
carry, and will take out a cargo OF
Mississippi products.
Owing to a heavy freight, and diff
Guilty in procuring laborers, the James
! w. Gaff was detained, but expected to
} get away early this afternoon. Her
outgoing trip vas oil on the levee, and
comprised ia bales cotton, 3l9 barrels
oil, go bales paper stock, and big lot
of old car wheels.
Tho iron steamer, Ghas. P. Chou
teau, Captain W. H. Thoryegen. from
st. Louis, will pass down tomorrow
J at 10 am, bound for Vicksburg and
New Orleans. She telegraphs that
, size will take all the cotton Offering,
t still having room for several hundred
; bales. Captain George M~iltenberger
j pFesides at the desk.
} Through tho generosity of Captain
J. d. Randall the jubilee excursion
committee have accepted the offer Of
his side-whesl steamer, Rene Ma
, cready, and on tomorrow afternoon
they, with some distinguished visitors
and the young ladies' representing the
different states and territories, will
make a trip up and down the river.
Il will be 2 pleasant excursion to all
who are fortunate in being on board,
The new iron steamer John 7.
Moore, Commodore j. Ed. MOntgom-
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