Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-26

0gSASNNAS hoN hASO bAAP Vht
last evening.
Tie cotton season is rapidly draw
ing 10 a close.
The Jim Lee had another big trip
out last night.
The heavy rains have washed the
filth from the levee.
. No departures at New Orleans yes
terday except local packets.
There is 100000 bushels of grain
in store and aAoat at Chicago.
The L. NJ. Norton and barges ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Andy Baum is the Monday
packet leaving here for Cincinnati.
The Port Eads and barges, left
Cairo last evening for New Orleans.
Captain Ed. Rowland came over
from Little Rock by rail, last evening.
The Mary Houston, from Cincin-
natl, arrived at New Orleans to-day.
So far there has been little damage
done in the bends by the high stage Of
water.
The rainfall yesterday extended
along the water courses OF the Ohio
valley.
The Coahoma, for 0sceola, was
we'll represented with freight and
people.
The Addy Baum, bound from Gin.
%cinnati to Memphis, passed Louisville
yesterday afternoon.
The H. C. Yeager, bound from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
The G. II. Tompkins, bound from
New Orleans to st. Louis. passed
Ficksburg last night.
The Lee mail line packet oahoma,
is the regular Friday packet for
Osceola and the upper coast.
Large quantities Of valuable timber
have been swept away by the freshets
in the tributaries to the Ohio.
The w. p. Halliday, for St. Louis,
md R. r.. Springer, for Cincinnati,
will leave New Orleans this evening.
The City of Helena. of the Anchor
line, passed Greenville yesterday
morning and is due here tonight on
her way to st. Louis.
Captain Press. Byrne, present clerk
of the James Fisk, commanded the
Glasgow in the Nashville and New
Orleans trade in 1869.
The Greyhound came up yesterday
from the mouth of White river, and
leaves here to-day with a tow of
empties for the lower Ohio.
The big James Howard, Captain
James Pepper in command, Of the
Anchor line, will pass up this after
noon for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Virgie Lee cleared last evening
for Cincinnati wiSh POO BALE cotton,
400 bbls oil and soap stock, $1,000 feet
lumber, 20 tons scrap iron, and thirty
people.
The Gold Dust, from st. Louis, ar
rived at V~icksburg last evening at six
o'clock, aud leaves there to-day ut
eleven o'clock with a return trip for
st. Louis.
The Hatchie river packet company
will enter suit against the Louisville
railroad at Brownsville for the deten-
tiQn Of the w. j. Poitevent at the
bridge crossing Hatchie.
The Golden Crown, Captain Eugene
Shinkle, is due up to-day, bound 70
Cincinnati. She is an excellent boat
to travel on. Chant Shinkle, a clever
gentleman, presides at the desk.
Ricketts,, you are off. the Robert
Mitchell, on which Will Hays is a
passenger, will not arrive at Louis
vile until to-day, and probably the
boys will give him a grand reception.
The W. j. Poitevent, Captain Dear.
ing's splendid Hatchie river packet,
in order to wait for engagements of
freight, laid over until Friday. She
takes her departure at 5 o'clock to-
morrow and goes through to Bolivar.
The Josie Harry. Captain Milt
HRrry's blue ribbon boat will arrive
tomorrow with another good trip of
cotton, and leaves Saturday With q re-
turn trip for White river, going
through to J%acksonport.
The Silverthorn, Captain VIM. Ash
ford, is the regular packet leaving this
evening for Commerce. She attends
promptly to all way business. Captain
Ed Crowell, her chief clerk, is one of
the most popular gentlemen on the
river.
We deeply sympathize with Captain
John Darragh for the affection to his
happy family. After losing one OF his
pets last fall, another, . sweet child
which he adores, is attacked with the
scarlet fever, but we hope it will re.
cover.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to-
morrow, from Arkansas City, with a
good trip Of cotton, and will leave
Saturday evening with a return trip
for Pine Bluff, connecting with the
Marlin Speed for Little Rock ana
Fort Smith.
The Eldorado, bound from Cincin-
natl to New Orleans, in descending
the falls at Louisville yesterday, was
caught b. the wind and carried
against ito Piers, ogushjng in her
guards and hull, and lies in Deadfall
eddy with three feet Of water on tho
starboard guards.