Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-22

sumo his river report in the Arkansas
City Journal.
The John B. Maude is the Anchor
line packet leaving to morrow evening
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The 0uachita Belle is the mail
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Arkansas City and way landings.
The Commonwealth, for V~icksburg,
and the City of Alton, for New Or
leans, left st. Louis last evening.
The Batesville, for st. Francis
river, and the John T. Moore, for
Helena, had fair trips out yesterday.
The Josie Harry will arrive to
morrow evening, and is the mail pack
ct leaving on Saturday next for White
river.
The John I. Moore will arrive
about Z p. M, in time for the fire.
works. bringing in another crowd Of
excursionists.
The Raven and barges, which have
been aground at Bulletin, succeeded
in getting over last evening and are
due down to-day.
The Annie P. Silver, Captain D. H.
Silver In command, is the Anchor
line packet passing up this evening
en- route to Cairo and st. Louis.
As soon as the business aud water
will admit, the Dyersburg and Mark
Twain will make regular trips between
0bion and Forked Deer rivers and
this place,
The family of Captain John j. Oar
ragh, after a very pleasant time OF
several months sojourn at Searcy
springs, arrived home last evening on
the Marlin Speed,
The United States snagboat De-
Russey, left st. Louis on Sunday last
for the south, She will operate be-
tween Memphis and Vicksburg,
where she is badly needed.
Tho w. J. Ppitevent, 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 aev steamer Whitewater will
soon be ready to leave Cincinnati for
upper White river, her future field Of
operations. She is to be commanded
by a brother of Charlie Woodbury.,
her owner,
The Yint Shinkle, for Memphis,
passed Evansville at an early hour
yesterday morning, and will arrive
Friday and leave Saturday with a re-
tnrn "trip fer Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati.
The Tom Brown, which won the
skiff race in July last, will not com
pete this evening. 1t Is to be a
friendly contest among the boys en-
ployed by Major Benyaurd in the river
improvement service.
Captain Ad Storm requests all
merchants having freight on the.
wharfboat or at the landing brought
here by the Anchor line to have it
removed at once, to make roo for
b9ats to arrive tomorrow,
Shipments of bulk grain last week
footed up 150,l57 bushels wheat,
l72,4SO bushels corn, 1896 bushels
oats. Remaining in elevators on the
18th, l,235,575 bushels wheat, 511,l2l
bushels corn, 48,3S' bushels oats.
The Charles 2. Chouteau has the
honor Of carrying the largest trip of
cotton eEer taken into New Orleans
by any one boat on a single trip. Her
cargo landed at New Orleans Novem-
Der 9th, 1879, comprised si44 bales,
The Marlin Speed has deferred her
departure until tomorrow afternoon,
at which time she will leave for Du-
wallis Bluff and all intermediate
points, on Arkansas river, connecting
with the lOw-water packet Plowboy
for Little Rock and points above.
The st. Louis drummer's boat,
Charles Rehstock, is commanded by
Captain Albert Lederman. She left
st. Louis a few days ago, and had
gotten as far as Cairo at last accounts.
The boys will take things slows, for
they are in their own house, $50 to
speak, y and a have a jolly time,
The James w. Gaf did not get
away until last evening, it being i'm
possible to procure laborers enough TO
unload her freight even at thirty
cents per hour. She had on board
when she left ia bales cotton. 3l3
barrels oil, 60 bales paper stock, a
large lot of old car wheels, about 800
pkgs. sundries, and a fair list of
people.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, came in this
morning with a good trip of cotton
and nearly one hundred excursionists.
She is the mail packet leaving this
evening for 0seeola and all interme-
date points, paying strict attention to
all business entrusted to her. Billy
Smithers presides at the desk and is
assisted by John Haley and Hugh
Tomlinson.
The "old reliable" granger packet,
Hard Cash, arrived early this morn
ing bringing ont of White river 147
bales of cotton, 81 Of which she re-
shipped at Terrene for New Orleans.
She leaves this evening with a return
tip for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, jack
sonport and all way landings, connect
ing with light draught boats for upper
White and Black rivers. Charles M.
Postal presides at the desk and is as
sisted by John O. Wyckof,
Both pilots and the carpenter of the
towboat Oakland have been suffering
with an attack Of what they call
breakbone fever, contracted in the
lower river. They got off the boat
here and left last night by rail for St.
Louis. Pilots Taylor Wells, and
John Richie. who were on the viii
Kyle looking at the river, took their
places. Several of the crew Of the
h. M. Norton, which passed up this
forenoon, we're also reported under
the weather.
The elegant sidewheel steamer
James Lee, Captain Stacker Lee in
command, brought in this morning a
fair trip Of freight and was crowded
with people, who came here to witness
the festivities of our jubilee. The
Lee will immediately after the FIRE