Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-04
M~IsoELLAEEoUs


The Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati
this evening for this port.
The 0uachita Belle, for Greenville,
had a good trip out last night.
The Golden Crown is due down to-
day, en- route to New Orleans.
The Robt. Mitchell leaves New Or
leans this evening for the Ohio.
John Meeker left last evening in
charge of the wheel OF the Charlie
Mcdonald.
The Grafton, from New Orleans,
with a tow Of empties, passed up for
the Ohio.
Captain W. H. Blake is steadily i'm.
proving. and is new able to walk
about in his garden.
The Greyhound, from V~icksburg,
passed up this forenoon, adding a few
empties to her tow.
The Anchor line packet, Annie P.
Silver, passed down yesterday, adding
here 40 tons of oil meal.
Captains Hardin and Speed have re-
turned from Hot Springs, looking
much improved in health.
VIII S. Brooks and wife were pas
sengers up last night on the Belle
Memphis, bound for st. Louis.
Billy Smither has resumed his DO
sitiOn as chief clerk of the Oseeola
Belle in the upper coast trade.
The Osceola Belle, for Osceola. and
the James Lee, for Friar's Point, de-
parted on time with excellent trips.
The Chas. P. ChOteau from St.
Louis and the Golden Rule from Gin
%cinnati arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The little steamer Star of the West
leaves this evening for Shawnee VII
lage, and all way landings on Old
river.
Captain J. Ed. Montgomery it is
said will command the John T. Moore
when she enters the Helena and Mem
phis trade.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain J. j.
Darragh in command is the regular
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Arkansas river.
The Chas. Morgan is still at Louis
vile, Her people and freight were
forwarded to Cincinnati Sunday on
the mail boat United States.
The James w. Calf departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 26O bales
cotton, 40 bales rags, 10 hhds iron 80
bbls oil and a fair list ~ofpeople.
Captain Stein of the Morgan has
commenced suit in New Orleans
against the Cannon for salvage and
damages in saving the Cannon.
The Sallie Carney, with a barge in
tow, arrived last evening from Vicks-
burg, and is moored up about the coal
fleet. She is en- route to the upper
Ohio.
The Centennial, Captain Davidson
in command, leaves the Anchor line
wharfboat at 5 p. m. to-day for Vicks.
burg and New Orleans. Mr.. A. B.
Fowler presides at the desk.
The Hattie Rowland came in this
forenoon from Arkansas river with 4E
bales cotton, 1923 sacks cotton seed
and a good list of sundries and, re-
shipped at Terrene, for New Orleans,
80 bales cotton.
The Hard Cash, Captain Il. G. Pos
tai in command, arrived last night
from White river with 70 bales cotton
40 SKIS cotton seed, % pkgs sundries.
She leaves again tomorrow evening
with a return trip.
The Shields came off the docks yes
terday, and is now at the foot of Ad-
ans street, where she will receive q
general overhauling and painting.
Nothing definite is known just now Of
her future movements.
The Thos. Sherlock, less than 4
days out from New Orleans, passed
up yesterday afternoon with about 40(
tons freight and full of people. She
discharged here 80 sacks salt, IA bbls
potatoes and 20 bbls onions.
Island No. 10, which before the wal
contained two fine plantations, and in
1862 was fortified by the c~onfederates
has been entirely swept away, Nothing
remains but a sand bar overgrow1
with cottonwood and willow trees.
The S~ilverthorn, Captain s. II.
Whitehead, came in at noon with O
fair trip, and is the regular packet
leaving this afternoon for Commerce
and way landings. Sid Wheeler and
Ed Campbell attend to the affairs OF
she Office.
The City of Greenville, Captain r
X. Riley in command, passed down
this forenoon with a good trip. She
discharged here 600 bbls -four anC
meal, 80 boxes eggs, Is bbls cider, 20
boxes crackers, 5 pkgs butter, and
added 10 tons of way freight fol
points below.
1t will require $4,000 or $1,000 tC
put in good repair the steamer Belle
Shreveport, recently sunk at ShiI
Island. She has been raised, but hel
cabin, chimneys, hog chains, outer
guards, and in fact everything abou'
the boat is badly twisted.
Captain Jack Carter, Of the steamer
John A. Scudder, says hat the onl,
proper test for color blindness is thu
signal lights hat pilots are accus
toned to, and that the test be mad,
in a dark room in daylight or at night
He is right. What says Johnny Sher,
man?
The Grand Tower, Captain Corvel
=. in command, arrived last evening
from Vicksburg with 10 bales cottol
and about so pkgs sundries. She i
the regular packet leaving the com