Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-21

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MISCELLANEOUS.
Balmy.
Cloudy.
Big river.
Dull on the levee.
I~nvigOrating weather.
Little movement in freights.
The river has ceased to swell.
There is several places in the bends
overfowed.
The dump, oh that awful sinking
dump, remove it.
The high stage of water retards
business in the bends.
The Virgo Lee leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for Memphis.
The c. P. Choteau leaves New Or
leans to- day for Memphis.
The Hattie Rowland had a good
trip out for Arkansas river.
The j. B. NJ. Kehlor is loading at
Cincinnati for New Orleans.
The Will Kyle, left New Orleans
last evening for Cincinnati.
The high stage of water, so far, has
done no damage in the bends.
The Katie Hooper is the Saturday
mail packet for Arkansas river.
The Commonwealth left New Or
leans last evening for St. Louis.
The Future City and barges left St.
Louis yesterday for New Orleans.
VIM. Ford, an old time pilot, is on
the police force at Allegheny City.
The New Mary Houston leaves
Cincinnati Tomorrow for New Or
leans.
The Independent packet, Bedford
leaves Cincinnati to-day for New
Orleans.
The Il. 0. Stanard, bound from st.
Louis to New Orleans, is due down
tonight.
The Centennial, bound from St.
Louis to New Orleans, passed Vicks-
burg at 8 am.
The Simpson Horner, with a tow of
coal for New Orleans, passed Evans
vile yesterday.
The Coahoma returned to Vicks-
burg last night with a splendid trip of
freight and people.
The Cons Millar, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday at 2 pm.
The Guiding Star, bound from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday at s am.
The James w. Gaff, for Memphis,
and Charles Morgan, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati last evening.
One million and eight bushels of
grain have left st. Louis, for the
South, since January the first.
The Alice Brown left to.day for the
Ohio river with a tow of empty barges
and also took in tow the 7. f. Eckert.
The John Dippold and barges, with
her cargo Of 225, 900 bushels ofcorn in
bulk, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
James Witten, one of the oldest
pilots in active service, stood a watch
at the wheel of the Florida to Cincin
natl.
The Alice Brown arrived yesterday
afternoon from Pittsburg, with a tow
of ~lSbargesHs coal 70 Messrs. Brown
& Jones.
The Batesville cleared last evening
for st. Francis river with all the
freight she could carry, and a good
trip Of people,
The Reuben Springer, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville yesterday afternoon and is
due down tomorrow.
The City of Helena, of the Anchor
line, left st. Louis last evening for
Vicksburg and leaves here Friday
morning at 10 O'clock.
The Eldorado will be sold at U. S.
marshal's sale at Cincinnati on Satur.
day next. She is comparatively a new
boat and cost SOS, 900,
Erastus st. John, at one time a well
known Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
pilot, is living with his SOM on 0bser-
vatory Hill. Allegheny.
The Golden Rule, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati passed
Vicksburg yesterday at 8 am, and is
due here tomorrow night.
Charley Mgsselman, chief clerk OF
the steamer Maumelle, came over by
rail and will remain In the city a few
days interviewing his friends.
The Sharpe Mcdonald and her
barges, from New 0rlea $, arrived
last night, cleaned out here and left
this morning for the Ohio river.
The Belle of Shreveport, Captain
Cogill, of the Anchor line, leaves this
evening at five O'Clock for New Or
leans, making all principal way land
ings.
The John A. Scudder, of the
Anchor line, bound from New Orleans
to st. Louis, passed Yicksburg yester-
day at Z a.mp and is due here to-
morrow.
Milton Jones, brother of Robt. h.
Jones, with John A. Wood q Son.
Pittsburgh coal merchants, was
drowned from a skiff at Rome, Ohio,