Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

49, 80
of water from ~Jacksonport to the
mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy.
Drilling rain.
The river is still swelling.
Little stir on the landing.
Not much movement in freights.
The river has about attained It's
height.
Atpresent there is no danger of an
overflow.
The surface of the river is covered
with drift.
The Guiding Star has another big
trip of people.
Cotton in the bends has been nearly.
all marketed.
The rapid rise of the river is sub
merging a large lot of freight on the
levee.
The Hattie Rowland had a good
trip out last evening for Arkansas
river.
The Centennial. up yesterday, dis
charged here l35 bbls molasses and
l65 scks salt.
/, The Will Kyle and Yint Shinkle
bound for Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday.
The Batesville returned to st.
Francis river last evening, with one of
the best trips of the season.
The John A. Scudder, of the An
Choir line, loaded fat in the water,
passed down this morning.
The Thomas Sherlock passed down
this morning for New Orleans, after
adding here a lot of oil meal.
The Anchor line packet Ste. Gene
We've is due tonight and will return
Tomorrow evening to st. Louis.
The Belle of Shreveport, for st.
Louis, and Golden City, for Cincin-
natl, left New Orleans yesterday.
The City Of Helena left Vicksburg
yesterday afternoon and is due here
to-morrov on her way to St. Louis.
The Joe Williams, Panther and
Simpson Horner left Louisville last
evening with lows Of coal for New
Orleans.
The Z. p. Chouteau, en- route from
New Orleans to Memphis, passed
Iii eenYille Yesterday at q am. and is
due here to. night.
The Thomas Sherlock put off here
720 plows, 36 bbls whisky. 40 tubs
butter, 552 pkgs sundries, and added
1000 sacks oil cake.
The Eldorado and Carrie for st.
Louis, Andy Baum for Memphis, and
Guiding Star for New Orleans, left
Cincinnati yesterday.
The Grand Tower, of the Anchor
line, which cleared last evening for
st. Louis, added here 754 bales Of
eastern bound cotton. Z.
The mackerels at Evansville, under
the supervision of SilyerShorn, will
give Will Hays a grand reception on
his arrival at that port.
Tomorrow is the 0uachita Belle,
day. She will arrive in the morning
and leave in the evening with a return
trip for Arkansas City.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed. Postal
leaves this evening for White river
Messrs. Charles Postal and John
Wyckof are her clerks.
The Gold Dust, of the Anchor line
arrived at Vicksburg last night. and
leaves there to-day at II ain. with q
return trip for st. Louis.
The Golden Grown, bound from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Vicksburg yesterday at 9 am. and is
due here tomorrow morning.
The Paris G.. Brown passed ND last
evening for Cincinnati, with a good
up stream trip. She put off here q
hhds sugar, and added a lot Of freight
and people.
a, Colonel Carr, who represents Brown
q Jones at the levee, and is president
= OF the Riversides, has challenged the
Hop Bitters club, of Rochester, New
York, which is coming up on the
Golden City, to play a match game
here on their arrival.
The Hatchie river packet w. j.
. Poiteyent, Captain Deering, brought
JAG bales cotton, 1919 SKIS seed, and
5000 feet of lumber. She leaves this
evening with a return trip for Hatchie
river, going through to Bolivar. Sam
} Rembert, one of the most popular
business men of that section of the
country, and t clever gentleman, holds
forth in the Office.
The Coahoma,C Captain Henry Coop
or in command, came in on time with
l6l bales cotton, 20 bags seed cotton
and 400 scks seed, and had also a good
list of people. Captain j. d. Andrews
and Charley Martin, late o fthe Oseola
Belle, were among her passengers.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Osceola, carrying the mails
and paying strict attention to all way
business. Billy Smither and John
Haley, two of the best clerks and
clever gentlemen on the river, have
charge of the Office.
JAS. 0. DpRFF, RIVER EpIToR.-
THE Red Tiger new Coahoma; her
debut on the upper coast.-The moon
light night of the Dist inst, Our Sat.
urday Night" not Brick Pomeroy's,
but Ours" the denizens of the
rivers western slope saw for the first
time the wild Coahoma,' ia place Of
the wet ender F." ''Silvertborn = TIL