Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-09
M1soELLANrous
Cool and cloudy.
The Ohio is falling again at Pitts

Inc Plasa, with four barges OF stone,
arrived from Chester last night.
The City Of Helena, from Vicks-
burg, arrived at St. Louis last evening.
Cook Hoyle and Billy Hodge went
out at the wheel Of the Dean Adams.
The Annie p. Silver, from New
Orleans. arrived at St. Louis yester-
day.
The Port Eads and barges, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Silverthorn got away at noon
to-day with a fair trip for the upper
coast.
The Vint Shinkle, bound for this
port, passed Evansville at 5 pm. yes
terday.
The Grand Tower was behind time
getting to Cairo, but will pass down
to .night.
The Joe Kinney, from Vicksburg,
passed up on time bound for Cairo and
st. Louis.
Joe Caffrey goes: out this evening
Captain Of the lower deck Of the G..
W. Cheek.
OPPOSITION packets leaving at 5 pm.
for Helena. Pay your money and take
your choice.
The Josie Harry got away Just af-
tern0on Yesterday with a good trim for
White river.
The James Lee, for Friars Point,
and the Osceola Belle, for Osceola had
fair trips out.
At present there is not more than
five feet in the channel between Cairo
and st. Louis.
The Grand Lake, with a big tow of
coal, LETT Louisville last night, bound
for New Orleans.
The weather Of the past two or
three days is quite an improvement on
that Of last week.
The James d. Parker. from this
port to Cincinnati, passed Evansville
at 3 pm. yesterday.
There are about eight feet 10 the
canal at Louisville, and six feet in the
chute over the falls.
The new steamer Dexter made the
run from Henderson to Evansville,
twelve miles, 10 sixty-fve minutes.
The John A. Scudder, for st. Louis.
and the Golden Crown, for Cincin-
natl, LEFT New Orleans last evening.
The repairs Of the Maumelle will be
completed to-day, and she will leave
to.morrOw evening for Arkansas river.
j.. j. Riley, formerly a Keokuk
northern line steward, is now the pro-
prietor of an extensive mattress factory
in st. Louis.
Freights from St. Louis to Vicks-
burg and New Orleans were advanced
yesterday 5 cents to Il cents per hun
dred pounds.
The Kountz line steamer f. 0.
Stauard, with a big trip of freight,
passed down last evening bound for
ANGN OAASoAos "..H" .H. .H
The Cherokee, Captain Geo. Wolf
in command, leaves this evening for
New Orleans, getting about 1000 bales
OF cotton as a starter,
Captain Grammer's new boat for the
Evansville and Cairo trade has been
named John s, Hopkins, aud expects
to leave Pittsburg tomorrow evening,
The new steamer w. 4. Wheeless,
from Pittsburg, and the Charles
Morgan, from Cincinnati, passed
Louisville yesterday. Both are bound
for New Orleans.
The Ste. Geneyieve having been de-
tanned above Cairo, did not arrive un
til last midnight. She discharged her
cargo of7,074 packages and returned
to st. Louis this forenoon.
The Ida Stockton, for Hatchie
river, departed last evening on her
initial trip in the Memphis and
Hatchie river trade. She will run
regularly throughout thSIseason.
The Dean Adams departed last
evening with the crew Of the Ouach-
tia Belle, and will run regularly in the
Arkansas City trade, leaving here
every Monday and Thursday at 5 pm.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain J. A.
Lindsay in command, leaves Thursday
evening for Cairo, Louisville, CiDcin-
natl and all way landings. Colonel
j. ID. Moore Is her chief clerk, and
Captain r. W, Lightburn agent.
The big james Howard, the largest
and finest steamer on western waters,
passes down at 10 am. tomorrow,
bound for New Orleans. She is an
Anchor liner and will leave from the
company's w%barfboat foot of Union
street.
The mammoth cotton carrier, Henry
Frank, Captain j. F. Hicks in com
mand, leaves tomorrow evening for
Vicksburg, New Orleans, and the
bends. Captain ALI. Grissom is her
chief clerk, and Captain J. 7. Wash;
ington her agent,
The W. j. Poiteyent, Captain Knesl
Booker In command. is the regular
daily packet leaving at 5 pm. for Scan
lans, Star landing, Benefits and all
way landings, attending promptly tc
all business entrusted to her. Marlin
Jones presides at the desk, and is as.
sisted BY Charlie Bieree,
The fast and elegant passenge,
steamer, War Eagle, Of the keokub
Northern line packet company, left
St. Louis last evening in place Of tn,
John B. Maude, for this port. Sht
will arrive Thursday morning, anC
leave the same evening with a IetgrI
trip for Cairo and st. Louis.
Miss Ida Wise, the accomplished
, daughter Of Captain JaE. S. Wise, hal
recently executed a life-size crayoI
portrait Of the late j. W. Gaf, which
she designs presenting 10 Mrs. Gaff
1t is a striking and life like portrait
and. as a work Of art, highly creditabl,
; to the promising fair artist,
The iron steamer, John 4, Moore
Captain W, j. Ashford in command
/, is the regular packet leaving at 5 pm
for Helena, Glendale and all wa,
landings, paying prompt attention I
!, all business entrusted 10 heF. A. Y
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