Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-07

pressed and checked business.
The Paris @. Brown leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Henry Frank finally got away
yesterday at 4 pm. for New Orleans.
LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, IL Madison street. +
The 0uachita Belle is the regular
Thursday mail packet for Arkansas
City.
The Maumelle and Pillow Boy left
Little Rock Monday evening for TT.
Smith.
The Coahoma returned TO Vicks-
burg with a good trip of freight and
people.
The Belle Memphis returned to St.
Louis last night with % tons of way
freight.
The Hattie Rowland, for Arkansas
river, had a good showing Of freight
and people.
Owing to the rain and gloomy
weather the handling of cotton is
much deferred.
The B~atesyille cleared for st. Fran
els river with an excellent trip of
freight and people.
The Bedford, for Cincinnati, added
here 1000 bales of cotton and gets
away this afternoon.
The Katie Hooper is the next regu-
lar packet for Arkansas river, leaving
Saturday evening.
The J. W, Gaff for Memphis, and
VIII Kyle for New Orleans, left Gin
cinnati last evening.
The Guiding Star, bound from Gin
c%innati to New Orleans, passed Vicks-
burg yesterday at Z am.
The Bertha Lee is making regular
trips between Helena and Concordia,
and is doing a good business.
Several steamboat agents we're up
before the recorder yesterday for do
ing business without license.
The w. j. Poiteyent will remain at
the bridge at Brownsville until the
draw in the bridge is completed.
Captain Henry Harris new steamer,
the Reuben Springer, passed up at
noon for Cincinnati with a good trip.
The Colorado passed up yesterday
evening for st. Louis, after adding
here 652 bales Of Eastern bound cot
ton.
The Rapid Transit has been libeled
in the United States court. Numer.
GUS claims will probably appear against
her.
The James Howard laid over a
New Orleans for freight engagements
and leaves there this evening fol
Memphis.
The dump down at the old elevator
emits a ~sickening stencil and makes i
disagreeable for all doing business il
that territory.
The Golden Rule, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville yesterday afternoon, and i
due here tomorrow.
The @. P. Chouteau, en- route iron
New Orleans to Memphis, passe,
Vicksburg yesterday at 4 pm, and i
due here tomorrow.
The Virgie Lee, from Memphis. ar
rived at Cincinnati this morning AM
leaves there tomorrow evening with
return trip for Memphis.
The w. P. Halliday and John Gil
[ more and barges, from st. Louis, an
the U. 2. Schenck, from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The LEDGER Job Printing ofic
and Book Bindery, ID Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as nea
ard cheap as any house in this city.
The steamer John G. Fletcher lei
Little Rock Yesterday for Arkansa
City. She will ply in the Arkansa
City and Greenville trade as a ma
packet.
Peter Meath, the fireman who wa
killed at the fire last night by a fallin
4, wall, is well known in steamboat Gil
Giles. He was quite a favorite on til
a levee with boatmen.
The Robin, out of Tennessee rive
q bound for New Orleans with a tow {
slaves, passed down yesterday after
noon. Captain Fred. Montana wen
down on her as pilot.
Capt. William Kirkpatrick is ten
porarily in command Of the James j
?. Parker this trip. Capt. RusseI
will resume command of her on he
return to Cincinnati.
Superintendent John Hardin, {
the Memphis and Pine Bluff packc
company, left last night by rail for a
extended trip to Cincinnati, Pitts
burg and Washington City.
The tug Laurel left Helena yestei
day for New Orleans with four barge
loaded with slaves and a full barg,
and adds to her tow At Arkansas Gil
two barges, loaded with slaves.
s The planters in the bends will hav
= to prepare to stand about Is inches {
more water, probably more. ifthe har
rains continue that have fallen alon
+ the water course for several days pas
r Among the passengers on the Bell
b Memphis last evening was ex-Hu
|, Inspector Gronauer, who goes to Mir
y %nesota to locate for the future. H
carries with him the well wishes of
n large circle of friends.
$ Mrs. Julia A., wife ofCaptain Jane
: Remission, died at the familyresidenc
u in Newport, Monday evening at seve
o'clock. Captain Kenniston has tn
sympathy of hosts of friends, in hi
y sad bereavement.
. From Captain Henry Wilbur, pile
on the James Lee. we learn that III