Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-28

D"oHNo' Ao HVe Dtioh = thV lduuluS
to day.
A steady rain has fallen since Tues
day noon.
The accommodation packets leave
at 8 pm. for Helena.
Mr.. V. c. Dentzel is now river edi-
tor ofthe New Orleans Times.
The high aud muddy banks are a
terror to the rousters just now.
The Raven aud barges for New Or
leans, left st. Louis last evening.
The Golden Rule from Cincinnati,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Win Kyle, for New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday forenoon.
Three aud a half feet is reported on
Puppy Creek, and four feet on Casey
Vile.
The Golden City is advertised to
leave st. Louis to-day for New Or
leans.
On accounto of the inclement weather
the packets departing last evening had
light trips.
Captain James Rees, Jr.. of Pitts
burg, is in town circulating among his
many friends.
The Joseph Fl. Bigley. from New
Orleans, passed up last night, bound
for st. Louis.
The Future City and John Dippold
with barges, arrived at New Orleans
night before last.
The Sallie Carney leaves Evans
vile for Hatchie river, where she will
engage in towing stave boats.
The Chas. p. C%houteau, for New
Orleans, past Vicksburg Wednesday
night about three days behind time.
The Wyoming is still in port, but
will back out for Helena as o as
she discharges her Memphis freight.
Captain John c. Crane, of the late
Belle Memphis, is now connected
with the commission house of 7. B.
Sims.
The floating ~operahouse Champion
No. 9 left yesterday afternoon for
Commerce, where they give an exhibit
tion to-day.
The Henry Frank departed last
night for New Orleans, with 400
bales Of cotton, and has good engage
ments below,
The Plowboy, which sunk in the
Arkansas river above Pine Bluff last
Saturday night has been raised and
ready for business.
The Colorado, from Memphis, Gold
Dust, from Vicksburg, and the Cen
t%ennial from New Orleans, all arrived
in st. Louis yesterdy.
Sawdust and cinders are placed on
and in front of steamboat stages now
so that freight can be taken in with
as little damage as possible.
The Belle Shreveport, a week out
from st. Louis, passed down this fore
noon, putting off about 200 packages
and adding 20 tons for New Orleans
and the bends.
Mr.. Henry p. Wyman has been ap-
pointed secretary Of the st. Louis aud
New Orleans transportation company
and takes charge of the position on
November lst.
The steamers James w. Gaff and
James d. Parker are ready to lelvt
for the Ohio as soon as an additional
rise is reported. They will get all thC
freight they want.
The Minneapolis, recently sunk il
the Missouri river, has arrived at St
Louis, where she will be locked anC
repaired, The break in her hull il
not over 8 feet long.
Captain Henry u. Hart is at Louis
vile, looking after the suits brough.
there by parties injured on the A. Q
Donnally, when she was destroyed b!
fire a couple Of years ago.
The John B. Maude, CAPTAIN II
Brolaskr in command, is the reguIa.
Anchor Line packet leaving att nm
to-day for Cairo, st. Louis and al
way landings. Billy Blenker is hei
polite clerk.
The iron steamer John It. Moore
Captain Owen Finnegan in command,
leaves at 5 p. m. for Helena, Glendale
and all way landings. A. Y. Steven.
presides at the desk ald is assisted by
Joe Carpenter.
The Lee line packet Coahoma. CAP.
tain George Malone in command.
lelyes at . pm. for Helena, Glendale
and all way landings. Captain Il. w.
Crowell presides at the desk and j.
assisted by Charlie Leftwich.
The City of Alton, from New Or.
leans. passed up last evening.
putting off considerable freight. one
item Of which was $50 bars of railroad
iron for the Little Rock railroad. She
added PIG bales cotton for st. Louis.
The City Of Helena, Captain l.. II.
Mckee in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing down tomorrow
at 10 m, bound for Vicksburg and
the bends, At the same hour the
Commonwealth, Captain Joe Bryan
in command, passes up for Cairo and
st. Louis.
The W. j, Poitevent, Captain W.
j. Ashford in command, leaves daily
at 8 p. m. for S~canlan's, Star landing.
Commerce and all way landings, pay.
ing prompt attention to all cuisines,
entrusted to her. Kneel Booker j.
her chief clerk, and is assisted by Mar.
lin Jones and Charley Pierce.
The local inspectors here have in
the case Of the first collision between
the opposition packets Moore and
Coahoma, suspended Mr.. r. II. Sut.
ton for thirty days, and reprimanded
Mart Hampton. These pilots were al
the wheel when the accident occurred
The other case is yet under advise.
ment.
The Adams mail line packet, Qua.
chita Belle, in command OF Captain
A. l.. Cummins, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Helena, Ter.
rene, Arkansas City, and all inferno.
date landings, connecting at her des-
tlnation with the Little Rock, Misssis.
sippi River and Texas X. r.; also with
the Dean Adams for Vicksburp
Amos Day and Mike Logan, two
clever young men, are in charge of .hC