Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-20

Little animation on the levee.
Not much movement in freights.
The high water deters bend bust
ness.
The planters in the bends should
prepare for an overflow.
The Alps and barges left st. Louis
yesterday for New Orleans.
The 0uchita Belle had a good trip
out last evening for Arkansas city and
the bends.
The New Mary Houston, bound
from Cincinnati to New Orleans,
passed Louisville yesterday.
The Paris c. Brown, for Cincin-
natl, and Centennial. for St. Louis,
left New Orleans last evening.
The Belle Of Shreveport and Golden
City, bound for New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday afternoon.
The j. W. Garrett and barges left
Cairo last evening for New Orleans,
and is due down tomorrow morning.
The Gold Dust, of the Anchor line,
left st. Louis last evening for Vicks-
burg, aud leaves here Sunday at ten
am.
The tug Clarence brought down
yesterday from Deans Island the Sec
tional docks, which will be located at
Fort pickarin0
The Golden Rule, bound from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
up last evening with ZOO tons of
freight aud was full of people.
The Kountz line packet H. D.
Rucker passed down yesterday after
moon for Ouachita river with a full
load Of corn and other freight.
The passengers on the Golden Rule
presented here yesterday Captain 0.
7. Shinkle with a watch and chain.
and Mr.. Albert Shinkle with a seal
ring.
The Cumberland river is filed with
floating logs, shingles, fences and
houses. Hundreds of valuable walnut
and cedar RATS have been washed
away.
Captain 0. P. Shinkle laid here yes
terday long enough to give his large
trip OF excursionists a n opportunity
to take in a good view of Memphis, Of
which they availed themselves.
The Anchor line packet John B.
Maude, from st. Louis. arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday at 2 pm, and
leaves there to-day at IL am. with a
return trip for st. Louis, and leaves
here Sunday.
The James W. Gaf, en- route from
Cincinnati to Memphis. passed Evans.
vile yesterday at 4 pm, and is due
here Saturday night. She leaves
Monday evening with a return trip
for Cincinnati.
The Charles Morgan, Captain All
Stems famous Morgan rather"
came in this morning from the Ohio
river well laden. She put off here
500 plows and 80 tons of misc ,~llaneous
freight, and left at 10 am. for New
Orleans.
The City of Helena passed down
this morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks.
burg we'll laden. She put off here q
boxes of crackers and 80 packages o.
miscellaneous freight and added 81
tons for potts below.
The Coahoma came in with 16;
bales cotton, 50 bags seed cotton, 2O74
sacks seed and sundries. She return.
this evening to 0sceola, carrying the
mail and doing all way business
Captain Henry Cooper and Billy
Smither, her clerk, will see that al
business is properly attended to.
Th9 Joe Kinney come in thi,
morning with 1915 bbls -four, ant
meal, 1900 sacks grain, 30 tierces hams
8 tierces lard, 450 bales hay, Is heaC
hogs, los bales cotton, and 1857 pkg
miscellaneous freight. She leavel
this evening with a return trip fol-
Cairo and st. Louis, carrying tn,
mail, doing all bend business, anC
making direct connection with tn.
principal railroads for all points Eas
and West.
The James Lee, Captain Stacke
Lees celebrated passenger packet
brought in this morning l67 bales cot
ton, l8 bags seed cotton. $40 scks see,
and 20 pkgs sundries, and as usua
was full OF people. She returns thii
evening to Friar's Point, carries tn,
mail, and makes all connections, espe
cially with the Mobile and Northwest
ern railroad. She makes all way land
ings on schedule time. Lloyd w
Whitlow, who is one OF the best fel
lows in the world, has charge of tn
Office.