Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-23

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Evansville yesterday noon.
The Virgic Lee for Memphis, aud
New Mary Houston for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati last evening.
The Belle Memphis is due tonight
from st. Louis, and leaves tomorrow
evening with a return trip. =
The Paris G. Brown, for Cincinnati,
and John Dippold and barges, for St.
Louis, left New Orleans last evening.
The Gold Dust, Of the Anchor line,
left st. Louis last evening for Vicks-
burg, and leaves here Sunday at 10
am.
The Colorado returned 10 st. Louis
last evening with $40 bales of com
pressed cotton for the east, and had
also a fair list Of people.
The steamers in port at New Or
leans yesterday displayed their colors
at half-mast in respect to the memory
of Captain j. M. White.
The Florence Meyer, which has
been up Arkansas river in search of
a loading of cotton for New Orleans.
IS due out at the mouth to-day.
The Pierrepont, with a tow of salt
for Memphis and Helena, passed Gin
c%innatl on Tuesday last and is due
here the early part of the week.
The Future City and barges and
Nellie Speer, with a tow of coal for
New Orleans, left Cairo yesterday
morning and is due down this evening.
The Mollie Moore adds here 100
bales cotton and 400 bbls oil, and
takes on at Hopefeld a lot of cotton
and other stuff, and gets away this
afternoon.
Captain Ad. Wasson. who is an ex-
p~erienced bOatman, is now command.
Ing the harbor and job boat Billy Col
Inns, and is ready for any kind of tow
ing work that may offer.
The James w. Gaf, bound from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday at 5 pm. and is due
here tomorrow. She will leave Mon
day next on a return trip for Cincin-
natl.
The Charles Morgan, Captain Alf.
Stems famous passenger steamer.
en- route from Cincinnati to New
Orleans, passed Evansville yesterday
at 2 pm, and is due here Sunday
morning,
The John A. Scudder came in last
night from New Orleans, and after
putting off here 1913 hhds sugar 1853
bbls mOlasses and 200 pkgs s1ndries.
and cleaned out, and got away at
daylight for st. Louis.
The Reuben Springer, Captain
Harts new steamer, will leave this
afternoon for New Orleans, taking her
departure from the foot Of Court
street at 4 pm. Mr.. McKoy, a clever
gentleman, presides at the office.
The General Rucker, en- route from
st; Louis to Arkansas river. camel
this morning, and will leave this eve
ming for Pine Bluff. She put off here
40 bbls -four, 529 seeks corn and sun
dries and adds here some freight.
The Cherokee passed up this morn
ing for Cincinnati with 800 tons of
freight, the principal items being 300
hhds. sugar, 100 bbls. molasses, 300
b6ls. oil and 200 bales cotton. She
put off here q bbls. molasses and IS
pkgs. sundries.
The James Lee worked forty-eight
hours at tie Thomas Sherlock, broke
near all the Sherlock's tackle, but sue.
ceeded in getting her aaoat. Had she
remained in her perilous position a
few hours longer, she would have been
in danger Of breaking in too.
The Silyerthorn, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, is the mail
packet leaving this evening for Hale's
Point, carrying the mail and doing ali
way business. Neil Booker has
charge Of the office, and has associated
with him in the office Mr.. Tomilson.
The Golden Rule, bound from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, came in last
pight, and after cleaning out here and
discharging 81 bbls molasses and
bbls rice. and adding some freights,
cleared this morning for the Ohio
river. She has 100 tons for Cincin-
natl, principally sugar and molasses.
The City of Helena came in from
st. Louis last night with a splendid
trip. She put off here 30 boxes eggs.
8 bales cotton and a few pkgs of sun.
dries, and left this morning at ten
o'clock for Vicksburg. She added
here 30 tons of bend freight and
several people.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed.
Nowland's elegant Arkansas river
river mail packet, will arrive to-day
from Arkansas river and will leave
tomorrow evening for Pine Bluff.
carrying the mail, attending to all
way business and connecting with the
Marlin Speed for Little Rock and
Fort Smith. Jimmy Thompson and
Amos Day do the honors of the office.
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt
Harry's elegant packet, leaves to-
morrow evening for White river, car
rying the mail, doing all way business,
going through to J%acksonport and
making close connection with light
draught boats for upper White aud
Black rivers. Walker Outlaw is her
purser and has associated with him in
the office Messrs. Hugh Smith and
Billy Nucles.
The Shields, Captain Ashford, had
out another good trip for Commerce
and came in to-day with agoodshowing
of freight and people, and leaves this
evening at sharp five for Commerce.
She pays strict attention to all way
business, and on Saturday will extend
her trip through to Council Bend, In
order to accommodate her MANY nat