Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-24

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The new Mary Houston, for New
Orleans, passed Yicksburg yesterday
at noon.
The Joe Kinney, from Vicksburg
passed up yesterday, but will not &c
above Cairo.
The Dyersburg, for Obion and
Forked Deer rivers, expected to gel
away at noon to-day.
The J. H. Bigley and L. NJ. Nor
ton and barges passed up yesterday on
their way to st. Louis.
The City of Helena, Captain l. H.
Mckee in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing down at 10 am.
Friday enrOute to Vicksburg and the
bends. George Walton is her polite
clerk.
The Pari; G. Brown, from Cincin.
natl, passed down last night with a
full load. She discharged nothing
here, but added 200 bales of cotton
for New Orleans.
The towboat Raven, while lying at
the upper landing, yesterday, was in
spected by Messrs. Ralston and Gar
rett.
The Henry Frank, from New Or
leans, is due to night and leaves to-
morrow evening with a return trip.
The Golden crown and Golden City.
both from New Orleans, arrived at
Cincinnati yesterday.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkansas
river, had a fair trip out. She backed
out from the river punctually at 5 D.
M, as advertised. 1t would be well
for all boats to follow her example.
The w. P. Halliday, from New
Orleans, was expected to pass up at
noon to-day, bound for Cairo.
The U. ?. SOhenek, of the 20" line,
Captain,J. L. Carter in command. is
due down this evening, en- route to
New Orleans. AID. Storm, at the An
Choir line w~harfboat, is her agent.
The Osceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, is the mail pack
ct leaving this evening for Osceola
and all way landings, paying strict at
t%entiOn to all business entrusted to
her. Billy Smithers is her polite
clerk, and is assisted by John Haley
and Hugh Tomlinson.
A small party ofyouhg ladies and
gentlemen from Chelsea left last even
ing on the Rene Macrcady to make
the round trip. They are the guests
Of Clerk A. L. Banning, who will see
that the trip is made enjoyable.
The elegant sidewheel passenger
steamer, James Lee, Captain James
Lee in command, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Helena, Fri
ars Point and all intermediate -laud-
ings, carrying the mail and paying
prompt attention to all c. O. D. and
plantation business and connecting at
Glendale with the Mobile and North
western train. Captain Lloyd w.
Whitlow presides at the desk, and is
assisted By Plat Rhodes and Arthur
Brown.
The splendid passenger steamer
Josie Harry, Captain Milt. r. Harry
in command, is the regular mail pack
ct leaving this evening for Devall's
Bluff, Augusta, J~acksonport and all
intermediate landings, making direct
connection with the light-draught
packets for upper White, Black and
Little Red rivers. Walker OUTLAW
presides at the desk, and is assisted
by Billy johnson.
Ferd. Montana left yesterday with
the Ida Lee for White river.
Joe. Carpenter second clerk of the
John I, Moore, on account of illness
resigned his position yesterday and left
for st, Louis.
Captain Owen Finnegan, owner Of
the steamer John T. Moore, arrived
yesterday by rail from Mobile, and
went out last night as a passenger on
the Moore for Helena.
Captain NJ. S. Williams, late Of the
Dean Adams vas a passenger on the
Andy Baumto his home in Evansville
The laborers Of the Andy Baum
quit work at dark last night, thus de-
laying the boat until noon to-day.
She left for the Ohio with IL bales of
rags, 100 bbls oil, Il old car wheels
and a fair list of people.
Pumping is going on at the Robert
Mitchell to-day, with prospects of
getting her up by night.
Eleven thousand bbls. Of salt is be.
ing discharged on the best portions Of
the levee, and cOnsignees should be in
a hurry to have the same removed and
not use the levee for a storehouse as
has been done on several occasions.
Charlie Hall, second clerk of the
Paris G. Brown, who shot and killed a
negro a few weeks ago at Cairo, was
on Monday last acquitted.
The Joe. Kinney passed up yester,
day evening for Cairo, having on ac-
count of broken plumber block lost
nine hours repairing at Terrone.
The Charles Morgan, Captain Harry
Stein, vas expected up at noon to day
enroutO to the Ohio. She is a fasI
and elegant sidewheel steamer, anc
will go through on good time.
The levee laborers and steamboat.
men are at loggerheads at New Or.
leans. Steamboat owners propose t.
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