Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-10
river has a fair stage 70 Augusta, but
less than 3 feet 70 Jacksonport.

river has a fair stage 70 Augusta, but
less than 3 ieot % Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant.
Business fair to-day
Heavy rains last nieht.
The levee S muddy again
BIustery on the river last night.
Work progresses on the overland
ing.
The Cons Millar leaves CINCINNATI
this evening for this port. NV
The Tiger left this forenoon Cor
Osceola after a load of cotton seed.
The r. r. Springer is due down to-
morrow evening enroute to New Or
leans.
The Ed Richardson, Natchez and
Fred Blanks left Vicksburg yesterday
for New Orleans.
The Golden Crown, for Cincinnati,
and the Belle Shreveport, for 81.
Louis, left New Orleans last evening.
The Cherokee, for New Orleans,
was u~nayoidably detained last evening,
but expected to get away at noon to-
day.
Tho big Henry Frank is due to-day
from New Orleans, and will probably
leave during the night with a return
trip.
The fast and elegant passenger
steamer, Charles Morgan, is due down
on Saturday next, bound for New Or
leans.
Captain John B. Davis, a once pop
ular marine in our lower packet trade,
is in the city mingling with his many
friends.
The Guiding Star, enroute from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed up
last night. She discharged about 300
pkgs of freight.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Gin
cinnati to-day for New Orleans, and
will be followed on Saturday next by
the Mary Houston.
Ed Brown, the popular steward of
the Guiding star, came over yesterday
from Hot Springs and reioined his
boat as'she passed here for st. Louis.
The Rene McCready brought out of
st. Francis river 639 bales Of cotton,
r~eshipping at Helena for New Orleans
424 bales and brought the balance to
this port.
The Grand Tower, about ~ hours
behind time, passed down last night,
putting off about 225 pkgs Of freight
aud adding 30 tons for Yicksburg and
the bends.
The new steamer H. t. Wheeless,
built at P%ittsburg for the Savannah
river, passed Evansville at a D. m.
yesterday and is due here Friday
morning next.
Steamers in port are displaying their
flags at half.mast to-day in respect to
Matt Reeves, a steamboat mate, who
was murdered last night, the partieu-
lars of which will be found in our local
columns, A4@ AAG I
The g. w. Cheek, for Vicksburg,
got away at 2 pm. with a light trip
She will for the present run in the
Yicksburg and Arkansas City trade in
connection with the Dean Adams
from this port. M
The opposition packets, John T..
Moore and Coahoma, were not over
burdened with freight when they
backed out from the landing last even
ing bound for Helena. They are di-
viding the business pretty freely.
Yhe big james Hoyard, the largest
and finest steamer on western 9aters
! will pass down this evening bound for
the Crescent Civ. Shn is an Anchor
liner and will leave from the OH
pany's wharfboat foot of Union street.
At Louisville, the other day, in the
damage suit for $4,000 of VIM. O'Niel
against Capt, A, @. Donnally, for iniu-
ries sustained in The burning of the
A. G. Donnally, the jury failed to
agree, and there will have to be a new
trial. flmsW
The Yint Shinkle, Captain j. A.
Lindsay, is due tomorrow morning
and leaves in the evening with a re-
turn trip for Cairo, Louisville, Gin
o%innati and all way landings on the
Ohio. Colonel J. D.. Moore presides
at the desk.
Captain Ed Postal yesterday tele-
graphed his agent, Captain r. W..
L%ightburne. that the Hard Cash
would arrive tomorrow and leave on
Friday with a return trip for all
points on White river through to-
Jacksonport.
Mrs. Estelle Posey, widow Of Jeffer-
son b. Bosey, who vas killed by the
Bonnie Lee explosion, has sued Cap
tain Noah ScQvell, Captain Kountz
and the Red river Transportation COM
pany for $4,000 in the United States
district court.
The Golden Rule, from New Or
leans, passed Vicksburg at 4 pm.
yesterday, ind IS due here tomorrow
evening bound for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati. Captain o. p. Shin
kle commands and Alfred Shinkle
presides at the desk.