Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
Getting warmer.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Getting warmer.
Pure air and healty weather.
The landing presents a busy scene
to-day.
Bulk grain shipments are falling of
at st. Louis. -
But four feet Of water reported on
Portland bar. E9i
The Robert Mitchell took the mail
south Saturday evening.
The Will Kyle, for New Orleans
passed Louisville yesterday.
A steam stone crusher is being put
up on the levee below Union street.
The Jas. w. Gaf, from Memphis
arrived from Cincinnati this forenoon
The James Howard, from New Or.
leans, arrived at st. Louis Saturday.
The r. R. Springer, from New Or.
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday
The Nellie Speers, with a tow O
coal, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The upper Ohio is on a stand al
P~ittsburg, with chances of a small
rise.
The Golden City, from New Or.
leans, arrived at Cincinnati Satur.
day.
Capt. +, j. Winburn, a steamboat
agent at New Orleans, died a few days
ago.
The Macaronian steamer, Billy Col.
Inns, is coming up in tow of the A. j.
Baker.
The Gold Dust, for st. Louis passed
up yesterday forenoon, with a far W
stream trip.
The new Dean Adams cannot come
out until there is more water in the
upper Ohio.
The Batesville is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for the st.
Francis river.
Billy Haines, now at Hot Springs.
is improving, and hopes soon to have
the full use Of his limbs.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkansas
river, departed with a good trip OF
freight and a fair list of people.
Some enterprising individual should
establish a floating bath-house at the
landing. There's millions in it.
The Golden Rule, for New Orleans.
passed Evansville Saturday midnight
and is due here tomorrow evening.
The John Means left st. Louis yes.
terday with four barges, containing
bulk wheat destined to New Orleans.
The Mary Houston, for Cincinnati
and the Jno. A. Scudder. for st,
Louis, left New Orleans Saturday
evening.
The Yint Shinkle left Cincinnati
Saturday evening in place of the Jas
D. Parker, which is laid up for the
present.
The Golden Rule, enroute to New
Orleans, has on board the new shat
Of the Paris G, Brown, which weigh,
10000 pounds.
The Future City and barges passed
down last night, dropping here /
loaded ice barge, and adding a barge
of oil cake. NJ
Capt. j. FL. Cunning will com.
manu the steamer Benner, now il
course of construction for the nation.
al board Of health.
The Grand Tower is the Ancbo,
Lime packet leaving the company
wharfboat at 10 am, tomorrow. foI
Vicksburg and New Orleans.
Divine services was held in tn,
cabin Of the Schenck yesterday morn
ing with the old gentlemen as preach
er and his daughters as choir.
The John B. Maude, from St.Louis
passed down yesterday for Vicksburl
and all way landings. She put off
few pkgs here, and added % tons.
Travel on the upper rivers has Sc,
in lively. Three boats left st. Loui,
Saturday for the upper Mississippi
one for the Missouri, and one for tn,
Illinois.
Mrs. Captain H. j. Vinton ant
daughter Fannie, also Mrs. John j
Rape and daughter Florence are pas
sengers on the Andy Baum, makinI
the round trip. :
Surgeons Sawtelle, of St. Louis
and Long, Of Louisville, will NEE,
here on the 9TH of next month to Sc.
lect a site for the projected United
States hospital.
The W. P: Halliday, from New Or.
leans, four days out, passed up las
evening with a good trip of freight.
and full OF people. She put of a few
packages here.
The Robert Mitchell, for New Or.
leans, passed down early yesterda,
morning with a good trip. She added
here 25O bales cotton, 80 barrels OF.
and LOO sacks oil cake.
The Hard Cash will arrive tonight
and leave "Wednesday with a return
TIN for Duyall's Bluff, Augusta, Jack.
sonport and all way landings on Black