Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

Damp.
Cloudy weather.
Hard shower yesterday.
The river is spreading over the low
lands.
The Maumelle leaves Little Rock
to-day for-Fort Smith.
The Katie Hooper had an excellent
trip for Arkansas river.
The week opens out with a fair bus
ness doing on the landing.
The high stage Of water has done
very little damage on the bends.
The Iron Mountain and barges left
st. Louis yesterday for New Orleans.
The Paris G. Brown, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati yester-
day.
The Commonwealth passed down
Saturday evening, loaded fiat in the
water.
The Annie P. Silver, of the Anchor
line, will pass down this afternoon for
New Orleans.
The Mark Twain cleared Saturday
evening for Dyersburg with a good
trip of freight.
The John w. Garrett and barges,
from the Ohio river, arrived at New
Orleans Saturday.
The II. c. Yeager and General
Rucker, dashed together, passed up
to-day for St. Louis.
The Kountz line steamer, Z. D.
Stanard, left st. Louis Saturday even
ing for New Orleans.
The Golden Rule, for New Orleans,
and Viut Shinkle, for Memphis, lett
Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Charles Morgan, for Ciucin-
natl, and City Of Alton, for st. Louis,
LETT New Orleans Saturday evening.
The &. w. Cole, bound from St.
Louis to Ouachita river with a load OF
grain, passed down Saturday evening.
The Fannie Lewis, bound from st.
Louis TO the Ouachita river with a
cargo of grain, passed down last night.
The John Gilmore and barges, from
st. Louis, and Thomas Sherlock. from
Cincinnati, arrived at New Orleans
i, yesterday.
The John w. Cannon and Edward
j. Gay will after the first Of N arch
, carry the mail between New Orleans
and Bayou Sara.
r The Anchor line packet Centennial,
left st. Louis Saturday evening ior
New Orleans, and is due down Wed
nesday morning.
The r. r. Springer, of the South
ern transportation company, and the
c w. p. Halliday, of the Anchor line,
is due up to-day.
+ The Robert Mitchell, en- route from
: Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
=, Evansville yesterday afternoon and is
} due down tomorrow night.
G Tue Anchor line packet, City Of
/, Greenville, left Vicksburg Saturday
for st. Louis and is due here 10 thu
morning, and leaves in the evening.
z The Belle of Shreveport, of the
! Anchor line, passed up Sunday fol
!, st. Louis with a good trip Her cargo
/ was principally sugar and mOlasses.
From Captain Phin Starr, mate O
, the Ouachita Belle, we learn that thu
river is cutting through at 'Stal
? LANDING" "Beasley'sn Laeonia an(
5 several other points.
The Josie Harry, Captain Mil
: Harry's blue ribbon boat, had out
Y splendid trip Saturday night 70
White river. She had a large list o
c freight and was well represented will
people.
:. A colored roustcr on the up tril
y yesterday of the Silverthorn fell over
board twenty miles below here anc
l. was drowned. Everyeffort was mad,
to rescue him, but Davy Jones locker
u claimed him as a victim.
The Henry Frank, Captain Franl
Hicks big carrier, will arrive from
New Orleans tomorrow, and leave,
5. on Wednesday with a return trip
lie FREIGHT will be received for her a
the Lee wharfboat.
The John B. Maude passed dowr
Sunday noon fully laden. She put Of
here a few hundred packages o
& freight and added twenty tons fol
points below and a good number o
: people, including Duprez's minstrels
y The Golden City passed up las
night for Cincinnati with a good up
stream trip, principally sugar and mo
!. lasses. She put off here 81 Dbl.
molasses, II hhds sugar, 4 bales cotton
q SEEKS seed and sundries, and a littlC
lot of stuff and several people.
The Guiding Star, bound from Gin.
%cinnati to Now Orleans, passed dow
~ this morning well laden. and was full
Of people. She discharged here 81
N bbls flour, 20 bbls onions, 30 bbll
N meal and 254 pieces castings, anC
u added a lot Of oil meal and people.
III The James D. Parker, Captain
Charley Russells fayorite Ohio rive
packet, passed Evansville yesterday a
Sam, and is due here to morrow, anC
leaves W ednesday with a return triI
aud a large number OF passengers. Mr.
Robert Mccoy is her gentlemanly
clerk.
Colonel Frank Baker, the talented
{ editor and proprietor OF the Marine
Journal, leayes TO day foF Little Rock
IN the interest Of lis valuable journal
We commend him to orr gontem.
poraries at Little Rock as a gentleman
worthy Of their respect and good
treatment.
The Anchor line packet Grand
YGFer, Captain Lennox master. left
st. Louis SATURDAY evening for Vicks'
nuSg and will arrive here in the