Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

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boat stage through to ~Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cold.
Healthy weather.
Slippery on the levoe.
The Illinois river is frozen over.
The week opens with a fair business
The crop Office promises to be album
dant.
Arkansas river is frozen over at
Ozark.
|. Per Gold Dust. from V~icksburg, 30
bales cotton.
The Will Kyle is due up, en- route
to Cincinnati.
The Trsns;s, from the Ohio river, s
due here tonight.
The Saiiie Carney, with a tow of
coal, arrived yesterday.
The Golden Rule, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati Saturday.
Captain Du gan now thinks he will
raise the Robert Mitchell.
The Marlin Speed is the next boat
leaving for Arkansas river.
The Enterprise, with a tow of coal
for this market, is due to-day.
The Vint Shinkle, from this port,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Henry Frank, for this port, left
New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Andy Baum, for this port,
passed Cairo yesterday afternoon.
The Thos. Sherlock, from Cincin-
natl, is due at New Orleans to-day.
The Virgie Lee is advertised to
leave Cincinnati this evening for this
port.
The Golden Grown, is advertised to
leave Cincinnati to-. morrow for New
Orleans.
Per Rene Macrea dy, from St.
Frances river, 20 bales cotton, 597 SKIS.
cotton seed.
The John A. Scuddel is due down,
bound for Vicksburg, New Orleans
and the bends.
The mayine ways at Madison, Ind.
will build five large grain barges for
st. Louis parties,
The Hard Cash, for White river,
and the Maumelle, for Arkansas river,
had good trips out.
CAPTAIN Ben Fulton has purchased
the Frank Willard and will place heI
in the Red river trade.
TIE w. P. Halliday and Future
City and barg.7, for ST. Louis, left
New Orleans Saturday.
The Sam Roberts and barges, frou
st. Louis. passed do wn yesterday
bound for New OrleanFL
The Andy Baum, Tor Cincinnati
will arrive tomorrow and leaves
Wednesday with a return trip.
The big James Ho ward and Johr
A. Scudder will ply d uring the winter
between Cairo aud N sW Orleans.
The Charles Morga n, for Cincinnati
left New Orleans Saturda y evening
and passes here tomorrow night.
The Joe Kinney is the Anchor lin,
packet passing ny tomorrow at II
am, en- route to Cairo and st. Louis
The Ooahoma, for Helen a, aud tn,
John 7. Moore, fol- Friar'J Point, de
parted Saturday, with moderate trips
The Mississippi is falIing at ST
Louis and full OF ice. The prospect
for the resumption Of business is yer,
slim.
The hull and cabin of the OLD Bell
Memphis has been taken to Ma olson
| Ind, where,she will be converted int
awhraf boat for st. Louis parties.
The S~ilverthorn departed Satur, lay
resuming her trips in the llail e'
Point trade. She will be back il
time to leave at DON tomorrow.
Captain Bedard. of the Ecke-t, !!
in town to. day. BE reports hat the
Mitchell is bulkheaded and canvasseC
and will commence pumping to-day
Captain D. w. Vance is lowering
the cabin Of the Rapid Transit a
!. Cincinnati and as soon as completed
r will bring her south in search of
trade.
The Grand Tower, from Chester
passed down this forenoon, putting OIL
about 1000 packages Of freight and add
ing 30 tons for Vicksburg and tn
bends.
The steamer Carrie, from st. Loui
to Pittsburg, broke her hog chat
when near Ironton and turned bac
for Cincinnati to go on the docks fc
repairs.
Had the present cold spell happen G
about three or four weeks ago, Will
the Ohio river was at its low stage,
freeze-up would have been the conse
/ quence.
t, The Gold Dust, from Vicksburg
'. passed up yesterday, putting off a FEY
bales of cotton and adding $50 bale
of compressed cotton for reshipmer
I. at Cairo.
The w. ]. Poitevent, in comman
,s of Captain Kneel Booker, starts OF
d this evening on her first trip of th
season in the Memphis and Hatchi
river trade.
~ The Colorado came in early yeste.
day morning from st. Louis with
: good trip Of freight, She left with
7 return trip at noon but will not be alb
a. to get above Cairo.
b The Rene Macrcady arrived tn
r, morning, and leaves again to-morro
y evening for Mariana, the Cut ..
-; and ala way landings on L'Anguil
10 and st. Francis iivers.
Captain John Woodburn has so
90 his little steamer, Vigo, to the Hob.
p Brothers Of Vanceburg, and they w
49, run her as a daily packet in the Ron
u.s. \ aud Portsmouth trade.
r. Major John D. Adams came oy
~. last night from Little Rock TO 10,
- after his steamboat interests. He W
probably start the Cheek out to-mC
ln- row in the Concordia trade.
The Interstate convention, at N,
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