Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-19
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oprlng-llke yesterday.
Not much stir in marine circles.
Shipments to the bends is failing of.
The canal locks are open at Louis
vile.
The General Rueker loads at ST.
Louis for Memphis.
The Annie P. Silver, en- route from
st. Louis to New Orleans.
The Golden Rule left New Orleans
Saturday evening for Cincinnati.
The John Gilmore and barges
passed up yesterday for st. Louis.
The Centennial passed down Sunday
afternoon loaded fiat in the water.
The river has about attained its
height and will soon beon the decline.
The river at Cairo on Saturday was
within three feet Of the danger line.
LEDGER Job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, 10 Madison street. +
The Monroe street plank walk lead
ing to the river has finally been re-
paired.
The Katie Hooper cleared Saturday
evening for Arkansas river with an
excellent trip.
The Harry Brown, with a tow of
coal for New Orleans, left Louisville
Saturday night.
The Cons Millar, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Cairo
Sunday morning.
The Grand Lake and barges left
Cairo yesterday, and is due down to-
day for New Orleans.
The James Howard leaves st. Louis
Wednesday next with a Mardi Gras
trip for New Orleans.
The Virgie Lee. en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday at ) pm.
The Carrier, Captain McConnels
packet, left st. Louis Saturday for
Pittsburg, with a big trip.
The j. B. NJ. Kehlor, on her long
voyage from New Orleans to Cincin-
natl, arrived there to-day.
Parties of Nashville are negotiating
at Pittsburg for a suitable packet for
the Cumberland river trade.
George Little came out this trip as
mate Of the Reuben Springer, instead
OF Jim Foutz, who resigned.
The Imperial, with her large tow of
grain and produce for New Orleans,
passed down Saturday evening.
The Belle Memphis returned to st.
Louis Saturday evening with SAG
bales cotton and other freights.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis, and
Reuben Springer, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The City of Greenville left Vicks-
burg Saturday at II am. for st. Louis
and leaves here tomorrow evening.
The Marine Engineers association
held another important meeting at
their hall on Main street yesterday.
Read Captain r. w. L~ightburne's
special in another column in reference
to the Hard Cash, of which steamer he
is agent.
The steamers of the Anchor line
carried over $4,000 bales Of compressed
cotton north from this port during the
month of December.
Over 900, 1000 bushels of grain in
bulk have been shipped from st. Louis
to Europe by river, via New Orleans,
during the past week.
The Belle of Shreveport, of the
Anchor line, left st. Louis Saturday
evening for New Orleans, and leaves
here tomorrow evening.
The Centennial passed down Sunday
afternoon for New Orleans with 400
tons of freight. She put off here 100
bbls -four and 81 mules.
The Greyhound passed up this
morning from the mouth of White
river bound for the lower Ohio. She
added here a few empties.
The Guiding Star, bound from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, laid here Sat
urday, added some freight and people,
and cleared out the same day.
W. regret to learn that Nj. Cyrus
Fay, the efficient second clerk of the
Osceola Belle. is again suffering from
a severe attack of rheumatism.
The VIII Kyle, for Cincinnati, John
A. Scudder and Commonwealth, from
st. Louis, and G. P. Chouteau, from
Memphis, arrived at New Orleans
Saturday.
The steamboat bill is being consid-
cred by a subcommittee belonging to
the senate committee on commerce.
1t is thought the bill will pass the
senate this time.
The petition circulated by the
masters, mates and pilots, in st.
Louis, to present to congress, asking
for a reduction of license fees, con-
tains 257 names.
Commander Kountz, of the Kountz
line Of steamers, proposes to carry
freights from St. Louis to all points
sOuun at w cents per hundred cheaper
than the Anchor line.
The James D. Parker will arrive at
night from Cincinnati, and will leave
Wednesday evening with a return
trip for the above river. She has a
good trip for this port.
The Gold Dust passed up yesterday
from Vicksburg bound for st. Louis.
She put of here 20 bales Of cotton and
sundries, and added 600 bales of COM
pressed cotton for the east.
The Alice Brown, with a tow of
coal for this port and the mouth of
White river, for Messrs. Brown and
Jones, left Cairo yesterday, and are
due down in the morning