Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-02


The Carrier for st. Louis, and the
X. r. Springer for Cincinnati, left
New Orleans Wednesday evening.
Captain Jeffries' new packet, W. L.
Buckham, which he Will run in the
Helena trade, is due from Evansville.
The Greyhound left Cairo yesterday
at 3 pm. with a tow of lower Ohio
river coal for Messrs. Brown and
Jones.
The Belle Memphis cleared We'd
nesday fer Cairo with 1900 bales
compressed cotton, and 10 tons Of way
freight.
The w. P. Halliday passed down
yesterday afternoon with 1900 tons of
freight. She put off here several
packages.
The James D. Parker left Cincin-
natl last evening for Memphis, and
will be followed on Saturday by the
Vint Shinkle.
The Vint Shinkle, from Memphis,
and the Golden Rule and Will Kyle,
from New Orleans, arrived at Cincin-
natl yesterday.
The stock of cotton here, counted
on the first Of the year by the secre.
tary of the cotton exchange, footed up
over 10000 bales.
The Guiding Star is due down to-
morrow for New Orleans. She added
zoe zee tons at EvsGsgillc and gets 5 200
sacks corn at Uniontown, Ky.
The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, 13 Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as neat
and cheap as any house in this city. +
Captain G. w. Thompson, chief
clerk of the James w. Calf, has been
appointed commander of the Vrrgie
Lee. A better selection could not
have been made.
The tug Laurel takes a tow ofstaves
from Helena to New Orleans. Char
ley Brown will pilot her down. He
left for Helena Wednesday evening
on the James Lee.
For your beueft, Will Hays, we will
try your experiment after We recover
from our present indisposition, and
will endeavOr to return the compli-
ments Of your witicism.
Will Hays, you had better try Edi-
sons electric light and make yourself
a strawberry blonde or blood red, "
and you could then illuminate the
great journal you represent with more
"brilliancy."
Navigation having been fully resum-
ed to-day between Cairo and ST.. Louis
all the Anchor liners that have been
laid up at Cairo, on account of the
ice embargo, will proceed Immediately
to st. Louis.
The Ed. Richardson left Wednesday
evening for New Orleans with $50
bales cotton, 1000 sacks oil cake, $50
barrels oil and a good list of people.
She has engagements below sufficient
to fill her out.
The John Gilmore and barges pass
ed down last evening for New Orleans.
She added to her tow here the barge
Orleans, which was loaded at the
mouth of Wolf river with 5000 seeks
oil cake and 500 bbls oil.
Captain Hall sold yesterday to Cap
tain Rightor the steamer Argo for
$1,000 cash. Captain Rightor leaves
with his new purchase to-day for Hell
ena, and will run her in the Helena,
and st. Francis river trade.
Captain Fogleman sold to Captain
Hall, yesterday, the steamer Mark
Twain for $500. Captain Hall will
place the Mark Twainin the Memphis
and Dyersburg trade, in place of the
ArgU, for which trade she is well
suited.
Superintendent AID Storm, of the
Anchor line, received a telegram this
morning informing him that naviga>
ton had been resumed from st. Louis
south, and that the City of Helena,
for Vicksburg, and Fannie Lewis, for
Memphis, would leave there this
evening.
The j. B. M. Kehlor, en- route from
Orleans to Cincinnati with a large
cargo of sugar and molasses, burnt
her boilers a short distance below Lake
Providence. Boiler makers we're sent
to her assistance from Vicksburg. She
will have had repairs finished and be
underway again by Yesterday.
The Memphis and Ohio River Pack.
ct Company are now running three
packets per week between Memphis
and Cincinnati. Their line is doing a
coed business and are worthy of the
liberal patronage extended them.
Their leaving days from here are Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The splendid passenger and freight
steamer Golden City, Captain J. D..
Hegler, leaves Captain Glenn's wharf
boat this day promptly at 4 pm. for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, max
ing all prominent way landings. Capt.
Billy Mcintyre, one of the cleverest
fellows in the world, presides at the
desk.
The fine steamer Katie Hooper.
Captain Ed Nowland. of the Memnhis
and Pine Bluff mail line, will arrive
10 port to-day with a good list Of cot
ton, and leaves tomorrow evening
with a return trip for Arkansas river.
Captain Jimmy Thompson, an affable
gentleman, is her head clerk, with
Amos Day as second.
The Chancey B. Reese, the new
snag boat which is to do service in
Arkansas river, is completed,
and has left Mound City, Illinois
for her field of labors. Her
length is us feet, beam 80, and she
draws 2 feet of water at Gle storm,
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