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

The Marlin Speed is duo from Il.
Kansas river.
The Vint Shinkle, for Cincinnati
at ) pm. Tomorrow.
Arkansas river is rising at Little
Rock and points above.
The viii Kyle, from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The R. r. Springer, bound fol
New Orleans, is due down to night.
The Ohas, p. ChOuteau passed Ar.
kansas City with 1000 bales of cotton.
The City Of Alton, enroute to New
Orleans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
at 3 pm.
The Golden City and Centennial,
from st. Louis, arrived at New Orle-
ans yesterday.
The Colorado, for this port, and the
Annie p. Silver, for New Orleans, left
st. Louis last evening.
The Cherokee, after several days
stay, departed last night for New Or
leans with 1853 bales cotton.
The james Lee, for Friars Point,
and the Osceola Belle, for 0seeola.
had fair trips'out last evening.
Captain james Goode, su~perintend.
ent Of the Mississippi Valley trans.
portation barge line, is in the city.
The Cons Millar for Memphis, and
the Thomas Sherlock for New Or
left Cincinnati, last evening.
The Gold Dust, from V~icksburg,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday and
leaves there to-day with a return trip
The new steamer w. T. Wheeles is
due down this evening, bound for Sa
yannah river, via the gulf Of Mexico
The big James Howard, from St.
Louis, passed down at 4 am, adding
z7S bales cotton and 10 tons Of sun.
The Katie Hooper departed last
evening for Arkansas river with what
freight she could carry on the present
stage Of the river,
The wreck Of the steamer Joe Bry-
arly which recently sunk in Red river,
has been purchased by Captain j. d.
Brurdeau for 1850.
The Charles Morgan, bound from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville at noon yesterday, and is
due here on Saturday,
On account of the rise in the Ar
kansas river, the Katie Hooper was
sent out yesterday, aud the Maumelle
up for the present.
Captain W. B. Miller, Of the Guild
ing Star, stopped off the boat as she
passed mere, aud with his wife left last
night for Cincinnati by rail.
The Rene Macready departed for
st. Francis river, taking in tow the
wreck of the burned Trader, which is
to be repaired and used for a towboat.
Captain John B. Davies, the great
builder of st. Louis, who has
been in the city for the past two o.
three days, left for home this morn
ing.
Messrs. Cannon and Tobin on Mon
day last purchased the steamer Laurs
Lee at New Orleans for S25, 800, and
will place her in the Ouachita river
trade.
Arthur Brown, one of the clerks Of
the James Lee, stopped off the boat
this trip to enjoy the company of hi
who is here on a visit from
Metropolis, Ill.
The body Of James Cavanaugh, the
Waterman of the steamer Golden Rule,
who 80 mysteriously disappeared on
November 3D., was found in the river
on Monday last.
The Dean Adams came in this
morning on good time. Her officers
say they are highly pleased with the
working Of tho boat, she being just
the packet for the trade.
The j. NJ. White was a little too
fast on Sunday last and burst her re-
ceiving pipe when about 225 miles
above New Orleans, causing her to re-
turn to that city for repairs.
Owing to an accident to the ma
chinery of the Coahoma, in which the
crQss-head was broken, she will lay
over for repairs, and the Silver thorn
will make a trip in her stead.
1t was on the 18th Of June, 1853,
and not 1855, when the steamer Penn
sylvania exploded her boilers and
burned down about Ship Island on
her up trip from New Orleans.
The John 7. Moore, Captain w. j.
Ashford in command, leaves at ) p m
for Helena, Glendale, aud all way
landings. A. Y. Steyeys presideg at
desk, and is assisted by Joe Carpenter
The City Of Helena Is the Anchor
line packet passing down at 10 am.
to morrow for Vicksburg, and at the
same hour the Commonwealth will
pass up, bound for Cairo and St.
Louis.
The fine Anchor line boat w. p.
Halliday, Captain II. w. Gould in
command, passes down this %e~ening,
bound for Vicksburg, New Orleans
and the bends. Il. W. Gould, il. pre-
sides at the desk.
The r. r. Springer, Of the South
ern transportation line, telegraphs that
she will pass down this evening, bound
for Yicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends. Captain Ad. Storm, at the
Anchor line wharf boat, 10 her agent.
The Lee line packet Coahoma,
Captain George Malone in command.
leaves at 5 pm. for Helena, Glendale,
and all intermediate landings. Cap
tain Il, w. Crowell is in charge Of the
office, and Is assisted by Charlie
Leftwitch.
The mammoth cotton carrier Henry
Frank, Captain j. +. Hicks in com
mand, is in port receiving to leave at
pm. to-day for Vicksburg, New Or
leans ana ell Vey landings. Captain
Alf GrissOm presldes at The desk, and
is assisted by Henry Seaman.
The present rise will let the City
of Greenville from her resting place
whore she has been for some time.
Her officers, to their sorrow, have
now learned that it is better to tic up
OK even loge a trip, than to stem the
Mississippi during a dense fpg.
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