Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-19

Gold Dust, Nicksburg.
John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
JAS. Howard, New Orleans.
Oakland, Ohio river.
Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis.
IN PORT.
Coahoma, James Lee, Jas. w. CAT,
Ouachita Belle, 0sceola Belle, Silver
thorn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy.
Iuclement.
Severe storm last night.
The hard rain of last night gave the
levee a good washing.
The Katie Hooper returned to Ar
kansas river with a good trip.
Cumberland river is on another
swell.
The Commonwealth, for st. Louis.
and Golden Crown, for Cincinnati
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Anchor line packet, Belle Of
Shreveport. Captain Coghill, leaves
to-day for New Orleans.
Lou Jones goes out as chief engineer
Of the Osceola Belle.
The Harry Brown, with a tow Of
empties, passed up this morning.
Bryan Clark, of Cincinnati, a well
known pilot, was unable to pass the
color test.
improvements by the government
will shortly be made to Kentucky
river.
The John A. Wood and Joe B.
Williams, with lows Of coal. and
Annie 2. Silver and Kehlor, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans Satur-
day.
The Grand Tower, Of the Anchor
line, is due tonight from Vicksburg,
and leaves tomorrow for St. Louis.
The Iron Mountain with a large tow
OF grain passed down this morning.
The Henry Frank is off the docks
at st. Louis, and will load for New
Orleans.
The City of Alton, from New Or.
leans, arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The W. P. Halliday for New Or
leans, and City Of Greenville. fol-
Vicksburg, left st. Louis Saturday.
The Andy Baum, from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati this morning
and leaves there tomorrow with 1
return trip.
The Robert Mitchell from New Or.
leans arrived at Cincinnati to-day
and leaves there tomorrow evening
with a return trip.
The Oakland passed up this morn.
ing with a tow of empties.
The children are making prepara.
tons for their annual May feast OF
the j. W. Gaf. Capt. Robert Wise
is going to give them a grand recep.
ton. Invitations to the little ones
will soon be issued.
The Gold Dust passed down fol
Nicksburg we'll loaded. She put of
here 30 p'kgs eggs, 5 head of horses
and a few p'kgs sundries and added
70 tons for points below.
The James Howard, for New Or.
leans, added at Hofield 58S bales Of
cotton and a lot of oil cake and took
on at this side 1850 sacks meal.
The John B. Maude passed IN on
time yesterday for st. Louis with a
fair up stream trip. Capt. VIM. Blake
was aboard and gradually improving
from his stroke of paralysis.
The Charles Morgan, which passed
down Saturday evening for New Or
leans vas we'll laden. She added
here 8O0bbls oil, 1000 scks oil meal,
100 bbls lime, 100 empty oil bbls, aud
sundries, and a fair number of people.
The Josie Harry returned to White
river Saturday evening with a splen-
did trip Of freight. and Affair listo Of peo-
pie.
The Will Kyle, bound from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, passed up yes
terday morning. She discharged here
80 boxes of lemons, 43 barrels rice, 60
sacks salt and 4 barrels molasses, and
added a few people.
The John A. Scudder passed up
Sunday afternoon for st. Louis. She
put off here 50 barrels molasses and 80
packages sundries.
The 0uachita Belle brought in SO
bales cotton, 252 SKIS seed and 81 pkgs
sundries. She %retires for a trip to
have a new stern placed on her.
The Port Eads and barges from st.
Louis arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The storm last night was quite Sc
we're on the river but so TAR we could
not learn of any great damage being
done.
The Hattie Rowland left Little
Rock Saturday moor with 100 tons of
freight and is due here tomorrow
and returns to Arkansas river Wednes-
day evening.
The Dyersburg, Capt. Berry, with
Mr.; Pendleton in the Office, is due
to-day and leaves tomorrow evening
with a return for Dyersburg.
The City of Greenville, Captain
Robert Riley, is the Anchor line
packet leaving tomorrow at 10 I'm
for Vicksburg.
The Thomas Sherlock is due down