Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-26

proved the condition of the levee.
Forked Deer river is reported full
|of timber blown down by the late
storm.
Evansville was visited yesterday at
moon with a violent wind and rain
storm.
The Belle Memphis is the Anchor
line packet leaving this evening for
and st. Louis.
The James W. Gaf, for Cincinnati
and Vint Shinkle, for Memphis.l
passed Louisville yesterday.
The Katie Hooper for Arkansas
and the Josie Harry for White river
departed Saturday well patronized.
Captain Milt Harry returned home
Saturday in time to take command of
his popular packet, the Josie Harry
The Raven and barges lay at the
landing all day yesterday. cleaning
|out boilers. She aid no business
here.
The r. r. Springer, with a fine upl
stream trip, and full Of people, passed
up at daylight, doing nothing ofinter-
Jest here.
The John B. Maude, for Vicksburg,
passed down Saturday night putting
OF II head stock and adding 2O0tons Of
for below.
The Anchor line packet, Grand
Tower, Captain Corvell in command.
passes down at 10 am, tomorrow for
|Yicksburg and all way landings.
The coming May party given by
Uncle Bob" on the steamer Jas. w!
CAT, is all the talk among the little
1t takes place on Monday
next.
The Port Eads and barges. from
New Orleans, passed up at noon yes
|terday, dropping a barge here to be
loaded with oil meal and cake for the
south.
Out of respect to the memory of the
late Captain James 0. Durff, the boats
Iin port are flying their colors at half
mast.
The Chas. Mcdonald with a tow Of
stone from the lower Ohio arrived last
night and is mOored at the island
above the city.
The Gold Dust, from Vicksburg,
passed up yesterday at noon, discharg.
ling here 10 bales of cotton, and add
llIn!g a'lot of lumber brought up by the
Silverthorn.
The John A: Scudder, from St.
Louis, passed down at a very early
hour this morning with a big trip.
.She added here 200 SKIS oil meal and
30 bbls lime.
Some Kountz line steamer was re-
ported aground at the foot of Monte
yuma bar Saturday night, which no
doubt was the Mollie Moore. She
passed up last evening.
The little sidewheel steamer, Star
of the West, came in last night from
old river, and will probably leave in a
day or two for Hatchie river, where
she will no doubt do q lucrative bust.
mess.
Captain Andrews has his feet all
tiled up again at their former quarters.
The wind ola week ago which parted
their cables blew them down the river
swhere they grounded on Centennial
Island.
The S~ilyerthorn, Captain s. Fl,
Whitehead, is the regular packet
ileaving this evening for Commerce
land all way landings. Sid Whitehead
IA clever young man, is in charge OF
1the Office.
The Future City and barges passed
down early Sunday morning, adding
Ito her tow here barges 81 and 22-the
tormer containing 5000 SKIS oil cake.
and the latter 5000 SKIS oil cake and
1900 bbls oil.
The Hard Cash will be found in
port tomorrow, receiving for all
points on White, Black and Little
BRed rivers, making direct connection
with light draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers.
The Hattie Rowland will arrive
Q morrow morning. and leaves again
Wednesday evening for Pine Bluff,
Little Rock and all way landings,
sCaptain j. j. Darragh is in command.
with Charlie Musselman in the Office.
The Kountz line steamer j. B. M.
Kehlor, came in last night from be-
How. She has about $50 tons, mostly
railroad iron. After cleaning out her
boilers and adding 10000 feet of lum.
lber, she left at noon for St. Louis.
The Golden City, for the Ohio,
passed up at an early hour yesterday
morning, with a good trip of both
freight and people. She remained
with us but a short while, doing moth.
ling OF interest-unless paying wharf.
sage would come under that head.
! The B~atesville, Captain o. X. Jop.
lin in command, will arrive this eve.
ming, and is the regular packet leaving
lat . pm, tomorrow for Mariana, the
iCut Of, and all intermediate landings,
making close connection with the
steamers Mike Davis and Marcus Col
Inns for upper st. Francis river and
the sunk lands.
The swift running steamer, James
Lee in command, brought in from the
lower coast "a bales cotton, 347 SKIS
cotton seed and So pkgs sundries. She
will back out again at 5 pm, for Hell,
Iena, Friar's Point and all way land
'ings, carrying the mail and paying
strict attention to all way business.
Lloyd Whitlow is her chief clerk, and
is ably assisted in the Office by Mersrs..
PLAT Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, arrived yesterday
From the upper coast with CT bales