Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-03

No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday, heavy fOgs having
detained boats.
The Thomas W. Means, with sew
eral barges Of sails. arrived from the
Ohio yesterday.
The Golden Grown, from Cincinnati,
arrived at Cairo last evening and will
pass here tomorrow.
The Chas. ?. Chouteau leaves this
evening positively for Vieksburg, New
Orleans and the bends.
The Dean Adams, for Arkansas
City, departed on time with a fair trip
OF both freight aud people.
The Henry Frank, from this port.
and bound for New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg at 2 pm. yesterday.
The Cherokee is still in port, but
will probably leave for New Orleans
in the early part Of next week.
John CafFrey shipped as mate yes
terday on the John I. Moore, Frank
Rose leaving by rail for Mobile.
The Bedford, after a three weeks
stay in White river, passed Vicksburg
yesterday afternoon with a load OF
cotton.
Five hundred thousand bushels of
coal and considerable salt will come
out Of the Kanawha river on the pres
ent rise.
The New Mary Houston, from New
Orleans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
at noon, and is due here tomorrow
evening.
Captain Dick Varble has retired
from river pursuits, and is now'granger
and postmaster in Oldham county,
Kentucky.
Captain Tom Howard has resigned
as clerk Of the R. r. Springer, and
Henry Shaw has been appointed to FL
the vacancy.
Ice commenced running past
Wheeling yesterday. The river had
been closed both above and below that
port for several days.
The Commonwealth and City o.
Helena were both expected this fore.
noon, the former bound for Vicks-
burg, and the latter for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The G. W. Cheek, for Vicksburg.
left last evening to take the place OF
the propeller Gilbert, which has re-
tired from the trade on account of
low water.
The Rene Macready is the mail
packet leaving tomorrow evening ioi
Mariana, the Cut.0f and all inter
mediate landings on L'Aneuille and
st. Francis rivers.
A couple ofU. s. marshals with
eleven men, who are accused of steal
ing a short time ago from the wreck Of
the City Of Vicksburg, near Ashport,
came down on the Vint Shinkle.
The Guiding Star, five days out
from New Orleans, passed up last
night with 800 tons Of freight. Sh,
put of a lot Of sugar and molasses
here, and added 200 bales of cotton
The Ike Bonham, from Cairo, ar.
rived here last night, is being inspect
ed to day and will probably get ava,
in the morning for Vicksburg, and will
rim in the Deer Greek trade during
the cotton season.
The engineers of most all the boats
about Cincinnati have experienced an
advance in their wages from 10 to %
per cent. First class boats there are
now paying chief engineers Sl20 per
month, and assistants ST5.
1t was freezing at st. Louis last
night. A gorge has taken place at
Rush island, forty miles below st
Louis. This will prevent the boats
which left Cairo for st. Louis from
reaching their destination.
Captain Fl. U. Hart. of the Spring
err, has purchased the hull and cabin
of the once famed Natcheg, from. b.
D. Wood & Co., of New Orleans, and
will tow it to Vicksburg, where it viii
be converted into a wharfpoat by A.
B. Mattingly.
Captain John Harpham. agent for
the underwriters, has returned from
the sunken steamer POitevent. and
thinks she is not in as bad condition
as was represented. The hull is not
damaged a great deal, and as o o as
the. river falls il is thought she will
be raised.
The Ida Stockton is at the Of
Hatchie river, just above the bar,
waiting for a rise so that she can CONF
over. She has a load of cotton and
seed and Is drawing three and a hall
feet, while there is but eight inches
on the bar. The river is rising now,
and she will probably be able to get
over in a day or two.
Inspectors Ralston and Garrett yes
to-day went through the G. W. Cheek
to satisfy themselves that she was in
good condition for safe navigation
They found the machinery and boat in
good order, but lacking several art
cles needed for a full outfit. These
were ordered to be supplied before
the departure of the boat.
The champion cotton carrier, Chas.
p. ChOuteau, in command of Captain
YIN. T~horwegen, is announced to
leave at 5 pm. to-day for Vicksburg,
New Orleans and tho bends, Besides
heing a big cotton carrier, she has
frst-eiass passenger accommodations
Captain George Miltenberger is in
charge of the office.
The splendid low water packet
Marlin Speed, Captain John j. Oar
ragh in command, is receiving to
leave tomorrow at 5 pm. for Pine
Bluff and all intermediate landings on
Arkansas river, making direct cQnneo-
ton with the light draught packet
Plowboy for Little Rock and points
above. Charley Musselman and VIII
Darragh are her gentlemanly clerks
The splendid passenger steamer,
Qsceola Belle, Captain Henry CoOper
in command, is the regular packet
leaving at s p, 70. to day for 0sceola
and all intermediate landings, carry
ing the mail and paying prompt at
! t%ention TO all business entrusted to
her. Billy Smithers, John Haley and
Hugh TOmliIson, a trio Of clever
N 900 Q. on-r