Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-12

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The w. P. Halliday, passing down
this evening, will add $50 sacks dried
peas and 100 sacks of cotton seed.
The Z. Nj. Norton and barges left
New Orleans on Sunday last for St
Louis, with 1000 hhds. Of sugar.
The james w. Gaf, for Memphis.
and the New Mary Houston, for New
Orleans, left Cincinnati last evening
Capt. ]. S. Mcdonald, who has the
contract for furnishing the city with
stone from Rose Claire, was in Pitts
burg yesterday.
Among the freights of the Common.
wealth is 1850 bars of railroad iron for
Arkansas City, and 1900 feet of lum-
Der for st. Louis.
James Fawcett, a former steam
boat clerk, died very suddenly day
before yesterday, Of heart disease, at
his homei in Allegheny, Pa.
Captain Geo. Lennox, of the Grand
Tower, has returned from Hot Springs
much improved in health. He is
Willing away a few days at St. Louis.
The S. P. G. A. society should get
after the wharfmaster. Not a drop OF
water has he had sprinkled on the
levee this season for the benefit of the
marines.
The Commonwealth, Captain Joseph
Bryant in command, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis.
Last evening at Jacksonville, the
new Anchor line steamer, City OF
Providence, and the Cairo and Evans
vile packet, Gus Fowler, were
launched by the Towards.
The Will Kyle, Capt. Lew Hates in
command, will pass up at s am. to-
morrow for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati. james Alexander is her
chief clerk.
The U. p. Schenk arrived at 6 Jam.
and lay at Hopeield all forenoon
taking on oil cake. On this side she
will add 200 bbls oil, 40 tons oil meal.
and a small lot of cotton.
Lake Ooncordia, it is said, is only
separated from the river by the Ma.
rengo levee, the river being up to the
base of the embankment. Knowing
ones say the lake and river will be
one body Of water shortly.
Mr.. Boyd Gaugh, father of Pilot
Isaac Gaugh, Of the viii Kyle, will
on the last day Of the present month
hold a family reunion at the old home.
stead in Newport, Ky.
Rates from Cincinnati to the Lower
Ohio, Memphis and New Orleans are
nominal-lower than for five years
with no immediate prospect of an ad-
vance until the large class of New Or.
leans steamers go to the bank.
Steamboats, are requested to keep
to the Mississippi side, when passing
Alsatia, as the levee at that point is in
a dangerous condition, and the swells
cause the caving banks and the new
filling to wash away. Freight and
passengers can be put off at Good
rich's landing.
The Osceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, brought in from
the upper coast 81 bales cotton. IS SKIS
cotton seed, 3 head cattle and sun
dries. She is the mail packet leaving
at 3 pm. for Osceola and all way land
ings. John Haley and Hugh Tomlin-
sOn are her polite clerks.
The "old reliable" Hard Cash
Capt. E. G. Postal in command, is on
berth to leave this evening for Devalls
Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport, and all
way landings, connecting with lighter
draught boats for upper White and
Black rivers. Chas. NJ. Postal pre-
sides at the desk, and is seconded by
Billy Watkins.
The swift and elegant passenger
steamer James Lee, Captain Stacker
Lee in command, came in this morn
ing with IA bales cotton, $50 SKIS cotton
seed and a good list Of people, She
leaves with a return trip this evening
for Helena, Friar's Point, and all way
landings, carrying the mail and paying
prompt attention to all business en-
trusted to her. Lloyd W. Whitlow
presides at the desk, and is assisted
by Platt Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
The Charles P. Chouteau, which
passed up Monday night, had on board
a miniature steamboat made of corn
stalks a feet long, and fully rugged.
1t is the work ola negro boy living
near Greenville, Mississippi, and was
purchased by H. and N. Wilzinkes, of
Greenville, and donated by them to
the Merchants Exchange at St.
Louis, to be raf1ed of for any charita-
BILE purpose the exchange may deter
mine.
The Maumelle came in this fore
noon from Arkansas river with 80
bales cotton, 1854 SKIS cotton seed, and
GO pkgs sumdries. She also reshipped
at lerrene "a bales Of cotton few New
Orleans. Tho Maumelle takes the
place of the Hattie Rowland, and will
leave this evening for Pine Bluff and
all way landings on Arkansas river
through to Little Rock, connecting
with light draught packets for Fort
Smith. Charles Musselman is her
chief clerk, and is seconded by Will
Darragh.
During this month and the next,
crowds Of people will be visiting
Cincinnati, to attend the varied at
fractions offered, and the Cincinnati
and Memphis packet company offer
extra inducements. The fare from
Memphis to Cincinnati and return is
$50, which includes meals and berths
while in port. Among the attractions
may be mentioned the May festival,
miller's exposition, church confer