Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-13

Qulob Ou Ine leNee.
Clearing up once more.
Considerable drift running.
Evansville was treated to a big snow
storm yesterday.
1t showed at Cincinnati, st. Louis
and Cairo yesterday.
The high stage of water retards
business in the bends.
The bulk of the cotton crop has
near all been marketed.
ALI. Burnett, the renowned humor-
list, comes South on a tour.
The Andy Baum, from Memphis.
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Ed. Richardson leaves New
Orleans this evening for Memphis.
No departures at New Orleans yes
terday outside of the local packets.
The Robert Mitchell leaves New
Orleans this evening for Cincinnati.
LEDGER job Printing Office and
Book Bindery, ID Madison street. +
Why not repair the sidewalks lead
ing from Front street to the levee2
The Greyhound is due down with a
tow Of coal for this port and Arkansas
City.
The rains and bad weather have
had a tendency to slacken up business
in the bends.
The Fannie Lewis returned to St.
Louis last evening with $50 bales of
eastern bound cotton.
The Golden Crown. en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Louisville yesterday.
The James Lee returned to Friar's
Point last evening with a splendid
trip of freight and people,
The Osceola Belle and George w.
Cheek cleared for the upper coast last
evening with splendid trips.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis. and
Thomas Sherlock, for New Orleans.
cave Cincinnati this evening.
The Colorado, from Memphis. and
My Choice and barges for New Or
leans, left St. Louis yesterday.
John Chamberlain, the great and
good railroad passenger agent. is no
connection of Chamberlain, of Maine.
The Grand Tower, of the Anchor
line, left Vicksburg Yesterday at ! n.
m, for st. Louis, and leaves here on
Thursday morning.
Thomas r. Lewis, the defaulter wa,
at one time clerk on the Memphis and
81. Louis wharfboat during Captain
Postals administration.
The Henry Frank, bound from
Memphis to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg Sunday night and was due
at New Orleans this evening.
The draw of the Little Rock bridge,
at Madison, on st. Francis river, will
be closed for repairs from the 18th OF
this month to the 18th of February.
The j. w. Calf cleared last nigh.
for Cincinnati with 300 bales cotton
10 tons iron, 2lO car wheels and sun
dries, and had also a fair list ofpeople
The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, - Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as neal
and cheap as any house in this city.
The New Mary Houston, with 110C
tons of freight, passed up this morn
ing for Cincinnati, the principal items
OF her cargo being sugar and molasses,
The James Howard arrived last
and left at 10 am. to-day, for St.
Louis, with a good cargo of sugar and
molasses. She put off here a lot of
stuff.
The Commonwealth passed down
last evening for New Orleans, loaded
fiat in the water. She put off here a
few packages of freight and added
some people.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed. Pos
tails reliable and independent White
river packet, will arrive to-day from
White river, and leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip, going
through to J%acksonport.
A keg of powder exploded on the
ldlewild at Weston, below Evans
vile, Ind, on the morning of the 18th,
and completely destroyed her forecas-
tie and larboard hull, and seriously in
jured nine Of her crew, all colored.
The Anchor liner Annie P. Silver,
Captain d. H. Silver, leaves the com
pany's wharfboat tomorrow at 10 am.
for New Orleans and all way landings.
giving prompt attention to all business
entrusted to her.
The City of Greenville. of the An.
Choir line, passed down this morning
on time for Vicksburg, being well
freighted and had also a good list of
people. She put off here 100 bbls corn
meal and sundries and added Is tons
for points below.
The Dyersburg, which is one of the
most regular packets, brought in from
the Forked Deer, yesterday, a good
list Of cotton and other freights, and
leaves this evening with a return trip
Tor Dyersburg. Captain Berry COM
mands, with that clever gentleman
Mr.. I'D. PendletOn, in charge of the
Office.
The Coahoma has proven very sue
cessful in the Vicksburg trade. Her
business increases with each trip she
makes. She does not only receive
encouragement to stay in the trade,
but receives a liberal share Of patron.
age. This is partly owing to the able
management of her officers, who are
practical boatmen and worthy gentle.
men.
The Ouachita Belle, Captain Mark
Cheek of the Adams mail line, having
DELAYED nv had weather wos mn