Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-23
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MISCELLANEOUS.

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100 kegs beer.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Beautiful snow
Miserable slush.
Business is only moderate.
A good hard rain is needed.
The Ohio is stationary at Pittsburg.
Much freight has accumulated on
the levee.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The U. P. Scheck. for New Orleans,
passed Evansville last evening.
The Cons. Millar for Cincinnati to-
morrow.
The Il. NJ. Norton and barges, for
New Orleans, passed down yesterday.
The Annie 2. Silver, from St. Louis,
passed down this afternoon bound for
New Orleans.
Captain j. T. Washington is out
again, his injuries by the accident
Monday night not being serious.
The James Lee, for Friars Point,
and the Osceola Belle, for 0sceola,
departed on time with fair trips.
The { has. Morgan, four days out to
this port, passed up last night with 800
tons Of freight, bound for Cincinnati
Captain James Rees left last night
by rail for Pittsburg to spend bis
Christmas at home.
The r. R. Springer, from New Or
leans, passed up yesterday, five days
out from New Orleans, with HOO tons
Of freight.
The Hard Cash departed last even
ing for White river, with a fair trip Of
both freight and people.
-Four and a half feet is reported in
the channel between Cairo and ST.
Louis.
The Joe. Kinney turned back from
Cairo, reshipping her southern. bound
freight.
The new 0uachita river packet II,
Hannah Blanks left Cincinnati last
evening for New Orleans.
The deposit of mud left upon the
levee by the rapid decline of the river
is a nuisance.
The folks at the Anchor line wharf
boat are anxious fora set Of hose, Sc
that they can have tho mud washed
from the front Of their boat.
During the present state of the
weather rousters are demanding from
$50 to $50 per month on outgoing YES
so's.
The Vint Shinkle got away during
the night for Cincinnati, with 1856
bales Of cotton and $50 bbls of oil.
Men are at work removing the wreck
Of the gravel barge which sunk a few
days ago just below the Anchor line
wharf boat. \
The James D. Parker, while al
Cincinnati this week, was reftted with
new carpets, new bedding and a new
set of furniture for the ladies' cabin
The josie Harry, Oaptlin MILF R.
Harry in command, will arrive to.
morrow at noon and leave Saturday
with a return trip for all points OF
White river through to Jacksonport
The Anchor line steamer Belle
Memphis made a trial trip at Louis
vile on Tuesday last, and performed
we'll. She is 10 receive her cabin out
fit at st, Louis.
The river is fallingat St. Louis, ant
if the cold spell continues, the board
of underwriters %ill be again com
PEELED to place an embargo upon nav;
cation to points south.
Captain Kneel Booker, late Of thc
W. j. Poitevent aud John I. Moore
is now established on the levee as dis
charging clerk, and will give satisfac
tion to those who favor him with thei
patronage.
Contractor 0, H. P. Piper is abou
to commence work on the last section
of the lower levss, and will push i
through as fast as possible.
While the U. ?. Schenck was lyin.
at Evansville, the Grew Of Che boa
purchased and presented a fine plu
hat and silk umbrella to Captain j
Lawrence Carter as a birthday an
Christmas present.
Wharimaster Kallaher is as anxiou
to have the levee cleaned off as steam
boatmen are. He has been using hi
best endeavors to obtain hose, and
set was promised him to-day, But be
fore work is commenced the salt an.
other freight stored On the leve
should be removed apd the coast mad
clear.
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