Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-11

banks.
The 4. Nj. Norton and barges passed
up yesterday for St. Louis.
The river is overlooking its banks
several points below here.
The Smoky City, with a tow of
empty barges, will pass up to-day.
Commodore James Wise left for
home last night.
The Katie Hooper is the Saturday
packet for Arkansas river.
The Coahoma will arrive in the
morning from the upper coast, and
leave in the evening for Osceola.
The Will Kyle, Belle of Shreveport
and Bedford, for New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday.
The Ste. Genevieve for Memphis.
City of Alton and H. G. Yeager for
New Orleans, left st. Louis yester-
day.
The Fannie Lewis, Captain Cart
wright, Of the Anchor fine, is the
packet leaving this evening for St.
Louis.
The w. p. Halliday, OF the Anchor
line, put off here a few hundred pkgs
Of freight, and left near noon for New
Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell, for Cincin-
natl, and the Centennial aud K. o.
Stanard, for st. Louis, leave New
Orleans to-day.
A large number of the plantations
in the lower part of Arkansas river,
owing to the backwater from the Mis-
sisslppi, are submerged.
The Gold Dust, of the Anchor line,
arrived at Vicksburg last evening and
leaves there to-day at noon with a
return trip for St. Louis.
The Kehlor passed down last even
ing loaded fat in the water. She
added in Madrid bends 5000 sacks of
but did little business here.
The Shields leaves this evening for
she being the regular
daily packet. Captain VIM. Ashford
commands, with Captain Ed. Crowell
as financial agent.
The Henry Frank, from Memphis,
with her big trip of cotton, oil cake
and meal, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday, and leaves there to-day
with a return trip.
The Virgie Lee got away last night
for Cincinnati with 300 bales cotton.
$50 SKIS wheat, 25 casks iron, 20 tons
scrap iron and sundries, and had also
a goOd'list Of people.
Jimmy McMeen, who is known as
buddie the blonde, has drawn
another prize and has now entered a
copartnership to purchase a line of
steamers to ply from here to Berlin.
Nearly all the cotton on the Fawn
when she sunk in Tennessee river,
with the exception of se~venty-6ve
bales. has been saved. The Hiram
Hill is working at her now, and will
wreck her.
The Grand Lake, due down to-day.
will add to her tow barge No. II,
loaded with 10000 SKIS oil cake BY
Captain Glenn, who represents the ciI
companies, and has a warehouse tc
facilitate the business.
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt
Harry's famous blue-ribbon boat, viii,
arrive tomorrow with another good
trip, and leave on Saturday with a
return trip for White river, going
through to Ja~cksonport.
The Commonwealth passed up al
noon we'll laden. She DISCHARGED here
81 bbls syrup, 70 kegs and 500 pkg.
pickles, 200 boxes soda and 300 pkg,
Of miscellaneous freight, and added a
few lots of freight for the east.
Captain NJ. W. Borden, who has
had charge of the ~forecastle of the
Maumelle for several months, has
resigned his position to accept another
with the Northern line packet com
pany. He returns here next season,
Several pilots who have been exam
ined at New Orleans for the removal
OIL license under the new issue on the
regulation Of color blindness, have
failed to stand the test. We have
several here who had better prepare
for examination.
The Silverthorn, Captain White,
head, came in on time, and leaves this
evening with a return trip for Com
mercc, Council bend and all points in
the bends. Mr.. Neil Booker, one Of
the best fellows on the river, has
charge Of the Office.
The Cons Millar. Captain VIM.
Tichenor, arrived to-day from Oincin-
natl with a full cargo of Western
products, and leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip. Jimmy Voris
and Harry Gazzley, two clever gentle.
men, Oficiate in the Office.
Captain j, T. Washington received
a telegram from Captain VIM. Thor,
wegen from Helena informing him
that the Q. ?. Chouteau left this
morning at s o'clock for Memphis.
She will arrive here this afternoon
and is announced to leave this evening
with a return trip. Geo. Miltenber.
ger, a clever gentleman, does the hon.
ors Of the office.
The Adams mail line packet, Ouach.
tia Belle, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, brought in 10S bales cotton.
II bags seed cotton, 80 sacks seed and
sundries. She leaves this evening
with a return trip for Arkansas City
carrying the mail, doing all way bust
ness, and connecting with the Pine
Bluff railroad. Captain A. j. Cum.
minis is her chief clerk, while Mr..
William Thomas, one of the besi
clerks on the river, has charge of the
freight department.
Islam and Electricity,