Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-16

port.
Business fair to-day.
Showing at 81. Louis yesterday
morning.
Packets leaving to-day are receiving
literally.
Ohio river freights are active at St.
Louis.
The Cons Millar put off fifty tons al
HOpe6eld for re-shipment.
The City Of G~reenvills spent 81
days on the bar at Gayoso.
The U. P. Schenck will leave Gin.
oinnati on Thursday for New Orleans
The Cons Millar, for Cincinnati
at 5 p I'm. tomorrow.
The Dean Adams departed for Ar.
kansas City we'll ~patronized.
The Beaver. with a couple Of bargel
Of produce, is due here to-day.
The Osceola Belle, for the uppel
coast, had a moderate trip out.
Tho Golden R1le, bound for Cincin.
natl, passed Evansville last evening.
The Sam Roberts and barges left St
Louis last evening for Now Orleans.
The Golden City, from New Orleans,
is due up tomorrow, On route to Gin
c%innati.
The Thomas Sherlock is due down
tomorrow evening, bound for New
Orleans.
The R. R.Spriuger and Cherokee, for
New Orleans, passed V%icksburg Sun
day night.
The towboat Josie with eight barges
of grain, goes from st. Louis to New
Orleans,
The ]. B. NJ. Kehlor, from New
Orleans, bound for St. Louis, passed
up last night without landing.
The Hard Cash will be here in time
to leave Thursday for all points on
White river through to Jackso-port
Captain Pete Macarthur upper
White river packet, Ida Lee, lett
Pittsburg Sunday.
The e steamer, John S. Hopkins,
is expected to leave Pittsburg TO-
morrow evening.
The james W. Calf met with a little
detention in the Ohio, for want o.
fuel.
The James D. Parker received at
louisville all the ploEs she could stow
away.
The Mary Houston, when she left
Cincinnati, had 900 tons of freight and
80 cabin passengers.
Captain james d Parker and Mr..
james NJ. Dohery have gone to the
New Orleans river convention, being
de eSstes from Cincinnati aud Cairo
The W. j. Poitevent will probabl,
start out for Hatchie river on Sat
urday next.
The Annie P Silver, with a ful
load, passed down at an early hour
this morning.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkapsai
river, got away last evening with a fair
showing of freight,
The +. 0. Stauard aud Oaklanc
and barges, from St Louis, arrived a
New Orleans yesterday.
The James Ice, for Friars Point
departed last evening with a fair triI
Of both freight and people.
The Mark Twain and DyersburI
expect to get away this evening 70.
0bion and Forked Deer rivers.
The Grand Tower passed up at Il
a M, putting off a lot Of cotton am
seed, bnt adding nothing of interest,
The James w. Calf arrived at Gin
C%innati yesterday and leaves there to
day with a return trip Tor tits port.
TIE Centennial, from New Orleans
passed up last night, discharging a 10
of freight at the Anchor line whar.
boat.
The Will Kyle, for Cincinnati
leaves New Orleans to-day, aud vii
be followed by the r. r. Springer, Of
Thursday.
The John A, Scudder, from New
Orleans, and tue Commonwealth
from Yicksburg, arrived at st LOui
yesterday.
/. Oil cake is being taken irom thi
port to New Orleans at So Is per tol
and not 81 so as enormously printed
few days ago.
The miners strike continues, IN.
no coal San DO had at Evansville o
Newberg, neither should boats depan,
too much on Cairo.
The War Ia 10 left st. Louis las
evening for this port and is tho Thurs
day Anchor line packet in place. O
the John B. Maude.
The Port Eads and barges, fror
New Orleans, passed. up last night
) dropping one barge here to be loade.
1 with oil cake and Ill.
Captain Matt williams will carr
, tho mail between Arkansas City an
Yicksburg. In q few days he vii
have q neat LITTLE boat in the trade.
81 The Ste. Genevievs, from St, Louil
came in yesterday several hours latl
She discharged 1885 packages 9
freight aud went back during tn
0 night.
The rise in the river may have a 81
rious effect on the raising Of the Rob
ert Mitchell. Captain Dugan expect
S to start the pumps again to day.
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