Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-06


The G. w. Cheek, for Arkansas
City, had a fair trip out last evening.
The Golden Crown, from Cincin-
natl, is overdue. bound for New Or
leans.
Freight for New Orleans is reported
plentiful at Cairo. with the rates ad-
yanced.
Major John d. Adams has been
elected president of the Little Rock
cotton exchange.
The Yirgie Lee is off the ways at
Cincinnati, where she recelyela thor
ough overhauling.
The James d. Parker will leave
CINCINNATI tomorrow evening, posi-
lively, for Memphis.
The City of Providence is the Sun
day packet passing up at 10 am for
Cairo and St. Louis.
Four feet Of water was reported at
Flint Island day before yesterday, and
the channel cutting out.
The j. B. NJ. Kehlor, with a fair
upstream trip, passed up yesterday
morning without landing.
The Piasa arrived from the Ohio
with a tow of gravel and returned last
evening with a tow Of empties.
The Commonwealth is to take the
place of the City Of Vieksburg, leav-
ing St. Louis on Tuesday next.
The Beaver arrived last night with
two barges of gravel of the tow of the
Resolute which sunk at Cairo on Sun
day night last.
The John a. Scudder is the An
chor line packet leaving tomorrow
evening for Vicksburg, New Orleans
and the bends.
The Ste. Genevieve, from Memphis,
arrived at st. Louis yesterday, and
the Gold Dust left there last evening
for Vicksburg.
The towboat Beaver, of st. Louis,
sunk one barge of logs and overturned
another just above where the City of
Vi3ksburg sank.
Captain A. L. Cummius went out
last night in charge of the q. w.
Check. Captain Marx Cheek is stop
ping off for a trip.
Three Anchor line packets will
leave st. Louis next week for Mem
phis, the Colorado, John b. Maude
and Ste. Genevieve.
Captain John a Harpham, of the
board of underwriters, went up last
night on the City of Alton for the ILL
fated steamer, City Of Vicksburg.
The Josie barry arrived in port q
few minutes before 4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. A part of the crew
rushed to the poles and cast theil
votes for Athy.
Captain Jim Reese, jr., was too vel
known yesterday, he visited every
ward with the expectation of casting
a vote for TIE marines ~fayorite, bu.
was not allowed.
Captain Binnegin says he will (sur,
this time) start the John T. Moor,
from Mobile tomorrow evening. H,
wants orders for freight to Heleni
any many points.
The Port Eads arrived last even
ing, left her tow here and went beloV
t to sound. She returned this morn
. ing, took her tow and proceeded Of
her voyage south.
. The Batesville has changed he
! days of departure, and will leave to
: morrow evening for Mariana, the Gu
of and al way landings on L'ADguill
g and st. Francis rivers.
s Rates from st. Louis to Memphi
: have advanced and are now at th
q following; Fourth class, 271 cents pc
y hundred; flth class, 22a cents; baco.
and grain, III cents; hay and pail lard
2z!; -four and meal, 80 per barrel
pork ka! cents per barrel.
The w. 2. Halliday, With abou
1900 tons of freight, passed down hi
? forenoon. She grounded at Centen
I NAL cut off Wednesday, at 6a IN
and remained 50 until 10 p. M. las
night. The 0sceOla Belle worked a
her IA hours, taking of 900 tons c
freight, which lightenod hor sufficient
ly to allow her to work herself of.
Miss Olementine, daughter of PHO
John B. McCune, died at the famil
residence yesterday morning, and tn
remains we're inferred al palVar
cemetary this forenoon. "Unol
johnny" has the sympathy of man.
friends in his sad bereavement, hay
ing. in less than two yeaFs past bur
led his wife, and two daughters, VIII
we're just entering into wOmanhood.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Henri
Cooper in command, arrived OF day
light with 5 bales cotton and sundries
having lost i hours at the w. I
Halliday, which was aground at Cen
telnial chute. The Belle leaves thi
evening with a return trip for 0sceo
; la and all way landing, carrying tn
= mail and paying prompt attention t.
] way business. john Haley preside
! at the desk, and is assisted by Hug
, Tomlinson.
T The swift running steamer Jane
+ Lee, Captain Stacker Lee in com
! mand, arrived at an early hour thi
/, morning with 3 bales of cotton, 30
sacks of seed and a good list Of PEG
: pie. The Lee is the mail packet leay
4 ing this evening for Helena, Friar'
I Point and all intermediate landing;
i connecting at Glendale with the Mo
bile and Northgestern train. Artnu
Brown, Mike Logan and Plat
/ Rhodes r in charge ofthe Office.
Q The blue Fiobor packet, Josie Har
ry, Captain Milt Harry in command
"A lcamo in voafarday with II holas oot