Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-16

GreenaDd Barren rivers complete and
navigation from Evansville 10 Bowl.
ing Green easy and sale.
The Greyhound, with six barges
and one boat of ShOtwell coal. passed
down this forenoon for Terrene and
Arkansaw City. On her return she
will take empty barges from here and
go to Pittsburg to be dismantled
where a new hull is ready for her.
The Thos. Sherlock, with not more
than a half load Of freight. passed
down last, night for New Orleans. She
was crowded with people, fully 100 in
the cabin, 30 Of which took passage
from this port. Eighty bales Of cotton
and 600 SKIS Of corn was added 10 her
cargo since leaving Cairo.
Mrs. Morris McGraw, Of New Or
leans, has presented to Capt. A. j.
Carter a beautiful anchor made ofim.
mortelles in appreciation of a very
pleasant trip made on the Scudder last
summer. CAPTAIN Carter will make
it one ofthe attractions in the cabin Of
the new City Of New Orleans.
On Monday last the new AnchN.
Line steamer City Of New Orleans.
with Captain Varble at the wheel, was
successfully taken over the Louisville
falls and landed at New Albany. The
extension of the cross dam at the head
Of the falls has made the passage of the
falls very hazardous at q medium
stage Of water.
Mr.. Platt B. Walker. an able Jour
nalist, is about to establish III St.
Louis a first. class journal to be de-
voted to the advocacy Of the improve
ment of the Mississippi river aud its
tributaries, also for the development
OF commerce upon these streams. He
Is heartily Endorsed by the Merchants
Exchange Of st. Louis.
The splendid Lee Line mail steamer
Qoahoma, in command Of Captain
Henry Cooper, leaves promptly at 3
pm. to-day for Osceola and all prin-
cipal way landings, giving strict atten-
ton to all G. 0. d. and other business
entrusted to her. j. w. Smither is
her chief clerk and is assisted by
John Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
The splendid light draft steamer
Marlin Speed, in command of Captkin
John j. Darragh, is on berth to leave
this evening for Pine Bluff and all
way landings on Arkansaw river, car
rying the mail and making direct con.
n%ection with smaller packets for Little
Rock and points above. Captain
Charles Musselman presides at the
desk and is assisted by George Cum
ningham.
1t has been ascertained that 300
tons Of railroad iron, 200 barrels of
oil, and fifty bales of rags and cotton
waste on the deck of the sunken viii
Kyle is insured in New Orleans. The
loss on her cargo will be comparative.
ly light with the Cincinnati Under
writers. All freight on the barge was
saved in good order. No attempt
will be made to raise the Kyle until
the water falls below her main deck.
The elegant Lee line United States
mail steamer, in command of Captain
Stacker Lee, is the regular packet
leaving to-day for Helena, Friars
Point and all intermediate landings,
attending promptly to all business en-
trusted to her and making close con.
n%ection at Glendale with trains on the
Mobile & Northwestern railroad.
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow presides
at the desk and is assisted by Platt
Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
The Hard Cash arrived last night,
having brought out of White river 3SS
bales cotton, 81 bales of which she
reshipped at Terrene for New Orleans.
She is receiving to leave promptly at )
pm. to day with a return trip for
Duvalls Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport
and all way landings, making close
connection witk light draft packets
for upper White and Black rivers.
Captain h. G. Postal commands, and
Charles NJ. Postal is her chief clerk.
The Cons Millar, unavoidably de-
layed, laid over until this evening,
when she will leave promptly at 5 m.
for Cairo. Louisvill lie, Cincinnati and
all principal way landings, making
close connection with the different
railroads oeutering at Cincinnati and
giving through tickets to all points
East at very low rates. The accom-
modations of the Millar are irst-class
and her officers keep an eye to the
pleasure and comfort OF their patrons.
Captain @. B. Russell commands. and
the Office is in charge of James Voris,
assisted by LATE Robinson and Tom
Whittemore.