Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-16

lsville last night on her way to Gin
%cinnati.
The Andy Baum is making good
time having passed Evansville yester-
day forenoon.
In the upper Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, the beacon lights were resumed
on Monday last.
The Golden City is due up to-mor-
row bound for the Ohio; also the Cen
%tennial for st. Louis.
The Belle Memphis, for V~icksburg,
left IT. Louis last night, and passes
here Friday at 10 am,
The John B. Maude is the Anchor
line packet leaving tomorrow evening
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, and
the U. p. Schenck, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati last evening,
The Ida Stockton arrived last
night from Hatchie river with another
good trip Of cotton and seed.
The Belle Shreveport, for St. Louis,
and the Golden Grown, for Cincinnati,
left New Orleans last evening.
The river bank at the Airlie levee,
near Goodrich's landing, has csved SO
seriously as to endanger the levee.
The repairs ofthe r. Il. Lee are
completed and she has resumed her
place in the New Orleans and Vioks-
burg trade.
The elegant steamer Ed Richard
son it is said, will very likely be placed
in the st. Louis and New Orleans
Anchor line.
The Golden City telegraphs her
agent, Captain Ad Storm, that she
will be up at noon Friday on her way
to Cincinnati.
The Mary Houston leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow evening for New Or
leans, to be followed by the Chas.
Morgan Saturday.
The Grand Lake, Iron Mountain
and Port Eads, with barges, passed
up yesterday for st. Louis, and the
John Means passed up to-day.
The Thompson Dean left Cinciu-
natl yesterday morning for st. Louis,
to take the place Of the Inflated
james Howard, in the Anchor line.
The James w. Calf departed last
night for Cincinnati with 900 bales
cotton, so bbls oil, 30 bales rags, 10000
feet lumber, and a good list Of people.
The w. 2. Halliday, in command Of
Captain Beck jolly, will pass down
this afternoon ON her way TO New Or
leans. She is now an Anchor line
packet.
The Thomas Sherlock, with a full
load and a good list Of passengers,
passed down at 8 am. for New Or
leans. She added so bbls Of lime here
and 5000 SKIS Of corn in Madrid Bend.
The United States man of war
Alliance arrived at NatclIez Sunday,
and will probably come through to
this port, which she can do without
trouble, provided they employ a first
class pilot.
The James Howard is now reported
a total loss. 1t was thought that the
hull would be saved, but it is found tc
be so badly damaged that it will be
broken up. This is the end of the
largest steamboat on the western
river.
For several days the river has beer
rising rapidly at St. Louis, with al
the upper streams gwelliug. The icC
gorge at Hannibal has broken away
and the probabilities are that in a few
days there will be open river to Dayen
port or above,
I The Chas. P. Chouteau arrived yes
terday with a very good trip from New
Orleans. She went back again las.
night, taking as a starter SIS bales o.
cotton and has good engagements be
low probably enough for another
champion trip.
The Idlewild will be found in por
tomorrow morning, and is the regular
mail packet leaving in the evening for
Helena, Terrene, ArkansGw City
where she connects with the Littl,
Rock. Mississippi River and Texai
railroad-and with the Dean Adams
for Vicksburg.
The gay 0sceola Belle. in command
of Captain Henry Cooper, is the regu
lar mail packet leaving at 8 p. m. to
day for Osceola and all way landings
attending promptly to all business en-
trusted to her. Billy Smither is he
polite clerk, and is assisted by JONI
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
w. w, 0'Neil has closed a contrac-
with the builders at PitCsburg for
towboat. The hull will be 200 fee
long, 80 feet beam, 6 feet hold, 45 incl
cylinders, II feet stroke, Z steel boil
ers 26 feet long and AZ inches in di
ameter, to be completed for the fal
trade.
Captain Billy Tichenor's popular
Virgie Lee will be found in port thi
afternoon, and will leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip for Cairo
Louisville, Cincinnati aud all princi
pal landings on the Ohio river, givinj
cheap rates to all points east. Captain
James Surtees is her polite clerk, anC
is assisted by Ed Guysi.
The "old reliable" Hard Cash, il
command of Captain Ed. c. Postal, i
on berth to leave this evening for De
walls Bluff, Augusta, Jacksenport ant
all intermediate landings, paying strio
attention to all business entrusted Il
her and making direct connection Will
light draught packets for upper Whit
and Black rivers. Charlie and Jo
Postal are her polite clerks.
The splendid low water packet
Marlin Speed, in command of Captain
Eugene B. Smith, is on berth to leav