Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-24

81 bxs bitters, 1876 bxs bottles,
20 hf casks bacon, 262 pkgs furniture,
349 pkgs iron, 63 pkgs pillow handles,
400 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant.
River rose 10 inches.
Arkansaw river is rising again.
Business light at the landing.
Idlwild for Arkausaw City at s pm.
The Alabama river is on a regular
tear.
The Andy Baum is due here this
evening from Cincinnati,
The Golden Rule, for New Orleans,
lett Cincinnati last evening.
The Sam Roberts and barges, from
st. Louis, passed down last night.
The river here is still rising, but
will check up by the end of the week.
The Chas. p. Chouteau leaves New
Orleans tomorrow evening for this
port.
The City of Helena is the Anchor
line packet leaving at 10 I'm. to NOR
row for Vicksburg.
The Fannie Tatum, for St. Louis,
passed up yesterday, after adding
10000 feet Of lumber.
The Future City is due down to-
day, and will add barge No. %, SON
tanning 1914 sacks of oil cake.
The Guiding Star, on her fourth day
out, passed up yesterday with 300 tons
Of fl eight and crowded with people.
Superintendent j. D. Randall, cf
the Memphis and st. Francis river
mail line, is boiling out at Hot
Strings.
The great passenger steamer Chas.
Morgan was expected to pass down
this forenoon on her way to the Cres-
cent city.
The Mary Houston, loaded flat
with a good list Of people, passed
down yesterday, doing nothing of in
terest here.
Tho John Porter left her barges Of
railroad iron here and went back ia
st. Louis with the barges of the i'll
fted John Means.
The Colorado left St. Louis last
evening for this port, and is the regu-
lar Saturday packet leaving here with
a return trip.
The Gold Dust arrived at st. Louis
yesterday, and leaves there this even
ing with a return trip for Vicksburg.
The Rene Macready is due to NOR
row evening, and is the Saturday mail
packet for st. Francis river.
The James Lee and 0soeola Belle.
for the upper and lower coast, had
fair trips out.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkansaw
river, and the Hard Cash, for White
river, departed last evening with a
good showing Of freight.
The Katie Hooper will be in to
morrow and leave again on Saturday
With a return trip for Asrkansaw
river.
The Annie ,. silyeF, for New Or
leans, passed doWn at daylight without
landing. She had a full trip Of freight
and a good list Of people.
The largest cargo of cotton landed
at New Orleans this season was taken
into that port yesterday by the Chas
P. Chouteau. 1t comprised 1912 bale;
-al. big cotton.
The splendid Anchor line packet
John B. Maude, ip command Of Cap
tain Harry Brolaski, leaves at s nm
to-day for Cairo and st. Louis. Billy
Blenker is her polite clerk.
The Josie Harry will be in tonight
and leaves at her regular hour on Sat.
arday for all points on White river
through to ~JacksOnpoFt,
Either the Ben Franklin or Fawr
is to be placed in the Memphis anG
Ohio river line, and the Virgie Lee
will be sold to parties on the uppel
Ohio river.
i saw mill boatis on her way out O
the Ohio FLYER and will go to the SUM
Lands on the upper st, kfancis giyel
to work up a lot Of walnut logs.
The steamer Helen McGregor blew
up at the landing, in front of this city
in 1880. The Moselle exploded il
front Of tie upper end Of Cincinnati
IN 1895,
The City Of Alton, from New Or
leans, passed up last EVENING ate
adding 81 bales Of cotton for reship
ment at Cairo.
The Guiding Star and City of Alto.
} left SsE Orleans together on Satur
} day last, and the Guiding Star arrive
at Vicksburg twenty-five minute
; ahead of the Alton. Both are fas
! packets.
Z The r2ilroad iron brought yesterda
by the John Porter is the first install
ment Of 5000 tons of steel rails who
= are TO be used by the Memphis an
Charleston railroad. The iron will
discharged at the foot Of WashiDgto
! street.
The Chouteau, With her 1859 bal'
! cotton, had il slowed u tiers high an