Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
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Idlewild for Arkansaw City at pm.
The City Of Alton, for New Orleans,
left st. Louis last evening.
The Jos. H. Rigley and barges, for
st. Louis, passed up last night.
The Annie p. Silver left New Or
leans last evening iorSt. Louis.
Farmers hard at work preparing
the ground for another big crop.
The James Lee and Osceola Belle
departed last evening with fair trips.
The Belle Shreveport, loaded fiat,
passed down yesterday without land
ing.
The Virgie Lee, now on her way to
this port, is commanded by Pilot Jas.
Madison.
The City of Helena, for Cairo and
St. Louis. will pass up at 10 am. to-
morrow.
The rivers at all principal points are
declining, and at present there are no
signs of an overflow.
The Andy Baum, en- route from
this port to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile at noe yesterday. +
The Colorado left St. Louis last eve
ming for this port and leaves bere Sat
urday evening with a return trip.
The river has been on a stand here
for the past IS hours, but will GER
tainly be falling by night.
The Hard Cash, for White river,
and the Marlin Speed, for Arkansaw
river, got away last evening" with good
trips.
Captain VIM. Thompson, who took
the new towboat Billy Ezell to Ter
rene, returned yesterday and left last
night for st. Louis.
The Cons Millar for this port, and
the Will Kyle for New Orleans, is
announced to leave Cincinnati this
evening for New Orleans.
The Grand Tower will occupy her
unwelcome position for some time yet
as the rise just passed here will not
be sufficient to float her off.
The Golden City is announced to
lass down at 4 pm. to-day for New
ORLEANS. Ad Storm, at the Anchor
line wharf boat, is her agent.
The i. p. Schenck is due up at 4
pm. to. day, bound Tor the Ohio.
Captain j. l. Carter commands, and
Dick Burns is in charge OF the office.
The Josie Harry will arrive o .night
and is the regular mail packet leaving
on Saturday at 5 pm. for all points on
White and Little Red rivers, through
TO Jacksonport.
Commodore John A. Scudder, pres
ident of the Anchor line, is spending
a short season at Hot Springs. Cap.
tain Rees Dugan, of the T. +. Eckert.
is also there.
The funeral Of Pilot AID WATSON.
who died yesterday, will take place al
pm, to-day from the family resi-.
dence, No. l6 Exchange street. His
mother, who was telegraphed for, ar.
rived this morning.
The Emma Graham was sunk in 4
} feet of water at Beaver shoals, on tn,
upper Ohio river, by coming in col
lislon with the Montana, bound from
Pittsburg to st. Louis. The cargo o
the Graham was all saved.
The Greyhound arrived this morn
, ing from the Shotwell mines with
tow OF coal, consisting of three Goa
r boats, one barge aud one French
/, creek ofnut coal. The latter sh.
leaves here for Messrs. Brown
Jones and takes the balance to Ter
, rene.
The Thompson Dean, from Ne,
Orleans, passed up last evening atte
cleaning out her boilers and taking o
500 bales of compressed cotton 70
| reshipment at Cairo.
. The Katie Hooper is due to-nigh
and is the mail Jacket leaving SatHr
It day for Pine Bluff and all way landing
on Arkansaw river, making direct con
! nection with the Maumele for Littl
II Rock and points above.
IS The Rene Macready is due to mor
\ roy evening and is the regular ma
3 packet leaving saturday for Marianne
4 the Cutoff and ali intermediate lane
il ings, making direct connection wit
the steamer Mike Davis, Of the sam
line, which leaves Helena for the sun
lands.
I Captain Harry Brolaki will at 5 pm
r. back out his ine Anchor line packC
John b. Malde for Cairo, st. Lou
X and all way mail landings. The Maud
!; has q splendid set Of bfapers, WHO wi
y do all in their power to make passOI
4. gers feel at home while under the
g charge. Billy Blenker is her chi,
clerk.
The t9wboat Coal City, bound fro
the Ohio river to The mouth Of Re
river with a tow Of coal, arrived ye0
terday a 'ternoon with a leaky boile
m and is having a new sheet put il
v Her tow comprising 20 pieces and col
M tanning 3b5, 900 bushelg was lett abol
m thirty miles above, and is consigned
Baton Rouge and Red river,
The fine sidewheel steamer BE-
ms Franklin, in command of Captain Y
rs. Z. Tichenor, is announced to leave
3 pm. to-day for Cairo, Louisvill
OiRlipnati end all principal way LAM
ings on the Ohio river, giving nasse,
gers through tickets to all easteI
points at very low rates. The accor
modatious OF the Franklin are secoI
to NONE in the line, and she enjoys
sr. reputation for speed, safety and COZ
fort. Harry Gazley is her poll
clerk.
n' The Anchor line steamer Bel
Memphis, in command of Captain
H.. Mckee, will arrive tonight al
leave from the companys wharfbo