Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-30

nc OOuu D. hluuut Will DC mere tO-
morrow morning, and leaves in the
evening with a return trip for Cairo
and st. Louis.
The Anchor Line steamer, City OF
Providence, passed down this fore.
noon bound for Vieksburg. She added
here about % tons.
The City Of Helena arrived at St.
Louis yesterday, and the Gold Dust
left there last evening for Vicksburg.
She passes here Sunday morning next.
The Andy Baum is receiving to
leave at B pm. tomorrow for Cairo,
Louisville. Cincinnati and all princi.
pal way landings on the Ohio River,
and will give through tickets to all
points East at very low rates.
The Cons Millar, tor Memphis, and
the Golden City, for New Orleans. arc
announced to leave Cincinnati to-
morrow evening.
After the present week business
with the local packets will pick up
again.
The Southern Transportation Line
will send out three steamers next
week-the Golden Grown Tuesday.
Golden Rule Thursday and U. p
Schenck Saturday.
Weitzel's dam nuisance at the
Louisville falls is causing steamboat
men to break one Of the ten COM
mandments taught them in their child
hood days.
The D%yersburg should be here to.
morrow morning and leave in the
evening with a return trip for Obion
and Forked Deer rivers.
Captain Irwin Dugan's new boat.
building at Madison Ind, will be
named the Emma Etheridge. She
has been chartered to the government
and when finished will be used at
Lake Providence.
The Belle Memphis, from Vicks
burg, came in before daylight. She is
taking on 140O bales of eastern bound
cotton, and will leave at s pm. for
Cairo and st. Louis. Captain |. II.
Mckee commands and Henry Oorbyn
has charge Of the office.
Captain John d. Hegler's beauti-
full steamer Guiding Star is announced
to pass down this afternoon, bound
for the Crescent City. She has ele-
CANT passenger accommodations. and
i. in charge ola clever set Of officers.
Frank Stein presides at the desk.
Captain Henry Cooper's punctual
upper coast steamer CoahOma, of the
Lee U. S. Mail Line, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for
Osceola and all way landings, attend
ing promptly to all G. o. d. and other
business that offers. j. w. Smithers
presides at the desk, and is assisted by
John Haley aud viii Lash.
The Josie Harry is the United
States mail steamer leaving o-morrow
evening for all way landings on White
river through to Newport, where she
makes direct connection with light
draft packets for upper White and
Black rivers. She will also give at
tentioH to all Mississippi river bust
ness as far south as Terrene,
The Marlin Speed came in at day
light and brought out of Arkansaw
river COS bales Of cotton, 230 bales Of
which she reshipped at Terrene for
New Orleans. She is the mail packet
leaving To morrow evening for Pine
Bluff and all way landings, making d.
rect connection with the Irregular pack
cts for Little Rock and points above.
The fast and elegant mail steamer
James Lee, in command of Captain
Stacker Lee, is on berth to leave al
SPIN to day for Helena, Friars Point
and oil way landings, giving strict at
%tention to all business entrusted to
her. and making close connection al
Glendale with trains on the Mobile &
Northwestern railroad. Captain Lloyd
W. Whitlow presides at the desk, and
is assisted by Plat Rhodes and Ar.
thur Browne.
The great iron steamer Chas. P
Chouteau came in at daylight with the
best trip Of the season. She had the
same all ashore at noon, and was pre-
pairing to leave with a return trip for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
Bends. She gets very little here, but
has good engagements below, and will
probably go into New Orleans with
another full cargo. Captain W. H.
Thorwegan commands. and Captain
George Miltenberger is in charge Of
the Office