Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-03

The Cumberland and tennessee
rivers are falling.
The UP. Schenck will be due down
Monday on her way to New Orleans.
The w. P. Halliday will be due TO-
morrow evening Oh her wsy to st.
Louis.
The John A. Scudder, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
The City of Helena left St. Louis
last evening for this port and will DO
here Monday morning.
The Henry Frank, for Memphis,
and the Guiding Star, for Cincinnati,
left New Orleans last evening.
The Josie Harry now carries the
electric light, which is a great i'm
provement over the pine torch.
The Dean Adams will arrive to.
morrow, aud is the mail packet leav-
ing on Monday for Arkansaw City.
The Andy Baum, from Memphis,
and the Mary Houston, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati yester-
day.
The Belle Memphis departed last
evening for st. Louis, after adding
1910 bales Of cotton for reshipment at
Cairo.
All kinds of books used by steam
boats kept in stock or made to order
at short notice in PUBLIC LEDGER
bindery. +
The Rene Macready will be in Nor.
day morning and leaves with a return
trip on Tuesday at SPIN. for ST.. Fran
els river.
The City of reenville, from Vicks
burg, and the Belle Memphis, from
New Orleans, arrived at st. Louis
yesterday.
The White Eagle left St. Louis
Thursday evening for st. Paul, and
will probably be the last boat for the
eason to go above Keokuk.
The Dyersburg arrived this morn
ing with a good trip Of cotton and
seed, and is receiving to leave at 5
pm. for all points on 0bion and
Forked Deer rivers.
The Dick Fulton is reported to
have run through herself at Metrop.
oils, but it is believed she succeeded
in landing her tow of coal, which was
destined to this port. New cylinder
heads were sent to her at once
The Chas. Morgan, from Cincinnati,
passed down yesterday for New Or
leans with 1900 tons Of freight and
full of people. She did nothing of
interest here but added below Cairo
LAB bales cotton and 500 SKIS corn.
The large and elegant Anchor Line
steamer City of Alton will pass down
this evening on her way to V~icksburg,
New Orleans and the bends. Captain
Dan Able, an old steamboatman, is
Now in command and will receive a
hearty welcome from his many friends
hereabouts.
Nearly a dozen shots or more were
fred between Z and s o'clock last
night on the levee neal the steamer
Marlin Speed, but the Waterman OF
the boat who saw the men do the
shooting could give no further infor
nation as to the parties or the cause
OF the shooting. Strangel
\ Mr.. W. II. Butts, it is said, has
chartered the new steamer Fulton to
tow a couple Of harges loaded with
lumber to st. Louisiana Captain
Oates, not wishing to disappoint bis
friends up Hatchie river, has made
arrangements to send ont the Mike
Davis in place Of the Fulton.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
tomorrow at 10 am. are the Gold
Dust, for V~icksburg, in command o.
Captain j. b. McCord, and the Grand
Tower, for St. Louis, in command Of
Captain George Carroll. Both are
elegantly appointed steamers, and will
leaye promptly at the hour announced
Mr.. James Zanone, well know
among steamboatmen and formerl.
connected with the late W. r. Ben
nett in the boat store business, ha
opened up for himself, and is ready t.
furnish boats with everything in hi
line, guaranteeing satisfaction. Hi
places of business is at No. 8 Howard
Row.
Jer John B. Maude, from St. Louis
$50 bbls -four, 4l8 bags corn, 298 bag
oats, 119 bales hay, 400 rolls bsgging
10 tierces and 200 pals lard, 546 boxes
crackers, 1876 boxes soap, 10 tubs but
ter, IL coops poultry, IL head hogs,
6 head cattle, 81 bales cotton, II bag
seed cotton, 65 SKIS cotton seed, 4Sl
pkgs sundries.
The splendid light draft steamer
Marlin Speed, in command of Captain
John j. Darragh, is the mail packe.
leaving this evening for Pine Bluff
and all intermediate landings paying
strict attention to all business ontrust
ed to her and making direct connec
tion with the regular packets for Lit
tie Rock and points above. Captain
Charles Musselman presides at thu
desk and is assisted by George Gun
bingham.
The fast and elegantly appointed
steamer Josie Harry is the regnla.
mail packet leaving at 5 pm. to da.
for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Newport
and all intermediate landings, attend
ing promptly to all business that offer
aud making direct connection will
light draft packets for upper Whit
aud Black rivers. Captain Milt R
Harry commands and is assisted il
the Office by John G. Wyckof an,
Hugh Smith.
Captain Harry Brolaski's popular
Anchor Line steamer Jno. b. Maude
arrived at an early hour this mOrnin.
with a very good trip of freight, CON
prisiDg 1853 packages. She is receiv
ing to leave at 5 pm. with a return
trip for Cairo, st. Louis and way land
ings. Her accommodations are frs
} class and her officers are social an,
attentive to the wants OF their patrons
Lem Carter presides at the desk an,
is assisted by Al. Simpson.
Captain w. W. Mamgault, who ha
, Just resigned his position as com
mander Of the transfer steamer Gen
eral Pierson, is open for IN engage
ment. He is well qualified to tax
: charge of a tug or any other boat, be