Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01

Wind from the northwest.
A heavy shower last night.
Hard Cash, for White river, at 4
pm. to-day.
River falling at this port and all
points above,
Raining aud showing all along the
Ohio yesterday.
The John a. Scudder is due up
bound for Cairo.
The Marlin Speed is the next pack
ct leaving for Arkansas river.
Ice still floating in the Ohio, but
navigation is not interrupted.
The Golden Grown is the next boat
Of the o line passing down for New
Orleans.
The James d. Parker and Andy
Baum, for Cincinnati, passed Louis
vile last night.
The Vint Shinkle is the Friday
packet for Cincinnati. Captain K. w,
Lightburne is agent.
The josie Harry departed last even
ing for Arkansas City with a fine trip
Of both freight and people.
The James Lee, for Friars Point,
and 0sceola Belle, for Osceola, had
fine trips out last evening.
The Cons Millar, in command of G..
Wash Thompson, leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow evening for this port.
The Charles Morgan, for Cincinnati,
LETT New Orleans last evening, and
will pass here early Friday morning.
The r. r. Springer, from Cincin-
natl, and the Belle Shreveport, from
Cairo, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Mary Houston, Guiding Star,
U. p. Schenck and Thomas Sherlock
all arrived at Cincinnati yesterday
forenoon.
The Henry Frank passed Vicksburg
Sunday night, is due here this evening
and leaves Il tomorrow at 5 pm. for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends.
Captain James Rees and G.. Wash.
Floyd were passengers out las, even
ing on the Josie Harry. They go to
Vicksburg, the former to take charge
Of the Office Of the Dean Adams.
The G. w. Cheek is receiving some
repairs to her wheels, and will be
ready to leave for white river on Sat
urday next, going out in place of the
Josie Harry, and commanded by
Captain James Kinman.
Cornelius Brophy, a well-known
former steamboat cook, died very sud
denly last night at a gambling house
on Monroe street. An inquest was
held, at which it was shown that
whisky was the cause Of his death.
Captain Ed Hornbrook sold the
Annie Kelly at New Orleans for SlS,
600 cash to Merry & Fish, who pro-
pose to use her in shipping cotton and
seed in the shape that it comes from
the field, a new departure.
The indications are good for a gen
eral break up Of the ice at st. Louis
during the present week. There has
been no crossing on the ice since Fri
day. Boat owners have become III
easy and apprehend that much damage
will be done to steamboat property
now lying at the wharf.
Billy Haines, a well known Arkan-
sas river pilot, who has been %sojourn-
ing at Hot Springs for several months
on account of a stroke Of paralysis re
ceived about a year ago, has opened a
billiard hall at the Avenue hotel in
that city, and his place is headquarters
for Memphis boys.
The sidewheel steamer Rene Mac
ready, Captain D. k. Joplin in COM
mand, is the regular mail packet leav-
ing at 5 pm. to day for Marianne, the
Cutoff and all way landings on Ian
guile and St. Francis rivers through
to Wittsburg. A. L. Banning pre-
sides at the desk, and is assisted by
his brother Edward.
At the request of the owners of the
steamer George w. Cheek, Captain
S. S. Garrett, United States inspector
of hulls, yesterday made a special ex-
animation of the hull of said steamer,
and found the same to be in good con-
ditioD, she having no broken or de-
cayed timbers or plank of any kind,
and he considers her entirely sea-
worthy.
The St. Francis river mail packet
Rene Macready arrived Saturday night
after a trip of thirty-two days, during
which time she was ice-bound. about
four miles above Wittsburg. She left
here on the evening of December 28th,
I; entered the St. Francis river early
: next morning, proceeded as far as the
Cut OF, where she was bound to lay
ND on account Of heavy floating ice.
r Next morning she started out and
r worked her way with difficulty to
c within four miles of Wittsbdrg. where
!, she was compelled to tie up, and where
she remained, surrounded by a large
{ field Of ice, until January 10th, when
She went on to Wittsburg, took on a
i full load of cotton and proceeded down
n the river, working thirteen hours cut
c ting through a heavy gorge of ice
P above Madison. She found heavy
2 floating ice all the way to the mouth
. Of the river, and arrived at Helena on
the morning OF January 9th. After
putting off her cotton, most of which
d was consigned to New Orleans, she
& worked her way back through the Ice
to the Cut CD, but was prevented
from going to Mariana on account o.
the heavy solid Ice in LADguille river
The crew, who remained Cd the boat
Idurin- the freeze-up spent their time
H. !-nting and a daily walk to Wits.