Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-13

Inc JUsepn III. Dlgley and Darges,
from st. Louis, passed down yesterday
bound for New Orleans.
The Grand Tower passed up at day
light on her way to St. Louis in good
shape.
The Annie P. Silver, loaded fat,
passed down at s am, putting off 100
bbls flour and adding 132 SKIS Of peas.
The Future City will probably get
away this evening.
The John A Scudder with a fine
trip Of freight, left st. Louis last eve
ming for New Orleans.
The Will Kyle, for Cincinnati and
the Ed. Richardson for st. Louis, left
New Orleans last evening.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
lest evening and passes here Friday at
10 am, en- route TO Vieksburg.
The Idlewild will be found in port
tomorrow morning, aud is the mail
packet tomorrow evening for Arkan-
saw City.
The City Of Helena left Vicksburg
at noon yesterday and passes here Fri
day at 10 am, on her way to Cairo
and st. Louis.
The James W. Calf, from the
Louisville dam" arrived at Cincin-
natl yesterday, and will again take her
place in the line.
The Paris G. Brown, loaded to the
guards passed down at Z am. She
put off 255 bags OF corn and 100 bbls
OF apples.
The City of Alton went up to the
compress at noon to take on 200 bales
Of compressed cotton. She will leave
from there at 3 pm. for Cairo and st.
Louis.
TIE Guiding Star, on her fifth day
out from New Orleans, passed up at
10 am. on her way to Cincinnati with
800 tons Of freight and IS cabin pas
sengers.
The Henry Frank was up at the
compress this forenoon taking on a lot
Of cotton, but will be found at the
landing this afternoon and lea e from
tie foot of Monroe street at 5 pm.
The Ben Franklin is due to- morrow
morning and is announced to leave in
the evening with a return trip for the
Ohio. Captain R. W. Lighrburns is
her agent.
A teleGrfm from Devalls Bluff to
Captain X. w. Lightburne from Cap.
tain M. r. Harry, received this fore
noon, says the Josie Harry will ar
rive here tomorrow evening.
The Virgie Lee, from this port, ar
rived at Cincinnati yesterday, and the
Mary Houston left there last evening
for New Orleans.
The mate of the Golden Crown.
while his boat was lying at Cairo,
struck a ward of the nation" paying
s35 for the privilege.
w. w. King, who was leading
counsel in the famous case of Cannon
ct al VS.. the City of New Orleans, died
at New Orleans on Sunday list.
Captain Harry Brolaski's fine An.
Choir line packet John B. Maude vii
be found in port tomorrow morning
and leaves again in the evening with (
return trip for Cairo and St. Louis
Billy Bleuker is her polite clerk.
The Vint Shinkle departed las
evening for Cincinnati with 5l5 BALE
cotton, 20 bales rags, 225 bills oil, 81
bbls soap stock, 100 bbls tallow, 5.
bales sheep hides, 81 bdls calf hides
800 green hides and a fair list of PEG
pc.
The race horse" steamer City c
Alton, with about 300 tons of freigh.
and only three days and twelve hour
out from New Orleans, arrived at
am. She put off a lot of sugar ant
m~olasses here, and after cleaning GU
boilers will proceed to st, Louis.
The Hard Cash is the regular pack
ct leaving to-day for all points OF
White river through to J~acksonport
making direct connection with regulat
packets for upper White and Blacl
rivers. Captain Il. Q. Postal com
mands, and Charlie Postal assisted b,
Joe Postal is in charge ofthe office.
The fast and punctual sidewhee
packet Osceola Belle, in command o
Captain Henry Cooper, is the regula
mail packet leaving at 5 pm. to-da,
for Osceola and all intermediate land
iDgs on the upper coast, attending
promptly to all business entrusted t.
her. Billy Smither presides at til.
desk, and is assisted by John bale
and Hugh Tomlinson.
The Golden City, with about so
tons of freight and a fair list Of PEG
pie, passed up last night, putting Of
here a big lot of sugar and molasses
She was detained about forty miles be
/. low here, being caught in a tornado
the same which swept by HernandC
Miss, blowing down houses and caus
ing the loss of several lives. TIL
! Golden City being a staunch boat go
through in safety.
The feet and elegant sidewheel pas
senger steamer James Lee, is the mai
E packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day 70
. Helena, Friars Point and all inferno
|. date landings, giving strict attention
. to all G. 0. ID. and plantation bushes,
. Her accommodations are first elias.
(. and she enjoysa well earned reputa
4 ton for speed, comfort and safety
Z Captain Stacker Lee commands an
5 the Office is in charge of Lloyd "
t Whitlaw, Plat Rhodes and Arthu
n Brown.
Jay Gould, who owns largely i
7 Mississippi river bargcs: is set down q
d worth $50, 00O, 600. Russell Sage, VIII
owns literally with Gould in the sam
enterprise, is worth S35, OO0, 900. {