Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-22
The Grand Tower is due Up to.dsy
bound for Cairo and 81. Louis.

|. The Grand Tower ls due Up t6sday
bound for Cairo and st. Louis.
The W. L. Brckham, recently sunk
at Helena, will probably prove a total
loss.
The Sam Roberts and barges, from
Evansville, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
Plenty of life and animation at the
landing, and the marines are happy
once more.
The Hard Cash came in this fore
noon and leaves again to morrow even
ing for White river.
Captain james II. Pepper and wife
are coming up on the John A Scudder
and will visit Hot Springs.
Captain G.. Wash. Floyd it is re-
ported is to succeed Captain Marx
Check as master Of the Dean Adams.
The Chas. Morgan, for New Or
leans, and the Virgie Lee, for this
port, passed Evansville last evening.
The James w. Gatf, from this port,
passed Louisville yesterday and leaves
Cincinnati tomorrow evening with a
return trip.
The City of Greenville with a big
trip Of both freight and people passed
down this forenoon bouni for New
Orleans.
Captain Thorwegan's great iron
steamer Charles 2. Chouteau is an
nounced to leave at 5 pm. tomorrow
for New Orleans.
Captain Harry Brolaski's elegant
Anchor line steamer John b. Maude,
passes up this evening, bound Tor
Cairo and St Louis.
The Jos. Kinney, in command of
Captain Cartwright, is the Anchor
line packet passing down at 5 pm. on
her way to Vicksburg.
The John Dippold, which passed
down Sunday, added here barge IL,
loaded with 44O7 SKIS oil cake, 250 bbls
oil and 25O bbls ashes.
The Paris Q. Brown, on her seventh
day out, passed up yesterday with 800
tons of freight. She put off here a
big lot Of sugar and molasses.
The j. B. M. Kehlar, about two
months tut from st. Louis, passed
down yesterday with 1900 tons of
freight. She entered protest here.
The river at noon to-day was FIVE
feet eight inches below extreme high
water mark, but the present prospects
favor a decline by tomorrow or next
day.
The Annie p. Silver is announced
to leave st. Louis this evening for
New Orleans, to be followed by the
James Howard Thursday and the cen
tennial Saturday.
Captain Gould's elegant sidewheel
steamer W. P. Halliday passes down
at 10 an. to morrow bound for the
Crescent City. Captain AID Storm. at
the Anchor line w%harlboat, is her
agent.
The Marlin Speed is the regular
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Pine Bluff and all intermediate land
ings, making direct connection with
the steamer Maulnelle for Little Rock
and points above.
The Ste. Genevieve arrived last
evening from st. Louis with a big trip
Of freight, comprising 1853 pkgs. She
discharged the same, took on 80 bales
of cotton and a lot of way freight and
returned during the night.
The Hard Cash will be found in
port this afternoon, and is the regular
racket leaving to- morrow evening for
Devalls Bluff, Augusta, and all way
landings on White and Little Red
rivers, through to Jacksonport.
The steamer j. NJ. Kerr, running
between Natchez and New Orleans
sunk Saturday night with 226 bales
cetton and a number of passengers.
The crew and passengers were all
saved. The cotton was insured but
the boat was not.
The Louisville board oftrade passed
a resolution yesterday unanimously
recommending the Hon. Eugene Uu-
derwood for a position on the Missis.
sippi river commission, made vacant
by the elevation Of General Harrison,
of Indiana to the United States sen
ate.
Reports from above state that the
upper Ohio and upper Mississippi riv-
ers are falling. The Cumberland and
Tennessee, though still rising, will
hardly cause trouble below this port.
1t is probable that the river here will
cease rising by tomorrow, when a
slow decline will set in. Let US hope
so at least.
The beautiful City of Providence,
after a forced absence of about three
months, came sailing into port yestor
day afternoon, with a big trip Of both
freight and people. She put off but
little freight here, and added about Is
tons of freight and 10 people, showing
out before midnight for Vicksburg
and the bends. She will be back again |
Sunday evening or early Monday
morning, with a.big trip of people to
witness our Mardi Gras festivities.
The steamer Idlewild has concluded
to lay over until Thursday her regular
day when she will leave on her initial
trip in the Memphis and Arkansas
City trade, and hereafter leave regu-
larly every Monday and Thursday at
5 pm. She is a fast and elegant
steamer, her reputation for speed is
well known to planters and shippers
along the line who can rely on her
making the schedule time Of the late
Ouachita Belle.
Captain Pat Kallaher was yesterday
re elected wharfmaster for the ensuing
two years. He has served faithfully
during the past term, and has proved
tba hast mho rFuoctar wa hove ovor