Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-12
N oELLANEo
Dark and gloomy this morning.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Dark and gloomy this morning.
The week opens with a good bust
ness.
Southern freights are reported plen-
tiful at Cairo.
The Andy Baum is the Wednesday
packet for Cincinnati.
The river at this point continues to
decline at a rapid rate.
1t was showing at Pittsburg and
along the Upper Ohio yesterday.
The Dyersburg departed yesterday at
noon for 0bion and Forked Deer
rivers.
The Chas. P. Chouteau will be here
to leave on Thursday next for New
Orleans.
The Josie Harry for White river,
and the Marlin Speed for Arkansaw
river had fair trips out.
Pilots are warned against the ceal
boat recently sunk by the Alice Brown
in the channel at M~auckport.
The Andy Baum arrived this fore
noon with a good trip, and returns to
the Ohio Wednesday evening.
The Gold Dust passed up last even
ing for st. Lsuis. She put off a lot of
cotton seed, but added nothing.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
W. p. Halliday will pass down to-
morrow evening for New Orleans.
The City Of G~reenville is the
Anchor Line packet leaving to-mor.
row evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
The James W. Gaf, for Memphis.
and the Mary Houston, for New Or
leens,lef Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Annie P. Silver, with a big
trip, passed down yesterday morning
Tor New Orleans. She added 10 tons
here.
The Grand Tower from st. Louis
passed down yesterday forenoon after
adding25 tons for Vicksburg and way
landings.
The work of removing the bluff west
of the railroad between Monroe and
Union streets was commenced this
morning.
The Dick Fulton arrived Saturday
with l6 boats and 4 barges of coal.
containing 100000 bushels, all for this
market.
The City of Alton left New Orleans
Saturday evening, and will be here to
leave Wednesday at 5 pm. for Cairo
and St. Louis.
The Charles Morgan left New Or
leans Saturday evening and will pass
here early Wednesday morning on her
way to Cincinnati.
VIM. Byers, of the steamer James
w. Gaf, has been appointed travelling
passenger agent Of the Memphis and
Ohio river packet line.
Captain Turner, of Hickman. has
purchased the interest of Joseph
Muse in the Silverthorn, and is now
sole owner ofthe boat.
The Paris Q. Brown, on her way to
New Orleans, and the Golden City.
en- route to Cincinnati. should pass
here to. morrow morning.
The r. j. Wheeler passed Cairo
with eight pile drivers in tow for the
River Improvement service at Plum
Point and Lake Providence.
AT Louisville there are 5000 bar
rels of cement awaiting shipment at
st. Louis, but the high rates OF storage
at that point check shipments.
The Cincinnati Board of Trade
favor the establishing of a permanent
marine hospital at that point also,
the extension Of the Government Sig
nal Service.
rhe James D. Parker departed for
Cincinnati With 227 bales cotton, 20
bales rags, 45O bbls oil, 1900 SKIS cot
ton seed meal, 1000 feet lumber and a
fair list of people.
Major John D. Adams was in the
city yesterday, having returned from
the convention Of cotton men which
was held in Atlanta last week. He
lett last night by rail for Little Rock.
Part of the freight of the Golden
City, due upon her way to the Ohio, is
300 hhds and 300 bbls sugar, 1000 bbls
molasses, 200 bbls rice, Is tons scrap
iron, 81 cedar logs aud 70 sacks of cof-
tee.
The City of Helena, in command Of
Captain Elem Calvert, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving promptly at 8
pm. for Cairo, st. Louis and all way
landings. George Walton is her pc.
lite clerk.
The City of Vicksburg, in command
Of Captain r X. Riley, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 10 am to-
morrow for Vicksburg and all way
landings. William Blenker is in
charge of the Office.
The new Anchor Line steamer City
Of New Orleans will he at the landing
this afternoon. and should be seer by
all who can make it convenient to do
so. She is one of the finest boats on
on the Western rivers.
Representative Butterworth, of Gin
cinnati, will introduce a bill in Con.
Eress recommending the reduction Of
steamboatmen's license fees to 50ceuts,
as recommended by the Supervisors
Inspector General, aud it is to be
hoped the bill will pass.
The Rene Macready arrived yester.
day, having brought out of st. Fran.
els river 673 bales cotton, 478 of which
she reshipped for New Orleans. She
is receiving to leave at 5 pm. to-mor.
row with a return trip for Mariana
the Cut OFF and all way landings on
L'Anguille and st. Francis riverl
through TO Wittsburg.
Captain Henry CooDer's reliable