Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-03

Josie Harry, G, w. Cheek, Dyersburg,
Mark Twain.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Mark Twain, from Dyersburg-
278 bales cotton, IS SKIS cotton seed, 80
SKIS peanuts and IL SKIS apples.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
Heavy fog and a big frost last night.
The mud is fast drying up at the
levee.
The Ohio is again rising at Pitts
burg.
A fair business is being done at the
landing to-day.
The Josie Harry is the only local
packet leaving to-day.
The Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers are rising again.
Several lows Of coal left Louisville
yesterday for the south.
The City of Alton was expected this
forenoon, on her way to Cairo.
NJ, w. Borden left for New Orleans
to. day as mate of the Henry Frank.
The Charles Morgan is due up to-
morrow evening, bound for the Ohio.
The R. R. Springer, for Cincinnati,
and the W. P. Halliday, for Cairo, left
New Orleans last evening.
The Gold Dust leaves Cairo this
evening for Vicksburg, and passes
here on Saturday evening next.
The Coahoma was towed to the up
per landing yesterday, where she will
choke a stump till something offers.
The Paris G. Brown, for New Or
leans, passed Evansville last evening,
and will be due here on Saturday,
The MolIie Moore, en- route to the
Ohio, passed Vicksburg yesterday,
and will be due here on Saturday
next.
The Future City and barges, from
Cairo, and the Golden City, from Gin
cinuati, arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
The Marlin Speed left Little Rock
yesterday morning for this port, and
follows the Katie Hooper for Arkan-
sss river.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to.
morrow and leave Saturday for Pine
Bluff and all intermediate landings on
Arkansas river.
AL the local packets running above
Cincinnati have been thrown out O.
time on account of new-made ict
floating thick and heavy.
The Kountz line steamer Genera.
Charles w. Thompkins, was hbeled a
V~icksburg on Monday last by toe
United States marshal.
The Jas. D. Parker, from this port
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday an;
received a hearty welcome, alter al
absence Of near two months.
The Mark Twain came in last nigh.
with a good trip Of cotton, and leaves
at noon tomorrow with a tril
for Obion and Forked Deer rivers.
The Vint Shinkle is due from Gin.
cinnati, and is announced to leave tc,
morrow evening with a return trip
Captain R. w. Lightburne is agent
for the line.
Miss Glennie Smith, of Glendale
Miss. arrived yesterday ON the steamer
James Lee, and will remain until at
ter Mardi Gras, a guest at the house
of Billy Smithcrs, chief clerk of the
0sceola Belle.
Captain &. j. Berry, with his pro
peller Dyersburg, leaves at f5e pm
to. day tor Hale's Point, Dyersburg
and all intermediate landings on Obi
on and Forked Deer river. Captain
George Miller presides at the desk.
Captain John N. Hardin, superin
teudent of the Memphis and Arkansa
river packet company, arrived HON,
last night and reports the MaumellI
!, in good condition, with all the lreigh
out, but still on the bar waiting "a ris,
of the river.
A hatboat belonging to Noble Cal
houn was yesterday attached by w
Il. Thompson, who claims 800 salvage
) the latter claiming that he caught tn
/; boat adrift at the mouth Of Vol
river. Mr.. Calhoun gave bond an
, the boat was released.
!. The big James Howard is the An
Choir line packet due down this even
J ing, bound for New Orleans. She j
E the largest and finest steamer on west
: ern waters Captain Ad Storm, agent G
: the line, will give all information rel
+ ative to freight or passage.
The towboat Joseph w. Gould col
lided and sunk the propeller Stell
McCloskey near Pittsburg at moo
/. yesterday, drowning the fireman,
. young man named Salts. The engi
neer and the balance Of the crew wer
rescued. No damage resulted to th
0 Gould.
The new harbor tug building =
P%ittsburg, to be used at this port,
named Billy Ezell, in honor Of one {
the most clever and Accommodate
d men on the Mississippi river, and st'
! toned at Terrene, Mississippi, repre-
s%enting the great coal firm Of Messr.
Brown & Jones.
p The sternwheei steamer Silverthor
was yesterday sold by Captain Jane
. Lee, it,, to WI. Turner, Of Hickman
. Ky, for $4,000, part cash and the be.
ance in three or four mouths. Sf
; left tor Cairo last night, to run b,
II tween that port and TiptOnyille.
The Sam Brown, assistedby Il
Transit, was dropping her tow in ii
canal at noon yesterday, aud the Gu.
rent, that is caused by the break
. the dam at the foot Of Sixth stree
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