Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-17

cotton, 500 SKIS cotton seed, II head
cattle.
Per James Lee, from FIiars Point,
254lbales cotton, IS bags seed cotton,
766 SKIS cotton seed, l25 SKIS corn.
Per Commonwealth, from Vicks-
burg, ia bales cotton.
Per Hard Cash, 289bales cotton, 991
SKIS cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cold aud gloomy.
Wind from the north.
River clear of ice and rising.
Business only moderate to day.
Ohio river gorge ice expected to
pass here this afternoon.
The Chas. P. Ohouteau lays over, at
New Orleans, until Friday next.
The John Dippold and barges, from
Cairo, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The towboat Jay Gould is reported
lying up at MhoOn's, some distance
below here.
All tolls on the Big Kanawha river
have been abolished, and that stream
is now free to navigation.
The James Howard for St. Louis,
and the Golden Rule for Cincinnati,
lett New Orleans Saturday.
The John A. Scudder was hourly
expected this forenoon, having been
passed above here yesterday.
The Annie P. Silver left here this
morning for Cairo, but will probably
be compelled to lay up above here on
account of ice.
A rattle for the steamer Argo takes
place at Helena February 18th. Six
hundred tickets are to be issued at
five dollars each.
The towboats Harry Brown, Boaz,
b. NJ. Norton are laid up between this
port and Hailes Point, awaiting che
running out of heavy ice.
Ice foated by here all day yesterday,
but this morning the river was clear,
indicating a gorge at one of the many
narrow channels above here.
The Dean Adams, from Vicksburg,
turned back at Arkansas City, reship-
ping her people and freight on the
Annie P. Silver, which arrived here
yesterday.
The Canary No. 2 was sold by the
United States marshal, at Vicksburg,
Saturday last, the purchaser being
Captain r. II. Bowman, and the price
brought was $ll25.
Captain R. W. Wise, of the steamer
James W. Gaf, and A.. Y. p. H
Stevens, passenger agent of the Mem
phis and Ohio river packet company,
arrived last night, from Hot Spings.
The Commonwealth, from Vicks-
burg, arrived this morning, and lays
here to await orders before. proceed
ing to Cairo. She adds here 1900
bales of compressed cotton for reship-
ment east.
A barge belonging to w. c, Hard
wick grounded near Fletcher's land
ing, 100 miles above here, and was cut
down by the ice on Saturday last. The
contents of the barge was 1900 bushels
ofbulk corn.
The towboat Oakland, on her way
south with eight barges containing
over 100000 bushels of grain; burnt
her boilers, and came to the city for
repairs, leaving her tow about forty
miles above here.
Barge 43, loaded with $500 bales of
compressed cotton, 300 bbls of oil and
$500 SKIS of oil cake, sunk at the land
ing, foot Of Jefferson street, Saturday
night. Full particulars of which will
be found in our local columns.
The little steamer MirMie, belong
ing to Messrs. Carpenter & Co., of the
Lee oilworks at Natchez, has been
sold to parties at Baton Rouge, aud
will be placed in Bayou Lafourche
trade. The Chas Rebstock has taken
the place of the Minnie.
The james Lee, Captain Stacker
Lee in command is the regular mail
packet leaving at 5 pm. to day for
Helena, Friars Point, and all inter
mediate landings, connecting at Glen
dale with the Mobile and Northwest
ern railroad. Captain Lloyd w. Whit
low presides at the desk, and is
assisted by Platt Rhodes and Arthur
Brown.
Ed. Banning, second clerk of the
Rene Macready, left Saturday on the
Josie Harry for the mouth of st.
Francis river, where the Mike Davis
is at work trying to raise the sunken
Batesville. 1t is probable that the
Davis will come here to run in the
place OF the Macready until the river
rises sufficiently to allow the latter
boat to come out.
The Josie Harry departed Satur-
day for Arkansas City and White
river with a big trip OF both freight
and people. She was, on account Of
/ the fog, compelled to lay up at Com
merce, about 30 miles below here.
The Harry will be back in time to
leave on Saturday next, her regular
day, for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers.
The Annie P. Silver, four and a hall
days out from New Orleans, arrived
here yesterday. She was drawing
seven feet and her cargo consisted Of
1900 tons, comprising 700 hhds sugar
200 hbls molasses, 300 tons railroad
, iron, 800 tons of marble, 80 tons of old
I car wheels, 200 bbls Of oil and a lot o.
sundries. She put off 300 packages Of
freight and about 65 people.
The Hard Cash came in SATURDAY
= night, from White river, bringing our
I of that stream 1853 bales Of cotton, Il
Of which she reshipped at Terrene fol
! New Orleans. She leaves on Wed
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