Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

344 sacks cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pleasant weather.
River now falling steadily.
The Ben Franklin for Cincinnati, at
D pm. to morrow.
The week opened with a fair bust
ness doing at the landing.
Replanting is keeping the farmers
busy along the river below here.
The Towards, of Jacksonville now
employ 300 men in their ship yard.
The Harry Brown with an immense
tow of coal passed down last night.
The Cherokee will take a lot of rail-
road iron to Alexandria, on Red
river.
Billy johnson is now second clerk
Of the Anchor line packet City of
Helena.
The Guiding Star leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for New Orleans, and pass
es here Saturday.
Captain Owen Franks, an old and
well known river man, died at Mariet
ia on Thursday last.
The City Of Helena. for V~ioksburg,
passed down yesterday forenoon, add
ing here about 10 tons.
The Josie Harry departed Saturday
TOR White river, with a good trip Of
both freight and people.
The Ste. Genevive arrived last
night from St.. Louis, with a light
trip, comprising 1867 pkgs.
The Vint Shinkle left at noon YES
terday for Cincinnati with 1850 bales
Of cotton and a big list of sundries,
The Chas. Morgan passed down this
forenoon for New Orleans with a fair
trip Of both freight and pc ople.
The DeSoto towed the tug Frank
Jones down to the docks this morn
ing, where she is to be overhauled and
repaired.
The City of Alton from st. Louis
passed down Saturday evening with a
big trip. She added here 167 SKIS of
oil meal and lot of sundries.
The Chas. P. Chouteau from New
Orleans passed up yesterday with a
light trip and upon her arrival at st.
Louis will lay up for a season.
Captain Sam Har nbleton, a member
of the firm of H8mbleton Brothers
boat builders, at Mound City, ILL.,,
died in Cincinnati on Thursday last,
Of dropsy ofthe heart.
The steamer W. j. Poitevent sunk
last fall in Hat river two miles
below Bolivar, was raised yesterday.
Captain Frank Hicks her owner and
Dennie O'Neal left to-day to bring
her out.
The Ste. Genevieve, in command OIL
Captain George W. Vi5kers, is the
Anchor line packet leaving at 5 pm.
for Cairo, st. Louis and all mai land
ings. John e. Messengale is her pc.
lite clerk,
Captain Postal of the Hard Cash
telegraphs, Captain Washin, ton hi
agent, that the Hard Cash wi z arrive
tomorrow morning and leaye Wed
nesday evening at her regul ar hou.
for White river.
The Marlin Speed will arrive to
morrow, and is the mail packet leav
ing Wednesday evening for Pin,
Bluff, Little Rock and all in teImedi
ate landings, making direct cOnnec
ton with the regular packets for For
Smith.
The John Gilmore and bIrges pass
ed down yesterday. She dropped her,
one barge Of stone, and added to he
tow Glenn's wharf boat, which sh.
takes to the mouth Of Red river
also the board of health steam launt'l
Sentinel and a hospital beat fC'
Vicksburg.
The City of GreenviTle and the
Commonwealth are TIE Anchor lint
packets leaving here at 10 am. to
morrow, the former for St. Louis anC
the latter for Vicksburg. Both ar,
elegant passenger steamer s, and officer
ed by clever gentlemen.
The Rene Macready is the regula.
packet leaving te>mor row evening fo
Mariana, the Cut Of and all inter
mediate landings, through to Wits
burg, taking freight for, and maxim.
direct connection with the steaIne
Advance for the Stink Lands.
Captain Henry Cooper's splendi
sidewheel steam sr Osceola Belle, o
the Lee mail line, leaves at ) nm. to
day for 0sceola and all intermediat
landings on the upper co asst, payin
strict attention 10 all b usiness on
trusted to her care. BIZ ly Smithel
John Haley and Hugh J'omlinson,
trio OF clever gentlemen, are in charg
Of Office affairs.
The elegant sidewht ,el steame
James Lee, in commant | of Capital
Stacker Lee, is the mail packet leay
ing at 3 p m to-day for Fl elena, Friar
Point and all intermedi ate landings
attending promptly to all. G. o. d. an
plantation business, and connecting q
Glendale with the Mobile and North
western train. The Lee is fast, sal
and always on time. Her officers al
clever and atteDti ge to the wants
their patrons. Lloyd w. Whitlo
presides at the desk. and is assisted /
Platt Rhodes ard w i'll Harrell.
The Ben Frankl In arrived la
evening with. 300 ton Of freight. 81
has dischar ged the s anne and is no
receiving to leave to. morrow at 3 p /
Tor CAIRO, Louisville Cincinnati. al
all P'.lncipal way | andings, oferil
SPECIAL inducements to those wishil
&c 90 north or east, by giving che