Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-07
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Per Idlewild, from Arkansaw City
"a bales cotton, Is bags seed cottor
and 30 eks cotton seed.
Per Jennie Walker, from President
Island, 30 bales cotton and 1853 sacki
cotton seed.
Per John B. Maude from st Louis
1900 bbls -four, 500 bbls meal, 1870 ski
oats, l3l SKIS corn, 1925 pals, 81 tel
and Is halt bbls lard, l26 bales hay. Il
bxs meat, 5 casks bacon, l6 bales cot
ton and 1923 pkgs sundries.
Per ANDY Baum, from Cincinnati
32l bbls -four, 200 bbls cement. l0(
bbls salt, 55 bbls potatoes, 70 bols oil
53 bbls glassware, 43 bbls whisky, BE
bales hay, 82O kegs nails. 282 SKIS corn.
81 SKIS oats, 1900 pkgs sundries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River falling slowly.
Heavy showers this forenoon.
Business only moderate at the land
ing.
The Idlewild, for Arkansaw City, at
5 pm.
The levee was thoroughly washed
to day.
The local packets leaving last even
ing had fair trips.
The Vint Shinkle left Cincinnati
last evening for this port.
The Ben Franklin, en- route to GIN.
cinnati, passed Evansville last even
ing.
The Annie P. Silver, from New Or
leans, arrived at st. Louis last even
ing.
The james d. Parker, bound for
this port, passed Evansville yesterday
at 2 pm.
the Dick Fulton and barges, from
the south, passed up yesterday for the
Ohio river.
The Paris c. Brown is announced
to leave Cincinnati this evening Cor
New Orleans.
The Grand Lake, with a big tow Of
coal, passed down this morning for
New Orleans.
The John A. Seudder is the Anchor
line packet due up to day, bound for
Cairo and St. Louis.
The Rene Macready is due to-mor-
row and is the Saturday mail packet
for st. Francis river.
The Jennie Walker came in last
night from Marion with another barge
load Of cotton and seed.
The Smoky City, with a tow Of
empty coal barges, passed up last
night bound for the Ohio river.
The Golden City, for Cincinntai, and
the Belle Shreveport. for st. Louis, are
announced to leave New Orleans this
evening.
The Harry Brown, with a tow Of
empties from Terrene and Arkansaw
City, passed up last night for the Ohio
river.
Frank Stein. late chief clerk and
part owner of the Robert Mitchell is
prospecting for a boat for the Cincin-
natl and New Orleans trade.
Mrs. Charles Postal and Mrs. Joseph
Postal, wives of the clerks OF the
Hard Cash, left yesterday to make the
round trip on that boat.
Wash Henthorn, a well known New
Orleans mate. died at Morristown on
Sunday night last. He was a gooC
man, and held in high esteem by hi,
employers.
The Colorado, with a good trip o.
freight, left st. Louis last evening fol
this port, and is the regular SATURDAY
packet leaving here for the same port
The mammoth steamer Ed Richard
son was the center of attraction yes.
terday. She was visited by hundred
OF our people, few OF whom had evel
seen her before.
The Mark Twain arrived last nigh
with another good trip Of cotton anC
leaves again this evening for Dyers
burg and way landings on 0bion and
Forked Deer rivers.
The City of Helena, from St. Louis
is due down to night, and is the An.
Choir line packet leaving here at II
am to morrow for Vicksburg and in.
termediate landings.
Jere Cronin, a boss drayman at Gin.
c%innati, was elected wharf master a
Cincinnati, he having run on the dem.
ocratic ticket. He is we'll known anC
popular with the marines, and will
make a good officer.
The new Anchor line packet Belle
Memphis, from Yicksburg, will be due
up tonight. and leaves here at 10 am.
to morrow for Cairo and St. Louis
Captain j. Fl. Mckee commands, and
Henry Corbyn is her chief clerk.
Captain o. P. Shinkle's elegant
passenger steamer Golden Rule. is
due up this evening, bound for Cairo
Louisville, Cincinnati and all princi-
pal way landings on the Ohio river
Albert Shinkle presides at the desk.
Messrs. Ralston and Garrett to. day
inspected the D~yersburg packet Marx
Twain. Yesterday they inspected the
CONS Millar andpartially went through
the Hatchie river packet Ida Stock.
ton, expecting to complete the same
to-day.
The Officers protectivev association
at P%ittsburg now numbers $50 mem.
bers, and is in a Aourishing condition
both as regards numbers and inhu-
ence, and bids, fair to become n Of
the best associations Of the kind in
the country.
The big Henry Frank and champion
cotton carrier, will arrive Sunday and
leaves with a return trip Tuesday at 3
pm, for New Orleans and all princi-