Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-05

The Centennial was expected to pass
down at noon to-day, bound for New
Orleans.
The Guiding Star is announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for New
Orleans.
The local packets James Lee and
Osceola Belle departed last evening
with fair trips.
The Dysrsburg completed her re-
pairs and left yesterday for Obion and
Forked Deer rivers.
The Anchor line packet City of
Greenville is due up to-morrow bound
for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Virgie Lee, from this port,
passed Louisville yesterday, and will
arrive at Cincinnati to-day.
Captain H. W. Blake, of the Anchor
line, has almost recovered his health
and will spend a short season at Hot
Springs.
No hopes are entertained for the
recovery of Steward Tom Burns, who
is lying very low at his home in Gov
ington, Ky.
The Josie Harry was receiving lib
orally this forenoon, and the prospects
T favorable for a big trip out this
evening.
The Ste. Geneyieye left st. Louis
last night for this port, and leaves
here with a return trip on Monday
evening next.
The Cons Millar departed last even
ing for Cincinnati with 1000 bales
cotton, $50 bales batting, 20 bales rags
and a good list of people.
The Anchor line packet Colorado
leaves at . pm. to-day for Cairo, St.
Louis and intermediate landings.
Owen G. Gates is her polite clerk.
The Rene Macready will be in to-
morrow and leaves on Tuesday next
for all points on L'Anguille and St.
Francis rivers through to Wittsburg.
The New Mary Houston is due up
tomorrow at noon bound for Cincin-
natl. Several of her passengers got
left at New Orleans and came here by
rail.
The Gold Dust, in command of
Captain j. +. McCord, passes up to-
morrow at ten am. bound for Cairo
and st. Louis. Henry Dietrich is her
polite clerk.
The U. P. Schenck, on her sixth
day out from New Orleans, passed up
last evening with 500 tons of freight
and a fair trip of people. She put off
265 pckgs here.
The fast Id)ewild, Of the Adams
mail line, will arrive tomorrow and
is the regular packet leaving Monday
evening for Arkansas City and all in
termediate landings.
The Thompson Dean is due up To-
morrow night or Monday on her way
to Cincinnati. Whether she will re-
main in the trade or not, will be de-
cided on her arrival at Cincinnati.
Ex- President Hayes, previous to
leaving his seat, which he had occu-
pied at Washington at the head of the
Nation, signed the river and harbor
bill, 81 ,O00,0OO being appropriated for
the improvement of the Mississippi
river.
The James D. Parker will arrive
Monday; and leaves Tuesday with a
return trip for Cincinnati end all
intermediate landings Captain r.
W. L%ightburne, her agent, will fur
nish all desired information.
The Fannie Lewis, from st. Louis.
in command OF Captain Henry Keith,
is announced to pass her at ten ain.
to morrow on her way to V~icksburg.
Captain Ad Storm, at the Anchor line
wharf boat, is her agent.
The imperial Thompson Dean, in
command of Captain Dan Moore, is
advertised to pass here at five pm. to-
morrow, Ell route to Cincinnati. Cap
tain Frank Stein is her polite clerk.
Captain j. L. Washington, 5! Madison
street, is her agent.
The Hard Cash, on her return to
this port, passes Devalls Bluff TO- NOR
row at noon, will arrive Tuesday
morning, and leaves Wednesday with
a return trip for all points on White
river through to Jacksonport.
The vile and daughter of Captain
Ed Rowland and Miss Junie Thomp-
son, daughter OF Clerk Jimmie Thomp-
son, returned last night on the Katie
Hooper, after a very pleasant trip to
Pine Bluffand return. They report
the Arkansaw Mardi Gras a grand
success.
Messrs. N. r. Price and w. M.
Price, merchants of Mount Adams,
Arkansas, came around on the Josie
Harry this trip bringing with them
GAG bales of cotton. They were to. day
purchasing a large spring stock, which
they will take home with them this
evening.
The high winds of the past two OF
three days caused much trouble to
local packets, and freight had to be
carried by several landings on account
of the danger in making these land
ings, some of them having large over
hanging trees and stumps prOtruding
from the banks.
The flagship Katie Hooper, in com.
mand of Captain Ed Rowland, arrived
last night, bringing out of Arkansa:
river 703 bales OF cotton, 366 of which
she reshipped at Terrene for NeV
Orleans. The Hooper leaves agar
this evening with a return trip fol
Pine Bluff and all intermediate land
ings, carrying the mail, paying promp
attention to all business entrusted t
her and making direct connection
with the light draught packet Mau
melle for Little Rock and point
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