Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-07

" Osceola Belle. 0sceola.
" Chas. Morgan, Cincinnati.
Common wealth, Vicksburg.
" Port Eads, New Orleans.
Dick Fulton, Ohio river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Ohas. Morgan, New Orleans.
" Rene Macready, st. Francis RI
Katie Hooper, Arkansas river.
" Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
" Commonwealth, Cairo.
" Parole, Arkansas river.
" Port Eads, Cairo.
A." Dick Fulton, Natchez.
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g. w. Cheek, james Lee, Oscoola Belle,
Ida Stockton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool.
Blustery.
Wind southeast.
Business fair to-day.
The Osceola Belle is receiving a
pair Of new chimneys.
The Marlin Speed is the next boat
AOUNluS lOi AIhdllSdS TlNGI.
The r. r. Springer is due up this
afternoon, bound for the Ohio.
The Ida Stockton was preparing to
leave at moo to-day for Hatchie river.
The Hopefeld sand bar can again
be seen above the surface of the river.
No damage to water craft by the
storm of yesterday as far as heard
from.
At Louisville the ice is solid be.
tween the towhead and Kentucky
shore.
The Will Kyle, Captain Lew Gates,
is due down this evening, bound for
New Orleans.
Captain James Remission and wife
are passengers on the Cons Millar, due
here to-night.
The Golden City for Cincinnati and
the Belle Shreveport, for Cairo, left
New Orleans Saturday.
On account Of the heavy ice in the
Ohio river, the underwriters at Louis
vile will not take insurance on car
goes.
The Commonwealth, from Vicks-
burg, passed up at daylight. putting
of here a lot of cotton and other
freight.
The declining river left the ferry
dock almost high and dry at the land
ing this morning. The John 0verton
pulled it into position.
The Vint Shinkle got away at a late
hour on Saturday night with 100 bales
cotton, HOO barrels oil, 70 bags paper
stock and a good list of people.
Hunter Ben. Jenkins, the steamboat
agent at st. Louis, has made a bet of
500 with Colonel Wolff that the river
would not be open before March LIST.
Captain Jim Conklin has taken
charge of the Bette Gilbert at Vicks-
burg, and Sam Parker, late clerk of
the Chas. Morgan, has returned home
to Natchez.
The Dick Fulton came in Saturday
night with a tow of coal, comprising
Is pieces, II of which she dropped
here for 9. b. Bryan e. Co., and took
the balance to Natchez.
Captain Postal telegraphed his
agent, Captain j.. 7. Washington, that
the Hard Cash will arrive tomorrow
morning, and leave for White river on
Wednesday, her regular day.
Another small ACRE of dirt this
morning covered the "leveo railroad"
1t took a locomotive, several fiat cars,
a dozen men and the usual number of
picks and shOvels to remove the same.
The Cons Millar is due tonight, and
is announced to leave tomorrow even
log for all points on the Ohio through
to Cincinnati. r. w. L~ightburne,
No. 7 Monroe street, will give all de-
sired information.
Lord Harleston, mail agent of the
Katie Hooper, left here on Saturday
last on a visit to his home in Wash
ington, d. C., where he goes 10 spend
his Christmas vacation, his bult hav-
ing been frozen in below Pine Bluff at
that time.
Platt Rhodes, second clerk Of the
! James Lee, who has been under the
weather for some time past, left on
Saturday last for Hot Springs in order
to recuperate. His many friends
down the river wish him a complete
recovery and early return.
The Reno Macready will be in this
evening and leave again tomorrow
evening for Mariana, the Cut OFF and
all intermediate landings on Lam
guile and st. Francis rivers, through
to Wittsburg, connecting with light
draught boats for the Sunk Lands.
Now is the time to wash off the le-
wee. The fast declining river is leav-
ing a heavy deposit of mud upon the
landing, which could be easily washed
into the river With a few sections of
hose, connected with the hydrants
that were placed on the leYee for that
purpose. What say the wharfma Or
The elegant passenger steamer Jas.
Lee, Captain Stacker Lee in com
mand, is the regular mail packet leav-
! ing at five pm. to-day for Helena,
Friar's Point and all intermediate
landings. carrying the mail, paying
pyompt attention to all &. o. d. and
plantation busigess, and connecting at
Glendale with the Mobile anil North
western Train, Captain Lloyd W.
Wbitlow presides at the desk and is
assisted By Platt Rhodes and Arthur
Brown.
Captain Thorwegen's great iron
steamer and champion cotton carrier
Chss =. Chonteau will arrive in time
I IN leave IN Wadnagdov pevt for the :