Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-03


The local rackets came in with goo
trips Of cotton and seed.
The Gold Dust, from St. Louii
passed up yesterday at 10 am.
The City of Alton, from st. Loui,
with a big trip Of freight, passed dow
at daylight yesterday.
The Hard Cash is the White rive
packet leaving Wednesday.
The Tiger got away Saturday 70
Cottonwood Point and will be back t,
leave again tomorrow evening.
The Piasa departed Saturday fol
Chester after another load of pavini
stone.
The Charles P. Chouteau will b,
here on Wednesday next and load fol
New Orleans.
The backwater from the Mississippi
has improved the lower end of st
Francis river.
The H. ]. Dickey is still holding
her own at the levee, and running IN
a good wharfage bill.
The Cherokee is preparing to enter
the New Orleans and White river
trade during the cotton season.
Capt. James Good with the steamer
K. j. Wheeler has gone to Rose Glare
for rock for river Improvement.
An improvement in business is
noted among the local packets, and
the owners are in a good, jovial mood.
The Mississippi is in good navigable
condition from st. Paul to New
Orleans, but the Ohio fails to come
up.
The Grand Tower, from st. Lous,
passed down on time yesterday for
Vicksburg, after adding about so tons
Of freight.
The j. H. Bigley and John Dippold,
with barges from New Orleans, passed
up yesterday afternoon bound for St.
Louis.
The Paris G. Brown left St. Louis
Saturday evening in command of Capt.
A. NJ. Halliday and will pass here to.
morrow evening on her way to New
Orleans.
Ellison's hydraulic press is a patent
which is claimed to greatly increase
the speed Of a boat and run her on one-
half the depth of water necessary
without it.
The Golden Rule is again announced
to leave Cincinnati for New Orleans
If she leaves Wednesday. as advertised
aud is able to get through the canal,
other boats will follow.
Capt. W. H. Holt and others, of
Helena, have purchased the light
draught steamer, Jno. s. Bransford,
for $4,000, and will run her in the
Helena and C~oncordia trade.
The new and beautiful Anchor
Line steamer City of Vicksburg, in
command of Captain r. X. Riley,
passes down at 10 am. to morrow for
Vicksburg and all way mail landings.
Billy Blenker is her polite clerk,
The City OF Greenville, in com
mand Of Captain Joe Bryan, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving to-mor.
row at 10 am. for Cairo, St Louis
and all principal way landings,
Charlie Quensel is her polite clerk.
All freight for Mariana and points
on St. Francis river, as lar as the Cut
Of, should be shipped on the Rene
Macready tomorrow evening, as she
will make direct connection Wednes.
day morning with the Marcus Collins.
Duffy 4 Co., owners ofthc tug Gold.
smith Maid, have brought sui against
tho Jacksonville Ferry Company for
caused by the sinking Of the
Goldsmith Maid by the Shallcross run
ming foul of her at the Mail Line
wharfboat last June.
Captain James Lee, ST., has re-
turned from Hot Springs and again
occupies the big arm chair" on the
steamer James Lee. While at the
springs he vas placed on the docks,
thoroughly o~verbauled and boilers
cleaned out and reflled with the Their.
NAL waters. He has a new lease of
life and appears hale and hearty. His
many friends wish him a long and
life.
The City oil Helena departed Satur-
lay evening for st. Louis, taking
about rs tons of way freight and a
lair list Of people.
The Milt Barry left here Saturday
evening for White river with as much
as she could carry on the
The elegant Lee Line United States
mail steamer james Lee, in command
Of Captain Stacker Lee, is the regular
leaving this evening for Hell
ena, Friars Point and all intermediate
landings, giving strict attention to all
business entrusted to her and making
close attention with trains on the Mo-
bile and Northwestern railroad. Capt.
W. Whitlow presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Platt Rhodes
and Arthur Brown.
The Rene Macready, for Helena
and Friars Point, departed Saturday
evening with q pretty fair trip. She
returned to-day, and will 60 out to-
evening, attending to all
Helena and Glendale business.