Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-14

hams, Is boxes breakfast bacon, 300
packages, l3l packages furniture.
Per Rene Macready from St. Fran
els river: 124 bales cotton, 20 bags
seed cotton, % sacks cotton seed,
22,000 feet lumber.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Getting hot.
Fly time approaches.
River falling steadily.
Some business doing at the landing.
River at this point fell two inches
since last report.
The Mark Twain returned last even
ing to Dyersburg.
Josie Harry receiving quite liber-
ally this forenoon.
The LEGAL packets departed last
evening with fair trips.
The Alsatia break can hardly be
repaired until the river fails.
The Golden Rule leaves Cincinnati
this evening for New q leans,
The James D. Par .er left Cincin-
natl last evening for this port.
The Chas. p. Chouteau will be due
up tomorrow on her way to st. Louis.
The Paris G. Brown, from Cincin-
natl, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Cons Millar completed her re.
pairs and left Evansville yesterday at
noon.
The Charlie Bowen No. 2 returned
to st, Louis with a tow of empty ice
barges.
Twenty one inch decline at Cairo
since last report, making 4 feet ..
inches in four days.
The famous Charles Morgan will
pass down Monday forenoon for New
Orleans. Ad Storm is her agent.
A new transfer boat built by the
Howards has been put in service at
Cairo by the Mobile and Ohio road.
The Ste. Genevieve left st. Louis
last evening for this port, and leaves
here Monday evening with a return
trip.
The Thomas Sherlock, in command
Of Captain James Nichols. is an
nounced to pass up this afternoon, en-
route to the Ohio.
The board of health steam launch
Sentinel and a floating hospital, will
be taken TO Vicksburg by the tow-boat
John Gilmore now due.
After the present. the Rene Ma
cready will cease making her Saturday
trips to Mariana and the Gut OF,
but will go out as usual on Tuesdays.
The Idlewild will be in tomorrow,
and is the regular mail packet leaving
Monday for Arkansaw City, where she
connects with the Dean Adams for
Vitksburg.
The government light on the Ohio
river at Cincinnati towhead, has been
moved down 100 yards. and that at
Saline bar, on the Illinois side, down
rs yards.
The city council Of New Orleans
have granted the i. and N. road per-
mission to erect another depot on the
leyee. OF course steamboatmen have
no voice in the matter.
Charley Kney has established a
branch house at No. s How ards row
for the better convenience of his river
patrons. Gus Authors will be on hand
to receive and fill all orde rs.
The Colorado is the Anchor line
packet leaving at 5 p.ra. to-day for
Cairo, st. Louis and all way mail
landings. Captain Sam McPheeters
commands, and the Office is in charge
Of Joe Osborn.
The City Of Helena is the Anchor
line packet passing down at 10 am.
tomorrow for VicksOurg and inter-
mediate landings. AT the amt hour
the Commonweslt It'll will pass up for
cairo and st. Louis.
At Evansville, on Tuesday last, the
case Of McCOol VS.. the Memphis and
Ohio river Packet company ended in a
verdict for plaintiff to the amount of
$1,000. 1t is said the case will be APP
pealed to the supreme court.
Among the passengers coming south
on the Chas. Morgan is DR.. r. Field,
Of Ostrander, Ohio, wh6Be visit here
is for the purpose of joining his heart
with that of a Memphis lady. after
which he will convey her to his holuc.
The John Overton makes another
special excursion to Ma ron to-mOr-
row afternoon. Those who have not
yet availed themselves of a trip TO
that ancient town had better not put
it off any longer for as the river is
falling another week May find the riv-
er TOO low fol the Overtcn to navigate
the lake.
Local pa ckets when sigualed by the
quarantine officer will understand that
1t Is done under the impression that
they are from New Orleans. They
should respond by giving two short
Whistles, but are not r equired to land,
Boat d from New Orlea MS must give the
regular landing signal and stop at the
st ftion for inspection.
The Rene Macready arrived last
night, having brought out of st. Fran.
els river pa bales cOtton, 120 o.
which she reshipprd at Helena fol
New Orleans, bring ing 1874 bales to
this port. She is receiving to leave
at 5 pm. to-day for Marianns, tho
Cut OFF and all int errlediate landing.
OF LAnguille and st. Francis rivers