Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-28

up on her way TO the Ohio, took on
ll50 bbls Of oil at V~ieksburg, des-
tined TO Cincinnati.
The Anchor Line packet Ste. Gene
We've will arrive Tomorrow morning
and leave in the evening with a return
trip for Cairo and st. Louis.
This is a dull week with the local
packets. Notwithstanding the bad
weather they are able to make good
time, but are doing a very light bust
ness.
The John B. Maude arrived at st.
Louis yesterday, and the City OF
Providence left there last evening for
vicksburg. She will pass here Friday
forenoon.
During the present season the Mis-
sissippi Barge Line has operated 26
towboats and l31 barges. Next year
their carrying capacity will be 1900
900 bushels.
The British steamship Sheviugton
cleared at New Orleans for Liverpool
on Friday last with 84O9 bales Of cot.
ton, the largest cargo of cotton ever
sent out from New Orleans.
The U. P. Schenck and Golden
Rule, assisted by the Andy Fulton
and Wash Gray, succeeded in ascend
ing the falls at Louisville last evening,
and proceeded to Cincinnati.
The towboat Comet sunk one of her
coalbOats at Rochester Landing, and
the Lud Keeier stove two coalboats
near Economy, but it was thought
that she would be able to save them.
The total arrivals at Louisville from
Plttsburg up to Monday night sum NJ
n towboats with 1873 boats md 231
barges Of coal. upwards Of 5,000,0 OC
bushels, with 100000 taken below
the falls.
The towboat d. Newcomb in COM
ing down the Allegheny river on
Monday last collided with one of the
piers of the Mechanic street bridge,
injuring her to such aa extent that
she sunk a short distance below. No
lives we're lost.
Captain Noah Neal a veteran com
mander, and well known in marine
circles, died at Louisville on Monday
morning last. The last boat he com
manded was the Leonora No. 2. He
had been suffering from a paralytic
stroke fer the past two years.
The Danube is lying at Bayou Sara
awaiting orders. She struck the bar
at the mouth of Red river and sprung
her butts badly, but no timbers OF
planks are broken. She threw SOC
SKIS Of salt overheard to save her cargo
aud gave the tOWboat Gus Gennings
$500 for services rendered.
The reliable and punctual upper
coast packet Coahoma, in command Of
Captain Henry Cooper, will leave at :
pm. for 0sceola and all way landings.
carrying the mail and giving strict at
tention to all business entrusted to her
j. W. Smither presides at the desk
and is assisted by John Haley ant
Will Lash.
A dispatch from Natchez SAYS tn,
Ed. Richardson broke the knob Of thu
piston bead of her starboard engin,
Monday nightjust below Baton Rouge
Also that tho upper coast packet st
Mary broke her shaft while backing
out from a landing near Bennett Carr,
and was towed to the city by the r K
Springer.
A dispatch from shawneetowl
states that the farmers in the bottom
are preparing for an overflow, whicl
will surely come, the river being owe
the banks in all low places and steadi
ly rising, with rain for the create
part of the past week. High water l
giving lumbermen great trouble alony
the banks.
A dispatch from Arkansaw City vi,
Little Rock states that. the Paris G
Brown, on her way up the river, burs
a steam pipe Monday morning nea.
Catfish Bend, about 200 miles below
here. The pipe bursted about 20 fee
aft of the boiler, scalding II of III,
crew, three of them seriously. Thre,
negro ro%ustabouts jumped overheard
and have not been seer since. She
will be delayed two or three days max
ing necessary repairs.
The James Les, in command Of
Captain Stacker Lee, is the mail
packet leaving this eveLing for Hell.
ena, Friars Point and all way land
ings, carrying the mail, ATTENDING
promptly to all c. o. D. and othel
business entrusted to her and maxine
close connection at Glendale witt
trains on the Mobile and Northwest
ern railroad. Captain Lloyd w
Whitlow presides at the desk and il
assisted by Platt Rhodes and Arthu,
Browne.
The new Anchor Line steamer
City of Baton Rouge, spent severa.
hours at the landing yesterday eve
ming, and was inspected by quite
number of our people,. including sew
eral Of the fair sex. She is a counter
part Of the City Of New Orleans, i
elegantly furnished and has all tn,
modern improvements. She had OF
board about 1900 tons of freight, anC
added IL bales of Gotten and som,
other stuff for points below, ~leavin,
here at 10 pm.
The Hard Cash arrived last night
having brought ont of White rivar 20
bales Of cotton, SO bales Of which shl
reshipped at Terrene for New Orleans
She will leave with a return trip thi
evening for Devall's Bluff, Augusta
Jacksonport and all way landings
making direct connection with ligh
draft boats for upper White and BlacI
rivers. Captain b. G. Postal. com
mands, and the Office is in charge o
Charles and Joseph Postal.
The James D. Parker, in command
of CAPTAIN w. G. Tichenor, will leav,
promptly at 5 pm. for Cairo, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and all principal wa,
landings, making close connection witt
the different railroads centeriug a
Cincinnati, and giving through ticket
to all Eastern points at Yerylow rates
Passengers will find the Parker sec.
ond to none in the line, and her off
GERS polite and sociable. Robert Nc
Coy is in charge of the Office, and i
assisted by Lowell lines and Charli,
Vinton.