Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-29
PER STEAMERS.

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J~acksonport.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Por Virgie Lee, from Cincinnati
1913 bbls -four, % do. bominy, so do.
meal, 25 do. grits, 40 do. potatoes, II
do. onions, 35I do. kraut, 2235 SKIS
corn, 1886 do. bran, 149 bales hay, 404
empty oil bbls, 400 kegs nails. 24S
boxes can goods, 308 pkgs furniture,
425 pkgs plOws, 6S6 pkgs hoes, 80 car.
boys acid, $500 pcs pipe, SO candy
pals, SO pkgs wagon stuff, 325 miscel-
l%aneous pkgs.
Per G. w. Cheek, from Vicksburg,
1877 bales cotton, 81 bags seed cotton,
SO sacks cotton seed.
Per Hard Cash, from White river,
459 bales Of cotton, 1864 sacks cotton
seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy and warmer.
Indications ofrain or snow.
A fair business is being done at the
landing to-day.
The river at this point will be fall.
ing after Monday.
The Winnie, for upper White river.
departed last evening.
The Will Kyle, from New Orleans,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The City of Alton is announced to
leave New Orleans this evening.
The 0sceola Belle departed last
evening for OsceOla with a fair trip.
The canal locks at Louisville are
free Of water but much obstructed
with mud.
Coal is very scarce along the lower
Ohio, and boats are having trouble in
obtaining fuel.
Curt Marsh, the lunatic who shot
Dan Blake, of the Annie 2. Silver
has since died.
The Rene Macready will arrive to.
morrow, and leave Tuesday for St
Francis river.
The Charles Rebstock is now rum
ming between Natchez and Rodney, a
distance OF IS miles.
The Port Eads and barges for Cairo.
and the Henry Frank for this port,
left New Orleans last evening.
The Golden City, loaded A It, passed
down last evening, putting off about
200 pkgs here and adding a few people,
The Oakland from Cairo, with seven
barges containing 24U.0O0 bushels oil
grain in bulk, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The josie Harry will be in tO.mor-
row, and is the mail packet leaving on
Monday next for Arkansas City aud
all way landings.
Planters need not fear an overflow.
The upper rivers are all falling, and
the river here lacks II feet Of being at
high water mark.
The Gold Dust, in command O
Captain j. Z. McCord, is the Anchor
line packet passing up tomorrow fore.
noon en- route to Cairo.
The John Dippold and to ' passed
up yesterday evening for Cairo, drop
ping a barge here to be loaded will
oil cake and meal or cotton.
The Hard Cash is due tonight from
White river,and will leave on Wednes
day next, her regular day, with a re
turn trip, going through to jackson
port,
The Centennial, Captain Thoma
Il. Davidson, is due down to-day
bound for New Orleans. Ad. Storm
at the Anchor line wharf boat, is he.
agent.
The coal feet from Pit'sburg wa
arriving az Cincinnati during yester
day, and found much difficulty il
passing the bridge piers on account 0
the ice
The G. W. Cheek came in this fore
noon and was turned over to Captain
kinman who takes her out this even
ing to White liver,
The Hard Cash arrived this fore
noon, bringing out of White river 53l
bales Of cotton, 81 of which she re
shipped at Terrene for New Orleans
Captain Hamilton purchased a
auction the hull and machinery of tht
burned VIM. Pagan, now lyingat New
Orleans. 1t is Lis intention to re
build her at once
John Maldridse. one of the pilots o
the New Mary Houston, is crippled
with rheumatism OF his right arm ant
keeps a steersman with him to assist
him at the wheel.
The MonOngahela has commenced
putting out new ice again, and th,
outlook is anything but favorable as
regards a permanent resumption O
business for the season.
The Granite State, from New Or
leans with about 200 tons OF freight
passed up this morning stopping Onl,
at the coal feet for fuel and ,pplies
She is bound Tor Pittsburg.
Captain j. G. Crane with his fnt
Anchor line packet Commonwealth
will be here to leave at 5 pm. to day
for Vicksburg and all way landings
Captain Garrett liulls is her polite
CLERK.
The U. P. Schenck and New Mari
Houston, from New Orleans, arrived
at Louisville yesterday and laid W
until the ice runs cut, which was in.
creasing in quantity yesterday after.
noon.
The Cairo and Hickman packet T.
N UIl~ou wb;lo l,irua to;ro -o.