Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-09


ing 978 bales Of cotton.
The steamer Ella, from Carthage
arrived at Nashville on Monday las.
loaded with tobacco and lumber.
Commodore Davidson telegraph
from KeOkuk that the War Eagle car
be raised and that there we're no live,
lost.
The City Of Providence left Vieks.
burg yesterday at noon, and passes
here Friday evening, on her way to St
Louis.
The Carrier with a big trip ofireight
passed down at midnight for New Or.
leans, adding a small lot of way
freight.
The venerable father Of Captain j.
L, Carter, Of the U. P. !Schenck. is re-
ported sinking fast, with no hopes OIL
recovery.
The Dean Adams will be in TO-
morrow morning and leaves in the
evening with a return trip for Arkan-
saw City.
The Belle Memphis, for Vicksburg,
left st. Louis last evening and will be
here to leave on Friday at 10 am. for
Vicksburg.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Gin
cinnati this evening for Now Orleans,
to be followed by the R. R. Springer
on Saturday.
All kinds Of books used by steam
boats kept in stock or made to order
at short notice in PUBLIc LEDGER
book bindery. /
The pools in the Monongahela arc
now full and a rise at the head waters
Of the stream now would have good
effect at Pittsburg.
The W. P. Halliday, for St. Louis,
and the Paris G. Brown, for Cincin-
natl, are announced to leave New
Orleans this evening.
The new steamer LEsparanda pass
ed down yesterday afternoon on her
way to Guatemala, South America,
She did not land here.
The Hard Cash brought out oil
White river 500 bales of cotton, 2l5
bales Of which she reshipped at Ter.
rene for New Orleans.
Speer, the Sewiekley boat builder is
building hulls for two towboats. One
for Simpson, Horner & Co., and the
other for Fawcett & Sons.
The present rains have been general,
the side streams are swelling and in
another week navigation will be
resumed in all directions.
The Ste. Genevie7e will be here to-
morrow, and is the regular Anchor
Line packet leaving in the evening for
Cairo, St. Louis and all way landings.
The Annie P. Silver, in command
OF Captain Keith, is due up this eve
ming on her way to St. Louis. She
will leave from the Anchor Line
wharf boat at 5 pm. Captain AID
Storm is her agent.
Capt. VIM. Devan, Fred Littrell
John Gilloolcy, John Tully and Ed
Terrill have been sworn in as the life
saving corps of the Louisville district.
They each get $45 per month and ra-
tons for their services,
The saw mill boat Macallister will
remain here a few days, having con-
tracted yesterday for the saving Of
some lumber up Wolf river, after
which she will probably proceed on
her voyage to White river.
A stock company is being formed al
Paducah to build new marine way,
largo enough to draw out the largest
sized steamers on Western waters.
They will be the most complete be-
tween Pittsburg and New Orleans.
Captain Quinn, with the steamer j.
G.. Chapman and feet, arrived at
Plum Point day before yesterday,
where with his force of men compris-
ing about 400, will go to work at once
with the improvement Of the river at
that point.
The splendid light draft steamer
Marlin Speed, in command of Capt. j.
j. Darragh, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Pine Bluff
and all way landings, making direct
connection with smaller packets for
Little Rock and points above. Ohas.
Musselman presidos at the desk and is
assisted by George Cunningham.
The punctual Lee Line United
States mail steamer Coahoma, in
command of Captain Henry Cooper,
is the regular packet leaving this
evening for Osceola and all way land.
ings, giving strict attention to all bust.
ness that offers. Billy Smither pre-.
sides at the desk and is assisted by
John Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
The Golden Rule, with zeal a thou
sand tons on herself and barge
passed up this forenoon for Cincin.
natl. She discharged here a lot o.
salt and added $40 bales of cotton fol
the Canneltou Mills. At Helena ant
the mouth of st. Francis river sh,
added 300 bbls of oil and $4,000 fee
Of walnut lumber. She has q very
fair passenger trip.
Passengers aud shippers are re.
minded that the fine steamer James
W. Gaff will be here, to leave OF
Friday at 5 pm. for Cairo, Louisville
Cincinnati, and all way landings OIL
the Ohio river. giving throu0h ticEetl