Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-26

John A. Scudder, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Steamer James,Lee, Friars Point.
Osceola Belle. Osceola.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
John A. Scudder, New Orleans.
Billy Ezell, Arkansaw City.
IN PORT
Katie Hooper, Josie Harry, Macready,
Piasa, Dyersburg, Andy Baum.
RECEIPTS PER STEAMERS.
Per Katie Hooper, from Arkansaw
river-l50 bales cotton, 119 bags seed
cotton, 1895 SKIS cotton seed.
Per Rene Macready, from st. Fran
els river-94 bales cotton, 25 bags seed
cotton, 25O SKIS cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cool and pleasant.
A pleasant breeze blowing to-day.
The Josie Harry for White river at
8 pm. to-day.
The Thos. Sherlock is due up to-
morrow, bound for the Ohio.
The river at this point will come to
a stand by tomorrow evening.
The week winds up with a good
business doing at the landing.
The heavy rain just after dark did
good sanitary work on the levee.
The Golden Rule is due down on
Monday next, bound for New Orleans.
The Mary Houston, for New Or
leans, passed Vicksburg last evening.
The R. R. Springer, fully repaired,
left Cincinnati last evening for New
Orleans.
The Will Kyle and Guiding Star,
for Cincinnati, passed Evansville at
noon yesterday.
The Commonwealth and Il. o.
Stanard, from New Orleans, arrived
at st. Louis last evening.
The steamer Willie, with a cargo of
$50 bales Of cotton burned yesterday
near Monroe, La. No lives lost.
The Centennial, in command Of
Captain 7. l.. Davidson, is due down
to-morrow, bound for New Orleans.
The Colorado, from st. Louis ar
rived this morning with 1907 pkgs Of
freight, and goes back this evening.
The Belle Shreveport, from New
Orleans, and the City Of Greenville
from Vicksburg, arrived OF st. Louis
yesterday.
The Black river packet Milt Harry
was expected to arrive this forenoon
and will go on docks here for a thor
ough overhauling.
The Ste. G~enevieye ran through
herself above Cairo, and was assisted
to st. Louis by the City of Green
vile. She will lose a trip in order t
make repairs.
Captain Frank Beck's mammoth
steamer Ed Richardson passes up thil
afternoon for st. Louis. A Move!
is her chief clerk.
Captain William Thompson, will
the Billy Ezell, left at daylight with
tow of coal for Terrene and ArkansaV
City.
. The u. P. Schenck, from Cincinnati
and the Thompson Dean from st
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester
|, day.
The Joe Kinney, in command o
Captain Cartwright, is the Anchor
line packet passing up at 10 am. TO
morrow for Cairo and st. Louis.
Captain j. T. McCord's fine Ancho.
, line steamer Gold Dust passes down a
} 10 am. tomorrow for Vicksburg anC
: way landings. Henry Dietrich pre-
; sides at the desk.
The Chas. p. Chouteau left New
! Orleans last evening for this port, ant
leaves here on Thursday next with
return trip. Captain j. T. Washing
|. ton is her agent.
The Ben Franklin, in charge o
: Captain W. c. Tichenor and UlerI
Harry Galley, was expected to leavl
B.. Cincinnati last evening for this port
|; Mr.. Jerry CrOnan, a we'll know
boss drayman at Cincinnati, has BEEF
nominated for wharf master Of tina
. port by the democrats, and will not b
Q second in the race.
: The James w. Gaf still lies on tn,
dam at Louisville. The Matte Hay
made two trips to her yesterday, tax
}, ing off considerable of her ireigh
. and putting it on the wharlboat. |
was expected that she would get afoa
to day,
The famous towboat John Porte
has been gold to Captain Henry Loure
of the st, Louis and New 0rlean
a transportation company, AS usual
/. the terms are "private." The Porte
is to take the place of the explode,
steamer John Means.
Mr.. James II. Phillips, late chic
,. engineer Of the Dean Adams and vel
known IN this city, died at Vicksbur
on Wednesday evening lsst from th
effects Of injuries received on the boa
about three weeks ago. He was a
industrious young man and held j
: high esteem by his employers.
n The Viut Shinkle is due to nor
row evening, end leaves with a retur
q trip on Tuesday next Cor Cincinnati
! ana all Intermediate landings glYln
h cheap rates to all points east. Uaptai
o K. W.. LightbprRe, No, 7 Moaro
street, is her agent,
u : The Belle Memphis, on her up trll
lost IA hours at Coacordia tightenin
r up her hanges, which had worke
loose. She got away from here afte
midnight, and added 1924 bales {
cotton.