Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-22

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1900 pkgs sundries.
Per Belle Memphis, 5 bales cotton.
PeAJosie Harry, from White river,
292 bales bottom, 252 SKIS cotton seed.
Per James Lee, from Friars Point,
CD bales cotton, II SKIS cotton seed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Light rains to-day.
Business moderate.
The Ohio from Pittsburg to Cairo is
declining.
The Cons Millar left at midnight for
Cincinnati, taking 1890 bales cotton.
The U. p. Schenck left New Or
leans last evening for Cincinnati.
The rains of last night were general
all along the water courses above.
The Grand lake and barges passed
up early this forming for st. Louis.
Colonel N. M. Jones, the coal king,
returned yesterday from New Orleans.
The r. R. Springer passed Evans
vile last evening, en- route to New Or
leans.
The Tom Reese, with a tow of coal,
left Louisville last night for New Or
leans.
The Ed. Richardson leaves St.
Louis tomorrow evening for New Or
leans.
Captain VIM. C. Peunywitt takes
charge Of the Maysville Republican
May 1st.
The Vint Shinkle is announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for this
port.
The City of Helena passed down at
10 am, adding 80 tons for Vicksburg
and way landings.
The COLORADO is the Anchor line
packet leaving at Bpm. tomorrow Tor
Cairo and st. Louis.
Coal now sells at Cincinnati at ton
cents per bushel ahoat aud fourteen
cents to consumers.
The Thos. Sherlock cleaned out
boilers and got away'at 4 pm. yester-
day for Cincinnati.
The L. f. Eckert is at work at the
sunken tow boat james A. Blacke-
more at Portland.
Captain James Aikens purchased
the steamer Cherokee Tor the Red
river transportation company.
The Mississippi is falling steadily at
st. Louis, but all the streams above
are reported rising again.
The Gold Dust, for V%icksburg, and
the Belle Shreveport for New Orleans,
lett st. Louis last evening.
The Belle Memphis passed up at 10
am, adding POO bales of eastern bound
cotton for reshipment at Cairo.
The City Of Alton will pass down
this afternoon en- route to New Or
leans. She gets here 448 bales cotton.
The Idlewild departed last evening
for Arkansaw City with a pretty fair
trip Of both freight and people.
The Canary No. 2, which has been
plying in Sunlower river, has gone to
Vicksburg to lay up for awhile.
The Guiding Star left Cinciu natl
last night for New Orleans, and will
be due by here on Tuesday next.
The Charles Morgan is due at New
Orleans tonight, and leaves there
on Tuesday next with a return trip.
The pilots box, formerly located al
the coal shanty on the levee, has been
removed to Kinney's tarpaulin shed
The next regular packet from the
Ohio and bound fol the Crescent City
will be the electric light boat r. Il
81 ringer.
The John B. Maude returned to St
Louis last evening after taking on o..
900 laths and a good lot of miscellane
GUS freight.
Mr.. Tom Eldridge second clerk o
tho City of Alton was married at st
Louis on Monday evening last to Mis-
Matte Phipps.
The John A. Scudder arrived a
New Orleans last evening and leaves
there to morrow with a return triI
for st. Louis.
The New Mary Houston arrived a
New Orleans yesterday, and leaves
there tomorrow evening with a return
trip for the Ohio.
On and after April 26th, all The
beacon lights between La Crosse
Wis, and St Paul, Mimi, will bt
re-established.
Commodore James S. Wise, super.
intendent Of the Memphis and Ohio
river packets, will be here next week
in the interest of his line.
A hatboat containing 1000 busbel.
of corn, and belonging to Il. B. John
son, of C~arrsville, was sunk at Cave-.'n.
Rock island a few days ago.
Captain 0'Neal, superintendent 0.
the st. Louis and New Orleans An.
Choir line, is at Evansville attending
the session of the sanitary commits
sion.
Grave fears are entertained that thu
Sny levee may break under the enor
nous pressure and again flood the bot
tom lands on the Illinois side Of tn,
river near Hannibal, Mo.
The Harry Brown is due down to
day with a tow ofcoal, comprising owe
800, 900 bushels. She leaves a portion
here for Messrs. Brown & Jones, anC
takes the balance further south.
Commodore Vint Shinkle, with hi
wife and daughter, came down on thu
Golden Rule as far as Ashport, wher,
they met the Golden Crown and re
turned to Cincinnati.
The Anchor line packet Common
wealth left Vicks burp vesterday n