Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-22

laSL OF the season.
The John b. Maude left St. Louis
last evening for this port, and leaves
here with a return trip on Thursday
evening next.
The City ofProvidence, for Vicks-
burg, passed down on time, putting of
3 bales Of cotton and adding 25 tons Of
freight.
The U. P. Schenck. from the Ohio
river, with a full load, passed down
last night for New Orleans without
landing.
The City of Groenville, from Vicks-
burg passed up this forenoon. adding
here oil bales of compressed cotton
for reshipment at Cairo.
The body Of Pilot Seals will be taken
to Cairo by the City of Greenville,
which passed up this forenoon, Cap.
tain Dennie O'Neall having made all
the necessary arrangements.
The Annie p. Silver is due down
tomorrow at 10 am. bound for New
Orleans. Captain Ad Storm, at the
wharfboat, is her agent.
The Ny Choice and barges arrived
yesterday from New Orleans and lay
here all night cleaning out. She is on
her way to st. Louis.
The j. S. Mcdonald from New Or
leans, passed up this morning, having
in tow the hull and machinery Of the
burned VIM. Pagan.
The well. known tewboat John Por-
ter, after an absence of nearly three
years, started from St. Louis yester.
day to pay us another visit.
The Guiding Star, from New Or
leans, passed Vicksburg at noon yes
terday and will be due here to- morrow
evening on her way to the Ohio.
The Win Kyle, in command of Cap
tain Lew Hates, is due up this even
ing, bound for the Ohio. Captain Ad
Storm, at the wharf boat is her agent.
The Chas. Morgan left C%incinnnti
Saturday evening with l400 tons Of
freight, which is the biggest trip taken
out by any one boat for several years.
Between Tallulsh, La, and Lake
One, 20 miles from Delta, water is
still over the railroad track, and trains
pass with difficulty. The fall Of the
water at Vicksburg, though, will soon
relieve the flood.
The Henry Frank, in commsnd of
Captain j. L. Hicks, is announced to
leave at 5 pm. for Vicksburg, New
Orleans and principal way landings.
Captain Aft GrissOm is her polite
clerk.
The Josie Harry, on her return trip
to this port passes Dcvalls Bluff to-
morrow morning, will arrive Thursday
night, aud leave on Saturday next for
all points on White river through to
Jacksonport.
The local inspectors yesterday took
the testimony of Captain Billy Nc
Olelland and Engineer Frank Weaver,
of the Inflated John Means, and they
were to leave to-day for their respect
i've homes.
The lighthouse tendep Joseph
Henry made the following changes be-
tween this port and Cairo: The light
at Hpffman's moved down 500 yards;
the light at Point Pleasant, Mo.
changed from white to red; the one at
Mars field moved down 400 yards.
Mr.. Barney Seals, brother of John
NJ. Seals, who lost his life by the ex.
plOsion of the John Means, arrived in
the city yesterday, and will convey the
body ofhis brother to the bereaved
family. Captain Dennie 0'Neall yes
terday sent up by steamer 0sccola
Belle a metallic case,in which will be
placed the dead body.
The Chas. p. Chouteau, from this
port, passed the mouth of White river
with 7840 bales of cotton, and with
what was at Arkansaw City for her,
will 90 into New Orleans with the
biggest trip of cotton ever carried on
one boat Her last champion trip
was 994l bales, and was landed at New
Orleans November Is, 1879.
The Hard Cash will be found in
port this afternoon, and leaves with a
return trip tomorrow evening for De-
walls Bluff, augusta, J%acksonport and
all way landings, making direct con
n%eOtion with light draught packets for
upper White and Black rivers, Cap
tain Il, G. Postal commands, and
Charlie and Joe Postal are in charge
of the!oAice.
The Marlin Speed will be found in
port this afternoon, and leaves to-
morrow evening with a return trip for
Pine Bluff and all intermediate land
ings on Arkansaw river, making direct
connection with the light draught
steamer Maumello for Little Rock and
points above. Captain Il. B, Smith
commands, and Jharlie Musselman is
in charge of the Office.
The splendid sidewheel steamer
Rene Macready, in command Of Cap
tain o, K. Joplin, is the regular mail
packet leaving a pm. to-day for Ma
riana, the Cut OF and all way land
ings on L'Anguille and st, Francis
rivers through to Wittsburg, giving
prompt attention to all business en-.
trusted to her. A. L. Banning is her
polite clerk and is assisted by his
brother Edward.
It's a dam bad place, that at the
head of the canal at Louisville. Sew
eral boats have almost met their fate
right there, within a atOne's throw OF
the landing. 1t is said that tbs coal
boats mOored there is the cause Of all
this trouble. If so, they should be
removed at onee. Tha Springer was
so badly damaged last week that she
has been compelled to so on docks.
Yesterday the CAT, from this port, in
attempting TO get out of the eaisl, was
oourht nv tho ourrouf aud fo0akbar