Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-16
Business brisk a tha landinr.

point will soon cease.
The Belle Shreveport, for st. Louis
left New Orleans last evening.
The Vint Shinkle from this port
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday:
The Tennessee, Cumberland and
Arkansaw rivers are rising again.
The Chas. Morgan, with a big trip.
passed up before daylight for the
Ohio.
Her City of Providence, from ST.
Louis-20 tubs butter, AZ head sheep,
Z head cattle.
Tho Oakland and barges. from Sc.
Louis. passed down this morning for
New Orleans.
The New Mary Houston will pass
down tomorrow on her way to the
Crescent City.
The upper Ohio and the upper
Mississippi rivers are rising, and will
in a few days reach this port.
The james d. Parker, from this
port, passed Evansville yesterday
morning, bound for Cincinnati.
The John B. Maude is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here to morrow
evening for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Gold Dust left St. Louis last
evening, and will be here to leave
Sunday at 10 am. for Vicksburg.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday, and will be.here to
leave Sunday at 10 am. for st. Louis.
The Dean Adams departed last
evening for Arkansaw City with a
good trip of both freight and people.
The Henry Frank arrived at New
Orleans yesterday with 8,0l9 bales OF
cotton, the largest cargo Of the season.
All kinds of books used by steam
boats kept 10 stock or made to order
at short notice in PUBLIC LEDGER
bindery. +
The City Of Helena, from Memphis,
and the City of New Orleans, from
New Orleans, arrived at st. Louis
yesterday.
The City Of Providence arrived last
evening from st. Louis; added about
40 tons, and departed at 10 am. for
Vicksburg.
The U. p. Schenck left New Or
leans on Tuesday last with a full trip,
and will pass here sbont Monday next
on her way to the Ohio
The Dyersbuyg is the regular packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Dyers-
burg and all way landings on Obion
and Forked Deer rivers.
About 8 O'Clock last night a negro
laborer fell overheard between the
steamer City Of Providence and the
Anchor Line wharfboat and was
drowned.
A dispatch from Port Burnside, on
the upper Cumberland. states that the
river is 8 feet above steamboat wat
and rising 4 feet per hour. Pretty
heavy rise.
Captain G. Wash Thompson wa
recommended for the position of Su
/, pervising Inspector Of steamboats, at
meeting of the Pittsburg Chamber 0
Commerce held on Tuesday last.
The large and elegant Anchor Lin
steamer John A. Scudder, in eommant
Of Captain Baker, will be here t
r leave at 3 Pm. tomorrow for New
Orleans and all principal aylandings
The Belle Memphis, in command O
, Captain |. II. Mckee, is the Ancho
: Line packet leaving promptly at 5 {
m to-day, for Cairo, St. Louis aud al
! principal way lar dings. Henry Corby1
E is her polite clerk.
) The New Mary Houston, in com
r msnd of Captain Charlie Miller, j
announced to pass down this evenin
Oh her way to Vicksburg. She ha
elegant passenger accommodations
Elliott Miller is her polite clerk.
The splendid light draft steame
! Marlin Speed is the mail packet leay
4 ing to morrow evening for Pine Blu
q and all way landings on Arkansa'
river, making direct connection wit
smaller boats for Little Rock an
points above.
The Golden Grown came very nea
being damaged while coming out Of tn
mouth of the Louisville canal. TIL
wind carried her against the dam, bu
tho life savers were on hand, who raj
a line ashore, and she was pulled ava.
from it by her steam capstan.
The City Of Alton, for St. Louis
passed up last evening with $50 ten
Of freight, including Cooper & Jack
sons circus, which goes into winte
quarters at St. Louis. The Alto
added SOB bales of Eastern-b ouu
cotton for reshipment at Cairo.
8 Captain Joe Carpenter, who is we.
known here, is reported in trouble
Some time last summer he pretende
to buythe Dick johnson and swindle
q Captain John j. Sinzich out of $l0(
4 He was arrested a few days ago il
New Orleans and taken to Evansville
where he will be prosecuted.
Captain Henry Ccoper's punctua
0 Lee line steamer Coahoma is on bert
e to leave at 5 p m. to-day for 0sceol
6 and all way landings on the uppo
coast, and will attend promptly to a
6 business entrusted to her. j. VI
n Smither is her chief clerk, and is az
it sisted by John Haley and Will Lasl
10 The Josie Harry is the roguls
United States mail packet leaving t
G. morrow evening for Devalls Bluff, Al
. gusta. Newport and all way landing
making direct connection with ligl
:, draft packets for upper White an
Black rivers. Captain Milt HarI
commands, and is assisted 10 the ofiC
by John @. Wyckof and Hugh Smitl
~ The Now Orleans wharyes are
~ be illuminated with electric light, Il
~ contract having been awarded {
as Monday last. One hundred and t.
os lamps will be used and will be $50 feI
"a apart. A Corliss engine ill |
. erected near the center of the lin
and the expense of the apparatus con
plete will cost $4,000.
I The James Lee, in command
Captain Stacker Lee, is the reguli
rg packet leaving at 5 p. NJ. to day Fl
On Helena, Friars Point and all int
mediate landings, carrying the ma.
o. paying strict attention to all G. 0. ]
26 and other business entrusted to h