Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-05

Louis last evening after taking on 300
bales Of eastern bound cotton.
TnA Charles Morgan, with 500 tons
Of freight and full of people, passed
up yesterday bound for Cincinnati.
Major John D. Adams, Of the
Adams United States mail line, re-
turned to Little Rock last evening by
rail.
The John B. Maude left st. Louis
last evening for this port, and leaves
here Thursday at 5 pm. with a return
trip.
The City Of Helena arrived at st.
Louis yesterday. and leaves there this
evening with a return trip to Vicks-
burg.
The Henry Frank, for this port,
and the Centennial, for st. Louis, are
announced to leave New Orleans this
evening.
The r. II. Springer from Cincin-
natl, and the Belle Shreveport from
st. Louis, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
Mr.. Alex. Linn, a we'll known en-
gineer, and lately in the employ Of the
Anchor line, died at Quincy, ILL.,, on
Saturday last.
The Guiding Star, with 1900 tons of
freight and 40 cabin passengers, passed
down yesterday afternoon, adding here
1900 SKIS of oil meal.
Ameng the passengers of the James
Lee is Mrs, James Surtees, wife of
the chief clerk. She is making a
round trip of pleasure.
The Paris G. Brown from New Or
leans arrived at Cincinnati yester-
day and the James d. Parker left
there last evening for this port.
The Josie Harry, on her way to
this port, passes Devalls Bluff to-
morrow morning, and is the regular
/, Saturday packet for White river.
The propeller Gilbert came off the
dock Sunday, and while lying at Vicks-
burg yesterday was burned. She
was owned at Evansville, and not in
sured.
Captain P. Delahoussaye, on Friday
last. purchased the steamer St. John
for $4,000, aid will place her in the
, New Orleans and Ouachita river
l trade.
! The Cons. Millar came in this morn
! ing with 600 tons of freight and did a
good way business all the way down.
o She has fine weather to unload, and
p leaves with q return trip Thursday
r evening for Cincinnati.
The elegant steamer Ed Richardson
is announced to pass down at 10 am,
to. morrow for New Orleans. She is
running in the Anchor line, and will
leave from the company's wharfboat
y foot of Union street. Captain Frank
. Beck commands and A. Money is in
( charge Of the Office.
The ferryboat at Dardanelle was
burned on Friday night last. Tht
loss is about $l000, as the machinery
and hull is but slightly damaged. The
boat was owned by Mr.. j.. l.. Shiun
n of Little Rock,
The Rene Macready, in command o
Captain o. X. Joplin, is the mai
packet leaving at 5 pm. to. day 70
Mariana, the Cut-0f and all inter
mediate landings on L'Anguille an
r. st. Francis rivers through to Wits
burg, where she connects with ligh
draught boats for the sunk lands. A
l.. Banning and his brother Ed al
her clever clerks.
The splendid low water packe
Marlin Speed arrived last night, bring
ing out Of Arkansaw river 667 bale
g. of cotton, 511 of which she reshippe
at Terrene for New Orleans, bringin
to this port 176 bales. She leave
with a return trip tomorrow at 5 pm
for Pine Bluff aad all intermediat
landings, making direct connectio
with the light draught steamer Maj
ii, melle, for Little Rock and poin.
above. Captain Eugene Smith con
mands and Charlie Musselman is
he charge of the office.
a The Hard Cash arrived last nigh
"a bringing out of White river 361 bale
6 of cotton, q of which she reshipped
he Terrene for New Orleans, bringir
os, here $40 bales. She is the reguli
is packet leaving here to morrow ever
les ing, for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Jacl
10 sonport and all intermediate lane
he ings, making direct connection wit
es, light draught packets for upper Viii
he and Black rivers. The Postals, Il,
lis Charlie and Joe, are her chief officer
he It's hard times they are having L
n about Bismarck-a dispatch fro
B there states that the gauge belo
see Mandana broke yesterday and Il
eet river fell into its original banks. il
at side Of buildings the mud and ice
Get from two to five inches thick and Il
lw people are cutting it out. Nothir
.th can yet be done towards cleaning tt
lite frozen streets as the ice extends i
every direction in solid chunks, fro
three to eight inches thick,
Dr. The fast and splendid steamer vi
40 gle Ice, in command of Captain Jam
Madison, leaves at 5 pm. to day f
81 Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and a
principal way landings on the Oh
i; river, connecting with the diferei
railroads and giving through tickle
loS to all points east at very tow rate
The accommodations of the Lee a
AeS frst-class, and her officers polite al
attentive to the wants Of their patron
m Captain james Surtees presides at Il
desk, and is assisted by Ed. Guysi.
Workmeu are quite busy ted,
carting away the dirt west of Il
led custom house bluff. When this
done, the three shapties, inclqdiI