Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-31

OlHclHldIl, lHOUldS DHeflOck, Oln-
c%innati; Vint Shinkle, Cincinnati to
Memphis; Paris Z. Brown, Cincin-
natl; Golden Rule, from NeW Orleans
to Cincinnati.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Damp and sultry.
A heavy rain needed.
Business brisk at the landing to-
day.
Three elegant packets leaving this
evening.
The Katie Hooper departed with a
fair trip for Arkansas river.
The Will Kyle leaves Cincinnati TO-
morrow evening for New Orleans,
The r. r. Springer, from Cincin-
natl, will arrive at New Orleans to-
day.
The Anchor line packet John A.
Scudder is due up this evening, bound
for Cairo.
The Golden Crown, from Cincin-
natl, is due down tomorrow, bound
for New Orleans.
The Thompson Dean is announced
to leave Cincinnati on Wednesday
next for New Orleans.
The Paris Q. Brown for New Or
leans, and the Vint Shinkle for this
port, left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
The Chas. Morgan, from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans Saturday, and
the City Of Alton left there for Cairo.
The Hard Cash is in port receiving
toleave tomorrow TUESDAY at 4p m.
sharp for all points on White river
through to Jacksonport.
Captain james Reese returned last
night from Little Rock, and reports
the Maumelle not much damaged.
The Henry Frank will be here in
time to leave on Wednesday next for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends. Captain ALI Grisson, her
chief clerk, came up by rail, and is
making engagements for her.
Pilot Dave Thomas, late of the
John 7. Moore, has returned to the
city, and is open for a berth.
The Rene Macready brought out OF
the St. Francis river 892 bales cotton,
reshipping 667 bales at Helena for
New Orleans.
The Gold Dust, from Vicksburg,
passed up yesterday, putting off a lot
Of cotton and seed and adding 533
bales of compressed cotton for reship-
ment east.
The Vint Shinkle is the next regu-
lar packet leaving for Cincinnati. She
will be here in time to leave on Fri
day next.
Receipts by the packets which mr.
rived yesterday amounted to L071
bales cotton, 232 SKIS SEED cotton and
1893 SKIS cotton seed.
The Ida Stockton came IN Yesterday
from Hatchie river, and will lay here
until the latter part of the week to
make some repairs.
The Commonwealth, from Cairo,
passed down yesterday forenoon afte
putting off 1885 pkgs of freight anC
adding 20 tons for Vicksburg and the
bends.
The Josie Harry came in last night
from Arkansas City with a big trip OF
cotton ard seed; also a good list OF
people. She is the mail packet leav-
ing again this evening.
Captain G. Wash Floyd, late Of the
G. w. Cheek, is to go clerk.of the
Dean Adams in the V~icksburg and
Arkansas City trade.
The Grand Tower, for Vicksburg.
and the James Howard, for New Or.
leans, are announced to leave Cairo
to morrow evening.
The Virgie Lee departed for Gin.
cinnati with 81 bales cotton, 5 bales
rags, 625 bbls OF oil, a big list of sun
dries and a fair trip of peOple.
Captain Charles David's w%harfboat.
located at MARYLAND, on the upper
Ohio, was cut down and sunk by the
ice on Friday last and beached. The
whole is thirty feet long.
The Monongahela river is frozen
over and navigation in that stream is
again suspended. The Allegheny
river did not come out during the last
thaw, and the ice in it is reported to
be twenty inches thick.
In 1856 the Ohio river above Gin
%cinnati did not break up until the
latter part Of March, and old. timers
say the present winter favors the
one in question very much. 1t is
certain there has been a marked
contrast between this and lasl winter.
The congressional committee HAVING
charge of the New Orleans prize money
cases have agreed to appropriate an
other installment of $143, 644.47. The
money goes to the men who fought
under Farragut, and their orphans
and widows, many of whom are among
our southern and western steamboat
men.
The Centennial, from Cairo, passed
down yesterday at noon with 1900 tons
of freight. She put off a few head OF
hogs and added 40 tons for New Or
leans and the bends. The Centennial
took on eco sacks of corn in Madrid
bead, and reports considerable on the
banks ready for shipment south.
The splendid steamer Osceola Belle.
Captain Henry Cooper in command, is
the regular mail packet leaving this
evening for Osceola and all 'interme-
date landings, paying prompt atlen-
ton to all business entrusted to her.
Billy Smither presides at the desk,
and is assisted by John Haley and
Hugh Tomlinson.
The Rome MacreadY. after heinz