Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-23

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Per Coahoma, from 0sceola-87
bales of cotton, 5 bags of seed cotton.
44O SKIS OF cotton seed.
Per Hard Cash, from White river
45l bales of cotton, 8 bags seed cotton,
a big lot of hides and sundries.
Per Carrier, from New Orleans
200 bbls Of cement, AZ hhds. sugar, Is
bbls of molasses. 40 bales of bags, 10
bbls of rOsin, 100 cases cider, 81 cases
of wine, 81 cases of tomatoes, 2 hhds
OF %cocoanuts.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cool.
No LEDGER tomorrow.
business brisk at the landing.
The Ohio is falling at Pittsburg.
The Cumberland aud Tennessee
rivers are falling.
Seven fine packets announced to
leave this evening.
An Anchor LineFpacket leaves here
daily for St. Louis.
The rising river is taking in some
cotton seed on the levee.
The ssudbar near the opposite shore
is completely submerged.
The Golden City leaves Cincinnati
this evening for New Orleans.
Pilots and engineers at Pittsburg
are asking an advance Of wages.
The City of Providence will pass up
Friday on her way to st. Louis.
The James w. Gaff will leave Gil
cinnati this evening for this port.
The Belle Shreveport, from st.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The r Il. Springer, from Cincin-
natl arrived at New Orleans y%ester-
day.
The Dean Adams is the mail packet
leaving to morrow evening for Arkan-
saw City.
The Rene Macresdy. forSt. Francis
river, departed last evening with a
good trip.
Jim Crow is the name of the clerk
Of the Silver Cloud, but be does not
ring the bell.
-Four feet of water is reported in
the cabin OF the viii Kyle, which
still contains her furniture.
Mr.. Robert Mccoy, chief clerk of
the James d. Parker, is accompanied
this trip by his estirnable wife.
The Belle Memphis left St. Louis
last evening and will be here to leave
Friday at 10 am. for Yicksburg.
The Andy Baum will arrive to-
morrow night, and leaves Saturday
with a return trip for Cincinnati.
Captain Dugan will attempt to raise
the sunken barge No. II, which lies in
= feet Of water, 80 miles above New
Orleans.
All kinds of books used BY steam
boats kept in stock or made to order
at short notice in PUBLIC LEDGER
bindery. +
The Guiding Star on her way to
New Orleans passes here on Friday.
Captain AID Storm at the wharf boat
is her agent.
The Carri:r, from New Orleans,
p ssed up last night for st. Louis with
a big trip. She put off considerable
freight here.
The Ste. GeDevieve is the Anchor
Line packet leaving tomorrow even
ing for Cairo. .St. Iouis and all wav
mail landings.
Richmond Price, a colored deck.
hand, was killed yesterday at Vicks-
burg by Mate james Cunningham, OF
the steamer DeSmet.
The present rise from the upper
Ohio will probably let the City Of
Baton Rouge from her perilous posi-
ton on the Ohio falls.
The w. p. Halliday, with a big trip,
passed down last night. She dis
charged a big lot of -four, and added
70 tons for points below.
The City of V~icksburg departed
last evening for st. Louis, after add
ing 1907 bales Eastern bound cotton
for reshipment at Cairo.
The mother of the late Captain
James H. Pepper died on Sunday
night last at Rising SUE, Ind, in the
eighty-iourth year Of her age.
MeCoy's mammoth wharf boat at
Cincinnati received on Monday last
the careoes of Ave steamboats,, and
there was still plenty of room for adj
ditions.
The Golden Crown, in command Of
Captain Eugene Shinkle, will pass
down this afternoon on her way to
New Orleans. Chant Y. Shinkle is
her polite clerk.
Hand bills of all sizes, from the
smallest TO a three-sheet poster, done
with neatness and dispatch, at the
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing office.
Prices as low as the lowest.
The party of hunters who went
around by the Hard Cash a couple Of
weeks since returned last night. The
only surplus game killed beings white
eagle. Fred. Thomas was the lucky
! shot.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer,
City Of Alton, in command Of Captain
Horace Bixby, is on berth to leave
this e~ehipg for Cairo, St. Louis and