Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
MIscELLANEoue.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River falling at this point.
The week opens with a fair bust.
ness.
The Thos. Sherlock arrived at Gin.
c%innati Saturday.
The Grand Tower for st. Louis
passed up last night.
The Hard Cash is the packet leaving
on Wednesday for White river.
Tho Port Eads and barges, for St.
Louis, passed up Saturday night.
The Ohio at Pittsburg, and the
Mississippi at st. Louis, are falling.
The Henry Frank will be here to
leave on Thursday next for New Or
leans.
The Belle Shreveport will be due
down tomorrow evening on her way
to New Orleans.
The Gold Dust, for Vicksburg,
passed down yesterday forenoon after
addlng about 80 tons.
j. The e. W. Cole is announced to
leave tomorrow evening for Green
vile and all way landings.
The Josie Harry, for White river.
and the Marlin Speed, for Arkansaw
river, departed with fair trips.
The City of Vicksburg is the An.
Choir Line packet leaving here TO-
morrow evening for St. Louis.
Receipts by the local packets yes
terday foot up 1400 bales of cotton, 50
bags seed cotton and 1869 sacks cotton
seed.
The Jas. D. Parker. for Memphis,
and the Golden Rule. for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday even
ing.
The Jos. B. Williams and Jim
Wood with barges of coal passed
down yesterday, bound for New Or
leans.
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 Alton passed down
Saturday night, adding here rs tons Of
freight. She had a good trip Of both
freight and people.
Captain j. @. Power of Aberdeen.
Ohio, has sold the ferryboat. Frank s.
Ovens, for $4,000, to Jesse D. Bright
and Pilot Sanford.
The rev Anchor Line steamer,
City of New Orleans, arrived at New
Orleans this forenoon aud was met
with a grand reception.
Tho Piasa gathered up her barpes
Saturday and went to Brown & Jones
coal feet above the city to lay up until
there is business for her.
The Cons Millar departed Saturday
night for Cincinnati with 1903 bales
cotton, 300 bbls oil, $500 SKIS cotton
seed meal and a fair list of people
The Golden Grown, for Cincinnati.
and the w. ?. Halliday for st. Louis,
arc due up, and the U. p. Sohenek is
due down on her way to New Orleans.
The Gem City is now making her
last trip OF the Season in the st Louis
and Keokuk trade, and will lay up on
her return, a small boat taking her
place.
The City of Baton Rouge has been
hauled cut on the ways at st. Louis
and found TO be slightly hogged amid
ships while aground on the falls at
Louisville.
The Golden City arrived at New
Orleans Saturday, and the John A.
Scudder, for st. Louis, and the Guild
ing Star for Cincinnati lett there Sat
urday evening.
The Future City and barges, from
st. Louis, passed down yesterday.
dropping here a barge containing corn.
hay and bran, consigned to Messrs
Speed & Graves.
Major John D. Adams was in the
city yesterday, and left last night for
Atlanta to attend the cotton mems
meeting at the Exposition now being
held in that city.
A vigorous effort is being made
among st%eamboatmen against the re.
moval of the Marine Hospital service
from Cincinnati and its consolidation
with the service at Louisville.
The pedestrian match opens at the
Exposition building Wednesday eve
ming aud will be contested by four
Of the best walkers in the world.
River men will take a great interest in
this match.
The City Of Greenvillc, in command
ofCaptain Joe Bryan, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here at 10 am.
to- morrow for Vicksburg and way
landings. Charles Quesnel is her
polite clerk.
The wrecking boat, 4. F. Eckert,
has pumped the greater portion Of the
corn out OF Barge II. recently sunk so
miles above New Orleans. and will
undertake the task of raising the
barge and cotton bodily in a day or
two.
The Rene Macready is the regular
packet leaving to morrow for Mariana.
the Gut OFF and all way landings on
L'Anguile and ST. Francis rivers
through to Wittsburg, where she
connects with the light draft steamer
Advance for the Sunk Lands.
Captain G.. Wash Thompson's popu-
lar packet, Vint Shinkle, will be here
to morrow morning, and leaves with a
return trip on Wednesday at 5 D IN.
for all points on the Ohio through to
Cincinnati, giving cheap rates to points
East. Captain R. W, Lightburne is
her agent.
The City Of Helena came in at day.
light with a good trip of freight com
prising 1850 packages. She is reeeiv
ing to leave at 5 pm. prompt with a
return trip for Cairo, St. Louis and
all way mail landings. Captain Elem
Calvert commands aud George Walton
presides at the desk.
William David, second mate of the
Coahoma, was last night married to
Miss Rosa Dwyer. Thus one mate
has taken unto himself another, and
hand in hand they will henceforth
float down the stream of life, sharing
with each other the joys, sorrows,