Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-29

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The Oakland and bargos for 81
Louis, passed up this forenoon.
TheN dlewild, for Arkansaw City
had a good trip out last evening.
The Guiding Star leaves Cinein
natl this evening for New Orleans.
st. Louis reports business brisk
all boats, both in and out, having I'm
trips.
The Hard Cash came in near moo
with a good trip Of cotton, aud leave
with a return trip tomorrow evening
Jerry Mattson, late of the Marlil
Speed, is now steward of the Dear
Adams.
The James Lee and Osceola Belle
for the upper and lower coast, depart
ed last evening with good trips.
The Dick Fulton, from Louisville
with a tow Of coal, passed down yes
lterday evening for New Orleans.
The Virgie Lee, in charge of Cap
tain James Surtees, is announced Il
leave Cincinnati this evening for thii
port.
The Golden City and Golden Grown
passed Louisville last evening; tn,
former for New Orleans and the latteI
for Cincinnati.
The City of Greenyille, from St
Louis, passed down at noon to-day
after putting off 340O package O
freight at this port and adding 20 tons
for V%icksburg and way landings.
The r. R. Springer is the next 90
line steamer for the south, and will,
probably pass here tomorrow evening
or early next morning.
The pioneer steamboatman, Captain
Rees Prichard, accompanied BY his
wife, left last evening on the Thos
Sherlock for Cincinnati.
The John b. Maude left st. Louis
last evening for this port, will arrive
Thursday morning and leave same
evening with a return trip.
The City Of Providence arrived last
evening from Vicksburg, went up "a
the compress, added 100 bales cotton
and left this forenoon for st. Louis.
Will Darragh, late of the Marlin
Speed, left last evening on the Idle.
wild to meet the Dean Adams and ac-
cept a position in The office of that
boat.
The w. P. Halliday, from New Or
leans, passed up Yesterday afternoon
bound for st. Louis. She made the
run from Helena to this pointin seven
hours.
The great Thompson Dean passed
,F%icksburg at noon yesterday and will
be due up tonight bound for st.
Louis. Captain Ad Storm is her
agent.
The school teachers Of Cairo, ac-
cOmpanied by a number of their
friends, are making the round trip to
New Orleans and return on the John
A. Scudder.
The new iron snagboat Horatio G..
Wright, is shipping up a crew at
Mound City, and will soon start for
the Missouri river on a snag pulling
expedition.
The Thos. Sherlock cleaned out
boilers, bad new legs put to her mud
drum, added 900 bales Of cotton, and
proceed lest night on her voyage tc
Cincinnati.
The Future City and barges, also
the Smoky City and coal tow, arrived
at New Orleans yesterday, and the
Notion and barges left there last eve.
ming for st. Louis.
The Belle Shreveport is due down
tomorrow at 10 a M, bound for New
Orleans, She will leave from the
Anchor line wharf boat, and AC
Storm is her agent.
Captain w. G. Hardwick, the grear
corn king, is in the city, and leaves
for the south to-day. Two Of his fat
boats Of com passed here Sunday. anC
he has in all about 100000 bushel
afOat.
The dirt cut from the bluff and pilet
on the west side of the "levee" rail
road is a nuisance. Every time i
rains 1t places the leyee in a filth,
condition. Why not have it re
moved ?
The Josie Harry passes Devall
Bluff tomorrow morning on her re
turn trip to this port. She will ar
rive Thursday night and leave on hel
regular time Saturday evening fol
White river,
Billy Nuckles, second clerk of thu
Dean Adams, came up yesterday from
Vioksburg as witness in the sui
now pending against the steamer
Governor Garland. He will 90 back
the latter part Of the week.
The Hard Cash will be foundin nor
this afternoon, and is the regular
packet leaving Tomorrow evening will
a return trip for all points on White
and Little Red rivers through "a
Jacksonport. The Postal boys. Ed
Charlie and Joe, are her chief officers
The Marlin Speed will arrive thi,
afternoon, and is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Pine
Bluff and all intermediate landings on
Arkansaw river, making direct con
n%ection with the light draught steam.
er Maumelle for Little Rock and pointi
above.
The great iron steamer, Chas, P
Chtuteau, is due here tomorrow anC
and leaves Thursday at 5 pm for New
Orleans. Besides being a good cot.
ton carrier, she has excellent passen.
ger accommodations. Captain j. 7
Washington is her agent, and vii.
make engagements for her.
Captain O. X. Joplin's splendid
sidewheel steamer, Reno Macready, is