Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-23

to day bound Tor New Orleans.
The City Of Helena left St. Louis
last evening, and passes here Friday
at 10 am. on her way to Vieksburg.
The Yint Shinkle, in command Of
J. d. Moore, her chief clerk, left
Cincinnati last evening for this port.
The Thomas Sherlock, for Cincin-
natl, and the Ed Richardson, for St.
Louis, left New Orleans last evening.
The Belle Memphis left Vicksburg
at moor yesterday, and passes here
Friday at 10 am. on her way to st.
Louis.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening for st. Francis river with a
nice trip of freight and a number of
people.
The Cons Millar departed this fore
noon for Cincinnati, with 1925 bales
cotton, 35Obbls oil, and a good trip OF
people.
The Paris G. Brown, from Cincin-
natl, and the w. P. Halliday, from
st. Louis, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The Raven and barges, from New
Orleans, arrived last night, and lay on
the opposite side of the river cleaning
out her boilers.
A rise Of five or six feet more at
this port would be sufficient to float
the Grand Tower from her perch at
Catfish Point.
The Fannie Tatum arrived last
night from Ouachita river, and landed
at the foot of Washington street. She
is light and proceeds to st. Louis.
The John Porter, with several
barges Of railroad iron, arrived last
night from st. Louis, and is moored
just above the mouth ofWolf river.
Major Tom Sheridan, and old steam
boat steward and journalist, arrived
last night by rail from Hot Springs,
and is mingling with his many friends.
The Henry Frank, Captain J. f.
Hicks in command, is announced to
leave at 5 pm. to-day for New Or
leans. Alt Grissom presides at the
desk.
The Josie Harry will arrive to-
morrow night and is the mail packet
leaving Saturday with a return trip
for White river, through to Jackson
port.
The Chas. P. Chouteau, for New
Orleans, passed Vicksburg before day.
light yesterday morning, and the
Thompson Dean passed there at sun
down.
The John B. Maude will be in to-
morrow morning, and is the Anchor
line packet leaving in the evening
with a return trip for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The famous Chas. Morgan is due
down tomorrow, bound for the Cres-
cent City. Captain Harry Stein COM
mands, and Adam ayland has charge
of the office.
Watson & Co., lumbermen at Hele-
ma, are building a tug to be used for
towing about the harbor at that point.
She will have the machinery Of the
Peter Ferry, and will be named Lou
isiana Tiger.
The Will Kyle, with 600 tons of
freight and a big list of people, passed
up last night for the Ohio. She was
five days out from New Orleans, hay
ing been detained below by bad
weather.
About a dozen or so Of young people
called on Captain Wash Thompson on
the Cons Millar last evening, and he
persuaded them to remain and enjoy a
little dance on board, the officers Of
the boat kindly furnishing the music.
The Golden Crown, seven days out
from New Orleans, with zoo tons Of
freight and sixty cabin passengers,
passed up last evaning for Cincinnati
She added 5000 feet of walnut lumber
here.
The splendid passenger steamer
New Mary Houston. in command OF
Captain Charlie Miller, passes down
this evening bound for the Crescent
City. Elliott Miller is her polite
clerk.
The fast Idlewild will be found in
port Tomorrow morning, and leaves
IN the evening for Helena, Terrene,
Arkansaw City and all intermediate
landings, connecting with the swift
Dean Adams for Vicksburg.
Captain w. B. Miller's great palace
steamer, Guiding Star, is due up this
afternoon on her way to Cincinnati
She has on board a large party of ex-
cursionists, who, with music, dancing
and other pleasures, are having a very
fine time.
, The James D. Parker, in command
of Captain Alex Frazier, will arrive
Tonight, and leaves with a return triI
tomorrow afternoon for Cincinnati
and all way landings on the Ohio
river. Robert Mccoy is in charge o.
the office,
When the Ed Richardson arrives
| Eugene Sutclife, the deputy wharf
: master, will decide whether she or th,
Z Chouteau is the biggest boat on the
, river. The one that pays the mos.
a wharfage will be entitled to the honor
The splendid 0sceola Belle, in com.
t mand of Captain Henry Cooper, il
t the nail packet leaving at 5 pm. tn
r day for 0seeola and ali way landings
3 attending promptly to all business en-
c trusted to her. Billy 9mither pre-.
sides at the desk, and is assisted BY
John Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
!: The James w. Gaf, with the as
sist2nce of the Andy Fulton, wa.
pulled off tue ROCKS last evening, anC
y she lies on the lower side Of the dan
at Louisville all aAoat. Efforts Wer,