Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-15

landing.
The John B. Maude left st. Louis
last evening for this port.
Lord Palnberston leftgyesterday on
the Vint Shinkle for Cincinnati.
The upper Mississippi is rising and
all the side streams are swelling.
The Golden Grown leaves New Or
leans this evening for Cincinnati.
The Henry Frank, from this port,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Idlewild had another good trip
out last evening for Arkansaw City.
The James Lee and 0sceola Belle
departed last evening with fair trips.
The towboat Boaz passed up yester-
day afternoon, bound for the Ohio
river.
1.-THE Coahoma is receiving a pair of
new chimneys similar to the Osceola
Belle.
The Jos. b. Williams, with a tow Of
empties, passed up this morning on
her way to the Ohio.
Yesterday at noon there was Al feet
8 inches on the gauge at Vicksburg
and the river falling.
Billy Mcintyre, Of Colorado silver
mine lame, is coming up the river, a
passenger on the Golden City.
The W. P. Halliday, in command
of Captain Beck Jolley, is announced
to pass down tomorrow for New Or
leans.
The lighthouse tender, Joseph
Henry, arrived last night from below
and proceeded this morning to st.
Louis.
The burning Of the James Howard,
the finest steamer on western waters,
is the topic of conversation in marine
circles.
John s. Rozell, formerly mail agent
OF the Katie Hooper, is now second
clerk of the upper Arkansas river
packet steamer Dove.
The towboat Grand Lake No. 2
with a barge Of fuel, passed down this
forenoon like a scared wolf. Her bus
mess and destination not known.
The City Of Providence, for St.
Louis, passed up this forenoon, after
adding 325 bales compressed cotton
for reshipment east.
The City of Greenville, for Vicks-
burg, passed down this forenoon, put
ting off a few sacks OF potatoes and
adding about 30 tons.
The Thos. Sherlock was at Cairo all
day yesterday, adding considerable
freight, and will be down tomorrow
on her way to New Orleans.
The Golden Rule and Paris c..
Brown passed Louisville yesterday
morning, the former for Cincinnati
and the latter for New Orleans.
Messrs. Brown and Jones new tug,
Billy Ezell, with tow Of coal, passed
Evansville yesterday afternoon. and
will be here the last of the week.
The Anchor Line purchased the
W. ?. Halliday for $4,000, and Can.
tain f. w. Gould, her late owner, has
contracted for a new boat for the Mis-.
souri, river.
Captain John p. Kaiser, superin.
tendent of the Anchor line, was a pas.
senger up last night on the CITY OF
Providence, and this morning pro.
ceeded by rail to st. Louis.
The Josie Harry on her return trir
to this port passes Devalls Bluff to.
morrow morning, will arrive Thurs.
day night and leave on Saturday mex
at her regular hour for all points OIL
White river through to Jacksonport
The Mississippi valley towboat 10.
seph II. Bigley, which passed down
Sunday evening, returned yesterday
on account of a cracked boiler. Her
repairs will be completed this evenin.
when she will leave for New Orleans
taking her tow which she left about
60 miles below here.
The. splendid sidewheel packe,
Rene Macready, in command OF Capt
10. X. Joplin, is the mail packet leav
ing this evening for Mariana, til,
Gut OFF, and all way landings OF
LAnguille and st. Francis river.
through to Wittsburg, where she con.
meets with light draught packets fol
the sunk lands.
They had just decided to take tn
Thompson Dean into the o. line anC
send her to Cairo to load, or let he
take her turn at Cincinnati, wher
news was received of the burning O.
the James Howard, and now she ha
been ordered to st. Louis to come ouI
in the Anchor line, which compan,
will probably buy her should they SCI
that they could make money with he
in the st. Louis and New Orlean
trade.
Captain james Ralston came owe
last night by rail from Little Rock, il
time to witness the marriage of hi
daughter, Eva. He goes back by thu
, evenings train, and with Captain Gar
rett will proceed to Fort Smith to in
{ spect boats up that way. Yesterda,
, they went through the Maumelle ant
: found her all 0. X.
| The great IRON steamer and cham
r pion cotton carrier, Chas. p. Chouteau
5 in command Of Captain VIM. Thor
wegan, is announced to leave at 5 ,
3 m. to-day .Gr Yicksburg, New 0rlean.
. and all way landings. She has splendi,
passenger accommodations, with larg,
s and airy state-rooms. Captain Geo
5 Miltenberger, assisted by Peter Writ
s presides at the desk, and will keep al
!. eye to the comfort and pleasure o
their patrons.
The Hard Cash arrived last night
? bringing out of White river 435 bale
4 Of cotton, 10 Of which she reshippel
t at Terrene for New Orleans, She j
IL Al rorulor paoGot loovip0 10 n,Orrov