Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-01

cairo.
Howard & Talbert's Aatboat, loaded
at Diamond Island, and containing
1000 bushels Of corn, passed south yes
terday, bound for the sugar coast.
The Colorado will arrive tomorrow
morning and leaves Sin the evening
with a return trip for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The John A. Scudder, from St.
Louis, and the Chas. Morgan, from
Cincinnati, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The Golden City, from Cincinnati,
passed down before daylight without
landing, being loaded fat, and with a
good trip Of people.
The Mark Twain arrived yesterday,
and expected to leave at noon to-day,
with a return trip for Obion and
Forked Deer rivers.
The Charles P. Chouteau got away
last evening for New Orleans with
1915 bales Of cotton, and has engage
ments below for another big trip.
The river at this point is six feet
ten inches below high water mark
and falling. Some water is coming
from the upper Mississippi, but it will
have but little effect here or at points
below.
Captain Dick DePrieste, river and
railroad editor of the Appeal, left last
evening to take a short rest at his
home at Arkansaw City.
The Joe Kinney has withdrawn
from the st. Louis and Vicksburg
trade. and resumes her place in the
the Missouri river trade.
The Belle Memphis, from st. Louis.
passed down this forenoon, putting off
about 400 packages and adding twenty
five tons for Vicksburg and way land.
ings.
Workmen will commence on Mon
day next removing the dirt piled up
on the west side of the levee railroad.
The coal checkers houses will also be
removed and that portion of the leYee
paved clear up to the railroad.
1t may not be generally known that
the good book" speaks Of a star
mail service" similar to that being agi-
tated by our Monroe street cotempo-
rary, but the proof of the same can be
found in the 1l7th Psalm, and Sd
verse.
The Henry Frank, from this port,
and bound for New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday afternoon with
1904 bales of cotton, and had 800 bales
more engaged at Natchez. This is the
largest trip OF cotton eve carried on
any one boat either on river or ocean.
The towboats My Choice and John
Porter and barges left st. Louis yes
terday with 10000 bushels of wheat
and 1871 600 bushels Of corr for New
Orleans, which is to be t~ranshipped
from there to Europe. These tows
also had about 1000 tons of general
merchandise.
The Osceola Belle, in command Of
Captain Henry Cooper, is the mail
packet leaving at 5 pm. to.day for
OSceola and all way landings. paying
strict attention to all way and planta
ton business. Billy Smilhers presides
at the desk and is assisted by John
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
Arrangements have been made to
put on a line of frst-class steamers
between Dubuque and st. Paul on the
opening of navigation on the upper
Mississippi river. The line will be
known as the Dubuque and st. Paul
packet company. The steamers will
c. meet at Dubuque with the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad, and
passengers and freight will be taken
through to st. Paul at river rates.
Night before last the Waterman at
the levee saw in the distance a negro
going up the levee with a box under
his arm, but ID approaching the darky
he started on a run. The Waterman
gave chase, when the negro dropped
the box and escaped. 1t proved to be
a caddie of tobacco, and the owner
!; can get the same by proving property
and applying at the tarraulin shed al
, the levee.
The Josie Harry will be found in
, port this afternoon, and is the regular
mail packet leaving at 5 pm. to NOR
row for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Jack
sonport and all intermediate landings
making direct connection with the
, light draught packets Ida Lee and
Alberta for upper White and Black
: rivers. Captain Milt r. Harry com
/ mands, and is assisted in the Office By
John G, WyckOf and Fred Jones.
The elegant passenger steamer james
D Lee, in command of Captain Stacke,
+. Lee, is the mail packet leaving az s
pm. to day for Helena, Friars Point
and all intermediate landings, attend.
ing promptly to all G 0. D. and plan.
tatiOn business, and connecting al
Glendale with the Mobile and North
p, western trains. Captain Lloyd W
Whitlow presides at the desk, and is
+, assisted by Platt Rhodes and Arthur
!, Brown.
The Katie Hooper arrived last night
bringing out Of White river 249 bales
of cotton, 226 bales of which she re.
shipped at Terrene for New Orleans
d She is the mali packet leaving at five
pm. tomorrow for Pine Bluff and al
intermediate landings, making direcr
connection with the light draught
steamer Maumelle for Little Rock anC
points above. Captain Ed NowlanC
commando and Jimmy Thompson hal
charge of the Office,
The splendid sidewheel steamer
Ben Franklin, in command of tn,
popular Billy Tiehenor, leaves at 5 p
M. to-day with a return trip for Cairo
Louisville, Cincinnati, and all wa,
landings IN the Ohio river c-onnacfin,