Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-01
tons Of railroad iron for New Albanv

Jack Smith is acting steward OF the
City Of Vicksburg this trip, in place
Of Alf Dixon, whose wife died in ST.
Louis on SATURDAY. last.
The Belle Memphis, from St. Louis,
arrived at Vicksburg yesterday morn.
ing and loaded her return trip at the
elevator in front Of the city.
The Hard Cash will bc in tonight,
and will leave with a return trip to-
morrow at 5 pm. for all points on
White river through to J%acksonport.
Pilots are complaining about the
government light at the head Of Fo-
gleman's chute. This is an important
light and should be attended to regu.
larly.
A new sidewheel steamer is being
built at Cincinnati for the Mayrs-
vile trade. She will be launched in a
day or two and completed in thirty
days.
The steamer Jennie Gilchrist,
which was recently wrecked near
Rock Island, is the old Danville, Of
Little Rock, rebuilt. She used to ply
in the bayous above that city.
The steamer John Wilson during a
heavy gale at New Orleans on Friday
last vas damaged to the extent of
$500. The Yazoo had to take her
place until repairs could be made.
The City of Greenville, in command
OF Captain Joe Bryan, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 5 pm. to. day
for Cairo, st. Louis and all way land.
ings. Charlie 'Quesnel is her polite
clerk.
The Chas. P. Chouteau will be at
Helena tomorrow and leave there on
Thursday evening. Passengers for
New Orleans can take the james Lee
tomorrow evening and make connec-
ton.
John S. Rozell, a former mail agent
with the Arkansaw River Packet
Company, is now clerking at the
freight depot of the St. Louis and
Iron Mountain railroad at Little
Rock.
Captain Paul Boynton, the great
swimmer, is expected to leave Omaha
to day and continue his float to the
mouth Of the Missouri river, with the
expectation OF reaching st. Louis by
tho 18th inst.
Merchants at river towns trading
with Memphis will find it to their in.
terest to order their job printing and
blank books from the PUBLIC LEDGER
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, ID Madison street. t
The Headlight, which passed here a
few days ago, will run as a regular
packet in the V~icksburg and Da Wis
and Eagle bends trade. She is owned
and commanded by Captain Bill
Smith, who is very popular in that
section.
1t is said that Colonel Will S. Hays.
the we'll known river editor Of the
Louisville Courier ournal, intends to
give up Louisville and reside in st
Louis. This can't be so, for he is still
a candidate for mayor Of Louisville at
the next election.
Heavy rains are reported from the
head waters of the Ohio river during
the past few days, yet that stream is
affected but little. 1t is rising very
slowly at Pittsburg, and the prospects
are not very bright now for an early
resumption of business.
The Tiger, in command of Captain
VIM. Flowers, is receiving to leave at
D pm to-day for Cotton Wood Point
and all way landings, giving prompt
attention to all business entrusted to
her. Kneel Booker and John Rhodes
are her polite clerks.
Colonel W, b Morrill, is having the
harbor at Madison, Ind, surveyed so
that estimates can be made of the cost
OF its improvement. Ohio River Com
missioner Setter thinks that an ap
preparation in favor Of the project will
be made at the next session of Con-
gress.
Work has been resumed in the In
diana chute of the Louisville falls, and
three feet of the ledge known as Mont.
gomery's Point, just at tn e turn at
Big Eddy, has been bio En away.
This is a great advantage, S it gives
more room for boats in m aking the
turn.
The elegant Anchor Ii ne steamer
W. P. Halliday, in commal I'd of Cap
tain Beck Jolly, is announc ed to leave
from the foot of Union street at 5
o'clock this evening for Ficksburg,
New Orleans and all pr incipal way
landings. Owen G.. Gates is her polite
clerk.
Rafe Hicks, agentfor the New Or
leans Oil Mill, last week purchased
5000 sacks of cotton seed between this
port and Helena, and the Annie P.
Silver picked it up as she passed down
a couple of days ago. He also gave
10000 sacks of seed to the Henry
Frank.
The Mike Davis, in command of
Captain o. K. Joplin, is receiving to
leave this evening for Mariana. the
Cut Oh and all intermediate landings
on L'Anguille and St. Francis rivers.
attending promptly to all business
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