Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-05

bales hay, 491 pkgs lard, 80 tres hams,
% bbls pigs feet, 105 bales cotton, "a
bags seed cotton, 1923 pkgs suudries.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and cool.
River rising again.
Business good with the packets.
The Ohio is falling again at Pitts
burg.
The packets departed last evening
with fair trips.
Four and half feet Of water report
ed at Puppy Creek.
The Henry Frank, for Helena, left
New Orleans last evening.
The Kate Kinney from New Or
leans arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The prospect for a coalbOat stage of
water at Pittsburg is less encourag-
ing.
The Annie P. Silver, from st.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Golden Crown, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati this fore
noon.
The Carrier is announced to leave
st. Louis this evening for New Or
leans.
The Lula Worth and tow passed
down yesterday afternoon for Arkan-
saw City.
The Dean Adams is the mail
packet leaving Monday evening for
Arkansaw City.
The Golden Rule, on her way up,
will add at Arkansaw City about 1000
bales of cotton for Cincinnati.
The new tug, Buchanan, built by
Capt. Charlie Hunter up Wolf river,
left last evening for upper Red river.
The Josie Harry brought out of
White river 454 bales cotton and re-
shipped at Terrene for New Orleans
141 bales cotton.
The new Anchor Line steamers City
of New Orleans and City of Baton
Rouge will probable be able to come
out of the Ohio river next week.
The Belle Memphis departed last
evening for St. Louis, after adding
1908 bales compressed cotton for re-
shipment at Cairo to points East
Tho City of Greenville arrived at
st, Louis yesterday and the City of
Helena left there last evening for this
port. She will be here Monday morn
ing.
The New Mary Houston is an
nounced to leave Cincinnati this
evening for New Orleans and will be
followed on Wednesday next by the
Thos. Sherlock.
Hunter Ben jenkins is doing the
river work of the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, while Commodore Rollingpin is
off to New York getting out his al
manac for 1882.
The Mark Twain is due to-day, and
will leave Monday evening with a re-
turn trip for Hale's Point, Dyersburg
and way landings on Obion and
Forked Deer rivers.
The City of Vicksburg arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday and left there at
noon to-day with a return trip. She
will be here to leave Tuesday evening
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The John A. Scudder, in command
of Capt. A. j. Carter, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 5 p. n. to-day
for New Orleans and way landings.
George Baker is her polite clerk.
The argument at Pittsburg of the
Smithield street bridge case has not
yet been concluded, but river men
feel encouraged in the belief that a
decision in their favor will be rem
dered.
The Virgie Lee, recently purchased
by Captain w. H. Tompkins for the
Cincinnati and Kanawha river trade,
was named after two daughters of her
present owner. Misses Virgie aud Lee
Tompkins.
The Gold Dust, in command of
Captain j. T. McCord, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 10 am. to-mor-
row for Vicksburg and all principal
way landings. Henry Dietrich is in
charge Of the office.
The Grand Tower, in command Of
Captain Geo. Carvell, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving from the foot of
Union street at 10 am. tomorrow for
Cairo, St. Louis and way landings.
Thos. White presides at the desk,
The Tiger, in command of Captain
Billy Flowers, is receiving to leave
this evening for Cottonwood Point
and all way landings on the upper
coast. Kneel Booker presides at the
desk and is assisted by John Rhodes.
Captain R. W. L~ightburne, agent
for the Memphis and Ohio River
Packet Company, has the posters VI
announcing the James w. Gaff tC
leave here on Friday next for Cincin.
natl. Tickets and staterooms can be
engaged now.
Mrs. Earhart, who committed sui.
eide at Marietta, o., a few days ago
was the wife of the chief clerk of the
Katie Stockdale. Domestic unhappi
/, ness wal the cause of her rash act
! She was about thirty five years Of agl
and leaves six children.
1t seems that the cotton boats Hen
f., nv Frank and Chas. p, Ohouteau vii