Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-11

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The R. R. Springer, from Cincin-
natl, was expected to pass down this
forenoon for New Orleans.
Now that the river is within its
banks, the local packet business will
show some improvement.
The Ste Genevieve, for Memphis,
and the Belle Memphis, for Vicks-
burg, left St. Louis last evening.
A dispatch from Evansville states
there is danger Of the cabin of the @.
n. Davis floating of if the rise con-
tinues.
The James W. Gaff, for Memphis,
and the Paris G. Brown, for New Or
leans, will leave Cincinnati tomorrow
aVening.
The City Of Helena returned to 81.
Louis last evening, taking 1853 bales of
Eastern bound cotton for reshipment
al Cairo.
Colonel Joseph Violet, of the pre-
scription department Of the Rene
Macready, returned from st. Louis
yesterday.
The General Barnard delivered her
government supplies at Vicksburg,
and left there yesterday on her return
to st. Louis.
Captain Frank Hicks is at New Or
leans undergoing treatment for sore
eyes, of which he has been suffering
for some time.
Captain Grant Marsh's steamer W.
j. Behan is to leave st. Louis on Sat-
urday next for Sioux City, Yankton
and Bismarck.
The steamer Arkansaw, from st.
Paul, arrived at st. Louis Sunday
with Is, 600 pkgs, $4,000 of which were
for reshipment South.
Captain T. Jefferson Sherlock died
on Sunday at Cincinnati of paraly is.
The funeral takes place this afternoon
from the chapel at Spring Grove Gem
etery.
Captain Dan Able's elegant Anchor
Line steamer City of Alton is an
nounced to pass down at 5 pm. to day
tor Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer,
City of New Orleans, passed Vicks
burg yesterday at 2 pm, and will be
due up tomorrow morning, bound for
st. Louis.
The City of Greenville, from st.
Louis, passed down this forenoon.
She discharged a couple of hundred
pckgs and added about Is tons for
Vicksburg and way handbags.
The City of Vicksburg, in command
Of Captain r. K, Riley, is the Anchor
Liue packet leaving promptly It
p m. to day for Cairo and st Louis.
Billy Blenker is her polite clerk.
Captain Milt r. Harry has secured
a contract to carry 500 tons Of steel
rails from this port to Clarendon, fol
the railroad crossing the river at thai
point The first installment will be
taken out on Saturday.
Hereafter jute and other combusti
bic material should be carried in the
bold, so that if fire broke out anon.
mis- freight, the matches could b.
closed and the hold filed with steam
thus Smothering the fame.
The Katie Hooper, in command O
| Captain Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving this evening Tor Madi
son, where direct connection is mad,
with trains on the Memphis & Littl,
Rock railroad for points West.
The Louisville Courier. Journa
contains a beautiful poem about Rob
ert Kelley, the heroic engineer VIII
was on watch at the time Of the burn
| ing Of the Golden City, and lost. l
is by Will S. Hayes, the sweet singer
Of the Ohio Falls.
The Plow Boy arrived last nigh
and is the mail packet leaving to
morrow evening with return trip 70
| Pine Bluff and all intermediate land
ings on Arkansaw river, making direc
connection with the packets for Littl,
| Rock and points above.
The splendid Gamer John s Brans
ford in command of Captain W. Il
Holt, is the regular packet leavin,
for Mariana, the Cut Of, Wittsbu
and all waylandings, making close con
nection at Wittsburg with the lieh
draught steamer Advance for tn,
Sunk Lands. Charley Stockley is il
charge Of the Office.
The Hard Cash arrived last nigh
having brought out of White rive
lO4 bales cotton, 81 bales ofwhich sh,
reshipped at Terrene for New Orleans
| The Hard Cash is the regular packe
leaving tomorrow evening for al
points on White river through t.
Jacksonport, making direct connection
with the regular packets for upper
White and Black rivers.
Captain W. G, Tichenor, with hi,
popular steamer Granite State. arrived
last night with a fair trip Of freight
comprising 1862 pckgs. She had The
same all out by noon, and was receiy,
ing to leave at 5 pm. for Cairo, Lou.
isville, Cincinnati and all principa
way landings, making close connection
with the different railroads and giving
through tickets to points east at very
low rates. Robert Mccoy presides at
the desk, and is assisted by Charlie
| Vinton and Frank Brown