Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-01
River about stationary

River about Stationary.
Some little business doing to-day.
The upper rivers continue to do.
cline.
The Katie Hooper had a good trip
out for Madison yesterday.
The Smoky City with a tow of coal
left Louisville last evening.
The Mary Houston for New Orleans
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Future City and barges for st.
Louis, passed up this forenoon.
The Golden City passed Louisville
yesterday, bound for Cincinnati.
The Joseph B. Williams, with a big
tow of coal, left Louisville yesterday
morning for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum, from Memphis.
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The R. R. Springer, bound for New
Orleans, passed Evansville yesterday.
afternoon.
The Dean Adams is the mail packet
leaving at 8 pm. tomorrow for Ar
kansaw City.
The rains of Monday night we're
general, extending all the way from
the upper lakes to the gulf.
The Belle Memphis for Vicksburg
and the Oakland and barges for New
Orleans left st. Louis last evening.
The Cons Millar for Memphis and
the Thos. Sherlock for New Orleans,
will leave Cincinnati tomorrow even
ing.
The John A. Scudder, from St.
Louis, and the Saline, from Louis
vile, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The City of Providence left Vicks.
burg at noon yesterday and will be
here to leave Friday at 5 pm. for St.
Louis.
The City Of Vieksburg, with a good
up stream freight and nearly 100 pas
sengers, passed up last evening for st.
Louis.
The City of New Orleans, for St.
Louis, and the John A. Wood, with a
tow of empty coal barges, left New
Orleans yesterday.
The Charles P. Chouteau, for St.
Louis, and the U. P. Schenck, for the
Ohio, are announced to leave New Or
leans this evening.
While the Golden Grown lay at the
landing yesterday, her passengers
strolled up town to take in the sights,
including Court Square.
The David R. Powell will pass MP
to. morrow afternoon bound for st.
Louis. Captain AID Storm, at the
wharfboat, is her agent.
To our friends who needs skiHs
down the river we would say send
your orders to G. W. Huntcs, at shop.
at foot of Market street. 4
Engineer Horace Graham was yes
teSday acquitted of the charge of plac
ing a crate bar upon the safety valve
of the steamer Rene Macready.
The Golden Rule, with her big triI
of Mardi Gras excursionists, passed
V~icksburg last evening and will pas
up Friday morning bound for Cincin
natl.
The Golden Crown, six days on
from New Orleans, with 400 tons o
freight and lis cabin passengers
passed up last evening for Cincinnati
She added here 80 bbls oil and a lot o
oil cake.
The government steamer II. II
Benner, now lying up at Fort Picker
ing, could be used to convey govern
ment supplies to the sufferers by tn
overflow. She is a fast boat an
handles a tow quite well.
First engineer Weaver, Of the tow
boat John Means, which exploded he
boilers a year ago up about Plur
Point, has had his license restored, hi
/ friend, Captain William Mcclellan
assisting in the restoration.
The Rene Macready is the r~ailroa
packet leaving this evening for Madi
son. where direct connection is mad
with trains on the Memphis & Littl
Rock railroad for all points Yves
Captain 0. K. Joplin is in command
The Tiger departed last evening 70
!, st. Francis river with all the freigh
she could carry, having had to refus
considerable. 1t is very probable tina
she will make another trip on Satur
day, going as far as Mariana and tn
Cut OF.
The Coahoma returned this mornin
from the lower coast with 10 bale
cotton, 100 SKIS cotton seed and s
head of stock, which were secured
from the overlooked section. III.
Coahoma left at noon for 0sceola an,
will be back to leave again tomorrow
evening for Helena, Friars Point ant
way landings.
Passengers desiring to go to point
on the Ohio river during the presen
week have a very poor chance, a
there are no Memphis packets t.
leave until next week, and all the
boats coming up from New 0rleaui
are crowded with returning Mard
Gras excursionists, who occupy al
the state rooms.
A crevasse occurred at LogwOoC
levee yesterday morning in the real
of the residence of George c. Ben
ham. The break is thirty yards wide
and the water is rushing through a
a fearful rate. Some of the most val
liable plantations viii be submerged
Fears are entertained hat this ere.
vase will place the town of LAKE
Providence under water.
Commodore John A. Scudder, Wit
was a passenger down yesterday OF
the City of Baton Rouge, walked VI
to the elevator yesterday while thu