Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-24

Orleans, passed up Saturday night for
st. Louis.
The Thos. Sherlock will be due up
tomorrow morning on her way to the
Ohio river.
The Granite State, for Memphis,
and the Will Kyle, for New Orleans,
LETT Cincinnati Saturday.
The John a. Seudder will be the
Anchor Line steamer passing down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The City of New Orleans, with a
full trip Of freight, passed down Sat.
urday evening for New Orleans.
The w. P. Halliday, for st. Louis.
and the Paris q. Brown, for Cincin.
natl, lett New Orleans Saturday.
Nothing can be done With the
wreck of the Golden City until the
water gets five or six feet below the
present stage.
The City of Alton, from New Or
leans, passed up this morning for st.
Louis. She put off 81 cases wine and
300 empty hhds.
The Hard Cash will be here to-
morrow morning, and is the regular
packet leaving Wednesday evening
for White river.
The City OF Cairo passed up yester-
day for st. Louis, after adding 752
bales of Eastern bound cotton for re-
shipment at Cairo.
The cotton receipts by river since
last report comprised 20 bales by the
Coahoma, 80 by the James Lee, and 4
by the Dean Adams.
The Plow Boy will arrive tonight,
and is the mail packet leaving Wed.
nesday evening for Pine Blnff and in
termediate landings on Arkansaw
river.
The attention OF clerks and porters,
who bring orders here from points
along the river, is called to the large
stock of baseball goods just received at
Mansford's.
81 Vicksburg on Saturday last the
upper works Of the steamer Little
Dick were destroyed by fire. But
little damage was done to her ma
chinery and hull.
The Montana was sold at st. Louis
on Saturday last, Captain Keith and
Messrs Sedgwick & Phillips buying
two. thirds Of her aud Captain Burnet
retaining one-third.
The Gold Dust from st. Louis, passed
down yesterday forenoon. She dis.
charged rs bbls -four and 10 bbls
pork and added about 20 tons for
Vicksburg Spd way points.
The Rene Macready is the regular
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Helena, Mariana, the Cut Of, Wits
burg and all way landings, making
direct connection with the light draft
steamer Advance for the Sunk Lands.
The Louisville and Cincinnati mail
packet General Lyle, which has been
on the track Is years, has retired from
service to be dismantled. She has
lived a longer life than usually falls to
the lot Of steamboats,, and put money
into pockets Of her owners.
The Cons Millar will arrive this
afternoon and leaves at 5 pm. to-
morrow with return trip for points
on the Ohio river through to Cincin-
natl, where close connection is made
with the different railroads and
through tickets given to points East at
low rates.
Che Coahoma, in command of Cap
tain Henry Cooper, is the Lee liae
mail packet leaving this evening for
Osceola and all intermediate landings
on the upper coast, attending promptly
to all business entrusted to her.
Hugh Tomlinson and John Haley are
in charge Of the Office.
The famous Ohio river steamer
Chas. Morgan, in command of Captain
Albert Stein, passes down to-day for
New Orleans. She has elegant accom-
modations and her officers are courte.
Gus and attentive to the wants and
comfort Of their patrons. Captain
Harry Stein is in charge of the Office.
The fast and elegant steamer James
Lee, in command of Captain Stacker
Lee, leaves this evening for Helena,
Friars Point and intermediate land,
ings, giving strict attention to all
business entrusted to her and making
close connection at Glendale with
trains on the Mobile & Northwestern
railroad. Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow
presides at the desk and is assisted by
Plat Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
Steamers from below report a heavy
storm on Friday night last, almost a
regular cyclone, and accompanied by
hail. Many trees were blown down.
A storehouse at Pushmataha, in
which there were five persons, was
blown over, but no one hurt. At
Terrene the wharf boat was blown
loose and the coal feet stirred up,
three or four of which had holes
punched into their sides, but no coal
was lost.
The Dean Adams, in command of
Captain Mark K. Cheek. is the mail
packet leaving to-day for Helena, Ter
rene, Arkansaw City and way landings.
attending promptly to all business
that offers, and making close connec
ton at Arkansaw City with trains on
the Little Rock, Mississippi River &
Texas railroad. Captain A. L. Cum
minis presides at the desk, and is
assisted by Walker Outlaw and Lee
Cummins, jr.
The City of Helena, from St. Louis,
arrived this morning with a splendid
trip OF freight, comprising 1890 pkgs,
the principal items of which are 1897
bbls -four, l25 bbls neal, 1880 SKIS eats,
and 4O79 SKIS corn. Among her pas
sengers is an excursion party of young
people from New Madrid, Mo-. who