Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-24

The City Of Vicksburg, for Vicks.
burg, will pass down this afternoon.
The Mary Houston, bound for New
Orleans, passed Vieksburg yesterday.
The City Of Baton Rouge, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Andy Baum, from this port,
was expected at Cincinnati this FORE
noon. .ksf
The Cumberland river is falling, and
navigation will be resumed at Nash.
vile tomorrow.
The Thos. Sherlock will probably
pass down tomorrow morning on her
way to New Orleans.
The Dean Adams departed last
evening for Arkansaw City with a
moderate trip Of both freight and peo-
pie.
The Charles P. ChouLeau leaves
New Orleans this evenig for this port,
and will make but two more trips in
the trade.
The James d. Parker for Memphis.
and the Paris Q. Brown for New Or
leans. are announced to leave Cincin-
natl tomorrow evening.
Steamers are now carrying good
lists of passengers, owing to several
railroads being partly under water or
in dangerous condition.
If the lower Ohio continues to rise
the people Of Paducah and Cairo will
have to do their marketing and shop
ping with the aid Of skifs.
The James Lee and Coahoma are
the local packets leaving tomorrow
evening; the former for Helena and
Friars Point and the latter for Osce-
ola.
| The schooner Minnie Edgar, built
at Metropolis, Illinois, Aoated by the
city yesterday under full sail, des
tined for New Orleans and the Gulf
coast.
The Hard Cash will be found in
port this afternoon and is the regular
packet leaving to morrow evening for
all points on White river through to
Jacksonport.
The City of Providence, from
Vicksburg, and the John A. Scudder,
from New Orleans, arrived at st..
Louis yesterday, and the Ste. Gene
We've lett there last evening for this
port
/. The elegant Anchor Line steamer
w. p. Halliday, in command of Cap
tain Beck jolly, is announced to pass
down this evening bound for the Ores.
cent City. Owen G. Gates presides at
the desk.
The fast and splendid passenger
steamer r. r. Springer, in command
OF Captain II. U. Hart, is announced
to pass down this evening bound for
New Orleans. Henry Shaw is her po-
lite clerk.
The City of Greenville, in command
of Captain Joseph Bryan, is the An
chor Line packet leaving promptly at
JPN. to day for Cairo, st. Louis and
all way landings. Joseph Osborn is
| her polite clerk.
When railroad traffic is stopped on
account of high water, boats do not
raise their rates of freight, but when
the rivers are low or navigation sus-
pended on accounted ice, railroads al
most double their rates and impose on
the public.
i Lock No. 2 situated at Lockport on
the Kentucky river was greatly dam
aged by the late floods. The waite,
undermined the dam and moved the
heavy stone and timber about fifty
feet out Of position, entailing a loss o.
: much labor and many thousands o.
dollars,
Quite a number ofpeOple are avail
| ing themselves of the opportunity o
visiting Marion, Arkausaw, by takinl
passage on the ferry steamer Johr
D Overton, which leaves at7:3O am. anC
Up m. daily. A trip of this kind cal
only be enjoyed when the water i
very high.
The Cons Millar arrived last nigh
from the Ohio with 400tons OF freight
She has the same all out, and is re
ceiving to leave tomorrow evening 70
Cincinnati and all principal way land
ings, offering special inducements il
the way of splendid accommodations
! cheap rates and through tickets t.
, all points East at very low rates.
The National Board of Health ha,
declared smallpox epidemic in tn,
/, United States" Now there is a biz
, job on hand for their great iron hui
steamer H. H. Benuer, which is cbok.
/ ing a stump down at Fort Pickering
= This time there is no need of her goint
South but should point her bow
towards Pittsburg, her birthplace, anC
other cities Of the North.
Miss Cora B. Banning, sister of Mr.
A. L. Banning, chief clerk of the
steamer Rene Macready, was last
night united in marriage to Mr.. Rich
ard NJ. Hilton, a worthy young gen.
tleman of this city. The happy couple
were congratulated by their friends ii
, attendance, who wished them both q
large share Of happiness and prosperity
as they journey down life's rugged
stream.
At Washington, yesterday, the
J Board of Supervising Inspectors Of
steam vessels referred to committee
} the following amendment to Rule Of
pilots rules for Western rivers But
in case these signals have not beer
, made hY the descending steamer uher