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

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The Coahoma will be in tonight
and leaves at noon t tomorrow. prompt
for Osceola and all way landings OF
the upper coast.
Captain T. j. Ryman is in Jefer
sonvllle to contract for a new steamer
for the low water season next summe
in the Cumberland.
One and one-half inches vas tn,
extent of the rise in the river at thi
point during the twenty-four hour
ending at neon to-day.
The Mary Houston, from Cincin
natl; also the Raymond Homer, will
a coal tow from Louisville, arrived a
New Orleans yesterday.
To our friends who needs skif
down the river we would say sent
your orders to G. w. Hunter, at shop
at foot Of Market street. 4
Arthur st. Elmo, now giving seance,
at the Greenlaw 0perahouse, offers Il
give sou to any steamboatman whC
can tell "how it is DONE"
The Belle Memphis, from st. Louis
pissed down this forenoon on her way
to Vicksburg. She discharged 3342
pkgS, and added about % tons.
The Annie P. Silver, Of the Anchor
Line, is announced to pass down to.
morrow at noon for New Orleans,
Captain AID Storm is her agent.
The James w. Gaf, which left here
on Saturday last, ran foul of a pile
driver below Cairo, knocking down
one of her derrieks and tearing her
guards.
The Rene Macready is the railroad
leaving this evening for De.
wallis Bluff, where she will connect
with traids on the Memphis & Little
Rock Railroad.
The Cons Millar, bound for this
port, passed Louisville yesterday. She
will arrive Monday and leave here
on Wednesday next with a return triI
for Cincinnati.
The City of Providence, in command
of Captain George Lenox, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving at 5 pm.
prompt for Cairo, St. Louis and AL
way landings. Frank Perkins is her
polite clerk.
The r. R. Springer with a full load
of freight and crowed with people
passed down last night bound for New
Orleans. She digcharged here about
800 pckgs and added l40 bbls cornmeal
and 24O SKIS Of cottonseed meal.
Among the passengers ofthe steamer
r. r. Springer now en- route to New
Orleans, is Colonel Will s. Hays, Of
the Louisville Courier-Journal, &C.
companied by his wife; two children
and sister-in-law Mrs. Minnie Nc.
Cullough., who will make the round
trip.
The Golden Rule, with about zoe
tens of freight and full of people.
arrived last night, FIVE days out from
New Orleans and lost eighteen hours
by fog and bad weather. She re.
manned here until neal daylight, add
ing $40 bales cotton and 1900 SKIS oil
meal.
The Marlin Speed is receiving t
leave at o pm. to morrow for PINE
Bluff and all way landings on Arkan
saw river, carrying the mail, attending
promptly to all business that offer
and making direct connection witt
light draught packets for Little Rocl
and points above.
Owing to trouble at the railroad
bridge crossing Cache river, the Katie
Hooper was last evening sent to De
walls Bluff on White river to connec.
with trains for Little Rock. 1t il
expected that by Monday the bridg,
will be all right again, when boats
will again resume their trips to Mad.
ison.
The Josie Harry is now in porI
receiving to leave at 5 pm. tomorrow
for Helena, Terrene, Devalls Bluff
Augusta, Jacksonport and all inter.
mediate landings, attending promptly
to all Mississippi river business thai
offers, and connecting with the regular
packets for upper White and Black
rivers.
The bill for condemnation of titles
to certain property in the lower por-
ton of the city on which it is pro
posed to build a marine hospital has
passed the Senate. When it passes
the House the United States Court
will condemn the titles by process of
the owners will be paid its value
and the work of building the hospital
will commence.
Notwithstanding the extreme high
water when but few landings can be
made and the most of them hazardous,
the packets are running regularly at a
great loss, inasmuch as they are
removing people and plumber free from
the o%verhowed section when they have
no money to pay, we think it altogeth.
er cheeky on the part of those act
ing for the government to ask owners
steamboats, to transport supplies to
yhese people free" If the govern
nent were as poor as these people, the
Iteamboatmen would be willing to
transport these supplies as an act of
But the United States gov
,rnment has plenty of money. 1t pays
tut money for these rations and why
Tot pay steamboatmen for the trans
lortation of the same.
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