Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-28
MIsoELLANn0Os.


rived at Cincinnati this forenoon.
The City of Helena returned to St.
Louis last evening with light trip.
The GOlden City will be due up to.
morrow evening bound for the Ohio
river.
The Dean Adams departed last
evening for ArkansAw City with a good
trip.
Captain Thomas j. Darragh, of
Little Rock, is in the city mingling
with his friends.
Pilots report the government lights
out, Sunday night, at Blues Point
and Campbell's landing.
The Tiger got away from Helena,
yesterday morning, with FIVE barges of
slaves for New Orleans.
The Annie ?. Silver is announced
to pass down al D am. tomorrow, on
her way to NevSOrleans.
The Ste. Geneveive left St. Louis
last evening for this port, and will
arrive Thursday morning.
A good set of hose is needed on the
levee. 1t is said they have been or.
dered, but we heard that before.
The City Of Baton Rouge, from New
Orleans, will be due up early to-mor-
row morning, bound for St. Louis.
The John A. Scudder, with 600 tons
OF freight, passed up last night for St.
Louis. She put Of about 400 packages
here.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis.
and the U. 2. Schenck, for New Or
leans, will leave Cincinnati to-
morrow.
Pilot Dave Thomas, of this city, is
at the wheel Of the L. w. Cole, run
ming between Little Rock and New
Orleans.
1t will require about two weeks to
repair the steamer James Lee, after
which she will re-enter the Memphis
and Friar's Point trade.
A barge of slaves, belonging to Cap
tain Lucas, of this city, was sunk at
Helena day or two ago. 1t was in
sured here for $4,000.
The Golden Grown, in command Of
Captain Il. L. Shinkle is due down on
her way to New Orleans. Chant
Shinkle is her polite clerk.
Through trains on the Little Rock,
Mississippi River & Texas railroad
commenced running to day between
Arkansaw City and Little Rock.
The Coahoma departed last evening
for Friars Point, and will be back t.
leave at noon tomorrow for Osceols
and intermediate landings on the
upper coast.
The City of Greenville arrived las
evening from st. Louis, discharged
| 800 packages and left this forenoon fol
Vicksburg, adding about 40 tons o
miscellaneous freight.
The City of Vicksburg, in command
Of Captain r. X. Riley, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening 70,
| Cairo, st. Louis and way landings. w
Q. Blenker is her polite clerk.
Captain VIM. McFall is building {
steamboat at the Belle Vernon boa
yard which is to be taken apart, ship
ped by railroad to New York, theme,
by water to Mexico, where it will &c
into service.
The Katie Hooper, in command o.
Captain Ed. Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving promptly at pm. fol-
Madison, where direct connection il
made with trains on the Memphis &
Little Rock railroad for points West
The Jas. w. Gafffor this port passed
| Evansville last night. She telegraphs
she will arrive Thursday morning and
leave Friday evening with a return
trip for the Ohio. Captain r, w.
Lightburne, No. z Monroe street, is
her agent.
Local Inspectors Ralston and Gar
rett have returned from business
trip to Arkansaw. At Newport thew
inspected the steamers Winnie and
Lady Boone; at Little Rock. the
Maumelle and Plow Boy, and at Fort
Smith, the Jennie May and Fort
Smith.
The Cons Millar, which left here on
Tuesday last, lost one Of her colored
roustabouts overheard. He was at
work scrubbing the boiler deck and
fell into the river. Life preservers.
floats, ETC., were thrown to him but he
failed to catch any Of them. He re-
sided in this city.
The Plow Boy, for Arkansaw river,
arrived at midnight, having brought
out of that stream 168 bales of cotton,
10 of which she reshipped at Terrene
for New Orleans. The Plow Boy is
the mail packet leaving this evening
for Pine Bluff and all intermediate
landings, making close connection with
light draft packets for Little Rock
and points above.
The splendid lsght drught steamer
John 5, Bransford, in command OIL
Captain AL. Smith, will leave this
evening for Helena, Mariana, the Cut
| OF, Wittsburg and all way landings
on L'Angnille and st. Francis rivers
making direct connection with the
light draught steamer Advance for the
Sunk Lands. Charlie Stockley is in
charge Of the Office.
I
The Hard Cash arrived this morn.
ing, having brought out of White
river "a bales of cotton, 80 bales Of
which she resbipped at Tcrrene fol
New Orleans The Hard Cash is the
regular packet leaving tomorrow
evening for all points on White river
through to JaoksonpOrt, where direct
connection is made with light draught
steamers for upper White ard Black
rivers.
The splendid sidewheeT steamer
| Andy Baum, in command Of CAPTAIN