Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

morrow.
Per Ooahoma, from Osceola. 10 bales
cotton, 1000 feet lumber.
The Will Kyle, for New Orleans,
left Cincinnati Saturday evening.
Per Dean Adams, from Arkansaw
City; 81 bales cotton, 81 bags seed
cotton.
Per Mark Twain. from Dyersburg:
IL bales cotton, 4 head cattle, l02
empty barrels.
When the river gets within its
banks an improvement of packet bust
ness will be noted.
The John B. Maude departed Sat
urday evening for st. Louis, taking
100 bales of cotton.
The Commonwealth for Vicksburg
passed down on time yesterday, adding
here about 40 tons.
Major John d. Adams is in the city
to-day looking after his mail and
steamboat interests.
The Josie Harry, for White river,
departed Saturday with good trip Of
both freight and people.
The Granite State, in charge of Cap
tain W, G. Tichnor, lett Cincinnati
Saturday evening for this port.
The ferryboat John 0verton carried
very nice party Of excursionists yes
terday afternoon to Marion and re-
turn.
The towboat Future City passed
down yesterday at noon after leaving
here a couple Of barges loaded with
grain.
The City of Baton Rouge, which
passed down Saturday, had 1900 tons
OF freight and added 2l3 bales of cot
ton here.
The Gold Dust passed up yesterday
for st. Louis, adding here ~ bales Of
Eastern bound cotton for reshipment
at Cairo.
The tug Vanderburg, with six
barges Of slaves from Tennessee river,
passed down Saturday night for New
Orleans.
The Tiger arrived Saturday night
from st. Francis river, and will leave
Tomorrow with tow of slaves for
New Orleans.
The w. p. Halliday, from New Or
leans, passed up yesterday at noon,
bound for st. Louis. She laid here to
clean out boilers.
The City of Greenville will be ur
TO- night, and is the Anchor Line
packet leaving tomorrow evening fol
Cairo and st. Louis.
The upper Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, also the Tennessee river are
rising, but will have no effect on the
river at or below this point.
Tho splendid Anchor Line steamer
City Of Alton, in command of Captain
Dan Able, is announced to pass down
at 10 am. tomorrow for New Orleans
Per City of Helena, from St. Louis,
1869 bbls -four, 65 bbls meal, l76 bbls
potatoes, 2S9 bales hay. 967 SKIS corn.
376 SKIS bran, $50 SKIS oats, 10 tcs and
32j pals lard, 1000 pckgs Sundries.
Much complaint is made about the
gas lamps located on The lovee. There
IS not enough of them, and what there
ave do not burn at'all OF give but faint
light. They should be looked after.
The City of Vicksburg. in command
OF Captain r. X. Riley, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here at 10 am.
tomorrow for Vicksburg and way
landings. W. Q. Bienker presides at
the desk.
Captain Daniel w. Benham, of the
Seventh Infantry, U. S. A., arrived
last night from st. Louis to supper
intend the distribution of supplies by
the snagboat G. B. Reese to oyerhowed
sufferers below here.
The Rene Macready, in command of
Captain y. X. Joplin, is the railroad
packet leaving promptly at p m. to
day for Madison, where direct connee
tion is made with trains on the Mem
phis 4 Little Rock railroad for points
west.
The Coahoma, in command of Cap
tain Henry Cooper, is the Lee Line
packet leaving this evening for Helena,
Friars Point and all intermediate
landings. Hugh Tomlinson presides
at the desk. and is assisted by John
Haley and Plat Rhodes.
The great Golden City, in charge of
the Mcintyre brothers, will pass down
8 pm. on her way to New Or
leans She is a splendid boat, with
courteous officers and elegant accom-
mOdations. CAPTAIN AID Storm, at
the wharf boat, IS her agent
Mr.. Joseph Osborn, late clerk o
the City of GreenYille, died very sud
denly at the Planters House, in St.
Louis, Of apoplexy. He had been in
the employ Of the Anchor Line for
many years, and was quite popular
with the patrons of the river.
The City of Helena arrived last
night with big trip Of freight com
prising 5l47 pkgs. She is the Anchor
Line packet leaving promptly at 5 pm.
to-day for Cairo, st. Louis and allway
landings. Captain Elem Calvert com
mands with Geo. Walton in charge of
the Office.
Captain Raudall's neat steamer
Mike Davis is now at the landing re
ceiving to leave at 5 pm. tomorrow
for Helena, Mariana, the Cut Of,
Wittsburg aud all way landings, max
ing direct connection with the light
draft steamer Advance for the Sunk
Lands Captain AL Smith will com.
maud, with Charley Stockley in the
Office.
The swift and elegant steamer Dean
Adams, in command Of Captain Mark
X. Check, is the regular mail packet
leaving at . pm. to-day for Helena,
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