Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-07
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The U. 3. sDagp0st Dc Russey goes
to work in the Mississippi river above
Cairo.
The Golden City is the next 20"
Line steamer due down bound for
New Orleans.
Cincinnati is also troubled with
mud on the levee," left there by the
receding river.
| The Ohio river has declined sufi-
ciently to allow the boat yards to re-
sumo business.
The w. P. Halliday, from New
Orleans, passed up at 3 am. with a
fair trip for st. Louis.
The Iron Duke left Pittsburg Sat-
urday with several barges of nails, one
of which is for this port.
The James Lee and Coahoma are
the local packets leaving tomorrow for
the upper and lower coasts.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Vicksburg will pass down this after
noon, bound for Vicksburg.
The John A. Scudder, for St. Louis,
and the Guiding Star, for Cincinnati,
left New Orleans last evening.
The Dean Adams departed last
evening for Arkansaw City with fair
trip of both freight and people.
The Rene Macready departed yes
terday for Madison and will be back
to leave again tomorrow at pm.
Very little ice reported in the upper
rivers, and boats will start from st.
Louis as soon as business will justify.
The Belle Memphis, from St. Louis,
arrived at Vicksburg yesterday, and
left there at noon to-day with return
trip.
In 1867 the gauge at Cairo read 81
feet, but there is no reason to believe
that the same figures will be reached
this year.
The Smoky City, with a tow of coal,
arrived at New Orleans yesterday,
and the Oakland and barges left there
for st. Louis.
The Chas. Morgan, with splendid
trip of both freight and people, passed
down yesterday for New Orleans, ad-
ding here 100 bbls meal.
The Memphis & Little Rock Rail-
road Company continue to send out a
steamer daily at 4 pm, for Madison,
to connect with their trains,
Charlie Boyer, steamboat passenger
agent at Cincinnati, has leased the
bar of the Madison House, and set a
big free lunch for the boys yesterday.
Henry Partee, who has been on the
Henry Frank while she ran in the
Memphis and New Orleans trade, is
now one OF the pilots Of the City Of
Alton.
The Louisville mail line have re-
sumed taking freight for all points on
the n. 9. & St, Il. railway west Of
Nashville, also for Tennessee river,
via. Jacksonville.
Mrs. Z. D. Moore, Of Keokuk, Ia,
desires information of her uncle,
Henry Sheppes, who some twenty
years ago was running as pilot on some
boat in the Southern trade.
The City of Greenville, in command
of Captain Joe Bryan, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving promptly at 5 p.
m. to-day for Cairo and st. Louis.
Joseph Osborn is her polite clerk. d
Captain Horace Bixby's elegab;
Anchor Line steamer City of Baton
Rouge is announced to pass down al
10 am tomorrow for Vicksburg
New Orleans and the bends. j. G,
Elton is her polite clerk.
The Katie Hooper in command oil
| Captain Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving at pm. for Madison
where direct connection is made with
trains for all points West. Captain
j. N. Thompson is her polite clerk.
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 Ia
JacksOnport, where direct connection
is made with light draft packets for
upper White and Black rivers.
Heavy rains are reported from the
vicinity Of Shreveport, and an overflow
Of the whole country seems inevitable.
! The lakes above Shreveport are higher
than for six years, and many planta'
tons above and below are already
under water and the levees giving
away.
Captain William Flowers fast
steamer Tiger will leave this evening
for Mariana, the Cut Of, Wittsburg
and all way landings on L'Anguille
and st. Francis rivers, making direct
connection with the light draft steam
er Mike Davis for the Sunk Lands
Charlie Stockley will be found in
charge of the Office.
The Anchor Line Company have
contracted with the Towards of JEFF
fersonville for a new steamer to cost
Sl25,000, to be completed July /, for
the St Louis and New Orleans trade.
TIE Anchor Line has boat at How
ards yards nearly completed, which is
expected to arrive at st. Louis before
! the expiration of this month.
The Chas. P. Chouteau passed
Vicksburg yesterday afternoon, with
2444 bales cotton, 1850 SKIS cotton seed,
10000 SKIS oil meal, 1873 SKIS oil cake,
and expected to add there and
below 900 additional bales cotton.
The Chouteau was expected to arrive
at New Orleans this morning and will
make but one more trip in the Mem
phis trade this season.
The James w. GafF, with 600 tons
Of freight, arrived at midnight and
will leave with return trip to morrow
at 5 pm. for Cairo, Louisville, Cinoin.
natl and all principal way landings on
the Ohio river. She offers special in
ducements to those wishing to attend