Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-31

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River falling.
Mud and slush to-day.
Soft walking on the levee.
Business dull at the landing.
j. D. Parker for Cincinnati to-mor-
row.
The U. P. Schenck is due up on her
way to the Ohio.
The Mark Twain departed at day
light for Dyersburg.
The local packets departed last eve
ming with moderate trips.
The Golden Crown, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The City of Alton, from New Or
leans, arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The City of New Orleans will pass
down tomorrow on her way to New
Orleans.
The John A. Scudder was expected
to pass down at noon to-day for New
Orleans.
The Andy Baum, on her way to
this port, passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon.
The Joe Kinney, from 0uachita
river, passed up yesterday bound for
st. Louis.
The City of Greenville was expected
to pass down this forenoon bound for
Vicksburg.
Several marines out of berth were
enjoying sleigh rides yestcrday--credit
good, you know.
The James Lee and Coahoma will
be hero to leave to morrow evening for
the upper and lower coast.
The Alice Brown is here with a tow
Of coal, comprising q piecen, con-
signed to Messrs. Brown & Jones.
Lowell lines, second clerk of the
James d. Parker, is on the sick list,
and Charlie Vinton is filling his place.
l,265,O0O bushels of coal were
shipped yesterday from Pittsburg, all
Of which was tor Louisville, except
324 900 bushels for Cincinnati.
A dispatch from New Orleans says
break 100 feet long is reported in
the o. Brien levee at Tropical Bend,
inundating the country for two miles
back.
The City Of Baton Rouge, which
left here Sunday evening, made the
run from this port to Cairo against a
rising river, in 10 hours and 50 min
utes.
The City of Vicksburg, which was
to leave this evening for St. Louis,
was ordered not to stop here longer
than to clean out, SO she left at
8 am.
The Hard Cash, will he found in
port this evening and is the regular
packet leaving to morrow evening for
all points on White river through to
Jacksonport.
The Vicksburg Anchor Line have
contracted with the Towards, of JEFF
ferSonville, for another new boat to be
duplicate oftbe City Of Cairo, now
nearing completion at the Towards
yard.
The Paris @. Brown, with 1000 tons
of freight, passed down this morning
bound for New Orleans. She put of
about 400 pkgs and added small lot
OF miscellaneous freight for points
below.
The r. r. Springer which went in
to New Orleans on a quick run ex.
pected to leave with return trip last
evening, but was ordered by President
Daley to defer her departure until
Wednesday evening,
The sternwheel steamer Ruth. which
formerly ran in the Memphis and
White river trade, under the manage
ment of Captain Milt Harry, was sold
at Mobile Saturday at United States
Marshal's sale to Messrs. D S. Pritch-
EFT and j. B. Sherrod for the sum Of
$500.
The neat little steamer Mike Davis
will leave this evening at the usual
hour for Mariana, the Cut Of, Wits
burg and all way landings on Ian
guile and st. Francis rivers, where
she will make direct connection with
the light draught steamer Advance
for the Sunk Lands.
The Katie Hooper, in command Of
Captain Ed Rowland, will leave from
the foot of Jefferson street promptly
at 4 pm. for Madison, where direct
connection is made with trains on the
Little Rock railroad. Captain j. N.
Thompson is chief clerk, and will
punch your ticket the same as a con-
ductor.
Captain Thorwegan's great iron
steamer Charles p. Chouteau will
arrive tonight, and leaves tomorrow
evening with return trip for Vicks-
burg, New Orleans and the Bends.
Besides Der big freight capacity. she
has splendid passenger aecommoda-
tions, with large ard airy staterooms,
and her tables are not surpassed by
any boat on western rivers. Captain
George Miltenborger presides at the
desk, and will see that. passengers
enjoy themselves.
The James D Parker, from the Ohio,
arrived last night with about 100 tons
comprising near 5000 pckgs. She will
leave tomorrow evening with return
trip for all points on the Ohio through
to Cincinnati where close connection
is made with the different railroads
and through tickets sold to all points
East at very low rates. Captain Itch.
enor and his corps Of gentlemanly
assistants will see that all are made
comfortable and enjoy themselves.
A smart Aleck" official who has
been looking up the hospital books