Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-12

Ane OululnB Dtaf Is announced 10
pass up tomorrow at 10 am. for
Cincinnati.
Nature 10 day is assisting the con-
tractors in removing the bluff, but it is
awful on pedestrians.
The Henry Frank and Golden
Crown, for New Orleans, passed Vicks-
burg yesterday morning.
The Andy Baum, for this port, and
the U. P. Schenck, for New Orleans.
left Cincinnati last evening.
Very few persons were navigating
the levee this forenoon, the mud and
water was too much for thems
The Marlin Speed will be in to-
night, and leaves on Saturday with a
return trip for Arkansaw river.
The Belle Memphis is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here to morrow
evening for Cairo and St. Louis
The w. P. Halliday, for st. Louis,
and the Charles Morgan, for Cincin-
natl, left New Orleans yesterday.
The John B. Maude, for Memphis.
and the City of Alton, for New Or
leans, left st. Louis last evening.
1t is the Annie P. Silver and not
the City Of Alton, that is due up from
New Orleans bound for st. Louis.
Tee Josie Harry should be here to.
morrow, aud is the mail packet leay-
ing Saturday evening for White river.
Captain 0. P. Shinkle's Golden
Rule is due down bound for New Or
leans. Captain AID Storm is her
agent.
The Marine Hospital surgeon at
New Orleans, is vaccinating steam
boatmen free Of charge at his Office in
the Customhouse.
Mr.. Sam Brown, the coal king of
Pittsburg, arrived here yesterday, a
passenger on the City of New Orleans.
He will remain a few days.
Captain Moore's new steamer built
at Pittsburg, is complete and ready
Tor departure for Columbus, Ga, via
New Orleaus. She cost S45, 900.
The Henry Frank had but BOO
bales of cotton when she passed
Natchez yesterday. The bottom is
dropping out Of the cotton business.
The neat little steamer Fulton, in
command Of Captain John Deering, is
announced to leave at 5 pm. to-day
for Hatchie river. Wade Hampton is
in charge Of the Office.
The Memphis and Ohio river pack
cts are carrying away more freights in
weight than they bring to this port.
The Sbinkle, leaving last night, had
fully 700 tons.
Frank Calhoun, one of the crew of
the steamer Tributary, fell overheard
from the boat on Monday last below
V%icksburg and was drowned before
assistance could reach him.
Fogs and bad weather have detained
the Chouteau so that she cannot ar
rive here in time to go back this
evening, but she will probably be here
to 60 back tomorrow night, or as soon
as she can unload.
The Vint Shinkle departed last
evening for Cincinnati with SSl bales
cotton, 81 bales rags, POP bales hay,
$500 SKIS cotton seed meal, 80 bales
batting. AZ bdls iron, $4,000 feet lum-
Der aud a big lot of miscellaneous
freight.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Providence, in command OF Captain
George Lenox, Will be here to leave at
lOa.m. tomorrow for Vicksburg and
all principal way landings. Frank
Perkins and James McMeen are her
polite clerks.
The Anchor Line packet, Ste. Gen
e%vieve, in command Of Captain Elem
Calvert, arrived this morning with
about 500 tons comprising 1898
packages. She leaves with a return
trip at 5 pm. for Cairo, St. Louis and
all way mail landings. John E. Mes.
sengale aud Harry Crane are her
polite clerks.
The prospects now favor a very high
stage Of water within the next few
days. The Cumberland and Tennes.
see rivers are overt Nv Ting their banks,
aud a large volume of water is coming
from the upper Ohio river. The river
at this point lacks but five and a halt
feet of extreme high water mark, and
the rise which will set in BY to.mor-
row will come near Heaching that
point.
Captain w. G. Tichenor's popular
Ohio river packet james d. Parker
arrived at daylight with 300 tons of
freight comprising 1868 packages She
will remain in port until Saturday
evening, when she will leave with a
return trip for all points on the Ohio
river as far as Cincinnati, where she
makes close connection with different
railroads, and gives through tickets
to all points East at very low rates.
The fast and elegant steamer Dean
Adams, in command of Captain Mark
R. Cheek, is the Adams Mail Line
packet leaving this evening for Hell
ena, Terrene, Arkansaw City aud all
way landings, giving strict attention
to all business entrusted to her, and
making close connection with trains
on the Little Rock, Mississippi River
aud Texas railroad. Captain A. L.
Cummins presides at the desk, and is
assisted by Lou Branham and Lee
Cummins, jr.