Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-11

River falling slowly.
Indications of rain to-day.
Business moderate at the landing.
The upper Ohio is still rising at
! Pittsburg.
The John A. Scudder is due up
bound for st. Louis.
Captain James Rees, IT,, of Pitts
burg, is in the city mingling with his
friends.
King Rex flagship Golden Crown
will be due down Monday bound for
New Orleans.
The Belle Memphis departed last
evening for St. Louis after adding 100
bales Of Eastern bound cotton.
W. H. Brown & Co. have decided
to provide all their towboats with the
electric light.
The james D. Parker, for Memphis.
and the Golden Rule, for New Or.
leans, will leave Cincinnati this even
ing.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
City OF New Orleans will be due UP
to morrow evening en- route to Cairo
and st. Louis.
Quite number of Mempbians will
take in the Pine Bluff Mardi Gras.
and leave here on Saturday next. A
big time is expected.
Coal men at Pittsburg are very in.
different about making any additional
shipments at present, the Southern
markets being we'll supplied.
The river commission surveying par
ties have been compelled to quit work
down about Lake Providence on ac
count of the extreme high water.
The Fulton, which was announced
to leave this evening for Hatchie
river, has deferred her departure on
account OF the extreme high water.
The steamer Emma Etheridge. now
in course of construction at Madison,
Ind. is sternwheeler of l25 tons
burthen. Rather small, but awfully
smart,
The Fannie Lewis left St. Louis last
evening for this port, in place of the
City Of Helena. She will arrive Mon
day morning and goes back in the
evening",
The Anchor Line packets leaving
tomorrow are the Gold Dust for
Vicksburg, Commonwealth for St.
Louis and the Annie p. Silver for
New Orleans.
The City of Providence passed down
yesterday afternoon. She put off
nothing of interest here, but added a
good lot of freight for Vicksburg and
way landings.
The Golden City, with full load
OF freight and about 80 cabin passen-
gers. passed down last evening bound
for New Orleans. She took on 900
SKIS corn below Cairo.
The City Of Alton arrived at New
Orleans yesterday, and leaves there
to-day on her return trip for st. Louis
The Guiding Star will also leave there
this evening for the Ohio.
The Sam Roberts, from the Ohio
river, arrived yesterday with S barges,
containing 5000 tons of freight. She
discharged $50 tons and left this
morning for New Orleans.
The new towboat Raymond Horner
left Louisville yesterday for New Or.
leans with l8 boats of coal and 20 ON
bushels of fuel, total of 100000
bushels, equal to 1900 tons.
The Tiger will be in this afternoon.
and leaves on Tuesday next for ali
points on St. Francis river through
to Wittsburg, making connection with
the Mike Davis and taking freight fol
the Sunk Lands.
The ferryboat John 0vertou vii
make another excursion to Marion
to morrow, leaving from the foot O
Jefferson street at 2 pm. Last Sun
day over 100 people went, and all wer,
pleased with their trip.
The Rene Maeready departed las
evening for Madison, and the Kat,
Hooper leaves at 4 pm. to-day fo
the same place, making direct connec
ton with trains on the Memphis 4
Little Rock railroad for points west
The John B. Maude arrived las
midnight with good Trip of freight
comprising 1880 pkgs. She leaves
this evening with a return trip fol
Cairo, st. Louis and all way mai
landings. Captain Harry Brolask
commands, and Lem Carter presidel
at the desk.
The great iron steamer Chas. P
Chouteau is announced to leave her,
on Tuesday evening next for New
Orleans aud will arriv e in good tim,
for the Mardi Gras festivities SCI
Captain j. 7. Washington, her agent
and make your arrangements fol-
either freight or passale.
The Marlin Speed. in command o
Captain John j. Darragh, is the mai
packet leaving this evening for Pine
Bluff and all way landings on Arkan
saw river, attending promptly to al
business that offers and making direct
connection with the regular packet
for Little Rock and points above
Captain Charles Musselman preside
at the desk and is assisted by Viii
Darragh.
The Josie Harry is the mail packe
leaving this evening for Helena
Terrene, Devalls Bluff, Augusta
Jacksonport and way landings, giviDl
attention to all Mississippi river bus
mess that offers and making direc
connection with light draught steam
ers for upper White aud Black rivers
Captain Milt r. Harry commands ant
is assisted by John G. Wyckoff ant
Pete Mitchell.
The Cons Millar, in command 0
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