Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-07

pass up this forenoon on her way to
the Ohio.
The rains Of Sunday caused a Is
foot rise in the Cumberland river at
Nashville.
The John A. Wood, with a tow of
emptles, passed up this morning for
the Ohio river.
The repairs Of the Will Kyle are
almost completed, and she will soon be
on the track again.
The w. P. Halliday from st. Louis
was expected to pass down this fore
noon, bound for New Orleans.
The tug Night Hawk returned yes
terday from New Orleans, whittier she
had been with a tow Of slaves.
The Paris G. Brown, from Cincin-
natl, and bound for New Orleans,
passed Evansville last evening.
Captain Ryman, of Nashville, has
closed contracts with the Towards for
a new boat for the lower Cumberland,
There is ice three leet thick in the
upper Missouri yet, and nothing but a
rise will open navigation in that Sec
ton.
The City Of Vicksburg, from St.
Louis, passed down this forenoon for
Vicksburg, after adding about forty
tons OF miscellaneous freight.
The U. 2. Schenck, on her sixth
day out from New Orleans, with about
3OO tons Of freight and full Of people,
passed up this forenoon for Cincinnati
The Lee Line steamer Coahoma will
be in to night from Friars Point, and
leaves promptly at noon tomorrow for
Osceola and all way landings on the
upper coast.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
City Of Greenville, in command Of
Captain Bryan, will leave promptly at
3 pm. for Cairo and st. Louis. Joe
Osborn is in charge Of the Office.
Mrs. Jennie Hukill, wife of Capt
David Hukill, died last evening after
a lingering illness. Captain Hukill
has the sympathy Of his many river
friends in this bis sad bereavement.
The bill reducing licenses of steam
boat captains, pilots and engineers has
passed the House and Senate, and will
soon be enforced. Fees Of $40 are to
be reduced to 81 so, and fees of s. to
70 cents.
The Hard Cash arrived this morn
ing, having brought out Of White
river IS bales cotton and q, 253 feet Of
walnut lumber. The latter sne re-
shipped on the City of Greenville for
st. Louis.
|. The Hard Cash is the regular packet
leaving to morrow evening for Devalls
Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and all
way landings, making direct connec.
ton with light draft packets for upper
White and Black rivers.
The Katie Hooper, in command of
Captain Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving at 4 pm. for Madison,
where direct connection will be made
with trains on the Memphis & Little
Rock railroad for points West.
Planters who have been feeding
their hands during the overflow are
getting discouraged, as they feel that
what they are doing will be a dead
loss to them. They fear the waters
will not recede in time to put in a
crop.
The Plow Boy, in command of Cap
tain Il. B. Smith, will leave at 5 pm.
for Pine Bluff and all was landings on
Arkansas river, making direct connec
ton with the regular packets for
Little Rock and points above. Will
Darragh is her chief clerk.
A dispatch from Louisville says the
wreck Of the Parker is going to pieces,
and IN consequence of her position
across the channel in the chute, it is
impossible to get to her, so all Of her
cargo will be lost. Nothing of the
boat is to be seen above water except
the pilot house.
The Tiger, in command of Captain
w T. Flowers, arrived last night, and
will leave again this evening with a
return trip for Helena, Mariana, the
Cut OF, Wittsburg and all way land.
ings, attending promptly to all bust
ness entrusted to her and making
direct connection with the light draft
steamer Mike Davis for the Sunk
Lands. Charlie Stockly is in charge
OF the Office.
Memphis has the best levee on
western rivers. The heavy rains of
Sunday washed it clean, and to-day it
presents a pleasing appearance. Ash
is very probable that the river will
recede from this on, the Wharf
master should get his hose in position
and have the mud washed off as the
river goes down. By so doing he will
receive praises instead of curses.
The Cons Millar, with fully 600 tons
Of freight, arrived last evening from
the Ohio. She has the same all out
and will leave this evening with a
return trip for Cairo, Louisville, Gin
cinnati and all principal way landings
on the ohio river, giving through
tickets to points Fast at low rates.
The accommodations of the Millar are
second to none in the line, and her
officers polite and sociable. Captain
Ohas. b. Russell commands, with
James Voris in charge of the Office.
"REMINISCENCES OF JOHN A..
MURRELL.
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