Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-04

evening for St. Louis after adding so
bales Of eastern bound cotton for re
shipment at Cairo.
The cabins Of the James w. Ga;
are in ehage Of Billy Collins. which
a sure guarantee that the tables vii
be supplied with the best in the mar
ket.
Captains James Lee and j. D. Ran
dali left this morning for Washington
u. y, on a little business trip, ant
while there will attend the Guiteav
farce.
Additional coal shipments hon
Pittsburg for January 2 foots vi
l,S49,O00 bushels, OF which 1.129OOl
were for Louisville and the balanc,
for Cincinnati
The Charles Morgan, with As cabin
passengers and almost fiat in the
water, passed down this forenoon foI
New Orleans. She came out Of the
Ohio river light, but filed out with
1000 SKIS Of corn taken on in Madrid
Bend.
The toWboat Diamond. which pass
ed down on Monday last, got caught
in the storm in Madrid Bend and
sunk two boats containing 4L00O
bushels of coal, destined to the south.
ern market. The boats and coal are a
total loss.
The Sam Roberts, after four days
detention on the opposite side Of the
river, got away last night for the Ohio
river. She added to her tow the barge
Bertha with 100000 feet of lumber
destined to st. Louis and shipped BY
John Gent.
The Coahoma, in command Of Can
tain Henry Cooper, is the Lee Line
mail packet leaving this evening for
Qsceola and all intermediate landings.
j. w. Smither presides at the desk
and is assisted by John Haley and
Hugh Tomlinson.
The famous Towards of Jefferson
vile have been quite busy during the
past year. They have built sixteen
boats in all, the tonnage of which
amounted to 1900. They have kept
go men constantly employed and
start the new year with good prospects.
On the last down trip Of the Henry
Frank she landed at the Natchcz
wharf and was seized by Deputy
United States Marshal Montgomery
on a plea Of debt of $1,000 dam
ages on 200 bales of cotton, which she
had engaged at Delta, but was COM
PEELED to leave on the bank. CAPTAIN
Hicks gave bond to appear before the
United States Court at jackson on the
fourth Monday Of the present month.
The fast and elegant local packet.
james Lee, is on berth to leave this
evening for Helena, Friars Point and
all intermediate landings, carrying the
mail, attending promptly to all bust
ness that offers, and making close con.
nection at Glendale with trains on the
Mobile q Northwestern railroad. Cap.
tain Stacker Lee commands, with The
Office in charge of Lloyd w. Whitlow,
assisted by Plat Rhodes and Arthur
Browne.
Captain Bob Wise's popular steamer
James W. Gaff is on berth to leave
promptly at 5 pm. to day for Cairo.
Louisville, Cincinnati and all princi
pal way landings, making close CON
n%ection With the different railroads.
ard offers special inducements in the
way Of comfortable accommodations.
through tickets and cheap rates Co
all points East. James Surtees pre-
sides at the desk, and is assisted by
Harry Galley and George Heudrick-
son.
The Hard Cash arrived yesterday
afternoon, having brought out of
White river 200 bales of cotton. IS
bales Of which she reshipped at Ter.
rene for New Orleans. She is the
regular packet leaving this evening
for Devall's Bluff. Augusta, Jackson.
port and all way landings, making close
connection with the lightdrait packets
for the upper White and Black rivers.
Captain e. Q. Postal commands, with
the office in charge of Charles and
Joseph Postal.
The Mississippi at St. Paul, was
completely frozen over Sunday night.
Navigation was stopped two weeks
ago by the closing Of Lake Pepin.
The closing of the river this season is
the latest on record, with the ercep.
ton Of January 4, 1873. The river
was open from st. Paul to the gulf
from February 20, 1877, until January
1878. There was a partial closing
with thin ice on November 30, 1877,
but mild weather followed imnedi-
ately, and the crust Of ice speedily
disappeared. During the season the
was open from April 30 to Jan