Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-17

Il vail.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clear and pleasant.
River fell three inches.
Business good at the landing.
Gaff for Cincinnati tomorrow.
The City of Helena, from st. Louis,
brought 747S pkgs of freight.
The Annie P. Silver, for New Or
leans, will be due down tomorrow.
The Paris O. Brown will be due
down tomorrow, bound for New Or
leans.
The David R. Powell, flying light,
passed up Saturday afternoon for St.
Louis.
The John B. Maude added a lot Of
car wheels, and left Saturday evening
for st. Louis.
The Plow Boy will be in to night,
and leaves Wednesday with a return
trip for Arkansaw river.
The W. P. Halliday, with a good
freight trip, passed down Saturday
evening for New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis.
and the Guiding Star, for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday.
The City Of Greenville will arrive
this evening, and leaves tomorrow at
Bpm. for Cairo and St. Louis,
The Josie Harry, for White river,
and the j. A. Woodson, for Arkansaw
river, had good trips out Saturday.
The John A. Scudder, from New
Orleans, with 800 tons of freight,
passed up at noon to-day for st. Louis.
A big northern light" appeared in
the heavens last night. Pilots of
steamers under way got the best view.
Mate John Higgins, of the steamer
Coahoma, is happy to day. Its girl,
and made its appearance last evening,
The City of Baton Rouge, for st.
Louis, and the r. r. Springer, for
Cincinnati, left New Orleans Satur-
day,
The Harry Brown came up this
morning from Terrene, and proceeds
to the Ohio river with tow OF emp.
ties.
The Hard Cash will arrive to.
morrow morning, and leaves Wednes
day at 8 pm. with a return trip fol
White river.
The Gold Dust passed up last even.
ing for st. Louis, after adding Az
bales of eastern bound cotton for re.
shipment at Cairo.
The Mary Houston, on her fifth day
out from New Orleans, passed up this
forenoon for Cincinnati. She had
800 tons OF freight and about seventy
people.
The new Anchor Line steamer City
of Cairo passed down yesterday fore
noon for Vicksburg, During her stay
here she was admired BY many of our
citizens.
Captain Pete Macarthur was in the
city Saturday mingliDg with his
friends, but returned yesterday to
Jacksonport to rejoin his boat, the
Milt Harry.
Captain Elem Calvert's popular
Anchor Line steamer City Of Helena
is on berth to leave this evening for
Cairo, St. Louis and way mail land.
ings. George Walton is her polite
clerk.
The City Of Vicksburg, in command
Of Captain R. X. Riley, will, be the
Anchor Line packet leaving here to.
morrow at 10 am for Vicksburg aud
intermediate landings. w. @, Blenker
is in charge of the Office.
The harbor tugs DeSoto and James
O'Connor had a lively race, yesterday
afternoon from the foot Of Beal street
to the mouth of Wolf river. Both
tugs were warm" and it is said that
the O'Conror beat the DeSoto by two
lengths.
The John s. Bransford is the packet
leaving to morrow evening for Mari
anna, the Cutoff, Wittsburg and way
landings on L'Anguille and ST. Fran
els rivers, making direct connection
with the light draught steamer Ad-
vance for the Sunk Lands.
The Coahoma, of the Lee Line, in
command Of Captain Henry Cooper,
is the mail packet leaving at 5 pm
to-day for 0sceola aud intermediate
landings on the upper coast, attending
promptly to all business that offers.
Hugh Tomlinsou presides at the desk
and is assisted by John Haley.
The fast and elegant steamer James
Lee, in command of Captain Stacker
Lee, leaves at 5 p m. to-day for Hell
ena, Friars Point and all way landings,
carrying the mail, paying prompt at.
tentiOn to all business entrusted to
her, and making close connection with
trains on the Mobile & Northwestern
railroad. Captain Lloyd w. Whit
low presides at the desk, and is as
sisted by Platt Rhodes and Arthur
Browne.
The Dean Adams, in command Of
Captain Mark K, Check, is the
Adams mail packet leaving this even
ing for Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw
City and intermediate landings, giving
strict attention to all business that
offers and making close connection
with trains on the Little Rock. Mis-
sissippi River & Texas railroad,
Captain A. l.. Cummins presides al
the desk, and is assisted by Walker
Outlaw and Lee Cummins, jr.
The James w. Gaf, from Cincin.