Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-26
The upper Ohio continues 70 do

cline.
The W. P, Halliday is over due
from st. Louis.
The City of New Orleans arrived at
st. Louis yesterday.
The local packets departed last
evening with fair trips out.
The Golden City passed Louisville
last evening bound for Cincinnati.
The City of Alton should pass up
this afternoon bound for st. Louis.
The Mary Houston, from Cincin-
nati,arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Harry Brown, with an immense
tow of coal, passed down this morn
ing.
At last accounts the Ste. Geneyieve
was reported aground at Horsetail,
above Cairo.
| The Belle Memphis will be here to
leave at 8 pm. tomorrow for Cairo
and st. Louis.
The Marlin Speed will be in to-
night, and is the mail packet leaving
Saturday for Arkansaw river.
The Josie Harry will be in to-mor-
row morning, and is the mail packet
leaving Saturday for White river.
The John B. Maude, for Memphis,
and the John A. Scudder, for New
Orleans, left st. Louis last evening.
Most of the houses over in Hopefeld
are surrounded by water, and dugouts
can be seen moving about her streets.
The Commonwealth, from St.Iouis,
arrived at Vicksburg yesterday and
left there at noon to day with return
trip.
The City of Baton Rouge, for St.
Louis, and the U. p. Schenck, for
Cincinnati, left New Orleans last
evening.
The Golden Rule is on her fifth day
out from New Orleans and may pass
up during the night, or early to-mor-
row morning.
The local packets, James Lee and
Coahema, will leave again tomorrow
evening for the upper and lower
coasts.
The Golden Crown, seven days out,
with 800 tons of freight, passed up
last night for the Ohio. She discharg-
ed over 300 pckgs here.
The Cons. Millar departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 60 bales
cotton, $50 bbls oil, IS tons old iron,
4lOO SKIS cetton seed meal
The Thos. Sherlock, lacking about
100 tons of full load, passed down at
daylight after adding lot of miscella-
neous freight for points below.
Frank Ellison has not resigned his
position as chief clerk of the Chas.
Morgan, the same having been re.
ported few days ago by the Cairo
papers.
The Anchor Line steamer, City OF
Alton, is announced to leave this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
Captain Dan Able is Ler popular
commander.
The Vint Shinkle will be found il
port this afternoon, and leaves Satur
day with return trip for the Ohio
Captain K. W. Lightburne her agent
will give all desired information.
i Something rotten in denmark" OIL
the inspector at New Orleans woulC
not be hunting up cases OF fraudulen
practices whereby the marine hospita
service is deprived of its just dues.
The City of Providence, in command
of Captain CIV. Lenox, is the Ancho
Line packet leaving here at 10 a. m
tomorrow for Vicksburg and inter
mediate landings. Frank Perkin
and James McMeen are her polit
clerks.
Trains are still running regdlarl
on the Little Rock railroad, BIZ
should the river continue to rise the
, will have to cease running on this end
! and boats will be used to convey pas
. seugers to Madison, on st. Franci
; river, to connect with the railroad.
The R. Il, Springer which passe
down night before last added at Cairo
1000 bales hay. In Madrid Bend sh
got 100, sacks corn. At Hopfeld sh
took on 100 bales cotton, and here sh
added Is bales cotton 400 sacks cottol
seed meal, 1875, bales hay, and 40 bar
rels kr0ut.
i The fast and popular mail steame
Dean Adams, is the regular packe
leaving at 5 pm. to-day for Helena
Terrene, Arkansaw City and all wa,
landings, making close connection a
her destination with trains on tn
Little Rock, Mississippi River an,
Texas railroad, Captain Mark r
Cheek commands with the Office il
charge of Captain A. j. Cummins
assisted by Walker OUTLAW and lie,
Cummins, jr.
The steamer Drouillard arrived a
Nashville yesterday and reports tn,
river in such a condition on accoun
of high water below that there ar,
but few landings that can be made
and has consequently laid up for few
days. She encountered heavy storm
in the Ohio river Saturday night, il
which she could hardly hold her own
Her officers report immense damage,
to houses and farms and losses Of lum
Der and RATS. The Tennessee river
at Johpsonville rose 3 inches yester