Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-25

The Golden Crown will probably
pass up this afternoon, en- route to the
Ohio.
The Dean Adams, is the Arkansaw
City mail packet, leaving tomorrow
evening.
The Fulton departed last evening
for st. Francis and Tyronza rivers,
after tow Of slaves.
The Ste. Genevieve is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at pm. to-mor-
row for Cairo and St, Louis.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Alton will be due up tomorrow
morning, bound for st. Louis.
The Belle Memphis left Vicksburp
at noon yesterday, and will be here to
leave at 8 pm. Friday for st. Louis.
The City. of Providence, left st.
Louis, last evening and will be herelto
leave at 10 am. Friday for Vicksburg.
Captain P. H. Byrnes, a we'll known
steamboatman, and recently in charge
Of the office of the L. w. Cole, is in
the city.
The CEas. p. Chouteau left New
Orleans last evening for this port and
will leave here with return trip early
next week.
The Thos. Sherlock, from the Ohio
river, and W. p. Halliday, from st.
Louis, were expected to pass down at
noon to-day.
The City Of Greenville departed last
night for st. Louis, after adding 700
bales of eastern bound cotton for re-
shipment at Cairo.
The City of Baton Rouge, for st.
Louis, and the U. p. Schenck, for
Cincinnati, are announced to leave
New Orleans this evening.
James Coan, late bill clerk of the
Rene Macready, has resigned his posi-
tion to engage in the grocery business
in Chelsea. Success to you, Jim.
Boats leaving st. Louis for the
South do not load to more than 81
feet, as there is not more than that
amount Of water over the shoal places
to Cairo.
The r. r. Springer, a little over
three days out from Cincinnati, passed
down at midnight, bound for New
Orleans. 1t is needless to say she had
very light trip.
On account of bad weather and dull
business, the steamer Plow Boy, which
has been running in Arkansaw river,
carrying New Orleans cotton out to the
mouth, has laid up, and her officers
arrived home yesterday.
The Cumberland river at Nashville
is receding slowly but another rise is
reported 100 miles above. The Ten.
nessee river is up to the rails on the
railroad bridge at Jacksonville and
that town is inundated.
At noon to-day the river at this
point reached "a feet 2 inches above
low water mark, the height attained
in April last, or two inches above the
so.called danger line, and less than
two feet from extreme high water
mark.
The Rene Macroady departed last
evening for st. Francis river with an
excellent trip Of both freight and peo-
pie. Among the latter we're sixty
persons who will work on the Kansas
Pacific railroad where it crosses St
Franscis river, a hundred miles above
| Wittsburg.
The repairs of the Coahoma being
completed, she will resume her trip,
to the upper coast, leaving at 5 pm
for Osceola and all way landings, car.
rying the mail and attending promptly
to all business that offers Captain
Henry Cooper commands, with the
office in charge OF j. W. Smither, as
sisted by John Haley and Hugh Tom
linson.
The steamboats,. be it said to thei
credit, arc not taking advantage Of tn,
high water over various railroads b,
advancing the rates of freight to point
where all railroad communication hai
been cut off. Merchants and shipper,
who are oft times at the mercy Of rail
roads when boats cant run, SHOULD
make note of this fact and patronizC
boats literally, for after all boat.
always bring boom in business.
Captain Stacker Lees fast and ele.
CANT steamer James Lee leaves
promptly at 5 pm. for Helena, Friars
Point and all way landings, carrying
the mail, giving strict attention to all
G. o. ID. and other business entrusted
to her, and making close connection al
Glendale with trains on the Mobile &
Northwestern railroad. Captain
Lloyd w. Whitlow presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Platt Rhodes
and Arthur Browne.
The steel hull steamer Chattahoo.
chez, just built at Pittsburg, and
destined to Columbus, Ca, passed
down this forenoon, She is an elegant
sternwheel steamer, and will run in
connection with the railroad between
Appalachacola, Fla, and Columbus,
Ga, distance of some 300 and odd
miles. She will also run 40 miles up
Flint river. Captain James Rees, her
builder, is in charge until she reaches
New Orleans.
The reliable Hard Cash arrived
yesterday and brought out of White
river ll6 bales cotton, n bales OF
which she reshipped at Terrene for
New Orleans, and brought 80 bales to
this port She leaves this evening
with return trip for Devalls Bluff,
Augusta, Jacksonport and all way
landings, making close connection
with light draft steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. Captain Il.
! @. Postal commands with the office In
charge of Charles and Joseph Postal
The Cons Millar, in command OF
Captain Q. B. Russell, is the packet
this evening for Cairo, Louisville, Gin.