Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-14

The Thomas Sherlock, from New
Orleans, will pass here On Thursday
next.
The City Of Helena returned to st.
Louis last evening, taking 403 bales
cotton.
The John A. Scudder, from ST.
Louis, will pass down this afternoon,
bound for New Orleans.
The Ste. G~enevieve for this port,
left st. Louis last evening and will
arrive Thursta ny morning.
The Cons Millar from Memphis,
and Mary Houston from New Orleans,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Coahoma, for Friars Point. and
the Dean Adams, for Arkansaw City,
departed last evening with fair trips.
The City Of Greenville, from st.
Louis, arrived yesterday, discharged
about 90 pkes, added 40 tons and left
at 10 Am. for Vlcksburg.
The Hard Cash is the regular pack
ct leaving tomorrow evening for all
points on White river through to
Jacksonport. The three Postals are
her chief officers.
The Fulton is receiving to leave
at 5 pm. to-day for Hatchie river.
taking freight and passengers for all
points as far as Green's. Captain j.
q. Oates Il Co. are her agents.
The Charles Morgan, from Cincin.
natl, arrived at Evansville yesterday
morning, and lays over at that point
until this evening. when she will pro.
coed on her voyage to New Orleans.
A general request to all steamboats,
is made by the Mississippi River
Levee Board not to run Stock Island
chute, because it endangers the tenn
porary levee at Elleslie plantation Just
above.
Captain B. O. Michel, formerly
connected with the local packet trade
between here and 0sceola, is visiting
friends in the city during the overflow.
His headquarters are now at Hales
Point.
The City of Vicksburg, in command
Of Captain II. K. Riley, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving promptly at 5p.m
for Cairo, st. Louis and all principal
way landings. W. G. Blenker is in
charge of the Office.
The Coahoma will arrive tonight,
and leaves promptly at II m. to-mor-
row for Osceola and all way landings
on the upper coast. Captain Henry
Cooper commands, with Hugh Tom.
linsOn in the Office.
The Katie Hooper, in command of
Captain Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving at 4 pm. for Madison,
where direct connection is made with
trains on the Memphis & Little Rock
railroad for points West.
The little towboat Emma Etheridge.
now under charter of the government,
was yesterday presented with a stand
of colors by the lady after whom she
was named. Several persons were
aboard by invitation, and a little ex-
c%ursion given them in trout Of the
city.
The Plow Boy, in command of Cap
tain Il. B. Smith, arrived this morn
ing, and will leave with a return trip
at 5 pm. tomorrow for Pine Bluff and
all way landings on Arkansaw river,
making direct connection with light
draft boats for Little Rock and points
above Will Darragh is in charge Of
the Office.
The Guiding St r en- route to New
0rleaps passed down last night with a
good trip of freight and 100 cabin
passengers. She discharged 425 pckgs
and added $50 SKIS peas, 80 bbls soar
stock 200 SKIS oilmeal andS bales cotton.
During the time she remained at the
landing her passengers enjoyed them.
selves roaming around town.
The steamer Tiger, in command Of
Captain w. P. Flowers, is the regular
packet leavingthis evening for Helena
Mariana, the Cutoff, Wittsburg and
all way landings, attending promptly
to all business that offers, and making
direct connection with the steamer
Mike Davis for the Sunk Lands.
Charlie Stockley is her chief clerk.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat sent
out from Cairo yesterday a small light
draught steamer, fully manned and
equipped, on a news expedition
through the entire flooded districts OF
the lower Mississippi river. On board
are several experienced reporters. two
Of whom are old telegraph operators,
under the charge Of VIM. NJ. Sphinx.
The little government steamer
Anna, laden with rations for the food
sufferers, is on her way from ST.,
Louis to this port. Major W. II. b..
Benyaurd will probably take charge of
her here and proceed to Friars Point,
from which place a number Of boats
will be sent out over the submerged
bottoms. Another government steamer
with %rations will probably leave St.
Louis to-day.
The Andy Baum, in command of
Captain H. j. Vinton, arrived yester-
day afternoon, with four hundred tons
of freight, and leaves this evening
with a return trip for Cairo, Louis.
vile, Cincinnati and all principal way
landings, connecting with the different
railroads, and giving through tickets
to all points east at very low rates.
Captain M. M. Deem presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Ned Sher-
man.
The City Of Baton Rouge arrived
at st. Louis yesterday, having made
the trip from New Orleans in four
days, fourteen hours and twenty-five
minutes, and did all the business offer
ed her. She took into st. Louis 400
tons of freight and rs people. Her