Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-17
morning and leaves ats pm. to morrow

leans, and the City Of Helena, from
this port, arrived at St. Louis yester.
day
Headquarters Of the snagboat feet
have been removed from Mound City
to a point 25 miles from St. Louis By
Major Suter.
THE Belle Memphis, leaving this
afternoon for St. Louis, will add 9OG
bales of compressed cotton for reship
ment East at Cairo.
The City of Pro idence, from St
Louis, passed down on time after
adding about 25 tons for Vicksburp
and intermediate landings.
Brown & Jones harbor tug, DeSoto
which met with an accident a short
time since, has been thoroughly re.
paired aud is again on duty.
Seessel, Ashner 4 Co., beef and
pork packers, Nos. 5 and 6 Howard row
are prepared to furnish steamboats,
with all kinds Of fresh meats at lowest
market prices. 1T
The propeller Central City resem
ble' a big wharf boat, as she lies at the
foot OF Union street. She is a freight
boat and will be used for carrying
cotton seed in bulk.
The Tiger, in command of Captain
5, Basket, leaves this evening for
Peters Bledsoe's and all landings in
Council and Walnut bends. Wade
Hampton is in charge of the Office.
The Ida Darragh came in this norm.
ing from Arkansaw river with a good
trip OF cotton, and is announced to
leave again this evening for Pine
b utf, and way landings on Arkausaw
river.
The David R. Powell, towing a
barge, passed down last night with
1900 tons of freight, and added here
oil bales cotton and 40 tons sundri,s.
She took on in Madrid bend $500 bqgs
Of corn.
Captain John Crane, for many years
commander of the old Belle Memphis
in the Anchor Line, is to command
Captain Thorwegan's new cotton boat
Helena, now approaching completion
at st. Louis.
The Andy Baum, having been de-
tanned by bad weather and a pressure
of business will not leave here until
tomorrow at 8 pm, for Cincinnati
She will take passengers through to
the principal cities East at very low
rates.
A wild rumor prevailed on the
streets last night to the effect that the
Andy Baum had "blowed up yester-
day afternoon below Cairo. Every
body on the levee knew it this orn
Ing but no one could tell where it
started.
The John S Bransford arrived
yesterday from White river with 81
bales cotton and 5000 SKIS cotton seed.
She will leave again on Monday next,
and the josie Harry will leave the
following Saturday and remain on her
regular day.
The Guiding Star, with the Con.
gressiOnal Committee on board ar
rived about z o'clock last night, did
business at the elevator, then dropped
down to the foot of Beal street, from
which point she left at daylight with.
out giving the members a chance to
inspect our hsrbor.
The Hard Cash arrived this fore.
noon from White river with another
big trip Of cotton, She is receiving to
leave ats p m. to morrow for all points
on White river through to jackson
port, where connection is made with
light draft steamers for upper White
and Black rivers.
The Henry Frank, from New Or.
leans, arrived before daylight with IS
bbls m%Olasses, II hhds and l72 bbls
sugar, and 7l2O bags of cotton seed.
She unloaded at the elevator and
expected to get away at noon for New
Orleans, with prospects of a full load
Of cotton below here.
The Coahoma, in command of Cap
tain Henry Cooper, brought in from
the upper coast l39 bales cotton, s
bags seed cotton, and 9I3 SKIS cotton
seed. She is the Lee Line mail packet
leaving this evening for Qsceola and
intermediate landings, and will attend
promptly to all business that may
offer. Hugh TemliDson, assisted by
Charles Bourne aud John Rhodes, is
in charge of the Office.
The James Lee, in command of
Captain Stacker Lee, is the regular
packet leaving this evening Tor Hell
eua, Glendale, Friars Point and in
tormediste landings, carrying the
mail, attending promptly 70 all bust.
ness intrus.ed to her and making con-
aection with trains on the Mobile and
Northwestern, the Helena and Iron
Mountain and the Arkansaw Midland
railroads. Lloyd w. WhitlOw pre-.
sides in the office, and is assisted by
Platt Rhodes, Arthur Browne and
Will Ashford.
A Maine Couples Wedding Trip.
Lewiston tMel journal,
A few minutes after the moor bells
rang Tuesday, a gray horse, in a
collar and harness, and a stout wagon.
dyogs e the entrance of one OF the
! Lewiston hotels. Bhe buffalo robe
was com ortably tucked around a
rudy and downy young mai and q