Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-24

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The Golden Rule leaves New Or
leans tomorrow evening for Cincin-
natl.
The Katie Hooper departed yester-
day for Madison with a good trip Of
railroad freight and people.
The City of Alton will be the
Anchor Line packet passing down at
10 am. Sunday for New Orleans.
At Cairo the river is now within 10
inches Of the great rise Of 1862, when
1t reached a traction less than 81 feet.
The ferryboat John Overton will
make another excursion to Marion on
Sunday af~tarnoen. 1t is a nice trip
for ladies and children.
The Commonwealth left Vicksburg
at noon yesterday and passes here
Sunday at 10 a.m. for st. Louis.
The Coahoma, for Friars Point, and
the Dean Adams, for Arkansaw City,
departed last evening with fair trips.
The City of Providence, with a good
trip Of freight, passed down this fore
noon for V~icksburg, putting off about
1000 packages and adding about 40
tons for points below.
The Belle Memphis, in command Of
Captain l., II. Mckee, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 5 pm. for
Cairo, st. Louis and all way landings.
Henry Corbyn is her polite clerk.
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, and
the R, R. Springer, for New Orleans,
are announced to leave Cincinnati to-
morrow evening.
A dispatch from Greensboro reports
the Vint Shinkle as having broken
her shaft and lost her wheel over
board. She was safely landed one mile
below Greensboro, and bound from
Memphis to Cincinnati.
To our friends who need skifs down
the river We would say send your or
ders to @. w. Hunter, at shop on
Wolf river, or 80 Promenade street.
1853
The City of Helena arrived at st.
Louis yesterday, and the Gold Dust
left there last evening for Vicksburg.
She passes here Sunday at 10 am.
The lighthouse tender Joseph
Henry did not leave New Orleans
Wednesday evening, as reported, but
will leave there about a week later,
when she will come up the river and
make PAYING calls upon light
keepers,
The boys Of the Marlin Speed are
elated over the fine time they have had
during the past week. The boat was
crowded with people who we're bent on
having a good time at the Pine Bluff
Mardi Gras. The officers Of the boat
were well treated by King Koam-us
and his court.
About 100000 bushels Of Germ aud
something over 100000 bushels Of
wheat left st. Louis for expectation
via New Orleans, during the past ter
days, and about $4,000 more bushels
Of wheat will leave there to. day.
At Louisville the river has beer
falling at the rate of one inch per houl
since Wednesday noon, at which time
it reached its hight. Cold weather
and high northwest winds have had
tendency to keep it from falling at
more rapid rate than it would other
wise have done had the weather beer
more calm and pleasant. All The
tributaries Of the Ohio are falling fast
and a more rapid decline in the rive.
there is expected during the next few
days. However, the backbone of tn,
food Of 1882 is broken.
The Marlin Speed arrived thi
morning, having brought out o
Arkansaw river 267 bales cotton, IA,
bales of which she reshipped at Ter
rene for New Orleans. She is receivinj
to leave to morrow at 5 pm. with
return trip for Pine Bluff and all wa,
landings on Arkans,w river, carrying
the mail and making direct connection
with the regular packets for Littl,
Rock and points above.
Passengers and shippers should bea
in mind that the steamer Coahoma, O
the Lee Line, leaves punctuarlly a
II m. tomorrow for 0sceola and al
way landings, and on Monday sh.
leaves at 5 pm. for Helena and Friar
Point. Freight for either of til,
above points received at all hours o
the day on the steamer James lie,
lying at the foot of Madison.
The Josie Harry is the regular mai
packet leaving tomorrow evening foI
Helena, Terrene, Devalls Bluff, Au
gusta, Newport and all way landing
on White river, attending promptly t
all business entrusted to her, ant
making direct connection with th,
regular packets Cor upper White anC
Black rivers.
The Golden City, five days out
from New Orleans, with 400 tons o
freight passed up last evening for Gin
%cinnati. At and above Vicksburg she
added 200 bbls of oil and %, 900 feet o
walnut lumber. She put off $50 pkg
here.
The Memphis and Little Rock rail
road company's wharfboat was brough
over to this side yesterday and located
at the foot of Poplar street, to be use,
by the railroad packets, Hooper an,
Macready.
: The Rene Macready, in command Q
0. K. Joplin, is the railroad packe
leaving at 4 pm. to day for Madison
where direct connection is made will
trains on the Memphis & Little Roc.
railroad for points west. A. i. Ban
ming is in charge of the Office.
The James w. Gaf will be found i
port this afternoon and leaves to-mor
row evening with a return trip 70
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and a
} principal way landings, ticketing pas
sengers through to points east at To-
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