Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-05

at noon YESTERDAY, and will be here 10
leave Friday evening for St. Louis.
The time Of the new Anchor Line
steamer City Of Cairo from Cairo to
st. Louis was is hoursan 40 minutes.
A new refined iron shaft is being
made at Pittsburg for the Raymond
Horner, to replace the broken one.
The Golden Rule for Cincinnati,
and the Annie P. Silver for st. Leuis
will leave New Orleans this evening.
The Dean Adams will arrive to.
night and leave tomorrow evening
with return trip for Arkansaw City.
The Granite State for Memphis,
and the R. r. Springer for New Or
leans will leave Cincinnati this even
ing.
The Coahoma left at noon to-day
for Osceola and will be back to leave
at 8 pm. tomorrow for Helena and
Friars Point.
The City of GreenFille departed last
evening for St. Louis, after adding 29S
bales OF eastern bound cotton for re-.
shipment at Cairo.
A little pleasure boat named Lilac
is among the freight of the steamer
Mary Houston, and it is destined to
parties in Helena.
The champion Anchor Line steamer
City of Baton Rouge leaves st. Louis
this evening for New Orleans, and
passes here Saturday.
The tug Yandsrburg, which had
been to New Orleans with tow OF
slaves, returned at daylight, only five
and half days out from that point.
Captain David II Silver is at Eureka
Springs, Ark, in fine health, and deal
ing in real estate He is also inter-
ested in the manufacture Of the Eureka
Springs chemical soap.
& The Anchor Line steamer John A..
Scudder, with splendid trip of
freight, passed down at daylight, after
adding 400 SKIS cotton seed meal, 126
SKIS peas and 80 bales cotton.
The Vint Shinklc departed last even
ing for Cincinnati with 294 bales cot
ton, l20 bbls oil, 300 SKIS cotton seed
meal, 446 bars railroad iron, II bales
rags and fair list of people.
Captain Randall yesterday sold the
steamer Mike Davis to parties at Col
conda, ILL.,, for $3.50. She left in the
evening for her future field of labor
and will be used for towing purposes.
The John B. Maude, Gold Dust
and City of Alton arrived at st. Louis
yesterday, and the City of Providence
left there last eyrning for Vicksburg.
The latter leaves here Friday at 10
am.
There is $50 feet space over the
Louisville falls between the sunken
steamer JAS. ID. Parker and the left
hand channel PIER Boats drawing
not over five feet can pass without
trouble.
The Cons Millar for this port passed
Evansville yesterday morning. She
will arrive tomorrow and leave Friday
evening with return trip for the
Ohio. Captain r. w. LigbtbuTne is
her agent.
The steamer Red Cloud, en- route IL
Fort Benton. blew out a cylinder head
when near Nebraska City, and will
probably be delayed several weeks by
the accident. She had one hundred
and fifty passengers aboard, but no one
was hurt.
Tie Rene Macready, in command o.
Captain 0. X. Joplin, is the railroad
packet leaving promptly at A pm. to
day for Madison, where direct con
nection is made with trains on tbs
Memphis K Little Rock railroad iol
points West
Mr.. John j. Tully, valued mem
Der Of the life saving station at Louis
vile, has resigned on account
of the wages being too low
He will engage in fishing and hunting
Since the station Yves established con
siderable work has been done by tht
"boys," especially during the latt
food in the Ohio.
Captain e. B. Smiths splendid
steamer Plow Boy is on berth to leave
at SPIN. to-day for Pine BiulT and al
intermediate landings on Arkansav
river, carrying the mail and makinl
direct connection with the regular
packets for Little Rock and point,
above. Will Darragh presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Ed Gay.
The "old reliable" Granger packet
Hard Cash, in com nand OF Captain Il
Z. Postal, leaves this evening for De
wallis Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and
all way landings, attending promptly
to all business that offers, and making
direct connection with light draft
packets for upper White and Black
rivers. Charles NJ. Postal presides al
the desk, and is assisted by Joe
Postal.