Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-10


The r. R. Springer, from New
Orleans, arrived st Cincinnati yester-
day.
Boats passing down to New Orleans
next week will be crowded with peo-
pie.
The Harry Brown, with a tow of
empty barges, passed up yesterday for
the Ohio.
The Dean 3 Adams departed last
evening for Arkansaw City with
good trip.
The Jno. A. Scudder will be due up
to-morrow evening bound for Cairo
and st. Louis.
The Gold Dust left st. Louis last
evening and will be here to leave Sun.
dry at 10 am. for Vicksburg
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Scudder will be due up tomorrow
evening, bound for st. Louis.
The Henry Lourey passed down
yesterday, adding here barge loaded
with cotton seed cake, oil, etc.
The new Anchor Line steamer City
Of Cairo was launched from Towards
yards, at j Jacksonville, yesterday.
The City Of Providence having been
delayed above Cairo will pass down
this afternoon bound for Vicksburg.
The neat little steamer Fulton is at
the landing receiving to leave at 8
p m. tomorrow for points on Hatchie
river.
The Commonwealth left Vicksburg
yesterday at noon and will pass here
Sunday at 10 am on her way to ST..
Louis.
Captain Ad Storm requests CON
signees to remove their freight from
the wharf boat at once, to mako room
for boats to arrive.
The Thos. Sherlock, on her fifth
day out from New Orleans, passed up
last evening. She had 700 tons Of
freight and a good trip of people.
Captain Sterling McIntyre's sl,len-
did excursion steamer Golden City is
due down, bound for New Orleans.
W. i. Mcintyre is her polite clerk.
Colonel Frank Baker, editor of the
Marine Journal, published at Oincin
natl, arrived last night, and will call
upon the marines during the next day
or two.
The John B. Maude will be in TO-
morrow morning aud is the Anchor
Line packet leaving in the evening for
Cairo, st. Louis and all way mail
landings
The Belle Memphis arrived from
Vieksburg at daylight with light
freight trip, but has big list Of. PEG.
pie bound for St. Louis. She will
proceed on her trip at SPIN.
Laie Robinson, late second clerk o.
the Cons Millar, has quit the river
and Tom Whittemore has been pro
NOTED, while Arson Temple, former
! railroad clerk at Cincinnati, is nov
r third clerk.
James Reese, of Pittsburg. has con
l tracted to build new boat for partie
. from the United States Of Columbia
t The boat will be put up in section
q aud afterwards shipped to its place O
: destination in packages,
Ihe Rene Macready, in comman
j of Captain O. X. Joplin, is the rail
road packet leaving this evening 70
Madison, where direct connection
made with trains on the Memphis
Little Rock railroad for all point
West. The Katie Hooper is the packt
tomorrow.
n The W. P. Halliday will leave S
n Louis tomorrow evening for New Oh
n leans, and will pass here Wednesds
n next at 10 am, taking passengers fC
N the Mardi Grss festivities at reduce
rates. She will arrive at New Oh
m leans on Monday, the 10th, in time
m sec everything.
y The Marlin Speed, in command
n Captain John j. Darragh, is the ma
n packet leaving tomorrow evening f
Pine Bluff and all way landings q
, Arkonsaw river, making direct COZ
= nection with light draft steamers fl
Little Rock and points above. Charlie
Musselman is in charge of the offic
The Cons Millar arrived at midnigE
with about 400 tons. She has fin
weather to unload, and will leav
again to morrow evening for Cair,
Louisville, Cincinnati and all prime
pal way landings, making close COZ
j. nection with the different railroad
and giving through tickets to poin
East at reduced rates.
10 The reliable upper coast pack
Is Coahoma, in command of Oaptai
ID Cooper, is the Ice Line steamer lea1
Or ing this evening for 0sceola and a
le way landings, carrying the mail an
G. attending promptly to all busine
At that offers. j. w. Smither presid,
s, at the desk, and is assisted by job
e. Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
d A dispatch from Helena, Ark, stat,
it that the outlook in regard to the owe
IN flow is gloomy. The river is still risir
~ at that point, and break in the lew
le near the old fair grounds above Il
10 city is momentarily expected. a lari
le number of laborers we're at work la
z night, being divided into TWO relief
he The levee along the entire river frol
h, has been strengthened and guar,
ie stationed at regular intervals.
lie On board the Thos. Sherlock, whit
e; passed up yesterday, is a negro We
= triloquist who is making the rour
le trip from New Orleans and retu
Sc upon the invitation of Captain Jam
lee Nichols. He entertains the passe
. gers both day and night with an e
ne hibition of his powers, also sandwic
rs ing it with some vocal music, he havi
er very clear and distinct bass voit
He is also something Of lingui
speaking German and French qni