Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-23

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and the Chas. Morgan, for Cincinnati,
left New o.. ms last evening.
The St. Louis Globe-Democral !
dispatch boat, A. B. Stafford, left
Vicksburg yesterday for New Orleans,
The City Of Baton Rouge and the
Future City and barges, from st
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yester.
day.
The wind storm Of dsy-before yes.
terday seems to have been general all
along the Mississippi and Ohio val,
leys.
The Fulton, now in port, will leave
Saturday for Hstchie river. j. c.
Oates Il Co., ZIG. Front street, are her
agents.
The W. W. O,Neil, with a tow Of
"a pieces, containing near 100000
bushels, passed down at z clock this
morning.
The Belle Memphis will be up to.
night and is the Anchor Line packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Cairo
and st. Louis.
The Anchor Line steamer w. i.
Halliday will be due down Saturday
morning, bound for Vioksburg and
New Orleans.
The VIII Kyle will be due down TO-
morrow evening, bound for New Or.
leans. Captain AID Storm, at the
wharf boat, is her agent.
Captain George Carvell is coming
down in command Of the City of Prov
idence, Captain Lennox having stopped
off to attend to land business.
The Hard Cash, for White river.
and the Plow Boy, for the Arkausaw,
departed last evening. The latter had
all the freight she could handle.
Captain Stone, of Vicksburg, went
to Cincinnati for the purpose Of pur.
chasing the steamer Ironton, but did
not succeed as anticipated.
The City Of New Orleans, from New
Orleans, with 300 tons Of freight.
passed up last night for St. Louis.
She put off a small lot of freight here.
The splendid light light draught
steamer, j. A. Woodson, will arrive
tomorrow and leave Saturday in
place of the Marlin Speed for Arkan-
saw river.
The government steamer General
Barnard turned her cargo over to the
snagboat y. b. Reese, at Helena, and
passed here last night on her way to
st Louis.
The Guiding Star, from New Or
leans,on her fourth day out, passed up
yesterday. with 400 tons of freight, and
a good list of people. She put off a
few packages here and added 100 bar
rels oil.
A telegram from Captain Milt
Harry states that tho Josie Harry will
arrive to night, and leave at her usual
hour on Saturday for Helena, Terrene
and points on White river through to
Newport.
Mr.. Roley Porter, formerly of til,
Joe Kinney, is now chief clerk Of the
Ste Genevieve, John Il MessensalC
having stopped off at st. Louis to come
out in the Office of the City Of Green.
vile next trip.
The Katie Hooper, in command O
Captain Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving this evening for Madi
son, where direct connection will b,
made with trains on the Memphis a
Little Rock railroad for points West
The City OF Providence in comman,
of Captain Geo. Carvell, will be tn,
Anchor Line packet leaving here a
10 m tomorrow for Vicksburg anC
all way Ian 9ings. Frank Perkins anC
James McMeen are her polite clerks
The Ste. Genevieve, in command o
Captain G. W. Vickers, arrived thi
morning with a fair trip, comprising
3754 pkgs. She is receiving and vii
leave promptly at 5 p m. with a return
trip for Cairo st. Louis and way mai
landings. Roley Porter and Harr,
Crane are her polite clerks.
Captain Henry Cooper's punctua
Lee Line steamer Coahoma is III,
mail packet leaving this evening fol
Helena, Friars Point and all way land
ints, attending promptly TO all bust
ness entrusted to her Hugh Tomlin
son presides at the desk, and is assisted
by John Haley and Platt Rhodes
From present indications the water
will be off the plantations in ample
time to enable the planters to put in .
crop. The outlook brightens daily
Tho water below here is falling more
rapidly than it is at this point. There
will be plenty of work for every able
bodied man when the river gets with.
in its banks.
A process has been issued by the
U. 5. Court compelling all parties ON
the Kentucky side of the river who
have not delivered all freight caught
from the wreck of the James D.
Parker, to deliver it to the U. S
Court, where they will be settled with
according to law. A similar process
will be taken out on the Indiana side
Of the river.
The swift and elegant steamer Dean
Adams, in command of Captain Mark
R. Cheek, is the mail packet eaving
this evening for Helena, Terrene,
Arkanssw City and all way landings,
giving prompt attention to all business
entrusted to her. Captain A. Il.
CummiDs presides at the desk and is
assisted by Walker Outlaw and Lee
Cummins, jr.
The City of New Orleans, while
passing near the mouth of Red river
saw man in the water olinging to an
overturned dugout and in a PROSTATE
condition. He was taken aboard,
spirits administered and taken to
Vicksburg. At last accounts he was
doing well. The boat also picked UP
a Inf nf catfla horeas afo anJ toni-