Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-04
MISCELLANEOUS

Weather mixed.
River rising slowly.
Business rather slow to-day.
Josie Harry for White river 5 pm.
The local packets departed last
evening with fair trips.
Pilot Jake Faux brought the John
s. Bransford from Paducah aud now
awaits q "call."
Wheeling Stogies, at H. Esch's,
2l7 Main, corner Adams. SO
The upper Ohio is rising slowly.
The Belle Shreveport will pass up
tomorrow, on her way to st. Louis.
The Fulton departed yesterday, for
Old River.
The John A. Scudder is to leave
St. Louis, to-day, for New Orleans.
The upper Missouri steamers have
gone into winter quarters,
Colonel j. D. Moore, of the Vint
Sbinkle, comes out this trip in the
office of the james W. Gsff.
MI. Charles L. Orr, an old and we'll
known ship carpenter, died at his
home in Dayton, KY, on Tuesday
last.
The Granite State was made a war
steamer this week, her officers having
had a very lively skirmish with some
mild antuokions
When the Centennial left Cairo on
Thurday evening she had 800 tons Of
freight and engagements below for
$50 tons, with 40 cabin and deck pas
sengers.
The steamers Colorado, Monitor
and Black Hills are offered for sale al
st. Louis.
Captain Alex Moses, ofthe New Or
leans Board of Underwriters, was in
the city, yesterday.
The'Chas. p. Chouteau left New
Orleans last evening for this port,
and should leave here with a return
trip on Wednesday next.
The City of Vicksburg arrived at
V~icksburg yesterday and left there at
noon to day with a return trip for St.
Louis.
The Cherokee, with a load Of cotton
from White river, passed V~icksburg
yesterday bound for New Orleans.
The W. P. Halliday, from St. Louis,
passed Vicksburg yesterday bound for
New Orleans.
Captain N. B. Fowler's new pur.
chase, the Welcome, from the upper
Ohio was expected 20 pass down this
forenoon bound for Red river,
The Belle Memphis did not get
away until shutdown. She added here
1859 bales Of compressed cotton for
reshipment at Cairo to points East.
The Cons Millar departed last
evening, for Cincinnati with 1876 bales
cotton, 100 bbls oil and a fair list Of
people.
So far the Coahoma has brought in
the largest load OF cotton seed. Her
pile" yesterday footed up 3739 SKIS.
Pilot Frank Carroll is a passenger
on the Golden Rule, studying the
changes Of the river.
The Henry Lourey, with FIVE barges
aud a fuel boat, passed to New Or
leans yesterday.
The John s. Bransford, just off th,
ways al Paducab, came in yesterday
and landed above Jefferson street
Her future movements are not ye
known.
Captain Carter's elegant Ancho
Line steamer City Of New Orleans i
announced to pass here tomorrow a
10 am. bound for the Crescent City
Hugh Smith, Of the Josie Harry
came over by rail from Devalls Bluff
to attend to business for the boat.
River men, the Hon. Casey Youn
should be your choice for Congress j
S the election which takes place n
Tuesday next. 1t was by his exeI
' tons that $4,000 was appropriated fC
the protection Of Ourriver front.
The marines will be out in full fore
on Tuesday next and do all in the
r power to send Casey Young back I
Congress. He is their tried aud tru
. friend.
The Katie Hooper brought out
ID Arkansaw river 1902 bales Of cotto
= reshipped SO bales at Terreue +
a Z New Orleans land brought 42l bal,
cottonand 69l SKIS cotton seed to tn
ID port.
y Secssel, Ashner & Co., beef al
~ pork packers, Nos. and 6 Howard 70
81 are prepared to furnish steamboa
r. with all kinds Of fresh meats at lowe
NJ market prices, III