Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-14

The Joe Kinney arrived at st. Louis
yesterday, and the Ste Genevieve left
there last evening for this port.
The Coahoma for Osceola. and the
James Lee for Friars Point, are the
coast packets leaving tomorrow even
ing.
The Mayor of Helena requests that
all boats run on slow bells while pass
ing that city, on account of washing
leyees.
1t the present warm weather contin-
ues the up river lines running from
st: Louis will commence operations
this week.
The Fannie Lewis arrived yesterday
afternoon with 4436 pckgs Of freight,
and returned last night to st. Louis
with a light trip.
The Alice Brown due down on her
way to New Orleans, has a tow of
" barges and 5 boats Of coal, com.
prising $4,000 bushels.
Huse, Lommis & Co. will move \
large quantity of ice out of the Illinois
and Mississippi rivers as soon as there
is suficiency of water.
The Golden Crown, with all the
freight and people she wanted, passed
down at Z am. for New Orleans. She
put off few packages here.
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Com.
mercial says: The best and cleanst
street in st. Louis is the levee." Could
we but say the same for Memphis.
The Hard Cash will be in this even
ing and is the regular packet leaving
Tomorrow evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport.
The Hard Cash arrived this fore.
noon, and brought out of White river
l82 bales Of cotton, 70 bales of which
she reshipped at Terrene for New
Orleans.
Captain Rees w. Dugan, expects to
retire from the wrecking business
within ninety days. and engage in
business on shore, either in st. Louis
Or cincinnati.
The City Of Vicksburg, in command
of Captain R. X. Riley, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis. Billy Blenker
is her polite clerk.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
st. Louis this week for New Orleans
are the D. R. Powell to-day, City Of
New Orleans Thursday and John A.
Scudder Saturday.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
W. ?. Halliday, will leave tomorrow
at 10 am. on her grand Mardi Gras
excursion to New Orleans, arriving
there on Monday next.
The river at Cairo has fallen 8 feet
2 inches during the past ten DAYS but
has remained about stationary at this
point. To day the river here is as
high as at any time this season.
The Rene Macready departed last
evening for Madison, and the Katie
Hooper leaves this evening, making
direct connection with trains on the
Memphis and Little Rock railroad for
points West.
The Vint Shinkle is the regular
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and all
principal way landings on the Ohio
river, giving through tickets to points
East at very low rates.
The time of the departure of the
Memphis 4 Little Rock railroad
packets is 4 pm. daily, or as soon
after that hour as the trains on the
Louisville road may arrive, Passen-
gers should be on hand at pm.
Pat Normile, who received a slight
injury by the bursting of the steam
pipe on the Paris Q. Brown. has
brought suit for damages against the
owners of the boat for $4,000 The
boat was served with libel on Satur.
day last while she lay at Vicksburp
but Captain Halliday gave bond.
A couple of deck hands, on the
Golden Crown, were caught in the
act of tapping several barrels of
whisky while the boat was making a
landing at Louisville. This is a prisc-
tice at which the negro is an expert
and unless he is caught in the act
you cannot tell that the barrel has
been tapped, as he leaves no trace be-
hind him.
The Tiger, in command of Captain
VIM. Flowers, is Randall's packet
leaving at 5 pm. to day for Helena.
Mariana, the Cutoff and all way
landings on L'Anguillo and St. Fran |
els rivers through to Wittsburg, where
she makes direct connection with |
the light draft steamer Mike Davis
for the Sunk Lands. Charley Stock
ley is in charge of the office.
At meeting of the coal and river
men held at Pittsbarg in regard to the
Point Pleasant bridge, committee
consisting of Captains John A. Wood,
); 5. Powers, Andy Marsillott and
Mr.. A. Michaels was appointed to
confer with Colonel Merrill in regard
to the matter. A meeting of the
Steamboatmen's Protective Associa- !
ton was held to further consider the !
bridge question.
United States Custom officers have |
received the following from the De-
partment at Washington when
new document is issued to a vessel
the Custom officer to whom her old |
papers are surrendered, will indorse
on the new document the amount of |
hospital money paid at the time of
surrender, the period for which the
same was made and the total num-
Der of officers and crew paid for"
The great iron steamer Charles P.
Chouteau, in command of Captain
w. ID. Thorwegan, arrived this morn
ing, and will leave promptly at 5 pm.
to day for New Orleans, arriving there