Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-11


Night before lee a heavy wind
storm prevailed on the Ohio river and
boats we're compelled to lay to bank.
The Z. w. Cole, from Arksnsaw
river, passed Yicksburg early yester-
day morning, bound for New Orleans.
The Thos. Sherlock, for Cincinnati,
and the Annie Z. Silver, for st. Louis,
are announced to leave New Orleans
this evening.
The water is II inches higher at the
mouth Of st. Francis river than the
late rise, and most of the houses are
washed away.
The Katie Hooper is the the rail-
road packet leaving at 4 p.m. for
Madison, where she makes direct
connection with trains on the Mem
phis Il Little Rock railroad for points
West.
Captain Harry Brolaski's popular
Anchor Line packet John B. Maude
will leave promptly at 5 pm. to-day
tor Cairo, st. Louis and all way mail
landings. Lem Carter is her polite
clerk.
Captain George Vickers is to com
mand the new Anchor Line packet
City of Cairo, and Tom White, late of
the Grand Tower, will be her chief
clerk.
The ferryboat John Overton, will
leave from the foot of Jefferson street
at 2 pm. tomorrow, on a grand excur-
sion to Marion. As the weather
promises to be fine, a good crowd is
assured.
The new elevator, located on the
river bank at the foot Of Poplar street,
began work yesterday, a car load of
grain in bulk having been hoisted in
the presence of a number of merchants
and other citizens.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
here at 10 a IN. tomorrow are the Gold
Dust for Vicksburg, in command of
Captain McCord, and the Common
wealth for st, Louis, in command of
Captain McPheeters.
The fast and elegant Anchor Line
steamer City of New Orleans is due
down this afternoon, bound for Vicks
burg, New Orleans and the bends.
Captain A. j. Carter commands, with
Archie Woods in charge Of the office.
The underwriters have chartered
the towboat Transit, and are wrecking
the James d. Parker. Most of the
upper works were taken off and landed
at the Indiana shore. The rising river
is fast covering the remainder of the
wreck.
The champion Ohio river steamer
Il. X. Springer, in command of Cap
tain H.. U. Hart, is announced to pass
up at 10 am. tomorrow, bound for
Cincinnati. Among her passengers is
Colonel Will s. Hays, Louisville
poetical genius. Captain AID Storm.
at the wharfboat, is her agent.
The splendid light draft steamer
Marlin Speed, in command of Captain
John j. Darragh, is the mail packet
leaving at 8 pm. to-day for Pine Bluff
and all way landings on Arkansaw
river, paying strict attention to all
business that offers, and making close
connection with the regular packet.
for Little Rock and points above
Captain Chas. Musselman presides al
the desk and is assisted by w. j. Ash.
ford, ir.
The fast and pretty steamer JOSH,
Harry is the regular mail packe
leaving this evening for Helena, Ter
rene, Devall's Bluff, Augusta, New
port and all intermediate landings
attending promptly to all bushes
entrusted to her, and making direc
connection with the regular ligh
draught packets for upper White ant
Black rivers. Captain Milt R. Harr,
commands. and is assisted in the oficl
by John Wyckof and Peter Mitchell
The excursion trip Of the steame
Coahoma to Helena and return to
morrow promises to be a grand sue
cess. Many gentlemen have signife,
their intention Of going and takin.
their wives and sweethearts. TIL
trip is being made to allow our citi
zens to see for themselves the peopl,
and country for which they are sub
seribing money and provisions. Al
idea of the devastation cannot b
~imagined-it must be seen. 1t is nov
a settled question, even by FOL,
timers that the water is now abov
the highest level known, and the suf
fering to persons and property create
than ever known before. Those goinj
to morrow will see sights that We hop
will never be seen again. Captain
Henry Cooper, the commander of th,
Coahoma, is one of the most careful
officers on the river, and with his corp
Of assistants will see that all are made
comfortable aud have q pleasant time
Remember the boat leaves at 8 IN
and returns at pm.
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