Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-29

3OOO pkgs. She goes back to morrow
evening to Cincinnati.
Captain VIM. Fitzgerald, late clerk
OF the Helena, is temporarily in COM
mand Of the Hudson in place Of Cap
tain Griffith. who is on the sick list.
The government steamer Missis-
sippi arrived last night from New Or
leans and brought up from Wilson's
Point the towboat Success and sew
eral barges.
A telegram from Captain Milt R.
Harry states that the Josie Harry
will arrive Tomorrow morning and
leave as usual on Saturday evening for
White river.
The sternwheel steamer Queen City
which has been running of late in the
upper Cumberland river. was seized
at Nashville yesterday by the U. S.
Marshal for debt.
Some of the coal men &C Pittsburg
are anxious for a rise in the river,
while others are Indifferent. There is
a good deal Of coal loaded in boats and
ready for shipment.
Captain Thomas NJ. Rees, Of Pitts.
burg, has contracted to build small
sternwheel steamer for the Mississippi
River Commission, Captain S. S.
Leech's department.
hThe Anchor Line steamer CITY of
New Orleans, with about 600 tons of
freight. passed up last evening for st.
LOnis. She discharged 142 pkgs here
and cleaned out boilers.
Captain John Howard, who was in.
jured some time ago by an elevator
accident at Louisville, is rapidly re-
covering from his injuries and is now
able to walk with cane.
On Tuesday evening next the great
electric light steamer Will S. HAYS.
will leave Cincinnati on another grand
excursion trip to New Orleans, and
will have a good crowd of people.
The Anchor Line packets leav n at
lea.m. tomorrow will be the City of
Prudence, for Yicksburg, and the,
Arkansas City, for St. Louis. Captain
Adj Storm, at the elevator, is their
agent.
The Oakland, which passed up day
before yesterday, left her barges at
Island 20 and returned here to have a
couple of new sheets put in her boiler.
She will complete her repairs by
morning.
The Wyoming, from the Ohio river,
with 1900 tons, passed down last
evening for New Orleans. She dis,
charged $50 pkgs and added 29ll SKIS
cotton seed meal, 26 SKIS peas and 70
bbls soap stock.
aThe Annie 2, Silver, with about
1900 tons of freight, passed down last
evening for New Orleans She got
1000 bags corn in Madrid Bend, and
added 1000 SKIS cotton seed meal and
40 bbls apples here.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab
liShment, l3 Madison street. Memphis,
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind of work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
Captain Billy Maingault, Of the
steamer General Pierson, had the
cOlors Of his boat flying to the breeze
yesterday, and occasionally let loose
his artillery, all because the Memphis
vnd Little Rock railroad had resumed
business.
Miss Anna Prophater, the accom-.
pliShed daughter of Sid Prophater,
steward of the City of New Orleans.
teit last evening for ST. Louis She
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
j. Duffy for number of weeks. She
has made many warm friends during
her stay, who will be glad to welcome
her again to the Bluff City.
Captain Jim Franklin, the newly
appointed passenger agent for the
Memphis and Ohio River Packet
Company, has gone to work in earnest
and will see that the boats OF his line
carries the bulk of the crowd from
this city who will attend the dramatic
festival to be held in Cincinnati
during the latter part of April.
The Kate Adams arrived last night
with III bales cotton and good list
Of people. She is the Adams Line U.
5 mail packet leaving at bpm, to-
day for Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw
City and way landings, giving prompt
attention to business, and connecting
at her destination with trains on the
Little Rock, Mississippi River and
Texas railroad. Captain Mark R.
Cheek commands, with J. W. Outlaw
in charge of the office, assisted by
viii Darragh and John 9. Wyckof.
WHISKY EXPORTATIUNS.