Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-06

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The steamer Welcome which sunk
above Shreveport some time ago has
been raised by diver James Burris.
The Will Kyle for Cincinnati, aud
the Charles Morgan bound for New
Orleans, passed Louisville yesterday.
The marine engineers have their
meeting at the usual place tonight:
and there should be a large attend
ance.
The Arkansas City from Vicks
burg, and the City of Baton Rouge
from New Orleans, arrived at St Louis
yesterday.
The City of Providence arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday morning, and
left there at noon to day on her return
to st. Louis.
The railway packets, Ida Darragh
and Rene Macready, are bringing il
full loads of freight and doing biz
passenger business.
Colonel Frank Baker, proprietor Of
the Marine journal, published at Gin.
clnnati, arrived yesterday, passenger
on the Golden Rule,
Lee Cummins, jr,, went out yester.
day as second clerk Of the Ida Oar.
ragh, filling the place made vacant BY
the resignation of j. B. Franklin.
The Oakland and barges, from New
Orleans, passed up last evening fol
St. Louis, and dropped here an empty
barge to be loaded with oil cake ant
meal.
The Hard Cash will be in thil
afternoon, and is the regular packe
leaving to morrow evening for al
points on White river through t.
Jacksonport.
Trains on the Memphis and Littl,
Rock railroad are running regularl!
west of Madison without delay. Whit,
and Cache rivers are falling and NJ
trouble is anticipated.
The great iron steamer Charles P
Chouteau, in command of Captain
Thorwegan, is announced to leave a
5p,m. to morrow for New Orleans
Captain j. T. Washington is he
agent,
The Anchor Line steamer Bell
Shreveport, in command of Captain
VIM. Thompson, is announced to pas
down this evening, bound for New
| Orleans. Captain AID Storm is he
agent.
Mr.. Granville s. Booker, for som
time employed in tie Office of Captain
r, W, Lightburne, left yesterday 10
Jacksonville, Florida, where, in al
probability, he will take up his futur
residence.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printin
and blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, ID Madison street, Memphi
Tenn, is prepared to execute ever.
kind Of work in their line in superio
style and at low prices. +
The Rene Macready, in command o
Captain 0. K. Joplin, is the railrOa,
packet leaving this evening for Mad
ison, where connection is made will
trains on the Little Rock railroad 70
points in the Southwest.
The Anchor Line steamer, John A
Scudder, arrived yesterday evenip
from New Orleans with a thousan,
tons of freight. She discharged 30
pckgs here, cleaned out her boilers
and left early this morning for 81
Louis.
The Golden Rule, with 1900 tons Q
freight, arrived yesterday evenin
| from the Ohio. She discharged 40
pkgs and added 1000 SKIS of cotton see
meal. She had a big list Of people
Including the "calliope band" VIII
gave us an air" as the boat rounde
to.
A dispatch from Greenville, Miss
says serious break is reported i
Pastoral levee, Chicot county, Ark
which will inundate all plantation
outside of Lake Ohicot, except sue
as are protected by private levees, an
threatens seriously those in the bed q
the lake.
Mr.. James b. Franklin has bee
appointed passenger agent for tn
Memphis and Ohio River Packe
Company, and it is safe to say that h
has the ability to secure two-third
Of the passengers passing through thi
city and destined for points on tn
Ohio river or in the East,
DR.. R. D. Murray has resumed til
duties Of Marine Hospital Surgeon a
this port, and removed his Office t
No, 10 Court street, where he woul
be pleased to meet steamboatme
needing his services. DR.. R. H, Car