Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-05
.'hs Legislature has ps..sd ! bIll

one-half OF the former rate, or &c pei
ton.
The main channel of the river now
lies to the east or outside Of the Bull
lerton Towhead and the Bullerton
Chute is closed to steamers.
Captain Ed Postal has returned
from Pittsburg and while there con.
tracted for a new boat to take the
place of the Hard Cash.
The City Of St. Louis. with about
500 tons Of freight and full Of people
came up yesterday evening, cleaned
out boilers and left at daylight for St
Louis.
Mr.. Geo. L. Williams, a we'll known
Ohio river pilot. who has been resid
log here for some time, has gone back
to Cincinnati. and will probably re.
sumo his profession.
a rumor prevails az Pittsburg that
the owners of the steamer Will s.
days contemplate building another
boat for the Cincinnati and New Or.
lens trade this summer.
The W. P. Halliday, from New Or.
leans, and the Commonwealth from
Vlcksburg, arrived at St. Louis yes
terday, and the City of New Orleans
left there in the evening.
The Mississippi is falling above
Cairo and the Ohio is falling at Gin
cinnati and points above. The Cum
berland is rising, but the Tennessee is
falling over an inch an hour.
The Golden Rule, lacking about zoe
tons Of load, passed down yesterday
for New Orleans. She DISCHARGED
about 300 pkgs and added 20 bbl,
lime and 1874 SKIS oil meal.
The John A. Wood lett her tow o.
empty coal boats at point just above
Greenville and is rushing through tc
Louisville light in order to bring Out
another heavy tow of coal on the
present rise.
A dispatch from Captain Milt R.
Harry states that his fne steamer 10.
sic Harry will arrive Tomorrow
morning and leave as usual on Satur.
day at 3 pm. for all points on White
river through to Jacksonport.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
at 10 am. tomorrow will be the
Arkansaw City, for Vicksburg, and
the City of Providence, for St. Louis
Both are new and elegant steamers.
with first class passenger acCommoda
tons. Captain Ad Storm at the ele,
vator is agent.
1t looks like all the officers of the
Kate Adams are to be horned, ,
judging from the way they are being
presented. Why not call it the "Horr
Line" put all the officers in neal
uniforms with "horn" buttons in place
of brass and make it a rule that no
officer shall take "horn" (of another
kindly while on duty,
Captain James B. Franklin passen.
ger agent of the Memphis and Ohio
River Packet Company, is working
with much energy to secure for his
line the majority Of the people down
this way who intend to witness the
great Dramatic Festival at Cincinnati
The price Of tickets for the round trim
is below what it would Icost to board
at second class hotel for a couple Of
weeks.
The Vint Shinkle, in command of
Captain M. n. Deem, came in near
midnight with 300 tons Of freight,
which was discharged at the elevator.
She will remain in port until to NOR
row at 3 pm, when she will leave
promptly for all points on the Ohio
river as far as Cincinnati, where dis
rect connection is made with the rail
roads and passengers tiOketed through
to points East at low rates. Harry O
Proctor preSides in the office, assisted
by Mike Logan and Harry Best.
The Kate Adams. in command OF
Captain Mark K. Cheek, arrived be.
fore daylight with 76 bales of cotton,
z bags seed cotton, "a sacks cotton
seed, so barrels Of oil, Is head of cat
tie, and good list of people. She is
the Adams Line U. s. Mail leaving at
B pm. to day for Helena. Terrene,
Arknnsaw City and way landings, at
tending promptly to business, and
connecting at her destination with
trains on the Little Rock Mississippi
river and Texas railroad j. W.
Outlaw presides in the office, assisted
by Will Darragh aud John G. Wyck
of.
The Race foe Speaker.
Nashville World.
1t should be distinctly understood