Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-24

freight arrived last night, discharged
744 pkgs, and laid ever until this fore
noon, when she proceeded to New
Orleans.
The City of Vicksburg from St.
Leuis passed down this forenoon for
VickSburg, discharging here 1892 pkgs
and adding about 20 tons of miscella-
neous freight.
TAe Paris @. Brown from the Ohio
river came down yesterday afternoon,
discharged "a pckgs of freight, added
1910 SKIS cottOnseed cake and left at 9
pm. for New Orleans.
Captain Frank Ellison, of the sun
ken Bransford, was here yesterday
and made arrangements with the An.
Choir Line to take the cargo of lumber
to Cairo. The Eckert is now wreck
ing the Bransford.
The Rene Macready leaves this
evening for St. Francis river and con-
meets with the light draft steamer
Advance for the Sunk Lands. Capt.
o. K. Joplin commands, with j. D.
Block in the office.
Captain Gus Coleman's tug Tilda,
which arrived here Saturday night,
was only four and a half days out
from New Orleans. This gives her
the horns, as we know of no other
tug that has made it in the same time,
A freshet in Wolf river last night
foated out considerable timber which
commenced passing the city at 10 pm
and continued the entire night. So
rapid was the current that it was
next to impossible for the tugs to save
anything.
The Hard Cash arrived this morn
ing with 81 bales cotton, 22O SKIS cotton
seed and 1876 SKIS corn. She leaves
again to morrow evening for all points
on White river through to Jackson
port, where connection is made with
light draft steamers for upper White
and Black rivers.
The Ida Darragh, in command of
Captain E. B. Smith, is the mail
packet leaving this evening for Pine
Bluff and way landings on Arkansaw
river, giving prompt attention to ell
business that offers and connecting at
her destination with the pool line
boats for Little Rock and points
above. Captain j. N. Thompson
presides in the office, assisted by Amos
Day.
1t is reported that parties from the
lower river are here to try and charter
the fine sternwheel steamer Josie
Harry to run in place of the A. j.
White in the Vicksburg and New Or
leans trade during the summer or dull
season. The trip of the Josie to
Vicksburg during the late high water
made her popular with the people of
Vicksburg. She is undoubtedly one
of the best sternWheel paekets nlvinp
the Mississippi.
The James W. Gaff, in command of
Captain G. B. Russell, arrived this
morning with about 300 tons of
freight, comprising 225l pkgs. She
unloaded at the elevator and leaves
from the landing at pm. to-day for
Cincinnati, taking passengers at very
low rates and giving through tickets
to points East, Captain James Sur
tees presides in the Office, assisted by
George Hendrickson.
The James W. Gaff leaves at 4 pm.
to day on her grand excursion to Gin
cinnati, giving passengers who wish to
attend the dramatic festival round
trip tickets good to return on any boat
of the line, at lower rates than was
ever known before. Preparations for
a grand time on board have been
made by the officers of the boat, who
will see that their guests are made
comfortable and enjoy the trip.
The LEDGER does not wish to un>
necessarily alarm the people living
along the valleys below here, but
from indications to day it does seem
as if we are to have another food.
The heavy rains of last week caused
all the rivers above here to rise, as
will be seen from our river
stages published tosday. The river
here is now only 2 feet 8 inches below
high water mark of 1882, and it is
possible that we may get enough to
bring it up to the high water mark.
1t would do no harm to have the
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