Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-16


tug Night Hawk, will leave here in a
few days With tow Of slaves for New
Orleans.
1t is said that President Arthur
will be a passenger to New Orleans
and return on the next trip Of the
Will S. Hays.
The Anchor Lice steamer City Of
Providence passed down at noon to
day, after adding about 90 tors Of mis-.
cellaneous freight.
The Arksnssw City, from Vieks.
burg with light trip offreight, passed
up this forenoon for St. Louis, adding
here 29 bales cotton.
The United States steamersAllianoe
Kearssge and Andalia arrived at New
Orleans yesterday, and are lying in the
stream in front OF the city.
The Sam Roberts with six model
barges in tow arrived last night from
New Orleans, cleaned out boilers and
proceeded this forenoon to Cairo.
| The Anchor Linee steamer CITY o.
Baton Rouge arrived at New Orleans
yesterday and the Belle Shreveport
left there last evening for St. Louis.
The W. p. Halliday arrived at st
Louis yesterday, and the City Of
Cairo, for Vicksburg, left there last
evening. She passes here Sunday
forenoon.
|. The elegant Anchor Line Steamer
City of New Orleans, in command Of
Captain A. j. Carter, is announced to
pass here to morrow at 10 am. fol-
New Orleans. Captain Ad Storm i.
her agent.
On Tuesday last the ice in thc.river
at Davenport moved the full length Of
the city aud gorged from the island
below the city to the water works.
More water will be required to move
it clear out.
The elegant siiewheeI steamer,
Thos. Sherlock, in command OF Car.
tain James Nichols, will pass down
this evening bound fer Yickshurg,
New Orleans aud the bends. Il. g.
Lowe is agent,
The Ida Darragh, in command of
Capt. Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving this evening for Madi.
son, where connection is made with
trains for Little Rock. and all points
in the southwest.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab-
lishment, ID Madison street. Memphis,
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind of work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
The Josie Harry will be found in
port this afternoon, and is the mail
packet leaving at pm. tomorrow for
all points on White river through ia
Newport, where direct connection is
made with light draft steamers for
upper White and Black rivers.
The fcrryboat John 0verton con
tiuues to make her trips daily to
Marion. Those who have not yet
availed themselves Of the opportunity
OF "a trip across the country" should
do so before it is too late, as a steady
decline is going on at this port. Sun.
day may be her last excursion.
Captain John j. Darragh has closed
a contract with James Rees, of Pitts
burg, for a toSbOat for harbor work
at this port, to be completed in sky
days. 1t is to be l25 feet long, % feet
beam, 4 feet hold, 10 inch cylinders, 8
feet stroke, 2 steel boilers, Al inches
in diameter, and q feet long.
Supervising Inspector Dumont. st
Washington, D. G, has received an
official report of the disaster to the
steamer YaEOO, which occurred re-,
Gently in Macon Bayou. 1t appears
that Captain j. B. Sullivan, who was
in charge, was acting under an expired
license for (which he will be prose
cuted by direction Of the Treasury
Department.
The fight in freight rates on the
Cumberland river has commenced,
and the steamer Fite is taking freight
from Nashville to Celina at 10 cents
per hundred, the Queen City being in
the way. The latter has been very
literally patronized by the planters
and shippers of the upper Cumber.
land, aud her prospects for continu
ance of a good share of patronage are
considered fair.
The neat sidewhsel steamer Andy
Baum, in command of Captain H. j.
Vinton, arrived last night with 400
tons of freight, and did good busis
ness all the way down. She is at the
foot of Court street receiving to leave
at . p m. to day for all points on the
Ohio river, as far as Cincinnati, and
will give cheap rates 10 points East.
Robert Mccoy psesides in the office,
assisted by James Bray.
The Will s. Hays. on her arrival at
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