Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-03


this evening.
The Harry Brown, With IS barges
Of coal for Brown & Jones, arrived
this morning, and went back after a
tow for 0'Neil & Co.
Captain Sargent expects TO have his
new Yazoo river packet, John F. Hal.
pin ready to leave Cincinnati on Tues
day next for Vicksburg. .
The ice last week cut down the
Golfer dams and derrick frames Of the
river piers Of the Point Pleasant
(West Virginia. bridge.
At St. Louis yesterday everything
outdoors was encaseded in ice with a
sleet storm prevailing. and not much
ice running in the river.
The gorge at Alton is reported to
have let go on Wednesday night last,
but as no gorge ice has yet passed St.
Louis, the report is not credited.
Platt Rhodes, the efficient freight
clerk of the james Lee, stopped of
yesterday on account OF sickness, and
Lee Cnmmins, Jr., went out in his
stead.
Pilots will remember that the new
pilot rules for Western rivers, as
amended, does not go into effect until
noon on the Sd day Of September
next.
The freight of the Chas. p. Chou
teau into New Orleans on Thursday
last comprised $3.50 bales cotton, 2l7l
SKIS oil cake and 1881 SKIS cotton seed
meal.
The Rene Macready will arrive to-
morrow, and is the Tuesday packet for
st. Francis river, going through to
Mark Tree, one hundred miles above
Wittsburg.
Captain Frank Beck is commanding
the Headlight in the Vicksburg and
Yazoo river trade, and Captain W. G.
Harrison commands the s. H. Parisot
during Captain Beck's absence.
A dispatch from Cairo states that
the VIII S. Hays is to come straight
on through to Cairo, where she will
get 800 tons of freight. This will be a
big help to the independent packet.
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. +
Ma couple Of electric lights, it is
said, are to be placed on the levee-
one at the foot of Union and the other
at the foot of Court street. This will
put a stop to petty thieving, and be Of
great assistance to the night watch
man.
The new and elegant electric light
steamer Will S. Hays will be due
down Monday morning, bound for New
Orleans. Captain Tichepor and Clerk
Floyd will see that passengers are
made comfortable while under their
charge.
AT Washington, on Thursday last,
the Board of Supervising Inspectors
Of Steamboats, heard the argument Of
cousel for B. II. Long, the pilot Of
the Lomas, whose license was revoked
by Inspector Fehreubatch. The tes-
timony taken by the Board Of Local
Inspectors at Wheeling was reviewed,
to show chat Long was treated un
fairly.
The fine steamer Josie Harry, in
command of Captain james Kinman,
is the U. S, mail packet leaving this
evening for Devall's Bluff, Augusta,
Newport and all way landings through
to Newport. where direct connection
is made with the regular light draft
steamers for upper White and Black
, rivers. NJ. s. Jay prcsides in the
Office assisted by Hugh Smith.
The Cons Millar, in command Of
= Captain Q. B. Russell, arrived yestel
day with 46l5 pckgs of freight ard
leaves on her return trip at 8 pm. to
day for Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati
and intermediate landings, making
connection with the different railroads
t and ticketing passengers through tC
points East at low rates. James w.
I Voris presides in the office, and il
assisted by Lowell lines.
e The Katie Hooper, in command oil
Captain 3. B. Smith, arrived las.
evening from Arkansaw river with 29t
bales cotton, 81 bags seed cotton ant
e ITO SKIS cotton seed. She reshippeG
1855 bales cotton at Terrene for New
Orleans, making a total of 635 bale
out OF the river. The Hooper leaves
again this evening for Pine Bluff ant
} intermediate landings, and connect
at her destination with tie pool lin,
a packets for Little Rock and point
above. Captain Chas. Musselmar
presides in the Office, and is ~assiste,
q by Ed Gay.
Practical Jokes.
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