Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-17
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The City Of vicbsburg left Vicks.
burg at noon, aud passes here on
Tuesday morning next bound to St.
Louis.
The Louisville Mail Line is now
taking freight at Cincinnati for all
points on the lower Obs as far as
Henderson.
The Charles Morgan leaves New
Orleans this evening for Cincinnati.
She will pass here about Tuesday
night next.
The Memphis and Little Rock rail
road is now clear Of water, but 1t will
require about ten or fifteen days to
make repairs.
The Andy Baum departed last
night for Cincinnati with $50 bales
cotton, l9 bales rags, S25 bbIs oil and
a fair list of people.
The Cons Millar will arrive Oh
Monday and is the Tuesday evening
packet ewing for Cincinnati. Capt.
R. w. Ligbtburue is agent.
The cargo Of the steamer Charles
P. Chouteau, into New Orleans, cen
sisted oil 6639 bales cotton, 900 sks
c itton seed, 1924 slaves, and 694 sks
oil cake.
The remains of Captain John L.
Morgan we're brought up by rail yes.
tsrday from Vicksburg and will BE-
buried in Elmwood cemetery this
afternoon.
Colonel Mike Larkin has finished
the new paving at the foot of Monroe
street lea1ipg to the levee. 1t is
Eood jON, and an improvement on the
old grade.
The small steamer Mike Davis
which has been running in St. Francis
river for the past three months re.
urned here yesterday and will pro.
coed t. Cairo.
Captain James Rice, for macy years
mate of the Anchor Line whariboat
aud elevator, goes out TOT day in charge
9t the lower deck Of the White river
packet Josie Harry
The Charles P. Cbouteau left New
Orleans last evening for this port, and
IS announced to leave here Wednesday
next with return trip. Captain J..
I. Washington is agent.
The steamer Mississippi, with the
River Commission on board, passed
down yesterday. The gentlemen are
enjoying their usual excursion and
fixing look at the river.
| The large aud elegant Anchor Line
steamer City of New Orleans, will
pass down this evening bound for
New Orleans. Captain A. j Carter
commands, with Archie Woods in the
Office.
| 1t is reported that The Louisville
and Henderson Packet Company will
put the steamer Bertha Lee in the
Canne'ton aud Evansville trade, 10
Opposition to the Enquirer aud Grace
Morris.
The big sidcwhee freight carrier
Helena, six days out from New Or.
leanss; passed up last night for St.
Louis, She discharged 1850 pkgs
hire and had about $50 tons Of
freigh,.
The Rene Macresdy, in command
of Captain o. K. Joplin, is the rail
road packet leaving at 5 p m. to day
for Madison,wh connection is made
with trains for Little Rock aud 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, +
Captain John A, Aarpham, agent
for the Board Of Underwriters Of
this city, is a. Aurora, Ind looking
after bis property damaged by the
food. de has made donation Of
$50 to the poor Of thai town.
At a meeting Of the Western and
Southern Steamboatmen's Association
held at New Orleans on Wednesday
last, the following off lcrs we're ell, cted.
James t. O'Pry, President; j.. L.
BrOne, Secretary, aud A. 9. Kenneth,
Treasurer.
The Dean Adams, thoroughly over
hau ed and repaired, will go out on
Monday next in place of the CoOhO
INA il the cpesr coast trade The
latter leaves on Wednesday Tor Padu-
cab, where she will be locked ard
Overhauled.
The Anchor Line steamers leaving
at 10 am. to morrow will be the City
of Cairo, in command of Captain G,
W. Fickers, for Yicksburg, and the
Commonwealth, in command of Cap,
tain j. 7, McCord, for Cairo and St.
Louis. Both leave from the elevator
at the foot Of Poplar street.
At the opening of bids on Fhurs