Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-09

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announced to pass up this evening on
her way TO Cincinnati. Elliott Miller
is in charge Of the Office.
The Wyoming, on her way from
New Orleans to Cincinnati with about
300 tons of freight, passed up yester-
day and discharged here nearly 100
packages composed Of sugar and mo
lasses.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
New Orleans, with about 600 tens and
three and half days out from New
Orleans, arrived this morning, cleaned
out boilers and expected to leave early
this afternoon for st. Louis.
The Ohio river from Pittsburg to
Cairo is getting down to low stage.
and is falling steadily. The Cum.
berland and Tennessee are also low
and falling. A rapid decline has set
in at this port, and from the prospects,
will continue to fail for some time.
The machinery and cabin outfit
taken from the wreck of the sunken
steamer John S. Bransford will be
sold at auction on Saturday next, the
18th inst. The same can be seen at
the foot of Jefferson street Oh board
the underwriters. wrecking steamer T.
+. Eckert.
The splendid passenger steamer
Golden Grown, in command Of Cap.
tain E, L. Shinkle, passes down this
afternoon on her way to New Orleans.
She has first class accommodations,
her stateroOms large and airy, sets a
fine table and her officers are gentle
manly and experienced boatmen.
Chant Shinkle presides in the Office.
The Sprightly Dean Adams, in CON-
mand of Captain Thomas Foster, is
the Lee Line mail packet leaving this
evening for Osceola, Plum Point an d
way landings on the upper coast ar d
attending promptly to all business
intrusted to her. Hugh Tomlinson
presides in the Office, assisted by
Charles Bourne and John Rhodes.
The Hard Cash, in command Of
Captain E. G. Postal is the regulsr
packet leaving this evening for Devalls
Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and way
landings, giving strict attention to all
business that offers and connecting
with the Goodrich line of light draft
steamers for upper White aud Black
rivers. Chas. M. Postal presides in
the Office, assisted by his brother 10,
seph.
Mr.. Jacob Slanker, brother. in~laW
of Captain W. H. Lonknecker, ar
rived last evening from Bridgeport
Ills, having been telegraphed for to
come and attend to the business Of
Captain Longnecker, who is lying
very sick. Mr.. Slanker is thorough
business man and will start the tul
Vanderburg with her tow of slaves te
New Orleans at nce,while he himself
will remain at the bedside of Captain
Longnecker.
The Coahoma, in command of Cap
tain Marsh Miller, is the Lee Line
mail packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day
for Helena, Glendale, Friar's Point
and intermediate landings, attending
promptly to all business that offers
and connecting with trains on the
Mobile and Northwestern, the Helena
and Iron Mountain and the Arkansaw
Midland railroads. Captain A. L.
Cummins presides in the Office, assist
ed by Platt Rhodes andWill Ashford.
New ORLEANS, May 8.-Commit-
tees Of the different commercial bodies
of this city listened to-day to remarks
made by George L. Wright, of the St.
Louis Merchants Exchange, on the
importance of united action by the
commercial bodies of the Mississippi
valley for the improvement of the Mis-
Sissippi river, Committees of the
leading bodies of the city resolved to
consolidate the different committees
into one organization, under the name
Of the River Improvement Committee
of New Orleans, and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President Duncan f.
Kenner; Secretary VIM. w Smallwood;
Treasurer, B. D. Woods.