Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-10


The Guiding Star leaves New Or
lie ans this evening for the Ohio river.
The Ohio at Cincinnati was rising
yesterday at the rate Of an inch an
hour.
The Thomas Sherlock will be due
up on Monday next bound for the
The Paris c. Brown will be due
down on Monday next bound for New
Orleans.
The Piasa, with a tow of stone and
gravel, arrived last night from the
Ohio river.
The Golden Ruie on her way TO
Cincinnati passed Evansville yester-
day afternoon.
The City of Baton Rouge will be
due up Tomorrow evening, bound fol
Cairo and st. Louis.
The two Anchor Lines are to
commence loading their boats at st
Louis on Monday next.
The tug Tilda, in charge Of Captain
Winters. takes a tow of stone to VIII
sons Point for the government.
The Kate Adams will arrive to
morrow, and is the mail packet leav.
ing on Monday evening Tor Arkansaw
City.
The river at St Louis is free from
floating ice, and the Anchor lime il
preparing to send out their boats next
week.
Considerable ice is running at Cairo
and the Anchor Line boats have been
taken to the Kentucky shore for
safety.
The Mary Houston FOR NewOrleans
and the Andy Baum Tor this port, are
announced to leave Cincinnati this
G yening.
The David R. Rowell passed Vicks.
burg yesterday afternoon bound for
81. Louis, and will be due here Mon
day next
The U. 7, Schenck passed Vicks-
burg yesterday morning, and the Will
;, Hays last night, both bound for
New Orleans.
Captain Marsh Miller. who for the
past three weeks has been confined to
his home with a case of pneumonia,
is out again and ready for business.
The Anchor Limo have concluded TO
send out the steamer John A. Scud
der from Cairo to New Orleans aud
she is announced to leave there this
evening.
On account Of the very inclement
weather, the Tiger did not leave YES
terday, but will resume her trips to
Walnut Bend as soon as the weather
changes
A crew left st. Louis Thursday
night, for Louisville, to bring around
the new Anchor Line steamer Civ of
st. Louis. She will be commanded by
Captain Dan Able.
Pilot Ralfe Moss, of Smithlaud XIV.
and one Of the Oldest Cumberland
river steamboatmen, died at his home
on the first inst. He had been on the
river for forty years.
The John Gilmore and barges, from
Belmont, passed down yesterday for
New Orleans, adding here barge No.
81. loaded with 425 bales cotton and
7l5O SKIS cotton seed cake.
The great iron steamer Charles p
ChOuteau, now in port, is announced
to leave here on Tues lay next for
New Orleans. Csptsin j. T. Wa,hs
ington, her agent, will make engage
ments for her.
The Will Kyle, from the Ohio river.
passed down this morning for New
Orleans, after dicharging here about
400 pck and adding 30 tons for points
below. She got 1000 SKIS of corn in
Madrid Bend.
The PUBLIC LEDGER Job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, 10 Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind OF work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
Mr.. NJ. s. Jay stops of the Josie
Harry for a trip, and George b.
Marsh, late of the Bransford, is in
charge Of the office. George is well
known between here and Vicksburg,
aud will be warmly received by his
friends
The Ohio river at Louisville lacks
bu 6lfeet ofreaching the highest point
oilast year,and the water is now in the
first floors of some houses on Water
street. Navigation at that point is
practically suspended. Heavy drift is
floating but no damage is reported.
Some fears are entertained at points
below in reference to the food of
water coming out of the Ohio river,
and that the rise will interfere with
work upon the levees. From present
prospects we will not get more than
five or six feet additional at this
point.
The Katie Hooper, in command of
Captain Il B. Smith, leaves this even
ing for Pine Bluff and way landings
on Arkansaw river, carrying the mail,
attending promptly to business and
at her destination with
boats Of the pool lines for Little Rock
aud points above. Captain Charles
Musselman presides in the office,
assisted by Ed Gay.
The splendid steamer Jno. S. Brans.
ford, in command of Captain j. G.
Holder, leaves this evening in place of
the Josie Harry for all points on
White river through to Newport,
where connection is made with light
draft steamers for upper White and
Black rivers. Hugh Smith, J. NJ.
Calhoun aud Will Stevens are in
charge Of the Office.
The Salvor No. 2 left here last night
for St, Louis, taking with her the
boiler Of the Plow Boy which was
recovered in Arkansaw river Cut Oh.
She only got out 4 bales of cotton,