Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-10

TIE j. 5. Bransiord will be the
TUESDAY packet for Mariana, Wits.
burg and way landings. on L'Angullle
aud st. Francis rivers.
The tOwboats s. l.. Wood, j. f.
Walton and Harry Brown with tows
OF coal, passed Vicksburg yesterday
bound for New Orleans.
The James W. Calf, 10 command
Of Captain Q. B. Russell, will be due
Monday. and is announced to leave on
Tuesday evening for Cinciruati.
The Thomas Sherlock and Andy
Baum are announced to leave Cinciu-
natl this evening. the former for New
Orleans, and the latter for this port.
The City of Baton Rouge, with a
full load land about ~ cabin passengers
passed to New Orleans this forenoon
She took on 2OOO SKIS corn in Madrid
Bend.
The Wyoming, from New Orleans
passed up for the Ohio this forenoon,
alter dischargiIg a, out lao tons Oh
freight and adding 8OO bales OF com.
pressed cotton.
The Vint Shinkle departed las
night Tor Cincinnati with sO0 bales OF
cotton, 2OO bbls oil, lOO bbls tallow.
~ bales rags, 70 tons rsilrOad irop,
10000 ieeI lumber and a lair list OF
people.
Mr.. James 0. Murfn, steamboat
agent and proprietor OF the wharihoat
at Portsmouth, Ohio, dropped dead on
Thursday morning last in church
while attending funeral. He will b.
buried to morrow.
The PUBLIC LEDGER jeb printing
aud blank book manufacturing estlD.
lishment, Ii Madison street, Mem phis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind Of work in their line in superior
style and at low prices.
Noah D. Smith, who was recently
convicted in the United States Court
for embezzliDg $500 of Seamen's
Hospital funds, left last night for
Chester, Ill, where he will serve two
years term 10 the penitentiary.
The sidewheel steamer Katydid,
which carried the mail on the lower
river a few days ago. is about to pass
in her checks, Captain Bob Carr, Of
Charleston, W. Va, having purchased
her for the purpose of dismantling
her.
The Rene Macready in command of
Captain o. X joplin, is the railroad
packet leaving from the foot of Poplar
street at D pm. to-day for Madison,
where she connects with trains for
Little Rock and points in the South.
west.
The towboa. Oakland left St. Louis
Thursday eve ning for New o. leans
with lG9,653 bushels Of wheat and
III 1913 bushels of corn, for export.
besides 6OO tons Of package freight Tor
o.ner points, making a total cargo of
7Oe5 tons.
Anch 'r Line packets leaving
at 10 am. tomorrow will be the Com
monwealth for Vicksburg, and the
City of Cairo for st. Louis. Bo,h
leave from the elevator. They are
elegant steamer and are in charge Of
clever aud experienced officers.
The ferryboat John Overton is out
on an excursion to Marion this after.
noon, having a nice party on board.
Tomorrow she will make another,
leaving from the foot OF Jtfferson
street at Q pm. and returning at 5
pm. Ladies and children will fod
these excursions healthy and delight
full.
On Monday next, when the Josie
Harry reaches Clarendon, shs will
take on large excursion party, who
will make trip TO JaoksOnpOrt and
return. The Clarendon string band
will be on board aud there will be lots
of music, fun and dancing. Captain
MiIt Harry will see that they enjoy
themselves.
The worst may now be considered
over, as the water has commenced 10
decline at Helena. Here the river
has been falling for the past three days
having gone within 5 inches of the
higbth attained last year. The only
rise reported above is in the Cumber
land and Tennessee rivers but they
are low and can do no damage at
present.
The james Lee, in command of
Captain Lloyd WhitlOw, arrived at
daylight with so bales cotton, Y bags
seed cotton aud 209 SKIS cotton seed.
She i, the Lee Line mail packet leav-
ing at 5 p m to-day for Helena, Glen.
dale, Friars Point and intermediate
landings, attending promptly to all
business intrusted TO her. Arthur
Browne presides in the Office, assisted
by Plat Rhodes and Will Ashford
From the officers Of the ,t,amer
James Lee we learn that the wharf
hnat Eriars Point waa struck nv drift