Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-19


Little Hock-6 feet, and station.
airy.
White river is falling slowly.l
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sultry to. day.
River rising slowly.
Heavy fog on the river.
The upper Ohio is rising again.
Business moderate at the landing.
The Gaff for Cincinnati to morrow.
Very little ice floating in the river
at Evansville.
The Kate Adams had a fair trip out
tor Arkansaw City.
No arrivals or departures at St
Louis yesterday, with the river rising
The Grace Morris has entered the
Owensbore and Cannelton trade as
daily packet.
The City of Baton Rouge, bound
for New Orleans, passed Vicksburg
yesterday forenoon.
The Cherokee, from White river,
with I. load of cotton, passed Vicks.
burg yesterday morning.
The Paris G. Brown, of the South.
ern transportation Line, is due up.
bound for the Ohio river.
Theo. Tatman,an old and well known
Cincinnati and New Orleans pilot.
died recently in Chester, Ills.
The U. p. Schenck and Guidinl
Star arrived at Cincinnati yesterday
after a hard tussle with the ice.
Captain Eph Banks came up on The
ChOuteau this morning, having stood
watch for julie Douglas, who made I
flying trip home.
The viii S. Hays will be due VI
Sunday on her way to the Ohio river
Henry G. Lowe, her agent, will furnish
all desired Information.
The Night Hawk, which left herr
two weeks ago, with three barges Of
slaves, passed Yicksburg at daylight
yesterday, bound for New Orleans.
The John s. Branstord will moi
return to White river until Tuesday
next and will remain on her regular
day, if the Weather and circumstance
will permit.
The venerable mother Of Commo
dore James s. Wise and Captain
RObt, w. Wise, is lying very low a
her residence in Westwood a suburb
OF Cincinnati.
The Katie Hooper is due to. day
from Arkaasaw river, and leaves at
p m. tomorrow, on her return trip t
Pine Bluff, connecting there will
boats for Little Rock and points above
The Henry Lourey, from New Or
leans, passed up yesterday, dropping
here empty barge No. q, and addin,
one loaded with 3OSS bales of con
pressed cotton for r~eshipntnt at Cairo
Captain Milt Harry arrived yestor
day byrail, having left his boat a
DevalIs Bluff. He applied yesterda,
for membership in the Cotton Elk
change, and will no doubt pull
through.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printin
and blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, ID Madison street, Memphi
Tenn, is prepared to execute ever
kind OF work in their line in superio
styleandat low prices. +
The James w. Gaff is due te-da
from the Ohio river, and will leav
tomorrow evening on her return tril
giving through tickets and cheap rate
to points East. Captain r. w. Wis
commands, with James Surtees in Ii
Office.
A Telephone has been put up in Ii
Office Of H. G. Lowe, on the levee, an
much business connected with receip
or shipments by the Southern Tram
%portation Line can be done over ii
wires" Ring him up if you do NJ
want to walk to the levee.
The Josie Harry will arrive tn
evening and is the regular mail pack
leaving at 5 pm. tomorrow for a
points on White river drought
Newport, where connection is mao
with the regular light draft steamer
for upper White and Black rivers.
The Tiger, in command Of Captai
Frank Ellison, is the planters a,
commodation packet leaving th
evening for Peters, Bledsoe's an
way landings, including those
Council and Walnut Bends, and wi
attend promptly to all business thi
offers. Chas. Leftwich is in charge
the office.
The elegant passenger steamt
Golden Rule in command Of Captai
q. p. Shinkle, passes here to MORO
at 10 am, bound for Y~icksburg, Ne
Orleans and the bends. She h
splendid accommodations, and is
charge Of clever and experience,
! officers. Albert Shinkle is in char.
} OF the office.
the COahoma, in command Of Ca
D tain Henry Cooper, broughtin 50 bal
ootton z haas aaad oofton and 400 n