Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-21

Mr. John Measeneale came dsRh
yesterday Ia charge Of the Office Of the
steamer Jno. B Msude.
The large propeller Central City has
gone to Hickman, KY, ate. a cargo
Of corn for this market.
Up to noon to-day the Ohio at Gin
cinnati had declined 10 feet 2 inches
from the highest point reached.
The Grand Pacific arrived at St.
Louis yesterday, and the Arkansaw
City left there last evening for Vieks-
burg.
The John B. Msude returned to s..
Louis last night with q bales cotton
aud good list of miscellaneous
freight.
The Hard Cash brought 232 bales
of cotton out Of White river and re.
shipped 30 bales at Terrene for New
Orleans.
Captain Dan Moores new purchase,
the steamer Wyoming, left Cincinnati
last night for Cairo to load for New
Orleans.
The Kate Adams will be here in
the morning and is the mail pack ct
leaving at 8 pm. to morrow for Ark
ansaw City.
At Cairo last night score of men
we're kept working on the levees,
Strengthening and watching it in sus-
piciOus places.
Viii the river at this point reach
the hight attained last year2 is o
question asked by many. At noon to-
day it lacked % inches.
The Mary Houston, which has been
detained at Cincinnati for the past
two weeks, is announced to leave there
this evening for New Orleans.
When Captain Tborwegan's NAM
moth steamer Helena arrived at Cairo
she had 1878 bales Of cotton, 1854
bales Of which were for St. Louis.
The Arkansaw City, of the Anchor
Line, is announced to lsave here on
Friday at 10 am. for Vicksburg and
way landings. Captain AID Storm is
agent.
Grave fears are entertained that the
ice in the river at Keokuk will move
out to day and carry with it the wood
spans Of the bridge put in after the
War Eagle disaster.
The ievee at Columbus, Kentucky,
is reported to have given way yester.
day, flooding the lower portion Of
the town. AS the same was antici,
pated, no lives were lost.
The Thos. Sherlock and Jas. W
GAff arrived at Cincinnati yesterday
and stopped at Storr's landing unit
the water recedes sufficiently to allow
them to go under the bridge.
1t is said that If the ice at Keokul
goes out at the present stage of waite
in the Mississippi the damage canno
be below 100000. The lumber in
tarests will be the chief losers.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, 10 Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute ever.
kind OF work in their line in superiO
style and at low prices. +
Will Ashford, bill clerk Of tn,
steamer James Lee, was compelled t,
stop of Of his boat on Monday last ol
account of illness. Jim Franklin
the well known levee clerk, is film
his position on the Lee.
Sheriff Phil. r. Athy, Of this coun
| ty, whose death is announced tc day
came to Memphis in 1856 as pilot on
coalboat, and subsequently served il
the same capacity on severall steam
els plying from this port.
The u. p. Schenck, from New Or
leans, with $50 tons of freight, passe,
up this morning for the Ohio, addin
here 200 bales cotton, a lot of lumbe
and other freight. She took OH 40
bbls oil and rs tons Of iron at Vicks
burg and points above.
Those wishing to enjoy pleasan
river excursion and go five miles bacI
into Arkansaw to Marion, a thrivin
little town from ting on a lake Of tn
same name, can do so by taking pas
sage on the ferryboat John 0verto
at Bpm each day, returning at
Ppm.
The Coahoma, in command of Capt
Henry Cooper, is the Lee Line packe
leaving at 5 pm. to-day for OsceUll
Plum Point and way landings on th
> upper coast, carrying the mails an
attending promptly to all bushes
intrusted to her Hugh Tomlinso
presides in the office, and is assiste
by Charles Bourne and John Rhodes
The Hard Cash, in command 9
Captain Il. Q. Postal, is the regula
: packet leaving at 5 pm to-day 10
Duvalls Bluff, Augusta, JacksonpoI
and way landings, giving strict atteH
ton to business, and connecting at he
destination with light draft steamer
: for upper White and Black river
Charles and Joseph Postal are j
charge of the Office.
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