Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-04

cotton, 1850 bbls oil and big lot of
miscellaneous freight.
The Belle Memphis, several hours
behind time, passad down last even,
ing to Vicksburg, after discharging
over 5000 pkss and adding go tons.
The Vint Shinkle will be in to.
night and leaves on Friday at 5 p m.
on herreturn trip to the Ohio river.
Captain R. W. Lightburne is agent.
| The Will s. Hays left Cincinnati
lAstevenine for New Orleans With a
fair freight and full of people, num-
Der Of whom will make the round
trip. g.ao g,arst
The new tug Billy Kilby, with her
tow Ofstaves, arrived at New Orleans
on Monday last, and the tug Night
Hawk passed Vicksburg yesterday
forenoon. l9 9oe
The U. P. Schenck, with about $50
tons, passed up at 2 o'clock this morn
ing for the Ohio. She discharged 100
pkgs, added "a bales cotton, and made
some repairs here.
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Scudder, with 1900 tons Of freight
and drawing u feet, passed down last
evening for New Orleans, doing but
little Of interest here.
The Charles P. Chouteau reshipped
her Memphis freight on the James
Lee and turned back from Helena,
there being nothing Of any couse.
quenCe in sight for her here.
Captain W. P. Hall, Of the Mark
Twain, has again chartered the steam
er ldass Lee, he having secured a con-
tract with the Kansas City and Mem
pAis railroad to bring out lumber from
Gbion river.
A. dispatch from Nashville says the
Cumberland river during the "a hours
ending last night rose feet, but it is
believed, however, that it will not reach
the danger line unless further heavy
rains occur. Nashville bottoms are
overAowed. $50
The coal boat run from Pittsburg
on the last freshet, foots up as follows:
To Cincinnati, 1 ,651 900 bushels; Lou.
isville, 6,l43,OOO bushels, making a
grand total Of 7,794,OOO bushels.
There are one or more lows not yet
reported, which will swell the aggre-
gate up to over 100000 bushels.
The splendid light draft steamer
Ida Darragh, in command of Captain
E. B. Smith, leaves this evening for
Pine Bluff and intermediate landings
on Arkansaw river, carrying the mail
and connecting with boats of the Pool
linefor Little Little Rock and points
abovs. Captain j. N. Thompson pre-
sides in the Office, assisted by Amos
Day.
The Hard Cash, in command of
Captain E. G. Postal, leaves at 5 pm.
to day for DevalPs Bluff, Augusta,
Jacksonport and all way landings, at
tending promptly to all business that
offers, and connecting at her destina
ton with the Goodrich Line of light
draft steamers for upper White and
Black rivers. Captain Charles Postal
presides in the office, assisted by his
brother Joseph.
The Dean Adams, in command of
Captain Thomas Foster, came in on
time with 14l bales cotton, "a bags
seed cotton and 238 SKIS cotton seed.
She is the Lee Line U. S. mail packet
leaving at 5 pm. to day for 0scqOla
Plum Point and intermediate landings
on the upper Coast,and will give strict
attention TO all business intrusted to
her. Hugh Tomlinson presides in
the Office, assisted by Charles Bourne
and John Rhodes. sai st.lrL5t
Yesterday the St. Louis Nero nants'
Exchange committee on the Missis.
sippi river investigation adopted reso.
lutions requesting President A thur
to appoint Colonel Henry Flood,
President of the Board of Public I'm
provements of that city, to gil the
vacancy in the Mississippi River Com
mission, occasioned by the resignation
of Captain james B. Eads. The
Board Of Directors of the Merchants
Exchange, it is said, will indorse the
resolutions. o
The James Lee, in command of
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlog, brought
in 1879 bales cotton, s bags seed cotton,
80 SKIS cotton seed, $50 bbls meal, IS
bbls sugar and 80 bbls oil. She is the
Lee Line United States mail packet
leaving this evening for Helena,
Glendale, Friars Point and inferno
liate landings, and will give prompt
attention to all business that offers
Arthur B. Browne presides in the
office, assisted by Platt Rhodes and
viii Ashford.
With the aid Of the huge dredge-
boat, Thomas H, Herndon, towed
from Mobile to Yicksburg by the
John A. Wood, Colonel RittephOpse,
l who has the oontpaat for imnrov;no,