Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-09

Aiue nave Deou WlJnuraWn Tor the
present, owing to the extreme high
water between Cairo and this port.
The Vicktburg packets are doing their
business. b}a
The Ida Darrsgh, in command of
Captain Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving At 5 pm. to-day for
Madison where connection is made
with trains for Little Rock and points
in the Southwest.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab-
lishment, IL Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind OF work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
The large and elegant Anchor Line
steamer City of Baton Rouge, in
command of Captain Horace Bixby,
is announced to pass here to morrow
az 10 am, bound for New Orleans.
Captain Ad Storm is her agent.
The lively Kate Adams went up to
the mouth of Wolf river yesterday,
rounded to, and before we had time to
call the attention of friend, she had
passed the landing and was around
the point out Of sight. Fast boat
that.
A dispatch from Captain Milt r.
Harry states that the steamer Josie
Harry will arrive this evening, and
leave as usual at 5 pm. tomorrow for
all points on White river through to
Newport, where connection is made
with light draft steamers for upper
White and Black rivers.
One year ago to-day the river at
this port reached its highest level, the
point at which we estimate high water
mark. The present food went within
5 inches of the point attained last
year and is now falling slowly with
prospect Of a more rapid decline dur
ing the next few days. At aoon to.
day the river was inches below high
water mark.
The Charles Morgan, from Cincin
natl, arrived last midnight and re-
NAMED in port until this forenoon,
added so tons of oil meal and left
with all the freight she could handle
She has 1000 kegs of nails for Ark.
ansaw City, which she will replace
with 100 tons.of oil meal. The Morgan
had 70 passengers, ~ Of whom are
making tho round trip from Cincinnati
to New Orleans and return.
Commodore James s. Wise, ex
Superintendent OF the Memphis and
Ohio River Packet Company, was
agreeably surprised at lis elegant
George street home in Cincinnati on
Tuesday night last, to fiud handsome
present from the attaches OF the Mem.
pris Packet Company, in the shape OF
five easy chairs for the use Of himself,
family and friends.
The Coahoma, in command Of
Captain Henry Cooper, arrived last
night with 10 bales of cotton, % SKIS
seed cotton and ll3 cotton seed. She
is the Lee Line packet leaving this
evening for Osceola, Plum Point and
way landings on the upper coast, car
rying tho mail and attending promptly
to all business intrusted to her. Hugh
Tomlinson presides in the office, as
sisted by Charles Bourne and John
Rhodes.
The Vint Shinkle, in command Of
Captain NJ. NJ. Deem, arrived las.
night with TIA pkgs Of freight and
discharged the same at the elevator.
She dropped down to the landing
early this morning, and is receiving
to leave at 8 pm. to-day for Cairo,
Evansville, Louisville, Cincinnati and
way landings, connecting with the
different railroads and ticketing pas.
sengers through to points East at low
rates. Harry Proctor presides in the
office, assisted by Mike Logan and
Harry Best. f0e
It's no use fooling with the uurelia.
bic reustabout when he takes it into
his head to go before Magistrate
and sue for few dollars before he
completes his contract. The Captain
must take his stand and stick to the
end. In the case Of the eight rousta-
bouts VINO sued the steamer Chas. P.
Chouteau and got judgment for the
amount and costs, Captain Thorwegan
appealed the case to a higher court.
This, Of COurse, did not suit the lower
court, so the constable who oficiated
for the "rousters" who jumped the
boat on Wednesday last, went down
to the boat yesterday and proposed "a
; the Captain that If he would withdraw