Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-31

round trip On -ths Guiding Star, aO-
eompanied BY her family.
A dispatch from st. Louis ststes
that there is very little thaWins going
on aud the prospects Of q resumption
of navigation Is not 50 good. A strong
gorge between St. Louis and Cairo.
still exists.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab-
lishment, 10 Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind Of work in their line in superior
style andat low prices. +
The Cons. Millar, for this port, and
the Guiding Star, for New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday forenoon
They will be due here early Friday
morning, and are crowded With New
Orleans Mardi Gras excursionists.
Mr.. Peter f. Falcon and son, sub
marine divers and contractors, in the
interest of the Western Submarine
Wrecking Company, of Chicago, have
made thorough examination of the
wreck Of the steamer Gresham, sunk
at New Orleans, and are of the opinion
that she can be raised.
The R. R, Springer, on her sixth
day out from New Orleans, passed up
yesterday afternoon for the Ohio
river. She had 1000 IONS and dis
charged about 100 tons here, including
81 hhds and 76 bbIs sugar, 100 bbls
molasi es, 20 SKIS salt and 30 bales bags.
She also had a good list of passengers.
The Andy Baum, in command CT
Captlin G. Wash Thompson, leaves
promptly at 8 pm. to-day for Cairo,
Evansville, Louisville, Cincinnati and
principal way landings on the Ohio
river, and will ticket passengers
through to points Fast at low rates.
Ad Bennett and Charlie Vinton assist
Captain Thompson with Office affairs.
The Hard Cash, in command OF
Captlin K. Z. Postal, brought in 23S
bales cotton, SO Sks corr and SOL SKIS
cotton seed. She is the regular pack.
ct leaving this evening for Devalls
Bluff, Augusta, J~acksonport and way
Ian 1ings, giving prompt attention to
business and connecting with light
draft steamers for upper White and
Black rivers. Charles and JOSEPH
Postal are in charge Of the office.
The Coahoma, from the UPPER
coast, brought in 22O bales cotton, SO
bags seed cotton, and 1914 SKIS Gotten
seld. She is the Lee line United
States mail packet leaving this eve.
ming for 0sceola and intermediate
landings, and will attend promptly to
all business intrusted to her. Captain
Henry Cooper commands, with the
office in charge Of Hugh Tomlinson,
Charles Bourne and John Rhodes.
The fast and elegant steamer James
Lee, in command of Captain Lloyd w.
WhitlOw, is the Lee Line mail packet
leaving this evening for Helena, Glen.
dale, Friars Point and intermediate
laudings, attending promptly to all
business, and connecting with trains
n the Mobile and Northwestern, the
Helena and Iron Mountain and the
Arkansaw Midland railroads. Arthur
Browne presides in the office, and is
assisted by Platt Rhodes and Will
Ashford.
The tugs Night Hawk and Wander.
burg, which LETT this port on the
morning Of January Sd, with tows of
slaves, arrived safely at New Orleans
on Saturday evening last after a very
tedious trip, having low water and
dense fogs to contend with, The
Night Hawk had three barges and
sunk one at the mouth OF White river,
raised it and went on. The Wander
burg had five barges, sunk one at the
mouth of Yazoo river but pushed it
on to New Orleans in its sunken con-
dition.
Colonel Will S, Hays, through the
medium of the Courier journal. re.
turns thanks to his many friends all
along the Ohio aud Mississippi rivers
for the kind attention he received
upon the occasion of the first trip Of
his magnificent namesake to New Or
leans and return. The steamer Will
s. Hays remained at this port at least
eighteen hours, during which time
the Colonel entertained his Memphis
friends with many truthful (?) Jokes,
for uvbioh thav raturp thank,