Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-28

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The City of Baton Rouge. frsmNew
Orleans, with big trip of freight, is
due up this evening, bound for St.
Louis.
The o. P schsnck arrived at Gin.
cinDati yesterday, and the Will s.
Hays left there last evening fer New
Orleans.
The Paris G. Brown for the Ohio,
and the Chas. P. Cbouteau for this
port, are to leave New Orleans ts:s
evening.
The VIM. Stone has been purchased
by tae Beacon Light Service, and goes
to the Missouri river in charge of Cap
tain Patterson.
The ArkansawCity arrived atVicks-
burg yesterday afternoon and left
there during the night ON her return
trip to St. Louis.
The Kate Adams will be found in
port tomorrow morning aud is the
Adams Mail Line packet leaving in
the evening for Arkansaw City.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Providence for Vioksburg, and the
big sidewheel sreamer Helena forNew
Orleans, left St. Louis last evening
While at Cairo the off GERS Of the
New Mary Houston compromised
their fine OF $500 for failure to keep
her seaman $ time book written up,by
paying S25.
The levees OF Cairo still remain
intact, and although they have had
some strong winds during the past few
days, the bulkheads are not affected
in the least.
Those wishing to get glimpse OF the
food should take a trip on the terry
boat John Overton, to Marion, local-
ed five miles back of the Mississippi
river. The boat leaves daily at $50
a IN. and Ppm.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab-
lishmeut, 10 Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind OF work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
The Ida Darragh, in command of
captlin Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving from the foot Of Pop
lar street at 5 p m. to day for Madi
son where she connects with trains for
Little Rock and points in the south
west.
A prisoner confined in the station
house, on hearing the knocking bird"
whist st tn, steamer Will Kyle at 4
o'clock this mo- ming, thought it was
Gabriel blowing his trumpet, so he set
FIRE to the building aud started hell
Of his own. Fact.
The Will Kyle, six and half days
out from New Orleans, with 1000 tons
IF freight, arrived at daylight, cleaned
out boilers and left at noon for Gin.
,innati. She discharged 400 SKIS salt,
200 bbls molasses and 100 empty hhds.
also added $50 bbls oil.
A salvation army" composed Of
,olored people held services on the
evee yesterday at noon. Their leader
b a man oflearning, and Leld his large
audience spellbound for nearly half
hour. 1t is said their meetings will
DC continued, and it is to be hoped
Nth good results.
The Hard Cash, in command of
Captain Il. g. Postal, leaves this
,vening for Duvalrs Bluff, Augusta,
jaeksonport and way landings on
White river, giving prompt attention
o business and connecting with the
eeular light draft steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. Charles and
Joseph Postal are 10 charge of the
,fhce.
The leyee broke al Panther Forest
iIteen miles below Arkansaw City, on
he ArkanSaw side, last Saturday.
The creyasse is $50 yards wide, and
gater is going through three or four
Get deep. The water from this cre-
'asse will overflow a largo section OF
ountry, and passing into Bout river,
ind an outlet in the Ouacaita
The fast and elegant steamer james
zee, in command Of Captain Lloyd
v. Whitlow, is the Lee Line mail
Jacket leaving at 5 p M. to-day for
Helena, Glendale, FriArs Point and
ray landings, and will give strict at
entiOn to all business entrusted to
Ter. Arthur Browne presides in the
flee, assisted by Platt Rhodes and
Will Ashford.
The Coahoma came in on good time |
nth 81 bales cotton, 43 bags seed cot
on, BIG SKIS cotton seed and 10 SKIS
orn. She is the Lee Line packet
eaving this evening for 0sceOla, Plum
Point ond way landings on the upper
cast, carrying the mail and attending
to all business intrusted to
Ter. Captain Henry Cooper COM
MAIDS, with Hugh Tomlinson, Chas.