Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-24

Fog on the river this morning.
Two packets for White river to-
day
The Kate Adams had a good trip
out last evening for Arkansaw City.
The D. R. Powell, from New Or,
leans, arrived at St, Louis yesterday.
The Ohio is full of drift and has
been rising rapidly during the past
two days.
The great iron steamer Charles P.
Chouteau will be here to leave next
week for New Orleans,
The W. P. Halliday, due here since
Wednesday morning, was expected to
pass New Orleans this forenoon.
The Il. W, Cole left Vicksburg
yesterday afternoon for this port, and
will be due Monday evening,
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Scudder will be due up tomorrow
evening bound for St. Louis.
The popular steamer james W.
GaA, with Captain j. D. Moore on
the roof, leaves Cincinnati to day for
this port.
The City Of Baton Rouge arrived at
New Orleans yesterday, aud the Chas.
P. Ohouteau left there last evening
for this port. J.Uo
1t is very probable that the Carrier
will be placed in the Southern Trans.
portatiOn Line to take the place Of the
sunken Will Kyle.
The Vint Shinkle returned to the
Ohio river last evening after taking
on 400 bales cotton, 100 bbls oil and a
lot Of miscellaneous freight.
The Arkansas City from ViCksburg
passed to st. Louis last night after
discharging IA pkgs and adding 100
bbls -four and 500 bales cotton.
The Andy Baum, for this port,
passed Evansville last evening, She
will be due here Monday morning,
and returns to Cincinnati on Tuesday
evening ta
The mean and ugly weather con.
tinues but the boats are moving slow
and getting in one at a time. All due
this week will probably be in by to,
morrow night. 9d4 tni aE $3.50
The Ironsides, with several barges
of railroad iron, arrived yesterday
from the Ohio river She dropped
part Of her tow here and takes the
balance to ViCksburg.
Tho james Lee, one of the de
layed by fog" packets, arrived yestor>
day afternoon, having run here from
Burdeaux in 4 hours and 40 minutes,
stopping only to attend to her mail
business.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Providence passed down last night
night for Vicksburg several hours be-
hind time, She discharged 1928 pkgs
and added Is tons OF miscellaneous
freight.
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
City of Cairo, in command of Captain
Shep Lightner, leaves from the ele-
vator at 10 o'clock tomorrow mornS
ing for Vicksburg and way landings,
Thomas White presidOs in the Office.
The Commonwealth, in command
of Captain S. Jolly, will be the An
Choir Line packet leaving from the
elevator at 10 O'Clock Tomorrow
morning for Cairo and st. Louis.
Henry Dietrich presides in the Office.
The Golden Crown, on her way to
the Ohio river, and the New Mary
Houston, bound for New Orleans,
both of the Southern Transportation
Line, were expected to pass here this
forenoon. H. O. Lowe is their repre-,
sentative.
The large and elegant steamer VIII
s. Hays is expected here early next
week, to run as a regular packet from
this port south. Fuller particulars
may be expected in Mondays paper,
as all the arrangements are not yet
completed.
The Rene Macrsady, having been
detained by fog and bad weather, will
not leave for st. Francis river until
Tuesday evening next, when she will
leave for all landings on L'Anguille
Tyronza amidst. Francis rivers through
to Wittsburg.
The large and elegant Anchor Lint
steamer City Of New Orleans, in com
mand Of Captain A. ]. Carter, is an
nOuncsd to pass here at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning for Vicksburg, New
Orleans and the bends. Archi
Woods is her chief clerk. H N
Local Inspectors Ralston an,
Brace have returned fromR b-sines
trip to Little Rock aud Fulton, Ark
where they inspected the j. A. Wood
son, the new steamer r, L. Cobb jus
completed by Hennsgin and Cobb an
the steamer Belle Crooks, the tw
former at Little Rock .and the latte
at Fulton. They also licensed tie
officers.
Tho elegant steamer Josie Harr!
in command Of Captain Milt II. Harr.
is the regular packet leaving here at
O'clock this evening for DevRlls Blut
Augusta, Newport and all way land
ings, attending promptly to all busi
ness that offers and connecting at he
destination with the regular ligh
draft steamers for upper White an
Black rivers. p. 2. Pease preside
in the Office, assisted by Hugh Smitl
The new and splendid steamer 10
Peters, in command Of Captain Il