Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-24

pVtn AlelSht anu people,
The Wyoming will be due down to-
morrow bound for New Orleans. H.
@. Lowe is her agent.
The City Of Cairo left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday and will be the Sunday |
morning packet for St. Louis.
The Louisville and Portlad canal is |
seriously obstructed by mud, and only
three feet Of water is reported over the
mud.
The Court street plank walk leading
to the landing was repaired yesterday
and it is now safe to take that chute"
to the river.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Baton Rouge is announced to pass
here Sunday forenoon on her way to
New Orleans.
We got the edge of big storm
about half-past one o'clock yesterday.
which shook things up about the
landing.
The COahoma from Friars Point
brought in 38 bales cotton, aud 20 SKIS
cotton seed. She goes out again this
evening.
Captain Ault has been mentioned
for the new Harbor Commissioner at
St. Louis, and it is thought the Coun-
oil will confirm him.
The City Of Providence came up
last evening and left at 10 o'clock this
morning, after adding a small lot Of
miscellaneous freight.
The Dean Adams brought in light
trip, the principal items being IS
baskets peaches, and 100 melons. She
is the Lee Line packet leaving again
this evening for 0sCeola.
Captain Harry Stein. Of the Charles
Morgan, lis the happy father Of
bouncing boy baby, and named the
latter after its grandfather, Captain
Albert Stein, deceased.
The Arkansas City, from st. Louis
was delayed by pressure of business,
but arrived this forenoon and will
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leave from the elevator this afternoon
for Vicksburg. -. 3
Mr.. Joseph Willis, we'll knewn
architect, died last night at the resi-
denoe Of his son-in-law, Captain Ad
Storm, Superintendent of the Anchor
Line OF this point. The deceased was
in his 10Th year, and spent much Of
his life in this community.
There will be two grand excursions
to Horn Lake on Sunday next by the
steamer T. +, Eckert, the boat leav>
ing from the foot of Monroe street at
2;3O and $50 pm. Good music has
been engaged, and a pleasant time is
assured to all who attend.
Colonel George F, Rootes, a former
Memphian, but for the past few years
in charge Of the coal interests Of
Messrs. Brown & jones at New Or
leans, is in the city for a few days re-
Ceiving a cordial welcome from his
many friends.
Steamboatmen as we'll as railroad
men should bear in mind that the
first new bale" has arrived and there
are no more. All the new cotton
brought from this on should be called
new cotton" This way of announc-
ing a hundred or more first bales
every fall won't do. The new CROP
can now be rolled into market as fast
as you please.
The Coahoma arrived at O'Clock
last night and brought the first new
bale Of Gotten (by boat raised in this
district. It was shipped from Har'
bert's Landings few miles above Hell
eua, by. HOuCk & Clark, and consigned
to 8. s. Lake & Bro, Of this city
The first new bale by boat last yea
was brought by the steamer james
Lee, and was shipped from the sam
point by the same parties, and con
signed similar to this bale.
Mr.. j. D. Block, chief clerk of tn
steamer Rene MaCready, and ais
Secretary Of the Memphis and 81
Francis River Packet Company
about to locate at JonesborO, Ark