Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-05
MISCELLANEOUS

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st. Francis and White rivers are
at a good boating stage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Raining.
River falling.
Business dull to-day.
Chickasaw for White river.
All the upper streams are reported
falling.
The Golden Crown and Guiding
Star arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The r. r, Springer, bound for New
Orleans, passed Evansville last even.
ing.
The City Of Baton Rouge is the
Anchor Line packet leaving st. Louis
to-day for New Orleans.
The big freight carrier Helena, with
about 1000 bales cotton, arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
The Centennial, from st. Louis, was
expected to pass here this forenoon on
her way to New Orleans.
The City of Vicksburg discharged
1896 pkgs, added % tons and passed to
Vicksburg yesterday afternoon.
The Golden Rule and Dauntlcss
and barges from the Ohio river ar,
rived at New Orleans yesterday,
The Lee Line packets leaving to-
day are the Coahoma for Osceola, and
the james Lee for Friars Point.
The W. P. Halliday passed Vicks>
burg yesterday, and will be due here
to morrow on her way to St. Louis.
The w. P. Thompson left Cincin.
natl last evening for Natchez, to run
between that point and Baton Rouge.
The City Of Providence left st.
Louis last evening, and passes here
Friday forenoon on her way to Vicks-
burg.
The Wyoming left New Orleans last
evening for the Ohio river, and the
Annie p. Silver leaves there to-day
for St. Louis.
The Kate Adams will arrive to.
morrow morning, and is the mail
packet leaving again in the evening
for Arkansaw City.
The towboats Walton, Boaz, Harry
Brown, W. W. 0'Neil and Charles
Brown passed Evansville yesterday
bound for the south with coal.
The City Of Helena arrived al
Vicksburg yesterday, and the Arkan'
sas City left there for st, Louis. The
latter passes here Friday forenoon.
The Belle Memphis from Vicks-
burg discharged SO bales cotton and
23OO SKIS cotton seed, also added loo
bbls oil and 74s bales Of compressed
cotton, leaving last evening for St.
Louis.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive to-
night and leaves here on Friday even'
ing for all points on the Ohio river
through to Cincinnati. She gives
through tickets aud cheap rates to
points east.
The Will S. Hays and e. W. Cole
departed last evening for Vicksburg'
The latter had the best showing Of
freight, while the former had the ma
jority of passengers, They both leave
Vicksburg at noon Friday, aud here
again on Tuesday next,
The Cbickasaw, in command oil
Captain E. c. Postal, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for De-
wallis Bluff, Augusta, JaOksOnport and
way landings, giving prompt attention
to business, and connecting at hei
destination with the Goodrich Line
of light draft steamers for uppel
White and Black rivers. Charles anC
Joseph Postal are in charge Of tn
Office.
Mate James Rice is in charge Of
the lower deck of the new Memphl
and White river packet ChickasAw
He was for many years connected witt
the wharfboats aud elevator Of tn
Anchor Line, in which position b
gave perfect satisfaction, and was wei
thoughtof by those with whom b
worked. He is quiet, sober and in
dustrious, and by his kind treatmen
can get as much work out Of the rous
tabouts under him as any mate on th
river.
The Ida Darragh brought out {
] Arkausaw river lll2 bales cotton, a
of which she reshipped at Terrene fc
! New Orleans, and brought to this poi
,, 1888 bales cotton aRd 10 SKIS cOtto
j seed. The Darragh is the mail pack
s leaving again this evening for Pr
Bluff and way landings on Arkansa
J river, and connects at her destinatic
' with the pool line boats for Lift
4 Rock and points above, Captain e.
Q Smith commands, with Ansel Ban
: smith in charge Of the Office, assist
by Billy johnson.
!. Captain @. Wash Thompson's f
steamer Belle Shreveport is announc
to pass here this evening for the oh
1t river. She has big trip Of ireie
II and a good list Of passengers, amc
le whom are Miss Lena Williams,d aug
70 70 ter Of Commodore Williams, Of
he Champion Coal and TowbOat Go
lis pany at Cincinnati, and Miss Fan
9, HabHzee, Of Madison, Ind. Z
or or young ladies are making the rov
GU trip and are under the care Of o.
Ia Thompson, who looks after u
,er pleasure and comfort, which il
he guarantee that they are enjoying tn
At selves, Biol
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