Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-08

baton Rouge lett st. Louis last even
ing for New Orleans.
The Ida Darragh had another good
trip out yesterday for the Memphis
and Little Rock railroad.
The John Dippold and Sidney Dill.
Ion passed downyestsrday with several
barges Of grain for New Orleans.
The City Of Cairo arrived at Vicks-
burg yesterday and left there at noon
to-day on her return to st. Louis.
The City Of New Orleans with a
good up stream trip passed here this
forenoon on her way to st Louis.
The Tiger arrived yesterday from
St. Francis river, where she was work.
ing in the interest of the stave trade.
The Golden Crown. for New Or.
leans and the James W. Gaff, for
this port, left Cincinnati last eve-
ming.
The towboat Charlie Brown, which
passed here yesterday, left her tow Of
coal at Harkleroads and returned this
morning to repair burnt boiler.
The Guiding. Star has banished oil
completely as an Illuminating agency
on board. the electric lights having
superseded it 10 every department.
The popular passenger steamer,
Charles Morgan, will be due down to-
morrow bound for Vicksburg, New
Orleans and the bends. H. G. Lowe
is her agent.
The Charles P. Chouteau was at
the compress all night taking on 1000
bales Of cotton, and has engagements
below which will give her a full load
into New Orleans. a@a4-
Captain Henry A Jones. IN cid and
wealthy retired steamboatman of Gin.
ciunati, was attacked on Saturday
night last with paralysis. At last 40.
counts be was improving.
The Paris G. Brown, with heavy
freight trip, passed up this morning
for Cincinnati. She discharged &C
bbls mOlasses and 100 bbls of ale, and
added q bales cotton and 400 bbls oil
The new tug Billy Kilby had W
steam at noon and was preparing tC
leave for Tiptonville with an empty
stave boat, after which she returns
here to take a tow Of slaves to New
| Orleans.
The Rene Macready, in command o.
Captain o. K. Joplin, is the railroad
packet leaving at 5 pm. to day fol
Madison, where she connects with
trains for Little Rack and points il
the Southwest.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab'
lishment, ID Madison street, Memphis
Tenn is prepared to execute ever!
kind Of work in their line in superior
style aud at low prices, +
| The Josie Harry will Carrive to
morrow, and is the regular Ssturda!
packet leaving for all points on Whit,
river through to Newport, where sh,
connects with light draft steamers fol
upper White and Black rivers.
The Helena and Centennial, from
st. Louis, aud the R. r. Springer
from Cincinnati, arrived at New Or
leans yesterday, and the W. P. Halli
day, for St. Louis, and Mary Hous
ton, for Cincinnati, left there in tn,
evening.
| The Anchor Line packets leaving
at 10 m, to. morrow will be the Ar
kansas City for Vicksburg, and tn,
| City of Providence for st. Louis
They are a couple of the::fnest boat
in tie Anchor Line, and are in charg,
of clever and experienced officers.
The people of Helena have worked
like beavers to save their town from
overflow and deserve success. 1t i
now probable that the worst is owe
and by tomorrow the river will b
falling at that point and steady draiI
set in. A. all the rivers are lalllEI
above, the decline here and at point
below will be rapid in few days.
The harbot at Louisville is said t,
be fast filling up with mud, all on &C
count of the government ALLOWING
Weitzel to build a dam" accordiDI
to his "theOretic ideas, and tn
money has been squandered in orde
that his foolish notions might be car
ried out. 1t is said that when Their
is 6 feet Of water in the canal, boat
have hard time of it making land
ing at Louisville.
> The Vint Shinkle, in command {
Captain NJ. M. Deem. will arrive ia
night and leaves at p m. to MORO
on her return trip to Cincinnati an
! way landings on the Ohio rive
ticketing passengers through to point
East at low rates. Harry Proctor,
clever young man aud for sewers
a years in charge of the cabins Of ii
Andy Baum, is 10 charge of the ofic
e The James Lee having heen 4,