Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-23
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Large quantities Of freight arc on
hand at Louisville, Cincinnati and
other points on the Ohio river await
ing shipment south and business will
be lively upon the full resumption of
navigation.
Captain Longuscker's tug Wander
burg returned yesterday from Upton
vile, and was inspected by the local
inspectors. She is making up tow
of slaves aud will leave in day or
two for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum, and New Mary
Houston are the first boats to leave
Cincinnati for the South. Part of
their oargoes are already on board and
they are only waiting a fall in the river
to allow them TO pass under the bridge.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab.
lishpent, ID Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind OF work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
The Josie Harry will be found in
port to morrow morning, and is the
regular mail packet leaving at 5p.m.
tomorrow for all points on White
river through to Newport, where con.
nection is made with light draft
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers.
The CoahOma, in command of Cap
tain Henry Cooper, arrived this morn-
ing with LOG bales cotton, 81 bags seed
cotton, 878 SKIS cotton seed, and good
list Of people. She is the Lee Line
U. s. mail packet leaving this evenir g
for OsceOla, Plum Point and way
landings on the upper coast, giving
prompt attention to all business in
trusted to her. Hugh Tomlinson
presides in the office, assisted byChas.
Bourne and John Rhodes.
The main gorge at Maple Island
reached st. Louis yesterday after
noon on about a nine foot rise, but
passed through the harbor without
doing any serious damage. The lum.
Der whaves in the northern part of
the city we're rubbed sharply and
some sections of the raft broken. The
piling Of the elevators which stand on
the river bank were scraped roughly,
and the coal dump Of the Belt rail-
road was considerably battered, but
the total loss will not be more than
$4,000.
The ferryboat John 0verton, during
the high water makes two trips a day
TO Marion, FIVE miles back of Mound
City, and will continue to do SO as
long as the guagc at the foot of JEFF.
ferson street reads above 81 feet 6
inches. These excursions can only be
enjoyed during extreme high water,
and it is a novelty. The boat leaves
from the foot of Jefferson street daily
at $50 m. aud pm. On Sunday
afternoon there will be grand oxcur-
sion and good crowd will go.
During the flood at Cincinnati the
steamboat interests suffered the least.
The upper river packets mostly found
secure quarters in the neighborhood
OF the water works, while the steamers
engaged in the lower trades were
noored at tho wharibeats
below Sycamore streets. The New
Mary Houston had 300 tons of
freight and was destined to New Or
leans, and the Andy Baum, for this
port was partly loaded. Both kept
up steam to b, prepared in case the
lastenings of the wharfboats should
give way by the pulling up OF the ring.
bolts. The Granite State struck the
Bellaire bridge while descending the
river and damaged her guards, which
might involve loss Of $500. The
ether loss to steamboat property con-
sisted of the expense of caring for it
and the loss of time and business.