Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-08

close to Ryan's mill.
All steamers in the upper Missis-
sippi trade have been withdrawn, and
navigation above St. Louisis virtually
suspended for the winter.
Captain james Nichols, formerly of
the Thomas Sherlock, is coming out
in command Of the new Honduras
steamer Carouzal from Cincinnati.
The Henry Frank left for New Or
leans last evening with 2l9 bales cot.
ton and about 30 tons of oil meal.
She has engagements below for a full
load.
The U. S. Lnagboat G. B. Reese
has laid upat Little Rock, exhaustion
Of fund the cause. Her engineer,
Frank Blades came here by rail yes
terdsy.
The Vint Shinkle left forCincinncti
last evening with $50 bales cotton, 10
bales rags, 80 SKIS oil meal, 1889 bbls
oil, $1,000 feet lumber and fair pass
senger list. 1878 H
The Will s. Hays left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday She will arrive here
Monday morning and goes out again
on Tuesday evening. II. G, Lowe is
her agent. fllI
The great iron steamer Charles p.
Chouteau, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday with a full load, and leaves
there this evening with q return trip
for this port.
The Andy Baum passed Evansville
yesterday morning on her way to this
port. She will be due here tO.mor,
row evening and goes back to the
Ohio river on Tuesday next.
The Charles Morgan, from New
Orleans, and the james W. Gaff from
this port, arrived at Cincinnati yester.
day. The latter leaves there this
evening for her return trip.
The City Of Cairo, in command of
Captain Shep Lightner is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning for Vicksburg.
Thomas White is in charge Of the
Office.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Baton Rouge, in command Of Captain
Horace Bixby is announced to pass
here at 6 o'clock this evening for New
Orleans. Captain AID Storm at the
elevator is her agent.
The City Of Providence got away
last evening for Vicksburg, after ad-
ding l75 bales hay, so SKIS corn, 30 SKIS
oats, "a bales SKIS, and 25 tons of mis-
cellaneous freight including that Of
the steamer Il. W. Cole.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Helena, in command Of Captain Geo.
Oarvelle, will be up tonight and leaves
here at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
for Cairo and St. Louis, George
Walton presides in the Office.
The steamer Keokuk, Of the St.
Louis and St. Paul line, was sold at
st. Louis yesterday to New Orleans
parties, and will be placed in the coast
trade. The terms of sale private"
which is we'll understood by steam
boatmen.
The many friends of Captain Ed RI
Thomas, the we'll known steamboat
agent, will sympathizo with him in
the loss Of his youngest child, Marian
Lozier, who died last evening. The
remains were taken to Evansville, the
former home of the family, for inter
ment.
Captain Frank Ellison left here by
rail last night with the shaft Of the
steamer L. w. Cole. and will have the
same repaired at New Albany, Ind,
The boat will be ready to resume her
trips to Vicksburg on noxt Tuesday
week, the 18th inst. All the freight
that was on the Cole Of the time o.
the accident has been sent forward t
its destination.
The Rene Macready from 81. Fran
els river brought in 90 bales cotton
II bags seed cotton and 1853 SKIS cottoI
seed. She is the regular mail packe
leaving again this evening for Marian
ma, the Gut OF, and all way landing
on L'Anguille and St. Francis river
giving prompt attention to all b usinel
that offers. Captain o. X. Jopli
commands, with A. l.. Banni ig in III
Office, assisted by Chas, Stool ley.
Captain John A. William !, late Q
the steamer Carrier has tai en- chars
Of the new Memphis and Arkansa
river packet Joe Peters. He is we
known end quite pOpulI r on thl
stream, having successful ly about
dozen years ago ran'the arge sterl
wheel steamers Exporter aud ImpO
ter in the cotton trade fro m Arkansa