Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-10
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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Montana is announced To leave
New Orleans this evening for St.
Louis. .tAJ al ia'. NA
The HesryFrauk took on 1900 bales
cotton at Helena and had full trip
engaged below. ikt 'it
The Ida Lee departed last evening
for st. Francis river. with a good trip
of both freight and people. d.
From four and half to FIVE feet Of
water is reported over the shoals and
bars in the Ohio river below Oincin-
natl. lDs
The Cons Millar for this port and
the Golden, Rule for New Orleans are
announced to leave Cincinnati this
evening. 'hab"ap. et'ae-iil
The repairs Of the Centennial will
be completed by the last Of the week,
when she will load at St. Louis for
New Orleans.
The propeller Central City, With a
cargo Of lumber destined to St. Louis,
is reported hard aground at A'her>
tons, above Cairo
The towboat Ironsides Of Gray's
Iron Line left Pittsburg last week
with FIVE barges Of steel rail compris
ing ZOO tons for Memphis and Vicks>
burg.
The big Helena is announced to
leave New Orleans this evening for
this portland at once enters the cotton
trade in command of Captain j. G.
Crane.
The John Dippold, Of late under
charter to the government, has been
turned over to her owners-the Miss
sissippi Valley Transportation Com,
pany.
The Lee Line boats have deter
mined not to receive any freight after
3 p m on the days Of departure. If
sent down after that hour it will be
kept over for the next trip.
The Kate Adams will be due to-
night, and is the mail packet leaving
tomorrow afternoon for Arkansaw
City. Merchants should send down
their freight as early as possible.
The John A. Scudder took 100 tons
Of damaged freight to St. Louis from
the D. R POwell's barge Saline No. 4,
and leaves St. Louis again this even
ing on her return to New Orleans.
The Coahoma in command Of Cap
tain Marsh Miller is the Lee Line
packet leaving this evening for Helena,
Friars Point and way landings on the
lower coast. Platt Rhodes presides
in the office.
A Aatboat owned by Mcfarland &
Kirkham sunk at Plum Point on Sat
urday last: Itcontained 10000 hoops
poles destined for New Orleans. The
sides of the boat were crowded out by
the heavy load.
On her last trip up the S. II. Pari-
sOt made the run from New Orleans
to Vicksburg in A hours. Consider.
ing that she is a sternwheeler and that
abe was on business trip, this is re-
markedly fast run.
The Dean Adams in command Of
Captain Henry Cooper is the mail
packet leaving this evening for 0sce.
ola, Plum Point and way landings on
the upper coast. hugh Tomlinson
presides in the Office.
The Henry A. Tyler, in command
Of Captain John E. Mesengale. will
leave tomorrow evening from the ele-
vatOr for Hickman, Cairo, St. Louis
and way landings. Lem Hill and his
brother are in charge of the office.
The great iron steamer Chas, P.
Chouteau, in command of Captain
Thorwegsn, passed here to day on her
first trip Of the season to New0rleans.
She has a good trip aboard and will
add considerable cotton below here.
The Charles Q. Carroll, late John S
Rhosds, the purchase Of Captain d.
II. Silver, has her alterations com
pleted and will load at st. Louis for
New Orleans, after which she enters
the Red river trade as an independent
packet.
The Ida Darragh, in command Of
Captain Ed Rowland, is the mail
packet leaving this evening for Pine
Bluff aud way landings on Arkansaw
river, giving prompt attention to bust
ness and connecting with the pool
lines for Little Rock and points above,
Captain j. N. Thompson presides in
the Office, assisted by Lon Hudson.
1t has been decided to enter the
neat stern wheel steamer K. w. Cole
as a regular packet between this city
and ViCksburg, and she leaves here
on Tuesday next on her maiden trip.
The merchants of this city should see
that she is encouraged. A packet in
this trade would not only be benefit
to her owners but to merchants Of this
city. Their trade will be enlarged.
The popular steamer james w.
CAT, in command of Captain james
Surtees, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Evansville, Louisville, Cincinnati and
principal way landings on the Ohio
river, giving through tickets and
cheap rates to points East. She has
splendid accommodations, and is in
charge Of clever and experienced
officers. Paris @. Brown, IT,, assists
Captain Surtees in the office. 90
The Hard Cash, in command of
Captain d. O. Postal, is the mail pack
ct leaving this evening for Devall's
Bluff, Augusta. JacksoDpOrt and inter
mediate landings, attending promptly
to all business that offers aud connect
ing at her destination with the regu>
lar light draft steamers for upper
White aud Black rivers. Captain
Charles Postal presides in the Office
assisted by his brother Joseph.
The Treasury Department has made
an important ruling in favor Of stern
wheel steamboats,. which has not been