Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-27

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entifs length asd boats uDw rsa
directly over them.
The Y, 2, Sohsncs, on her way to
Cincinnati, and the II. R. Springer,
oopnd for New Orleans, passed Louis
vile yesterday.
The Andy Baum will be due here
Thursday morning, aud is announced
to leave on her return trip to Cincin-
natl at Bpm. Friday.
The wife Of Captain james Coghill.
formerly Of the steamer Belle Shreve.
port, was buried at St. Leuis on Sun.
day last, and the funeral was largely
attended BY river friends.
At Cairo a slide occurred in the
Ohio levee near the cotton compress
Saturday night, but was Immediately
filed with rock and made safe.
The funeral Of Captain Albert
Stein took place in Cincinnati Sun
day afternoon, and was largely at
tended by the marine fraternity.
Mr.. George D. Marsh, accompanied
BY his mother, left last night for St.
Louis, and Mr.. Ansel Banksmith
went out in charge of the Office of the
Josie Harry.
The Andy Baum, on her way to this
port, and the Carrier, en- route to St.
Louis, we're reported wind bound yes
terday, the former at Greensboro, and
the latter at Bar HaTbor.
The towboat Jay Gouldis due down
to-day, bound for New Orleans, with
a cargo of bulk grain for export. She
left st. Louis with $4,000 bushels Of
corn aud 5000 bushels of wheat.
The river at Cairo has not changed
much since yesterday morning. A
heavy wind blew during the night but
no danger was apprehended. A vigi-
liant watch is still kept on the levees.
The City OF Baton Rouge is the
The Annie P. Silver, from st. Louis,
aud the Charles P. Ohouteau, from
this port, arrived at New Orleans yes.
terdsy, The John A. Scudder is
announced to leave there this evenS
ing.
The Rene Macready is the railroad
packet leaving this evening from the
foot Of Poplar street for Madison,
where she connects with trains for
Little Rock and points in the South
west.
The Mary Houston and W. P.
Halliday, the former from the Ohio
river and the latter from st. Louis,
passed down this forenoon for New
Orleans, loaded fat aud with god
passenger lists.
The PUBLIC. LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, ID Madison street, Mem his
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind OF work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
next Ancher Line steamer due up.
When she left New Orleans she had
6O0 hhds and 1000 bbls sugar. 800 bbls
molasses, 300 bbls rice, 200 bbls oil
and $50 bales cotton.
Levee commissioners request all
pilots Of steamboats, to keep away
from the levees between Helena and
Williamson's place, distance of four
miles. The levees being new, the
waves from boats affect them very
much.
The John A. Scudder was rather
light when she arrived at New Or.
leans, having discharged nearly her
entire cargo of 1900 tons at way land
ings. This is said to be the largest
way freight ever carried by any one
boat to points below this port.
The Hard Cash will be in this after
noon, and is the regular packet leaving
here tomorrow evening for all points
on White river through 10 jackson.
port, where connection is made
with light draft steamers for upper
White and Black rivers.
Tho Anchor Line steamer City of
Vicksburg, from st. Louis, passed
down this forenoon bound for Vicks-
burg. She discharged here BIB
pckgs of freight, the principal item
being 23OO bbls of -four. She added
literally aud had a big trip for points
below.
The neat sternwheel steamer John
S. BransfOrd, in command of Captain
j. G. Holder, will leave this evening
in place OF the Rene Maeready for
Helena, Mariana, the Cut off, Wits.
burg and all landings on LAnguille
and st. Francis rivers through to
Mark Tree, the crossing of the Mem
phis and Kansas City railroad.
Mr.. Gus Young, who has satisfacto-
rily filed the position Of second clerk
of the Ida Darraph ever sinca she