Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS

The Harry Brown, from Louisville
arrived last night with heavy tow Of
coal.
The Wyoming, from New Orleans
is due up to-day bound for the Ohio
river.
The Annie P. Silver, from Mes
Orleans, is due up on her way to st.
Louis.
The City Of New Orleans is to leave
st. Louis tomorrow evening for New
| Orleans.
The Kate Adams, for Arkansaw
City, had long list Of people and
good showing of freight.
The Guiding Star will be due down
tomorrow on her way to New Or
leans. II. G. Lowe is her agent.
The City Of Providence arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday and left there at
noon to-day on her return to St, Louis.
The funeral Of Mr.. VIM. Hampton,
a well known steamboat carpenter,
took place at Cincinnati on Sunday
last. ~ Nl.ttt
The Golden Rule passed Vicksburg
yesterday afternoon and will be due
up Thursday morning on her way to
the Ohio.
The Charles p. ChOuteau for Mem.
phis, and the Paris G. Brown for Gin.
oinnati, are to leave New Orleans thi
evening,
Pilot, Elisha Evins, of the Kate
Adams, stopped off for trip, and
Captain Flowers went out in his place
last night.
The O. P. Uhouteaus cargo into
New Orleans comprised 1886 bales
cotton, 1893 SKIS cotton seed and 1886
SKIS oil cake.
A onerhalf interest 10 the steamer
lssaquena will besold at Vicksburg on
Friday, the 18th inst, by order of the
U. S. Court.
The Chickasaw will be found in port
this afternoon, and is the regular
packet leaving Tomorrow evening for
White river.
The City Of Vicksburg passed to
st. Louis this forenoon, after discharg-
ing 90 bales cotton and adding sos
bales compressed cotton.
" at in this vicinity is now in
commission, So, boys, be careful how
you run, for if an accident occurs
time and money will be lost.
The Hard Cash is to have metal
bale Of cotton suspended between her
ehimneys, 1t resembles gold, and
was designed by Joe Walton of New
Orleans,
The John A, Scudder, in command
of Captain VIM. Baker, passes here
to. morrow forenoon on her way to
New Orleans. George, Baker presideH
in the Office.
Mr.. John Keller, steward Of the
Will s. Hays. is one of the best on the
river, and furnishes the patrons Of
this packet with everything to be
found in the market.
The towboat r. b. Hayes dropped
here two barges Of railroad iron fol
the Memphis and Vicksburg railway
and Captain Frank Maratta is here Ia
superintend their unloading.
The Ida Dsrragh is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Pine
Bluff, and way landings on Arkansaw
river, connecting with the Pool Line
boats for Little Rock and points above
George Fisher, a striker on the An.
Choir Line packet Arkansaw City, wal
probably fatally cut by negro named
Charles White, at Cairo, on Sunday
last. The wounded man was sent t
the hospital.
! The Anchor Line steamer City O.
Baton Rouge, from st, Louis, passed
to New Orleans yesterday with III,
! largest cargo Of the season. She hat
. 2l00 tons and took on 5000 SKIS corr
, in Madrid Bend.
0 A barge line, with Capital BrancI
. as agent, is to be started in the Obi
: river and run from Evansville to Cairo
I as feeder to the Mississippi Vale
h Transportation Line. This will caus
y another war Of rates on the lowe
y Ohio.
i The Andy Baum, in command {
G Captain IL, j. Vinton, leaves thi
4 evening for all points on the Obi
u River, and gives through tickets an
cheap rates to points east. Robe
+ Mccoy presidos in the office, assistc
! by Charlie Vinton.
y The meeting yesterday in this oil
!. Of number of prominent steamboa
Q men interested with our local packe
If was the cause Of much talk in busino
. circles. Reports of war" we're free
+ circulated, and merchants began to fe
/. that they would soon be shipping the
j. freight at cut rates, while clerks q
5 pected to be making excursions On Il
y river at q rate exceeding
70 below the price of boar
!" But after all it only turned Ous III