Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-27


lines on postal card, and forward the
same to Commando John j. Read,
u. Louis, Mo, He will be glad to
correct any irregularities of the ser.
vice.
The Wyoming, in command of
Captain Frank Stein, is the Southern
Transportation Line packet an
nounced TO pass here at 10 am. to-
morrow for Vicksburg, New Orleans
and the bends. H. G. Lowe is her
agent.
The Golden Crown, bound for the
Ohio river, passed up this morning
with good trip. She discharged 300
MT hhds, 25 bbls rosin, II bbls pota>
toes and lO4 bbls molasses; also added
80 bales cotton, Is bbls oil and about
81 people.
The officers of the steamer Alex
andria, which arrived at New Orleans
yesterday, report water pouring over the
levee at Souve plantation, covering the
fields This seems toindicate that the
food level below Bonnet Care has
been raised.
Inc II. II. Springer made the quick.
est trip from New Orleans to Cincin-
natl that has been made since the
famous run Of the Duke of Orleans.
the time of the latter being 5 days IS
hours, and was run during the month
Of May, 1874.
The Henry Frank during the season
has made nine trips to New Orleans.
and her cargoes footed 1928 bales
cotton, 53O2 SKIS cotton seed, 9ll5 SKIS
oil cake, GAO SKIS cotton seed meal, 80
bblS cotton seed oil, lOl bills SOAP
stock and 1855 SKIS corn.
The Katie Hooper will be in to.
night, and is the regular packet leav-
ing tomorrow at pm. for Pine
Bluff and way landings on ArkaDsaw
river, carrying the mail and connect
ing with pool line steamers for Little
Rock and points above.
The Hard Cash will be here this
afternoon, and is the regular packet
leaving at 8 pm. to morrow Tor ali
points on White river through to
Jacksonport, where connection is
made With light draft steamers for
upper White and Black rivers.
During the past ten days the river
has fallen at this point over ID feet,
which is considered a very heavy de.
cline at this season Of the year. In
this vicinity the water is now at a
medium stage, while the lower portion
of the river is at food stage.
The steamer Fannie Tatum, which
was sold last week at New Orleans BY
the United States Marshal to Mr.,
Edward Conery for $3.50, is to be
dismsntled, The machinery will b, :.
come the property Of the Morgan
Railroad Company, and her hull the
property Of Captain Fred Blanks for
a wharf boat at Trenton.
The lighthouse tender Joseph Hen
ry made the following changes in
beacon lights betv cen Cairo and this
port: DonaldsOn's Point, moved down
300 yards Hargess Landing, moved
down 200 yards; Mars Field, moved
down 200 yards Stewards, moved
down 400 yards; Fort Pillow, moved
down to landing. aIm1
In the United States District Court
at New Orleans the Red River aud |
poasI Lane mas hled GROSS libel |
against the st. Louis and Vicksbure
Anchor Line for $1,000 damages,
alleged to have been done to the Laura
Lee in the collision which took place
in January last between said boat and |
the City of Greenville.
The towbOqs Joseph Walton, en-
route from Louisville to Cairo with I
barges and II boats Of goal, grounded !
a portion Of her TOW at Blue River
Island, the force Of the weight being
SO great as to cause one boat and one |
barge to sink and three others to leak
and get hard aground. The boat and |
barge sunk contained g. 600 bushels
OF coal. snuI 9ai
The neat sternwheel steamer John
: Bransford, in commlnd of CAPTAIN
j. G. Holder, is the nail packet leay. |
ing this eysuing for Mariana, the
Cut Qf, Wittsburg and way landings