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

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natl.
The W. 2. Halliday has laid up at
st. Louis until the I'D last, when she
will come out on her regular day.
Captain H. P. Hamilton, an old time
steam oatman, is reported lying seri~
ously i'll at his home in Louisville.
The Will s. Hays had pretty good
showing Of freight and people when
she left last evening for Vicksburg.
The Annie P. Silver, from New Or.
leans, passed to St. Louis yesterday,
and discharged here over 1000 pckgs.
The City Of Providence left Vicks-
burg at noon yesterday, and passes
here Friday forenoon on her way to
st. Louis.
Mate james Kennedy, late OF the
Anchor Line, went out yesterday in
charge of the lower deck of the Will
S. Hays. lfff lFYf
The R. r. Springer from Oincin>
natl, and the Centennial from st.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yes.
terdsy.
The Paris G. Brown for Cincinnati,
and the Charles p. Chouteau for
Memphis, left New Orleans last
evening.
There will be no coal shipments
frem Pittsburg on the present rise.
but it will enable all boats with tows
to reach home.
The Belle Memphis, several hours
behind time, passed to Yicksburg last
night after discharging 1900 pckgs and
adding about 20 tons.
Pilot, William Underwood, yester-
day resigned his position on the VIII
S. Hays, and took passage on the
Andy Baum for Cincinnati.
Captain Charles Musselman, Of the
Ida Darragh, LIFT here this morning
by rail for Pine Bluff, probably to
start the Van Etten out again.
The Wyoming, with about 600 tons
Of freight, and on her seventh day out
from New Orleans, passed to the
ONO jester Day, 5a;ssSSh:,ssTr ss;;ass here $50
pckgs.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincinnati
to-day for this port, aud the Charles
Morgan is announced to leavs there
on to morrow evening for New Or
LEAPS.
The Sam Roberts barges have COM
menced loading at Evansville for a
trip south. She will receive on one
barge 1000 bbls of potatoesHat New
burg, and Gil up with hay.
The james w. GsfF and Golden
Grown, both from Cincinnati, were at
Evansville last evening. The latter
is destined 10 New Orleans and the
former for this port.
The Andy Baum returned to Gin
cihnai yesterday with good list of
passengers, ITO bales cotton, 900 bbls
oil, so bbls tallow and about % tons
Of rags and scrap iron.
The Guiding Star, in command Of
Captain j. D. Hegler, is announced
to pass here this evening on her way
to New Orleans. Sterling Mcintyre
is in charge Of the Office.
Billy Collins, for the past IA years
steward in the Memphis and Ohio
River Line, has resigned his position
in order to take a much needed rest.
Ed Roach is his successor.
The Ida Lee, in command Of Cap
tain h. W. Outlaw. left here last
evening for Arkansaw river, to run
between Pine Bluff and Terrene, in
connection with the Kate Adams.
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
John A. Scudder is announced to
pass here at 10 o'clock to morrow
morning on her way to New Orleans:
Captain WIN. Baker commands, with
George Baker in charge Of the Office.
The James Lee, in command Of
Captain Marsh Miller, brought in 62l
bales cotton, 20 bags seed cotton and
66S SKIS cotton seed. She returns to
Friats Point this evening. Plat
Rhodes presides in the Office. m
The Coahoma, in command Of Capt.
Henry Cooper, brought in 14l bales
cotton, 20 bags seed cotton, 1886 SKIS
cotton seed, 1866 SKIS corn and Ia head
cattle. She returns to 0sceola this
evening. j. w. Smither presides in
the office.
The Jas, W. Gaif will be due here
tomorrow evening, and is the Friday
packet for all points on the Ohio
river through to Cincinnati. She con.
meets with the different railroads and
gives through tickets and cheap rates
to points east,