Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-16

Orleans.
The towboats Jay Gould, John A
Wood aud w. w. O'Neil arrived Al
New Orleans yesterday.
The Andy Baum, from this port
owing to heavy ice ia the Ohio, hal
laid up at Cellars Landing.
Heavy shore ice floating at Louis,
vile, and the slightest gore, it is
said, will close the channel entirely.
james Bohan, formerly steward Of
the viii Kyle and other steamers
has opened a restaurant in Ciucin.
natl.
The Helena returned to New Or
leans last night, getting as a starter
l75 bales cotton and 1000 SKIS cotton
seed meal.
The little towboat H. NJ. Graham
under charter Of the government fol
duty in our harbor, arrived yesterday
from Louisville.
There was no arrivals or departures
at ST Louis yesterday. 1t was snow.
ingall day, with the temperature milder
but not thawing,
Captain Mark r. Cheek, late Of the
Kate Adams, accompanied by bis
wife, have gone to Hot Springs for 4
little recuperaticn.
Captain X. W. Lightburne, who
met with a painful accident a few
days ago, is getting along well and will
be out in a few deys.
Captain Harry Stein writes from St.
Louis that the condition of his father
Is not very critical at present, though
lis strength is failing day by day.
The Hard Cash will arrive to night
and is the regular packet leaving to
morrow evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport.
The r.. r Springer will be due
down tomorrow morning bound fol
New Orleans. Il q. Lowe, at the
foot OF Jefferson street, is her agent
Mr.. Lott Heating, an old time st
Louis and New 0Aeaus pilot, is max
ing a trip on the Golden Rule 10 New
Orleans, with a view OF resuluing hi
old profession of plotting.
The Will Kyle, from New OrIean.
with a good trip Of freight no ssad ~
at daylight, tor the Ohio river. Sht
discharged % hhds aud So bbls o.
sugar, and added 80 bales cotton.
The Anchor Line steamer Cit of
New Orleans, coming up. pissed
Vicksburg last evening. While land
ing there she broke her starbonrd
derrick, aud dropped a stage over.
board.
The Anchor Line steamer City o.
Greenville, sunk on Friday morninr
last, was built by the Towards, o.
Jacksonville ia 1879. She was valued
at 100000, and was only insured
against fire.
The David r. Powell, from New
Orleans, passed up last night for 81
Louis, after adding ll6O bales Of com.
pressed cotton for respipmeut East a
Cairo. She had also about 500 tons o
sugar and molasses.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printiuy
and blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, ID Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute ever.
kind OF work in their line 10 suprrio.
style and at low prices. I
The Anchor Line steamer City o
Baton Rouge passed to New Orlesn
last evening, after dischargine IN
pkgs and adding l25 tons for point
below. She was loaded fat, and tool
on 10000 SKIS corn in Madrid Bend
The River Commission has forward
ed to every pilot 10 the New OrleanI
trade copies of the late survcys Of tn,
river from Islands 81 aud 6S, and tn,
diagram OF the coast. These are
continuation OF those issued last sum
mer of the survey between Memphi
and Cairo.
Pilot John McCune, Of the steame0
Johu S. Hopkins, died at Paducab
Ky. on Saturday morning last. II
was n oil the most reliable pilots d
the river, and a good man, The obov
is not Pilot John B. McCuue, Of thi
city, who has been connected with IA
packets here for the past 6fteer years
aud who is now running between thi
port aud New Orleans.
The Vino Shinklc, from Cincinnati
arrived this forenoon with a good triI
aud is announced to leave at 5 pm
to-day for all points on the Obi
river through to Cincinnati, wher
connection is made with the railroad
snd cheap rates given through I
points East Captain NJ. NJ. Deel
commands, with Colonel j. d. Moor
in Q barge Of the Office.
The sidawheel steamer, Rene NJ
cready, in command of Captain o K
Joplin, is the mail packet leaving thi
evening for Helena, Marinnna,tho u
Or WittsburQ and Wav landings q