Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-22

The steamer Ohio, under the anspi.
ces Of the Memphis and Ohio Rivel
Packet Company, left Cincinnati Sat.
urday evening.
The Golden Crown. from tho Ohio
river. will be due down to morrow.
bound for New Orleans. Henry c.
Love Is hsr agent.
The Cherokee left New Orleans Sat.
urdsy for White river, and has on
board the Memphis freight received
fer the Henry Frank.
The james W, Gaf departed fOr
Cincinnati with 100 bales cotton, SOC
bbls oil, 80 bbls molasses and a good
showing Of passengers.
The Ohio river is rising all the way
from Pittsburg to Cairo, aud the great
volume Of water now coming out Of
the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
will cause several feet additional rise
At this port.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab.
lishDent, 10 Madison street, Memphis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind OF work in their line in superior
style andat low prices. +
The Ida Darragh is due to day from
Arkausaw river, aud returns at 5 p. m.
tomorrow 10 Pine Bluff and way
landings, connecting at her destina-
zion with the regular packets for
Little Rock and points above.
The Golden Rule, with a full load
of freight and sixty cabin passengers,
passed to New Orleans Saturday even.
iug. She took on 1000 bags corn in
Madrid Bend and got about 100 tons
here, which put her fat in the water.
The application Of the pilots for an
alteration Of signals has been referred
to the Committee on Pilots Rules
for Western Rivers, and will receive
attention as sooD as all the members
Of the Board Of Supervisors arrive at
Washington.
The Annie P. Silver, in command
Of Captain Henry Keith, Is announced
to pass down this evening bound for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
Green +, Shields has charge
Of the Office and Captain Ad Storm at
the elevator is her agent.
The steamer John s. Br%ansford, Of
the Milt Harry Line, is 10 port, re-
oeiviug to leave at 5 pm. tomorrow
for all points on White river through
Newport, where connection is made
with the regular light draft steamers
upper White and Black rivers.
A dispatch from st Louis states
TIA. the Captain of the towbOat Nab
reports the gorge above Grand Tower
very weak, ice rotten and full Of holes.
breaches from Wittenberg above the
bead Of Handing 76,and is doubtless Ok.
ending toward St. Louis under the
continued cold weather.
The new and beautiful steamer
Win s, Hays, in command of Captain
@. Tichenor, will pass up to.
morrow, bound for the Ohio river.
She has elegant passenger accommO.
lations, and in charge of clever aud
experienced officers. Captain G,
Wash Floyd is in charge Of the Office.
The Rene MaCready, from 81.
B rancis river, brought 10 3iT bales of
c~otton, % bags Of seed cotton aud 400
sacks cotton seed, She leaves again
tl-moirOw evening for Mariana, the
.lt on and oil way landings on
L'Anguills and S.. Francis rivers
Bhrough TO Wittsburg, where cOnneo-
ton is made with he light draft
steamer Advance for the Sunk Lands.
The planters accommodation packet
brought 10 70 bales cotton, 40
bags seed cotton and 1S2 SKIS cotton
iced. She leave. again this evenir z
Tor Peters, BledsOe's and way land
.ugs, including those in Council and
Walnut bends, and viii attend
to all business that offers.
Captain Frank Ellison commands, and
g assisted in Office affairs by Charles
Leftwich,
The Lee Line upper coast packet
10 command of Captain
Cooper, brought in IS bales
40 SKIS seed cotton and Az SKIS
seed, and returns this evening
to O%sceols, Plum Point and inferno.
date landings. She carries the mail
and will give prompt attention to all
business intrusted to her, Hugh
TOWlinson is in charge of the ufice,
and is assisted by Charles Bourne and
John W. Rhodes,
The Kate Adams, in command of
Captain Ed Nowiand, brought in 1853
bales cotton, 20 bags seed cotton and
Al SKIS cottonseed. She is the Adams
Line mail packet leaving at 5 pm. to-
day for Helena, Torrene, Arkansaw
City and way landings, giving prompt
attention to all business that offers
and connecting at her destination with
trains on the Little Rock, Mississippi
River and Texas railroad. The Adams
is a new and elegant steamer, with
splendid passenger accommodations,
and in charge Of clever aud cxperion-
ced officers, Walker Outlaw holds
forth in the office, aud is assisted by
Lee Cummins, IT,, aud Will Darragb
The elegant and popular local packet
James Lee arrived yesterdarday with
2T9 bales OF cotton, q bags Of corn
and 83I saoks Of cotton seed. In com