Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-04
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~" OAAOoHot aIlN6u labL night,
cleaned out boilers and proceeded
this morning on her way to St. Louis.
The Belle Memphis arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday, and the City of
Cairo left there at noon for st. Louis.
The latter passes here Sunday morn
ing.
The Charles Morgan, with about
1900 tons of freight, passed down last
night for New Orleans. She dis
charged 100 pkgs, but added nothing
Of interest.
The City of Providence came up
last evening from Vicksburg, dis
charged a few pkgs. added 1875 bales
cotton and 175 bbls oil and proceeded
this forenoon to St. Louis.
The Boaz with tow of empties
passed up last night for the Ohio
river, and the John A. Wood with a
heavy tow of coal passed down early
this morning for New Orleans.
The large and elegant Anchor Line
steamer City Of St. Louis, in COM
mand Of Captain Able, is announced
to pass here at 5 p m. tomorrow for
New Orleans. Captain AID Storm, at
the elevator, is her agent.
The Will Kyle, on her fifth day out
from New Orleans with fine freight
trip, passed up last night for Cinein.
natl, discharging here 244 pkgs and
adding 7O7 bales of cotton, part for
Louisville aid the balance for Cincin-
natl.
The little steamer Bette Gilbert,
with Captain Logan's wharf boat are
rived last evening from the Ohio river,
laid here all night and started early
this morning on her floating trip to
Friar's Point,which is the wharfboat's
destination, and is to replace the one
recently sunk.
The ferryboat John 0verton will
probably make her last excursion Of
the season to Marion on Sunday ALTERS
noon next, and those who have not yet
made a steamboat trip five miles
through the woods had better 90 on
Sunday, as after that day the water
will likely be too low.
The Vint Shinkle, in command Of
Captain NJ. M. Deem, leaves thi.
evening for Cincinnati and principal
way landings on the Ohio river, giving
through tickets a1d cheap rates to the
principal cities of the East. Harry
Proctor presides 10 the office, assisted
by Mike Logan and Harry Best.
! The Josie Harry came in yesterday
afternoon from White river with Is:
bales cotton, 366 SKIS cotton seed ant
| 100 head hogs. She is the Milt Harrl
Mail Line packet leaving at 5 pm. to-
morrow for all points on White rive
through to New York, where con
nection is made with the regular ligh
draft steamers for upper White ant
Black rivers.
The Dean Adams, in command O
Captain Thomas Foster, is the LIE,
Line mail packet leaving at 5 pm. 70,
Osceola, Plum Point and lntermediat,
landings on the upper coast, and viii
attend promptly to all business in
trusted to her. Hugh Tomlinson
presides in the office, assisted by Chas
Bourne and John Rhodes.
All packets arriving at Cincinnati
during the present week are crowded
with passengers to witness the creates
dramatic event of the age. Packets
arriving here between the 18th ant
18th of the present month will b.
crowded with people coming to wit
ness the grandest concert ever giver
in the South. 1t is to be given by tht
! Mozart Society of this city under tn,
personal direction of Theo. Thomas
The Coahoma came in early THU
morning with 60 bales cotton, 800 SKI
cotton seed, AZ head stock and fair lis
of people. She is the Lee Line pack
ct leaving this evening for Helena
Glendale, Friars Point, and way land
ings on the lower coast, carrying tn
mail, attending promptly to business
and connecting with trains on tn
Mobile and Northwestern, the Helen
and Iron Mountain, and the Arkansay
Midland railroads. Captain Marsl
Miller commands, with Captain A. L
Cummins in charge Of the office, assiS
ted by Platt Rhodes and Will Ash,
ford.
Arkansaw Editors Abroad.
ArkansaW Traveller.
The Arkansaw Press Association, a
this writing, is in the act of starting
on an excursion through Texas ant
into Mexico. The gentleman who sit
in buclic grandeur on the tripod, as b
is pleased TO term a cracker box, ha
provided himself with linen duste
and is ready to view the fossilized re
mains of mastodon's shank or t,