Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-03

Aho " III Aglei iIOm view orleans.
was expected to pass up this forenoon
on her way to the Ohio.
The Raymond Homer and barges,
from New Orleans, passed up this
forenoon for the Ohio river.
The Golden Crown is to leave Gin
cinnati to day, for New Orleans, and
the Guiding Star on Saturday.
The James W. Gaf left Cincinnati
last night for this port and should be
here carly Monday morning.
The John A. scudder, for St. Louis,
left New Orleans last evening and the
Wyoming leaves there to-day for Gin
cinnati.
The Commonwealth and Annie P.
Silver arrived at St. Louis yesterday,
and the City of St. Louis left there for
New Orleans.
% Harry Proctor is in charge of the
Office Of the steamer Yint Shinkle.
and has for his assistants Mike O'Lo-
gan and Harry Best.
The river at this point com menced
declining last evening and there need
be no apprehensioDs OF another heavy
rise at this point for some time AZ
least.
The towboat Sam Roberts was ex-
pected to pass up this forenoon with
three barges of ash lumber shipped
by the mills at Helena to st. Louis
and the Northwest.
The Central City departed last
evening for Cairo, and will stop at
Pecan Point, to take on the lumber
put ashore there from the wreck of
the John s. Bransford.
Charlie Postal, chief clerk of the
steamer Hard Cash, was in good humor
yesterday over late arrival" at his
family mansion. It's a boy, and
weighs the usual ten pounds.
Captain Harry Brolaski's splendid
Anchor Line steamer Arkansas City.
will be here to night and leave at 10
I'm. to morrow for Vicksburg. Chas.
Quesnel is in charge of the ofic.
Commodore Davidson will launch
his new steamer, Key City, at St.
Louis on Saturday next, and she will
be ready to leave for St, Paul by the
lst of June. She will be fast and
fine.
The powerful towbost W. W.O'Neil
is coming out Of the Ohio with one Of
the largest tows of coal ever sent
South. Her tow consists of 30 boats
and barges, aggreGating 635, 900, bush>
els exceeding 24,O0O tons.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Providence will be up this evening,
and leaves from the elevator at 10 am.
tomorrow for Cairo and st. Louis.
Captain George Lenox commands with
Frank Perkins in the Office.
The Josie Hurry will be in this
evening and is the mail packet leav-
ing on Saturday for all points on
White river through to Newport,
where connection is made with light
draft steamers for upper White and
Black rivers.
The local packets departed last
evening within minute of each other
and showed off finely in front of the
city. The Coahoma made her turn as
if revolving on a pivot, and did not
have to go far from the landing to do
it either, showing that the pilot at
the wheel knew well how to handle
her.
The Alf Stevens arrived yesterday
from Dyersburg with cargo of 1885,
600 feet Of oak lumber for the Mem
phis Cotton Press and Storage Com.
psuy. The boat is draped in mourn
ing in respect to the memory of her
late clerk, John Stevens, son of the
owner of the boat, who died and was
buried on Sunday last.
A dispatch from Cairo says: both
morning aud evening United States
signal reports for Cairo appear to
have been discontinued fron May LIST,
according to information from St.
Louis" Such a move would be
rough on business men in this section.
especially those connected with the
river, who depend largely upon them.
The popular steamer Charles Nor.
gan, Of the Southern Transportation
Line, is announced to leave from the
foot Of Cont street at 6 o'clock this
evening for Vicksburg, New Orleans
and the bends. She has elegant pas.
senger accommodations and is IN
charge of clever and experienced
bOatmen. Captain Harry Stein com.
mands, with Albert Schraag in the
Office.
llThe powerful towboat Joseph B.
Williams arrived here at noon yester-
day,announcing the same by the firing
Of cannon. She had no barges in tow
and uaa runninO lilo n soorod ,,oIl