Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

Nv Nhoo' NuOultau s.uub lTOm
New Orleans aud will probably return
south tomorrow.
The Henry Frank, en- route from
this port to New0 orleans, passed Vicks.
burg yesterday morning.
The Will Kyle, with couple of
barges in tow, left Cincinnati last
evening for New Orleans.
The Commonwealth left Vicksburg
at noon to day for St. Louis, and
passes here on Sunday next.
The Golden Rule from Cincinnati
and Chas. G. Carroll from st. Louis
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Golden Grown has arrived at
Cincinnati and lays up for the pres
ent to receive some light repairs.
The Kate Adams, from Arkansaw
City, brought in 225 bales cotton, SO
bags seed cotton and 1902 SKIS cotton
seed.
The present wet spell is good for
cotton ginning, if not for cotton pick
ing. There will be larger receipts next
week.
The Vint Shinkle will be the next
boat Of the Memphis line leaving Gin
cinnati, and will start as soon as there
is more water.
In the Ohio river 4 feet G inches are
reported in the channel between Gin
natl and Louisville, and 4 feet from
there to Evansville.
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Scudder, from St. Louis, passed to
New Orleans atnoon tosday and added
considerable freight here.
The Annie P. Silver, from New
Orleans, passed to st. Louis yesterday
afternoon after discharging over 1000
pkgs Of sreight at the elevator.
The Golden Rule had 400 tons of
freight, including 1000 bales Of cotton
when she passed Vicksburg on Mon>
day last boun New Orleans.
The Helena for this port and the
Wyoming for Cincinnati left New
Orleans last evening, and the Gem
tennial leaves there o-day for st.
Louis.
The new Alabama, built for parties
at Mobile, was to leave pittsburg to-
day, and the White river packet
Chickasaw will be ready to start south
in ten days.
A new boat was launched few days
ago at Gainesville, Miss, for Captain
W. j. Poitevant, and is intended for
the New Orleans and Pearl river
trade. She has a capacity for 100
bales Of cotton.
Carroll B. Mount, who has filed the
position Of Passenger Agent Of the An
chOr Line and P. Line steamers at
Vicksburg during the past two sea-
sons, has resigned and accepted a pc,
sitiOn in the Vicksburg Bank.
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
City Of Providence, in command of
Captain George Lenox, will leave from
the elevator at 10 o'clock Tomorrow
morning for ViCksburg and way lands
ings. Frank Perkins and Jimmie
McMeen are in charge of the office.
The II, A. Tyler, in command Of
Captain John u. Massepgalc, is an
nOunCed to leave from the elevator at
5 o'clock this evening for Hickman,
Cairo, st. Louis and way landings,
giving close attention to all business
that offers, Lem Hill is her polite
clerk.
The Hard Cash broughti in 467 bales
Of cotton and 1647 SKIS cotton seed.
She rosbippod 995 bales cotton at Ter
rene for New Orleans, making a total
Of S62 bales out of the river. Owing
to the inclement weather she did not
get away until noon to-day, and had a
fair trip.
The Rene Macready, commencing
nextweek will probably maketwo trips
a week to Helena and st. Francis river
leaving here on Tuesdays and Satur-
days. She will make all way landings
assisting the Coahoma in moving the
large amount Of cotton and seed OF
the banks.
1t is against the law for trains to ruI
fast on the levee with their nagmeI
sitting on the cowcatcher waving hi
hand to keep coming" The abovl
| was seen day or two ago byanumbe
! of persons on the leyee and boats il
port, Look out, or somebody viii
have to pay heavy fine.
. A telegram received by Captain \
! r. Thomas, her agent, states that tn
: Josie Harry will arrive to-morro,
evening and leave on Saturday at he
I usual hour for all points on Whit
river through to Newport. She give
= through bills lading to all points o
4 White, Black or Little Red rivers.
The wharlboat at Evansville is to b
lighted by three electric lights Of 40
J candle power each, and steamboat
viii not DO required to use torches
4 do business there in tho future. Men
phis Is riding on BOOM" but can
n afford the electric light on her leve
a They were there a few months az
n but have been taken away.
m Among the many fine Anchor Lii
N packets there is none more popul
II than Captain Harry Brolaskis Arka
"a sas City, due up this evening fro
IN Vicksburg, and leaving here at