Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-19

warm and pleasant, with fine breeze.
Business was active
The following are the arrivals and de.
partures since our last:
Arrivals. .f
Adam Jacobs, ST. Louis
Princess, St Louis
Lumnary, St. Louis
Olive Branch, st. Louis
Hero, (towboat.) St Louis
Louisville, New Orleans.
Morning Star, Louisville
Vulcan, (towboat,) New Orleans
Commercial, White river.
Departures.
City Of Cairo, ST. Louis
Atlantic, st. Louis
Luminary, New Orleans
Princess, Little Rock
Olive Branch, New Orleans.
Louisville, Louisville
Vulcan, (towboat,) St Louis.
Boats in Port.
Golden Eagle, Morning Star, Lady,
Northwest, Jacobs, Des Arc, Guidon,
Commercial, Louisiana
Boats Leaving To-Day.
The St Louis packet this evening is
the celebrated steamer Adam Jacobs,
commanded by Capt JAS. W Rowland
The Jacobs is q fine craft, lives WELL
and has splendid reputation for speed
and attentive officers, especially in the
clerk line, for they say Tom White can
not he surpassed Tickets can be OBJ
tanned at the Union ticket Office, ) JEFF
ferson street.
Ohio river travellers should make
note of the fact that the Morning Star
leaves for Louisville this evening at five
O'clock, and be on board in time so as TO
have pleasant trip Capt. Ike DOLLS
will be found on her roof, and Frank
Banksmith in the Office. They will look
after you in business-like manner
Everybody knows, or should know, that
the Commercial is one of the best craft
that ever wentup White river, and that
her captain cannot be surpassed for all
those good qualities that go to make
steamboat commander popular The Of
fee is in charge of those clever young
gents, John S. Sullivan and Chas. Smith
ers The Commercial leaves at o clock
this evening.
The popular Des Arc. in command of
Capt Tom Berry, leaves for Yicksburg
and the bends this evening at five
o'clock. ...
The petite Northwest leaves for Hele-
no and Mariana this evening at five
O'clock.
Boats Leaving To-Morrow.
The Golden Eagle, in command of
Capt. Merrilees, leaves for the Ohio as
far up as Cincinnati tomorrow evening
at FIVE clock.
The neat and pretty Guidon is the
Arkansas river packet tomorrow eve
ming Capt Lee commands her
f'ii"a Miscellaneous.
Capt Bob K. Riley was presented
with magnificent gold watch yesterday
The particulars will be found in our local
columns
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that in
that city company is being organized
to run line of barges to New Orleans
As the Bannock City was backing
out from ST. Louis on Saturday, one of
her cylinder heads was blown of. Her
head engineer was badly injured by
fragment Of the iron. His leg, arm and
side were shockingly mutilated.
The Antelope, from Omaha, on Fri
day evening, about the head of Gabarie
Island, collided with the Naples packet
Belle of Pike. The Antelope larboard |
guard and wheel-house were damaged |
about $1,000.
Capt c. H. Israel died at Pittsburg |
asst week He has been some years en-
gagged in the oil business. Capt Israel
Was VIII hHOWH " many VI OuI sAcaHl7
1oatmen Of the present day, notwith-
quite number Of years have
elapsed since be quit steamboating.
The St Louis Democrat, of yesterday, |
'ays . Having risen about four feet, the
liver at this point has been declining
Saturday evening. Above Dubuque, the
Use from the rains was about two feet,
Ind on the lower rapids near twelve
inches. The Missouri is in fine condi-
ion for boating A weeks sultry
Weather without rain would dry up few
eet of it The Illinois is still swelling,
With four feet to Peoria, and three feet to
Iasalle. River business is fair. Re
'eipis from the Illinois and upper Mis-
issippi continue heavy Numerous boats
vail begin arriving in few days, all with
more or less gold dust With the decline
If the rivers these boats will doubtless
yet into employment in other trades
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