Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-19

burg and New Orleans. Captain Wash
ington, agent, has his Office at No. Al
} Madison street.
Captain ID. II. Kennedy's steamer
Norman, the old reliable" and regu-
lar weekly packet for Cairo, Evansville
and Louisville is announced to leave at
five pm. this day, and will go through
On time, making all way landings. Mr.
Lon Morris does the honors of the Office
and Dick Lightburne is her contracting
agent
Shippers Of freight for all points be-
low, asd passengers destined to Vicks-
burg, Natchez, New Orleans, or any of
the lower landings, will notice in our
steamboat column to-day the card of the
Magenta. She is now lying at the foot
of Monroe street, receiving freight and
will depart at pm. for the points
named. The Magenta will during the
present season ply in the trade between
this city and New Orleans, making reg
ular trips, and will give especial atten-
ton to way business. Captain J. Slut.
Neal, her master, is we'll known TO our
shippers and the travelling public as
careful and trustworthy gentleman, one
who always makes his passengers feel at
home; and Messrs. Martin, Gaines and
Strange are her able secretaries. As
passenger steamer the Magenta is unsur-
passed, and as freighter she is cqualed |
by but few. John Golf, a well-known |
caterer, supplies her tables with all the
delicacies of the season. Messrs. Mart.
Walt & Co. and Il. W. Lightburne are
her agents.
1t is rumored in river circles to-day
that the X. f. Lee left New Orleans this
morning with the intention of pulling
the pegs between there and Natchez,
put down by the Natchez few days
since, when the latter steamer made the
run to Carrollton in 26l minutes to
Harry Hills in Sc minutes; to Red
Church in one hour and thirty-six and a
half minutes; to Bonnie Care Church
in two hours twenty-eight and half ,
and to College Point in three {
hours twenty-five and one-fourth min t
ltes, beating the Lees former time at
all the places named
One hundred Cinnamon, destined for
\ Louisiana plantation arrived at
Omaha on the 18th.
The Mountaineer struck snag above
Jefferson City, Mo-, few days since,
md was badly damaged, but did not
link. =
James Rees, jr., late clerk of the z
Nauanita, has gone to the wreck of the Q
exploded Maggie Hays. at Island &C, to \
make an effort to recover her safe and 4
4
A man named S. Andrews was found 4
lead in stateroom of the Belle st. Il
Louis, Sunday evening. He came On Z
he boat at Memphis. st. Louis Times, a
18Th. h
A Cincinnati exchange says that Cap. a
ain Horatio l.. Church passed through v
hat city few days since, en- route to
Memphis, where he intends residing per-
nanently with his brother, Captain c. :
3. Church.
The st. Louis Republican gives the
GLOWING list Of boats laid up at that
BORT: Thompson Dean, Belle St. Louis, D.,
emile La Barge, Cornela, Kate Kinney,
Marble City, Adam Jacobs, Silver Lake,
Silver Bow, Glasgow, Nick Longworth,
treat Republic, City of Keithsburg, and
ome others. I
The Cincinnati Times of the 18th says !
The bridge obstruction is receiving at Il
ention at all points above, as well as a
ere. The Chamber of Commerce ac- :,
ion in the matter yesterday gives hope fc
hat no such public nuisance will be OF
ermitted now or hereafter"