Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-27

The John b. MAude arrived at New
Orleans last night with $500 bales Of
cotton.
The good steamer Robert Mitchell left
Evansville yesterday, and will be here
to morrow on her way to New Orleans.
The New Orleans Herald Of Friday
last has the following' zone Of those
happy events which is the interlude Of
another happy event, which takes place
very often in a family, and especially
about every nine months or year, took
place yesterday at the house Of Captain
John Boardman, and that was the
christening Of his second child, a son,
and he was honored with the joint names
Of two Of his uncles, Charles and Per-
kins, and can now and hereafter write
his name as Charles Perkins Darcy
BoardmaR. 1t is limited should the fam
lily be prosperous and happy that the
next heir if il be son will be honored
by being named William l., after his
great uncle Of the iron steamer John L.
Moore"
Excursionists will be carried from 81.
Louis to St. Paul and return by the Keo-
kuk Northern Line during the summer
for thirty dollars, including meals.
The Mary Swan now en- route to JEFF
fersonville from Mobile to be dismantled
was formerly a Memphis and Evansville
packet.
The James Howard is billed to leave
st. Louis tonight.
The Evansville Courier has the follow
ing personal" "0ur good-looking
oakum-headed friend, Johnny Harper,
the celebrated Chinese writer, has ac-
cepted clerkship on the Cumberland
River Boating Company's packet, the
John s. Bransford. "
Cotton from along the banks of the
Arkansas, White river and st. Francis
has nearly all been forwarded, and ere
long the spring shipments will slack of,
and summer dullness will reign. There
is but little travel in our local packet
trade, every available person being busy
with their crops, but steamers from New
Orleans nearly all pass up with their
cabins full of travellers, who, as is usual
at this season, go North in search of
cool hooks and corners to pass the sum-
mer.
At the foot Of Babb's Island, says the
Cincinnati Times and Chronicle, one
night last week, some one discovered
what he took for new obstruction in
the channel Of the river, but on nearing
be found it was produced from gas,
causing the water to boil up and make
noise similar to the blowing of mud
valve Of a steamer
"Old Tubular" as well-known by that
name as Captain Remission, who was
injured in the Ohio last week, is i'm
proving rapidly. The name "0ld Tu-
,ular" is said to have been acquired
rom his connection with the first intro
luction of the tubular boiler, Of which
lie stood firm advocate, and succeeded
n bringing into general use. He COM
nenced his career ON the river as an en-
,ineer, and soon won his way to the
command and ownership of a fine craft.
1e has possessed two fortunes in his
lime, and now has competency. Over
year ago he retired from the river, but
restless spirit led him back to his old
owe, and he bought the Belle Vernon,
aking command Of her himself She is
low under charter to John Robinson's
circus.
The Keokuk Northern Line Packet
company have about decided to start a
,oal yard at the foot of Lake Pepin, to
upply their packets with fuel.
Leavenworth is to have, on the bank
# the Missouri, $4,000 elevator, to
Iandle the wheat and corn crops of that
ection.