Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-24

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Lee, departs 1t five o'clock this after
noon for Briar's Point and all the usual
way landings. Mr.. VIM. p. Gray is
chief clerk.
FoR HALE's PoIYT.-The George W.
Cheek, Captain Malone, leaves this after
noon at five O'clock for Hsle's Point
and all the usual way landings. Geo
Grifing is chief clerk.
FoR VIcKsBURG. The City Of Vicks-
burg, Captain A. j. Carter, leaves this
evening at five clock for Vieksburg and
all way landings.
For WnITE AND LITTLE Red RIVERS.
The passenger steamer Pat Cleburne
leaves as above this evening at five
o clock for Devau's Bluff, Jaeksonport
and all the usual way landings. Capt.
VIM. Ashford commands, and Messrs.
Davis and Neil Booker are her clerks.
FoR ST. LoUIs.-The Emma G. Elliott,
Captain Bob Riley, departs at 5 o'clock
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis
Tom Whitledge is her clerk.
FoR ONcNxATr.-TheJ James ID. Par
ker, Captain Bob Wise, departs at 8
o'clock this a!ternoon for Cincinnati,
making all business landings on the
Mississippi and Ohio. 1-.
For LITTLE Rock AND Fort SMITH
The Clarksville will positively depart on
Saturday evening.
For CINCINNATI. The Potomac, Cap
tain Bachelor, leaves on Saturday.
FoR WHITE RIvKR.-The City of Au-
gusta goes to White river tomorrow.
Milt Harry goes in command.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mary Boyd, coming down, passed
Pine Bluff at Daylight yesterday morn
ing, and the Dardanelle, going up, passed
there at seven o'clock in the morning.
The flags of the steamers in port will
be displayed at halfmast tomorrow in
respect to the memory of Charlie Jack
son, whose death is announced in this
column.
The clerk Of the steamer Dexter came
down from Island Thirty-four on the
John Kyle yesterday, having left the
Dexter there with her wheels badly
broken by the ice. He leaves for Cairo
by rail this morning with patterns, etc,
and will have everything ready there for
repairs when the Dexter arrives.
Tom Burns, the levee clerk and watch
man, had rough and tumble fiacas with
an African cotton thief night before last
at the landing, and before he got through
with him be wore him out badly. The
darkey left his coat, hat, vest and one
shoe in Tom clutches.
Hereafter the steamer John 3. Maude
will take the opposite Thursdays from
the Belle Lee, and will pay particular
attention to all bend and plantation
business.
The Skillinger passed down yesterday,
instead of the Shannon, as reported in
yesterdays issue.
John Covington, of the Globe Insu
rance Company, is here to look after
the freight reported damaged on the
p otomac.
Mondays St. Louis Democrat con-
tains a condensed statement of General
Reynolds report of the survey intended
to improve the channel Of the Missis
sippi from St. Louis to Cairo, which has
been laid by Speaker Blaine before the
House: The substance of General Rey-
nolds' report, in commenting on the pre-
liminary report of Clement Smith, Esq,
G. E, upon his examination of the
river from Kimmswick to the mouth of
the Ohio, shows that Mr.. Smith has not
overstated the work to be done, though
the estimate may have been somewhat
modified. The report of Mr.. Smith re-
commends the deepening of the chan
nels where there is frequently low
water the maintenance Of the present
deep channels by means Of dams and
dykes in the former case, and reyet-
ments in the latter, and the closing of
sloughs around the islands-as in the
case Of Turkey Island, which is intended
10 prevent the diversion of the channel
from the right to the left bank of the
river. The total estimated cost of the
work is nearly 100000
Major John ID. Adams, President Of
the Arkansas River Packet Line, is part
owner Of a hourishing newspaper-the
Little Rock Gazette.
Charlie jackson, a well known clerk
who for the past four years has filled
that position on the steamers A. J.
White and George W. Cheek, died on
board the last named boat at 6 o'clock
yesterday morning, just below Osceola,
of inflammation Of the bowels. He had
been in but day or two and hardly left
his work. This sad intelligence viii
bring tears to the eyes Of many Of
his friends in this city, and upon
the river, as his circle of acquaintance
was very large. and every one with whom
he had either business or social relations
loved him. His father and mother reside
In the city, but are at present in St.
Louis, where the sad news has been con-
veyed 70 them By telegraph. The body