Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-17
MIsCELLANEoUs.

boat stage Of water from ~Jacksonport to
the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A disagreeable day on the levee.
The inclement weather deferred ship
ments.
Captain Reuben G. McCord, an old
and well known steamboat engineer,
died at St. Louis Wednesday night after
a long and painful illness.
The City Of Vicksburg passed down
last night for Vicksburg well laden.
She put off here several hundred pack
ages of freight, and added 40 tons of way
freight.
The Susie Silver passed up at | o'clock
with $50 tons Of freight principally
sugar and molasses.
The City Of Chester for st. Louis had
q moderate trip.
The hull Of the Belle Lee has been
taken to Cairo and will be converted
into a wharfboat.
Captain Lee Crane has purchased, Of
Captain Donnaly. the steamer Mary
Miller; price $4,000. Captain Crane
will run her in the Cincinnati and Ar
kansas river trade.
Captain W. Thorwegan has leased
the Union Railroad Hotel at St. Louis
for FIVE years.
The Indiana, aground in Choctaw
bend, has broken in two and will prove
a total wreck. The freight in the hold
is badly damaged and will be turned
over to the Underwriters at New Or
leans.
The palatial passenger steamer Illi-
nois, Captain Mark Cheek in command,
leaves this evening for Vicksburg and
the bends, paying strict attention to all
way business, and also makes direct con
n%eetion with the packets for Yazoo and
Tsllahatch;e rivers and the packets for
New Orleans. Captain Joe Spears, who
is noted for his courtesy and prompt at
%tention to business, controls the affairs
of the Office, and is ably assisted by
Messrs. Charley Smither and John
Chamberlin.
Southern freights slong the Ohio are
plentiful.
The Quickstep, Captain Stack Lee,
enters the Memphis and mouth Of White
river trade, leaving here on Tuesdays
and Saturdays, and will continue in the
trade throughout the season.
The good little steamer Frank Forest
Captain VIM, Joplin in command, viii
leave this evening for Ashport and al
way landings on the upper coast. Jor
W. Rhodes, a clever gentleman and eff
Gent officer, has charge of the Office
and is seconded by Plat Rhodes.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is tht
Anchor Line packet leaving the elevate.
this evening for Cairo and st. Louis, con
Meeting with the principal railroads 70
all points East and West. Mr.. CODE
presides at the desk.
The Capitol City, Captain 0'Neal,
the Anchor Line packet leaving to-mor
row evening for Vicksburg and the bends
) Freight will De received for her at a
times at the elevator.
The Cherokee, Captain Geo. Wolf, vii
leave Glenn's wharf boat to-morro'
morning at 10 o'clock for New Orleans
Freight will be received for her on tn
wharf boat to-day.
Captain R. P. Glenn, of the Glenn
whariboat, returned last evening fror
Alabama, where he has been attendin
. to his sick family. We regret to lear
of the death of his little son who was th
Q idol Of his parents.
: The Illinois will have a big trip o
6 leaving this evening.
, We are glad to learn hat Capital
Thomas Darragh, of the Rosa Miller,
rapidly recovering from bis late attac
3 OF chills and fever.
8 The Fort Gibson, Captain Eugen
& Smith in command, will be found in poi
5 to-day receiving for all points on Arkar
sss river through to Little Rock an
, leaves tomorrow evening, carrying th
0 mail and attending to all way business
Walker Outlaw is her attentive puIsel
/ The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal in con
9 mand, is receiving at Glenn's wharfbos
for all points on White, Black and Littl
Red rivers, and leaves tomorrow ever
ing, carrying the mail and attending {
all way business. Ed Crowell is he
efficient and courteous purser.
2 Billy Smithers, of the A. j. White, ha
recovered from his late indisposition an
!: will resume his duties on the White Il
morrow.
The A. j. White, Capt, Geo. Malon.
is the regular Saturday Napoleon an
bends packet. She is receiving at tb
ioet of Madison street, and leave
promptly tomorrow evening, attendin
to all way business. Capt. A. l.. Gun
I" Minis holds forth in the office, and is a
4 sisted by Billy Smithers and Villa.
Aydlet.
il The United States lighthouse stesml
Lily, in command of Captain Jolly al
Lieutenant Rockwell, lighthouse i
z spectors of the Fourteenth Distric
2 came in last evening from the uppl
coast, and leaves this morning for poin
~ below to station lights between here at
. Vieksburg, commencing at Reeves ba
g Sixteen lights have been established b
tween Cairo aud this point, as follow
er /, at a point 100 yards above Jane
rs bayou, below the head OF Island No.
2, at the foot Of the bar above Jol
Y Craig's, near the head of Island 10;
abreast of the wreck of the John j. Ro
Il 4, at the Kentucky and Tennessee lin
Y 8, 200 yards below the bayou fsrth
z down; G, at Tiptonville; I, point belC
q Zach Stewards; s, in head of Bass feel
is 100 yards below his house; 8, in midd
=. of Linwood's field; 10, in Mrs. Hic
mans bunch timber; IL, in head
= bend above Islend %; IL, in johnson
bunch timber; -, nearly half way doy
from F%letcher's to Elmot; IA, in foot
i field below Hollands store; Is, on Bull
tin Head, so yards below the Head; ]
at foot of Liman, below Charlie Morri
II, below the wreck Of the w. r. Arthr
The Archie P. Green will be due doV
to morrow morning en- route for VIII
river.
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