Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-16

A lady passenger who took pass
age here on the James ID. Parker
on her last trip, stepped overheard
at Henderson, Kentucky, and was
drowned.
Major John D. Adams returned
last evening to Little Rock.
The Geo. W. Cheek returned to
Friar's Point with a splendid trip.
The high-headed Carl Schurz,
Captain Mat Treminel on the roof,
leaves the foot Of Union street at
five o'clock, sharp, to-day for Seam
lan's Landing, attending promptly
to all way business.
Phin Starr, one of the proprie,
tors of the Memphi Opera House
on Jefferson street, appeared on
the levse this morning in new store
clothes and a plug. He is no more
a boisterous mate. He isnow first
class theatrical man, beautiful to
gaze upon.
The Thomas Sherlock passed up
this morning for the Ohio with
$50 tons of freight. She put off
here 40 packages Of sandries.
The Grand Tower, Capt. Lennox,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and doing
all way business. Tom White will
be found in the office.
The Thompson Dean cleared last
evening for New Orleanr with COS
bales of cotton, 100 sacks oil meal
and 40 cabin passengers. She has
engagements in the bends sufficient
to fill her out.
The Vint Shinkle, for the Ohio
river, had 90 bales of cotton and
sundries, and 90 cabin passengers.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
drews, came in last evening with
15S bales and 50 bags cotton, and
1405 sacks seed and sundries. She
returns this evening to Ashport,
attending to all way business. Capt.
0. K. Joplin, her chief purser, will
entertain her passengers in a royal
manner.
The Cons Millar, Captain Sterl-
ing Mcintyre, will arrive to-day
from Cincinnati with nearly 500
tons of miscellaneous freight and a
good list of people. She leaves on
Saturday with a return trip fol-
Cincinnati and points on the Ohio.
Captain James Wilson is her head
center.
The City of Chester, Captain
James Yore, came in from St
Louis with full cargo of grain and
produce and $50 bales of cotton,
which she picked up in the bends.
She had also a good list of people.
The Chester returns to Cairo and
st. Louis this evening, attending tc
all bends business and connecting
with the principal railroads for al
points East and West. Billy Bleck.
ner presides at the desk.
Captain w. B. Miller, who il
noted for his many charitable deeds
gave a free passage to New Orleans
on his fine steamer Thompson Dear
to a worthy and estimable lady who
wished to join her relatives in thu
Crescent City, but was short o
means. The fact having been men.
toned to Captain Miller, he freely
rendered the lady a free passage
The generous Captain often make.
glad the hearts Of destitute people.
Captain j. 7. Washington re.
ceiyed a telegram last evening from
Captain Milt Harry, stating tina.
the Ruth was coming out of Whit
river with over 900 bales of cotton
and that she would arrive here to
morrow on time. The Ruth vii
leave with a return trip Saturday
going through to Jacksonport.
The Maumelle, Capt. Woodruff
came in this morning from Arkan
sas river with 268 bales of cotton
and 500 sacks seed, and sundries
and rcshipped at the mouth 49t
bales. She returns to Pine Bluff
aud all points on Arkansas river
this evening at 5 o'clock, sharp
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. Billy Butler, late of thu
n ann