Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-28

the ice last winter. Judgment for
a like amount will be entered up
against the DeSoto Insurance Com
pany of Memphis"
Mrs. Captain A. ]. Lindsay and
her daughter, Miss Jennie Lindsay,
are among the excursionists now
en- route to this city on the James
D. Parker. Miss Jennie is a most
estimable and accomplished young
lady and one Of the reigning bellies
of Covington, KY, where her pa
rents reside.
Mr.. N. NJ, Jones, the coal king,
purchased this morning from Maj.
John d. Adams the fine steamer
Thompson Dean, on account of
Brown Il Jones, for $50, 600. The
Dean will be thoroughly repaired
and put in the V~icksburg and New
Orleans trade, to run in connection
with the Memphis and Vicksburg
packet line.
The James d. Parker, Captain
G. B. Russell, came in this morning
from the Ohio river with $50 tons
of freight, including 1858 sacks
corn, $50 barrels meal, 800 barrels
salt and sundries. She leaves on
Saturday with a return trip for
Cincinnati and all way points on
the Ohio. Captain Lindsay does
the honors of the office. Captain
r. w. Lightburne will make engage
ments for her.
The country is in a very unset
tied state of peace and prosperity.
Just look about us everywhere
Big fires, cyclones, murders, hang
ings, divorces, bankrupts, floods,
femme soles, wind and water, base
balls, and thunder knows where
this state of things is going to end.
With deep regret we chronicle the
death of MI. N. w. Van Deventer,
a well known steamboat engineer,
which occurredsthiS morning at his
residence on Jones avenue. The
deceased has served faithfully on
several steamers, the last boat he
closed the "throttle" or was the A..
j. White. He has been i'll for sew
eral weeks, and has left us this
morning to join another sphere.
The st. Louis Times of Wednes-
day, has the following: Captain
John P. Keiser is busiIy engaged
in repairing the balance of the
Anchor Line steamers. He has the
City Of Vicksburg in hand, after
which he will give the st. Joseph
and Colorado his attention. The
Anchor will merit more than ever
the coming season the patronage of
the public. Such a line of packets
would be a credit to any city Or
country"
The City of Helena, Captain Nc
Kee, is the Anchor Line packet,
leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks-
burg, carrying the mail, doing all
way business and connecting at
Vicksburg with the R. L. Lee for
New Orleans and the Parisot Line
for Yazoo and Tallahatchie rivers.
George Walton is prime minister.
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, leaves the elevator tomorrow
evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all way business and
connecting with the principal rail-
roads for all points East and West
and the Northern Line packets for
st. Paul. Tom White presides at
the desk.
A Memphis correspondent of the
st. Louis Times, in referring to the
storm Of last Sunday, says: "Noth-
ing but Glenn's wharfboat with
stood its terrible blast. Steamers
went sailing out and up stream as
though propelled by come demon
power. Fortunately the loss was
not serious to the marines outside
of the 0sceola Belle and Glenn's
wharfboat by loss of staging. Sure
ly, now, since the elements-ice,
floods and storms-have attacked
him with such malignity, the City
Council will hold up, at least for a
while, in their persecution of him.
Rather than throw obstacles in the
way of such citizens, they had best
offer rewards for those of like ener.