Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-13
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chtutuul iOf New Oritants
The new Red river steamer Alexander,
leaves Madison, Indiana, to-day for Gin.
c%innsti to load for New Orleans.
Mr.. Willis Mccloy, a we'll known Mis-
souri, river pilot, died at the residence of
his father, Captain John McCloy, in St.
Louis, Monday morning.
The body Of diver Parker, who was
lost at the wreck Of the Golden Rule, has
been found. 1t was terribly mutilated
by the chains hat caused his death.
The Arch P. Green for White river,
and Maumelle for Arkansas river, leave
Cincinnati to-day.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to.mor.
row from the Arkansas aud return to
Little Rock on Saturday.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry, will
leave Mound City to-day, and arrive here
tomorrow, and resume her regular trips
in the White river trade on Saturday
Lext.
The Batesville is due tomorrow from
White river with an excellent trip Of
miscellaneous freight,
CaptaiR VIM. MaiDgsult yesterday sold
to Captain Hart the tug Lulu. She will
be used as an advertising boat.
The St. Genevieve left St. Louis last
evening for Memphis. She will arrive
tomorrow night and return to St. Louis
Saturday evening.
The boat race is off. The Bluff CITY
failed to come to time with the money to
cover the challenge they made to the
DeSoto club. se.
The city advertises for bids to dredge
and repair the levee at the foot of Jeffer-
son street.
Why not license railroad men as well
as steambostmen2
Our wharfmaster, who is diligently
working 10 put the levee in good repair
tor the fall season, has a job for a drsdge
boat which must be done Immediately
after the contract is awarded.
At the earnest solicitation of boatmen
Captain Mackenzie has postponed the
of the canal at Louisville to
Monday morning, 18th inst, when it will
be positively closed to navigation unless
a heavy rise intervenes.
The Cons Millsr, Captain Wm. Tiche.
nor passed Evansville yesterday for
Memphis with 300 tons of miscellaneous
freight. She is due tomorrow morning
and will return in the evening to Cincin-
matt. Captain R. W. Lightburne will
make engagements for her.
The'Carl Schurz, with her two cano.
pied barges, gives a grasd river excursion
tonight, leaving the foot of Union street
at 8 pm. Good music will be in attend.
ance, and good order maintained. 1t
will be the most enjoyable affair of the
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the ele-
vator tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
for Wcksburg and the bends, carrying
mail and doing all way business and
connecting at Arkopolis with the Pine
Bluff railroad AND at Vieksburg with the
R. E. Lee for New Orleans aud the Yazoo
packets. Tom White is her purser.
The Anchor Line packet City Of
Helena, Captain Mckee, will arrive to.
night from Vicksburg and leave the ele.
vstor tomorrow at sharp FIVE for Cairo
and St. Louis, connecting with the prin
cipal railroads for all points East and
West and taking passengers through to
the st. Louis Fair at excursion rates.
Walton, an afable gentleman.
at the desk.
The Illinois, Captain Nat Green in
command, came in last night with IL
bales Of cotton, a lot Of sundries and a
good list Of people. She returns this
evening at five o'clock to Arkopolis,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. The Illinois has unsurpassed
passenger accommodation. Capt. Lee
Cummins, an efficient officer and clever
gentleman, controls the office, and is
assisted by Neil Booker and Joe BOYD.
he snagboat E. A. Woodruff started
from Golconda, Illinois, on Monday, the
Sd inst, and by Saturday night had ar.
rived at the mouth of the Wabash river.
During her progress up stream she re-
moved ID suags at Golconda, part of a
steamboat wreck at the head Of Priors
Island, IA snags from the foot of Big
Hurricane Island, 5 snaes from Hurri.
cane leland chute, 2 snags from the besd
Of Walkers bar, 5 snagS from Bald
Rocks, Kentucky, 3 snsgs at Caseyville,
2 snags from the foot Of Cincinnati
Island. 3 snsgs from the head of Cincin-
natl bar, 2 snags from ShawneetOwn
bend, and suag at Raleigh, Kentucky.
The last named snsg is the 5slst re-
moved during the present season, aud
the wreck vt Prior's Island is the 32d
during the same time.
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