Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-14

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o'clock.
The colOrs Of the steamers in port
yesterday and to-day we're displayed
at half-mast in respect to the mem
ory of the late NJ. W. Kinney.
Captain w s Nelson, who ar
rived at his home in St Louis from
Eads' jetties a few days since, died
there yesterday with malarial or u
modified type of yellow fever.
The officers of the Phil Alin and
Coahoma report the planters in the
bends as being cheerful, and cotton
maturing and opening rapidly, and
the crops promising large yields.
Another death today by yellow
fever of one Of the passengers
struggled in here of Of the Golden
Grown, which passed here two
weeks since.
The West Wind, Captain ]. g.
Andrews, is the regular mail pack
ct leaving this evening for 0sceOla
and theupper coast, doing all way
business. Cyrus Fay seconds Capt
Andrews in the office.
The James D. Parker cleared last
evening for Cincinnati with $50
bales cotton, $50 hides, 10 cattle,
af5 sacks oil meal, l6, 600 feet wal
nut lumber and 80 cabin and Is
deck passengers.
A large number of steamboat.
men attended the funeral of Mr.,
II. W. Kinney this morning. Re
QUEEN mass was held over his
remains at St. Peters church, of
which he was a member.
If the yellow fever should attack
the crippled steamer Belle Of
Shreveport, laying at Delta, the
seventy-6ve Mexicans on her would
make good a Jackpot for it to buck
against.
The ]. W. GaH, Captain Bob
Wise, passed Evansville last night
and will arrive here tomorrow
evening and leave Friday evening
fer Cairo, Louisville and Cincin-
nati, ticketing passengers through
to allpoints East
The Coahoma, during the preya-
lenee Of yellow fever, viii arrive in
port before 6 o'clock in the even
ing and leave at G o'clock. This is
done through the advice Of DIR.
Brown, to avoid sll danger Of tax
ing the fever.
Captain J. D. Randall informed
Us last evening that anew ~postOfice
had been established on the St
Francis river at the cutoff. The
office will be known as the Cutoff,
and Elijah. Duncan has been ap-
pointed postmaster.
Captain Milt Harry's new White
river packet, the Josie Harry,
makes a trial trip at Pittsburg to-
dsy, and will commence loading to.
morrow for Memphis and White
river, and viii leave there the latter
part Of the week.
The towboat John D. Porter,
which is the first steamer that
brought the yellow fever up the
river this Summer, after three
weeks cruising above this port,
passed Louisville yesterday, en- route
to Pittsburg, with several cases of
yellow fever on board.
The CoahOma will bring in a
new bale of cotton from Friar's
Point tomorrow night. It was to
have been ready for her this trip,
but the parties who were to ship
failed in getting it ready. Captain
Stacker Lee was honored last sea-
son with the first new bale.
Captain Gus Fowler, who died at
Z Padncah on Saturday, was long
connected with river interests, haY-
! ing commanded the steamers Silver
/. Star, Dunbar, Idlewild and Robert
: Mitchell, and was interested in the
: Evansville and Tennessee River
Packet Company, and had an int
! rest in the James Fisk, il.
I A ST. Louis telegram Of Tuesday
I says: The John A. Scudder leaves
for New Orleans Wednesday, and
!. the z. o. Stanard, of the Kount1
Lime, goes Saturday. There viii b.
a number Of changes in the ofieeri
Of the John A. Scudder before sht
leaves. Jim Cain shipped as mat
on her to-day. He has been on th'
rirer for several years Harry Stein
Z Of the Charles Morgan, is visiting
relatives here, and returns to Gin
cinnati on Wednesday Captain
W. B. Russell, agent or the Yicks
burg Anchor Line. returned from
recreation trip East to-day, and
Captain Lloyd Z. Bell, Of the Lad.
Lee, got home from the seashor
yesterday.
= The Coahoma, Captain Stake
Lee In command, came in last nigh
!. from Fnisr's Point with Is bales 9
cotton and sundries and a fair Ii,
tv Of people. She returns this even
ing to Friar's Point, leaving with
pa out fail at O'Clock, and giving pa
. ticular attention to way businesl
,s The COaboma is one Of the best al
: safest passenger steamers aaOst an
~ is frst-class 10 all her appoint
, ments. She makes all landings o
n schedule time, thus Avoiding delal
:. Captain I'd Thomas. a peutIema