Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-13

Orlaans, and the new steamer
Whisper, from Louisville, arrived
at Cincinnati to-day.
The Grand Tower, from st.
Louis, arrived at Vicksburg yester-
day and leaves there to-day at noon
with a return trip for St. Louis.
Bronze John has come and has
attacked an Italian woman named
Bionda, who keeps an eating-house
at No. 2I2 Front street.
The j. w. Gaffwill arrive Thurs
day morning from the Ohio river
and leave Friday evening next with
a return trip for Cincinnati.
The work of repairing the Hi
nois and A. j. White is rapidly
progressing, and they will be fin
ished and ready for business as
soon as quarantine is raised.
Colonel Brooks, the wet-ender of
the Appeal, left to-day for Nash
vile to report for his paper the pro-
ceedlngs of the Democratic State
convention, which will be held there
tomorrow.
The officers of the local packets
report no sickness in the bends,
and the health of the people along
the river between here and Vicks-
burg is better than it has been for
years.
The work of improving the lpvee
south Of Union street, and the
making of good road-ways leading
to the wharfboats, which will be
moved to that portion of the leyee,
VIII be commenced in a few days.
The fine little mail packet Mark
Twain, Captain ]. d. Randall,
leaves this evening at 5 O'Clock for
st. Francis river, carrying the mail
and going through to Wittsburg.
Birdie Banning, a genial and clever
gentleman, o~fficlates in the office.
The Phil Allin, Captain N. S.
Green, will arrive this evening from
the bends, and leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip for Ark
ansas City, giving special attention
to all way business.
Benjamin Troy, a son Of Capt.
James B. Troy, aged % years, a
ell-known steamboatman, living
at Newport, KY, went to the bar
keeper of the Vint Shinkle, laying
in port at Cincinnati, on Saturday
last, and being refused a drink went
out on the guard and jumped over
board and was drowned.
The City Of Vicksburg left at
noon for Vicksburg with an excel
lent trip of freight. She discharged
here 1904 bbls flour and meal, 72S
sacks oats, corn and bran, As tierces
and 2l5 pkgs lard, % crates cab.
bage, rs empty bbls, 50 pieces bag
ging, 50 tiles, 496 pkgs sundries,
417O pkgs in all, and added Is tons
of freight for points below.
1t is with deep regret we chronicle
the sudden death of Mr.. NJ. W.
Kinney, the tarpaulin and skid
man, who was well and favorably
known in river circles. The de-
ceased was taken sick Friday night
with congestion Of the brain and
died early this morning, surround
ed by his family and several per-
sonal friends. Mr.. Kinney had
a host Of friends who will learn OIL
his death with sorrow. TO his
family we offer our heartfelt sym.
patty in this their sad bereave.
ment.
The Belle Memphis passed ur
this morning for st. Louis. She
exchanged mails by the tug and lay
in midstream, opposite the city, fol
several hours. She received herr
some upstream freight and severa
people who were taken out to he
by the tugs. All were we'll on boarC
and in the best of spirits. He.
officers report no sickness along tn
river between here and Vicksburg
The national board of steam nav
igation was founded for the purpos
of protecting marine interests from
unjust legislation and the burden
forced upon it by patent right ring
and other vultures who have s
/. long preyed upon the commerce Q
the country. It's efforts thus ia
have been crowned with success
The convention meets at Cincinnati
September 4. Let Memphis be wei
represented.
3 The Maumelle, Captain Thoma
Darragh, came in this morning fror
the Arkansas with IL bales Of col
ton, s head Of stock, and 81 pkg
sundries. She will leave prompt
this evening with a return trip 70
Little Rock and all points on th
Arkansas, carrying the mail, dom
all way business, and making con
nection at the Rock with a light
:. draught steamer for Fort Smit
and the upper Arkansas, and tn
narrow gauge railway for lie
Springs. Charley MuSsulman, a
efficient and worthy boatman,
her chief clerk, seconded by W. !
McEnulty.
Six years ago the steamboat il
a %terest of the United States fir
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