Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-01

.M
S. Deyenny, late supervising inspec-
tor of that district is lying at the
point of death at his home in the
suburb of Walnut Hills.
Capt. Charley Woodbury., of the
steamer Arch P. Green, and Capt.
A. ]. Mcdonnell, Of the Hattie
Rowland, are ~sojourning at the Hot
Springs.
The first bale of new cotton from
the Mississippi valley was received
at New Orleans yesterday. 1t was
clasSed good middling and sold at
184 cents. 3sl
The Night Hawk, Captain bud
Broadhurst, has entered the SER
vice of Major Benyuard, and willdo
towing and Job work for him while
improving the river front.
Captain Thomas Sexton and his
interesting family have gone to
Hot Springs, Ark, to spend the
heated term, and will not return
until the middle of September.
New Orleans aud Vicksburg
boats have been telcgraphed not to
take any freight for this port until
the quarantine embargo is raised.
The ten days detention at Presl-
dents Island of freight won't work
well for steamboatmen.
Captain Oscar Postal has his
light.draught steamer Trader in
good position on the bar opposite
the city, and as soon as the river
gets down to low tide he will COM
mence caulking and repairing her
hull.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to-
morrow from Arkansas river. The
new steamer Marlin Speed takes
her place and the Katie will be
taken to Mound City to be docked
and thoroughly oyerhauled for next
seasons business.
The City Of Alton passed up this
morning for ST. Louis. She did
not land on this side, but landed at
the Hopefeld elevator and laid
there several hours. She has 500
hogsheads and 215 boxes Of Cuba
sugar for the St Louis refinery.
The Golden Rule, Captain Shin
kIe, will be downto-morrow fOrNew
Orleans. Saturday night last, at
Rising Sun, she ran into a corn
barge tied up at the bank and COM
pletely demolished it, piling the
roof out on the shore, breaking the
gunWales and sinking the barge
Immediately.
The City of Helena, Captain
McKee,, win be the Anchor Line
mail packet leaving the Lee wharf.
boat at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, doing all way business and
connecting at Arkansas City with
the Pine Bluff railroad and al
VicksBurg with the Yazoo river ant
New Orleans packets. Geo. Waltor
(! is her clever purser.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Johr
Gwathmey, chief clerk of the A
j. White, is sick and confined t
his room. We hope he will sooI
recover and be able to resume hi
duties. Captain Lee Cummins, o
the Illinois, went out in his placI
last evening, with Joe Boyd anC
viii Dsrragh on his staff, Mr.. VIM
Thomas and Gabe Booker retiring
Mr.. Lac Isaacs, well known il
river circles, died of consumption
at his residence, on Mill street, yes
terday afternoon. Previous to tn
war he was river editor and loca
reporter of the st. Louis Republi
can and other st. Louis papers, an.
was river reporter on the Memphi
: Herald when it first started. hi
. : funeral takes. place this afternoon
Peace to his ashes.
- The City Of Alton landed at tn
y quarantine at Presidents IslanC
y and put off all the freight and pa
sengers she had for this port; BIT
we learn that while she laid over ;
Hopefeld a number Of her passel
!. gers, who concluded to take IA
from this point, crossed the rivt
= in skiffs with their baggage, and (
10 from here up the country by IA
- Her officers report every person c
board as being we'll and in GOO
M spirits.
Captain Sweeney's new Southel
9, packet, which is being complete
at Wheeling, is Of the following d
mansions: 1.:5 feet in length,
feet beam and 6 feet hold; will ha.
3 fve-hue boilers &c feet long al
AZ inches in diameter; cylinders
inches in diameter, with 6 fe
y stroke; capacity $500 bales cotto
will draw when completed q or
-. inches, and will be ready to lea
for the South early in SeptembI
,st The Golden Grown will pass
to-day for the Ohio river. She h
Ell on leaving New Orleans 76 cab
passengers; she also had for car
k 1900 bbls resin, 2S6 bales par
of stock, $4,000 feet lumber, &c
empty beer kegs, 1926 tons iron,
,er bbls molasses, 100 sacks salt, l
Int sacks corn, 10 hhds sugar, 80 tier
hams and so tons sundries.
for The Vint Shinkle, Captain st