Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-29

day, the only eye-sore to steambOatmen
and the wharfmaster being the huge
pile Of cotton seed, which the seed
men make no extra exertions to re-
move.
Captain Lew Hates famous mock
ing-bird, "Dick," is with him on the
Sherlock, but has grown oldand feeble
now, and his once cheerful yoice-so
full of melody-is now reduced TO a
quaint refrain, sad to listen to. Poor
old Dick
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
will arrive to-day from Cincinnati with
a full cargo of Western products, and
returns tomorrow evening to the Ohio
river, ticketing passengers through to
all points East at a cheaper rate than
ever. Captain Deems is her clever
and accommodating clerk. Captain
Lightburne will make engagements for
her.
George G. Wolff, the well-known
steamboat bar-owner, of st. Louis,
was a cabin-boy on Cornelius K, Gar
rison's st. Louis and New Orleans
packet Convoy, in 1847. The last boat
that Captain Garrison commanded was
the Mary, She ran in the Missouri.
The Shreveport Times, of Wednes-
day, says: IF the owners of the
Peck have got any money to lose Red
river is a good place for them. The
people along the river appreciate Cap
tain 10 Aiken's efforts to keep the
river open and give them low rates of
freight and they r going to patronize
him"
The Vint Shinkle discharged yes
terday 800 tons miscellaneous freight.
10045 pkgs in all. She had the blue
ribbon trip of the season of the Gin
!, einnati packets, She returned last
night to Cincinnati with $50 bales
cotton, 80 bales rags, % tons of way
freight, 10 cabin passengers and &c
deckers.
The C. K. Peck came in yesterday
from st. Louis and discharged al
Glenn's wharfboat 1254bbls -four, 100
bbls hominy and grits, 20 bbls mea.
and ZOO sacks bran. She adds here
cotton for New Orleans engaged for
her by Captain eileen, and gets away
to-day. On her arrival at New Or.
leans she will enter the Rec rive.
t rade.
| Jim Banks, a colored rouster on tn.
John A. Scudder, had his leg broker
yesterday morning at Hopefeld by
2 bale of cotton falling on him and wa
. sent to the Marine Hospital here 70
r repairs. The officers of the Scudde.
had him brought over on the ferryboa
Immediately after the accident AM
i, properly attended to.
I The fine steamer Golden Crow
2 Captain w. P. Walker in command
will pass up this afternoon for Cincin
natl. The following are the princip;
items of her cargo for the Ohio river
300 hogsheads sugar, 1000 barrels me
@lasses, l75 barrels rice, 70 barrels rosil
200 packages paper stock and 30 tor
n of sundries. Eugene Shinkle, an affabI
I gentleman, does the honors Of the o
flee.
+ The old reliable White river pack,
J Ruth, in command of that ever pop
lar boatman, Captain Joe McCulloug
came in yesterday from White riv.
II with $40 bales of cotton, 499 sacks
seed, and sundries, and reshipped
r the mouth 1l5 bales of cotton. 81
n returns to White river Tuesday nel
Captain w. R. Mccullough, an affab
% gentleman and strict and compete
g accountant, is her chief clerk, assist
i by his son, H.. Mccullough, a cley
young gentleman.
The Coahoma of the Lee Mail Li1
Captain Stacker Lee in comman
:" came in this morning from the low
coast with 273 bales cotton, 1862 sac
81 seed and sundries, and had a good Ii
We of people. She returns this EVENT.
at five O'Clock to Friar's Point, carr
I'd ing the mail and doing all way buI
ness. Billy Smithers, an efficient a
accommodating clerk, and affable &c
at tleman, is her chief clerk, and has
in ISOLATED with him in the Office Jim
Thomas and Frank Ellison.
ay The new and elegant White riv
ist mail packet Josie Harry, Captain N
Harry, will arrive to-day from VIII
n river with a full load of cotton, a
- leaves tomorrow evening on til
with a return trip, going through
~Jacksonport, carrying the mail a
~ making direct connection with t
light-draught steamers Milt Harry a
't- Alberta for upper White and Bla
rivers. Captain Joe Moore, a gen
En and clever gentleman, holds forth
lst the Office, and has for his assista
lie Jimmy Voris.
RIVER EDITOR your
ia, per one day last week you copied frC
4 a a Mound City paper, hat there W.
or twenty-five deaths among the crew
the United States snagboat, 0.
~ Wagner" Being one Of the crew
a the said boat during the suffering,
'es wish to correct the error by say
that there were only five deaths, a
not twenty-five. We had a crew
=, thirty-three men, all of whom W,
.a sick, but we were fortunate enough
III lose only five. Yours respectfully,
~ r. NJ. SPIoRR
o or' MEMPHIS, November 18th, 1878.
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