Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-09

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lower Ohio for a tow Of pawn.
stone.
Planters in the bends will CON
mence picking cotton by the latte
part Of next week.
The Batesville is being put il
thorough order for business, an,
viii ply in a local trade this season
The Vint Shinkle from Memphi
and Golden Grown from New Or
leans arrived at Cincinnati thi
morning,
st. Louis will have a full repre-
s~entation in the national board o
steam navigation, which meets a
Cincinnati September 4th.
Captain r. II. Voolfolk, one O
the owners of the ]. NJ. White
came down on her from Cairo and
diSembarked here and returned to
Louisville last night by rail.
The City of Helena passed NJ
last night for st. Louis. She added
some freight from here which was
taken out to her by a lighter. All
on board were we'll,
The Mark Twain, Captain J. D.
is the regular Saturday
mail packet for Mariana. She will
be found in port in the morning
to receive, and leaves at sharp
five in the evening.
The City of Alton, Captain Blk
by, is the Anchor Line packet leay-
ing the Lee wharfboat tomorrow
evening at five for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings.
Andy Granger, an old time and
popular river clerk, has come back
to his first love, and will engage in
the notwithstanding and receiving
business on the landing this season.
is a good clerk and will I'M
doubtedly get a liberal share of the
levee business.
The Grand Tower, of the Anchor
will pass down this afternoon
for V~icksburg, after discharging
here over 5000 packages of miscel.
Ianeous freight and adding several
of freight for points below.
The fine steamer Phil Allln,
Captain N. S. Green, is the regular
leaving tomorrow evening
for Arkansas City in place of the
A. ]. White. She viii be found in
port in the morning ready to re-
and leaves promptly to-mor-
row evening with a return trip for
Arkansas City and the bends.
The new steamer J. NJ. White,
with the Edward J. Cav in tow,
passed down yesterday afternoon
'Or New Orleans. She is the finest
and swiftest boat ever constructed
Ior the Western waters. She re-
here long enough for a
large number of citizens to get a
glimpse Of her. She is a beauty
and a pride to Southern waters.
The George W. Cheek, which has
been rebuilt at Mound City, and
converted into a new boat, will be
finished and will arrive here in a
lew days to receive her finishing
touches and new furniture, and will
'e-enter the Friar's Point trade on
about the 1st Of September.
Captain Mark Cheek, her former
popular skipper, will have command
If her, with Walker Outlaw in
charge of the Office.
AT 9 o'clock Saturday morning,
Captain Shumaker, of the exploded
Brilliant. became a member of the
Mutual Benefit Association Of the
West Virginia Conference NJ. 4.
Church, South, and nine hours
lfterward met with the disaster
caused his death. His family
will receive a little over $500 by
this fortunate action Of Captain
Shumaker.
Captain j. II. Shumaker and
Pilot William L. Jones, two of the
victims Of the towboat Brilliant
explosion, we're buried at Mason.
City Wednesday afternoon. 1t was
the largest funeral held in that sec
for many years. The Masonic,
Odd Fellowsand Foresters' societies
several Of the neighboring
attendedin full force, besides
of people from Pomeroy,
Mason City, Clifton, Hartford and
Middleport.
The old reliable mail packet
Captain w. Q. Harry, will
arrive tonight from White river
and leave tomorrow evening at 6
o'clock sharp with a return trip,
through to Jacksonport, car
the mail, doing all way bust
ness, and making direct connection
with the light-draughtl steamers
Milt Harry and Winnie for upper
White and Black rivers. Ed Crow
and Will Turney, two clever and
gentlemen, have charge Of
the office. Freight will be received
for her at all times at the Lee
wharf boat.
The new and elegant light
draught mail packet Marlin Speed,
Captain Eugene Smith in com
mand, will arrive to-day from AR.
kansas river and leave tomorrow
with a return trip, going through