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

Wednesday evening fer Memphis.
The new and magnificent passenger
steamer Guiding Star, Captain VIM.
Miller's new packet, leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Florence Meyer left New Or
leans Wednesday evening for White
river.
Commodore w. T. Davidson is go
ing to build a fine boat for Captain
Joe Mackey for the st. Louis and
Louisiana (Mo.) trade. She is to be a
RATHER.
Charley Combs, clerk Of the Green
river packet Evansville, was married
on Wednesday last to Miss Mary
Rochester, a charming belle Of Bowl
ing Green, Ky.
The new steamer Scully, and John
Porter and barges, left P%ittsburg
Wednesday for New Orleans.
Pilots of the st. Louis packets re-
port the river between Cairo and st.
Louis full of dangerous distractions.
Liberty and Calico Islands are the
worst places.
The A. j. White, sunk on Tuesday
at Glendale, opposite Helena, is being
wrecked.
The John NJ. Chambers and Gold
Dust loaded at st. Louis for New
Orleans, independent.
Captain Joe Spears has libeled in
the United States Court at New Or
leans the G. p. Chouteau for this sea
sons wages or forfeiture of contract.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
Lee wharfboat this evening at o'clock
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Anchor Line packet City OF
Helena, Captain Mckee, with George
Walton in the office, leaves the Lee
wharfboat this afternoon for Vicks-
and the bends.
Captain Ed Thomas, of the lightning
packet Katydid, paid his Memphis
friends, and their name is legion, a
visit yesterday and left for his packet
last night by the Ouachita Belle.
The 0uachita Belle, Phil Allin and
Geo. w. Cheek for the lower coast de-
parted on time last evening with ex-
%cellent trips of freight and people.
The Itasca, burned at Lacrosse OF
Tuesday last, was very old and not in.
sured. She was a wrecking steamer
The j. M. White took into New
Orleans last trip 1000 bales of cotton
The Joe Kinney, of the Anchor
Line, will leave st. Louis this even
ing for Memphis.
, The John A. Scudder will probabl,
enter the Cairo and New 0rlean.
trade, running in connection with tn.
; james Howard.
; Commodore James Wise, of th
Memphis and Ohio River Packe
Company, leaves this evening for Gin
%cinnati byrail.
= The "broadhorns," loaded wit.
, Western products, are putting in thei
appearance.
: The wharfmaster is having the lowe
portion Of the levee repaired and re
paved.
/; The Thomas Sherlock, Captain LIE.
Hates, will be down this evening fc
New Orleans.
The A. j., Donally left New 0.
n leans Wednesday evening for CinciI
natl.
: The Belle of Shreveport, of Il
Anchor Line, left st. Louis Wedne
: day evening for New Orleans, and
i due down tomorrow.
The My Choice and barges left S
t. Louis Wednesday evening for Ne
r. Orleans.
The Colorado left St. Louis la
$ evening for Vicksburg, and will lea
here Sunday morning.
$, The Henry Frank for Memphis al
A. j. Baker for st. Louis, left Ne
Orleans last evening.
There is a big rise in the river
Pittsburg which places the Ohio
a booming condition.
The Marlin Speed is due tod
m m from Arkansas river with a good Ii
of cotton.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain A
drews in command, is the regular 81
urday packet for the upper coast.
The John A. Scudder cleared Ia
evening for New Orleans. She add,
here and at Hopefeld 457 bales of C,
ton and $3.50 sacks oil cake.
Mr.. Peter Sutherland, a we'll knoy
Is. Red river pilot, died suddenly Ii
Thursday night in New Orleans. |
y. leaves a wife and four children.
The government snag boat 0ctav
which has been down the river OF
tour of inspection, passed up to-day +
Cairo.
lie Captain J.'.J. Darragh, who is S
p%erintending the wrecking of the
j. White, presented to Captain Jam
les Lee, ST., the whistle of that defur
at favorite packet.
IL Captain Henry Partee, with ]
transfer boat, the Monsoon, left Ia
tn evening for the Arkansas. She W
it be used as a transfer boat at f,
on Smith, plying between there and Oh,
lel okee Station.
rg The Thompson Dean, Captain Jan
Pepper, leaves this evening at 5 o'clo
for New Orleans and the bends. Y
al Entrekin and Sterritt Pepper do I
, honors of the Office.
The United States government
aot chartered the Yellowstone for t
/ d purpose Of dredging out the harbor
is Vicksburg, which is at present an
I'll land city. She commences operate
\r, next week.