Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-08

The towboat John A. Wood struck
the wreck of a steamship laying at
McCall's fats, twenty-five miles below
New Orleans, and sunk in deep water.
The City of Helena, Of the Anchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening for
Nicksburg, and leaves here Thursday
morning.
The famous passenger steamer
Charles Morgan leaves Evansville to-
day at noon for New Orleans, and will
be here to leave Thursday morning.
The Belle Of Shreveport, Captain
Cogshill, leaves the Anchor Line
wharfboat tomorrow at 5 pm. for
New Orleans and all the principal way
landings.
The City of Yicksburg passed down
last evening for Vicksburg well laden.
She put off here 973 bbls -four and
meal, 1S6 SKIS grain, III tierces meat,
and 1875 pkgs sundries, and added Is
tons Of way freight.
The Batesville, Captain j. d. Ran
dali, is the regular packet leaving this
evening at 6 o'clock for st. Francis
river, going through to Wittsburg.
d. B. Abrahams is her chief clerk,
seconded by Birdie Banning, both
clever gentlemen.
The Thomas Sherlock, Captain Lew
Hates, will leave Glenn's wharf boat
this evening at 5 o'clock for New Or
leans, making all principal way land
ings. Captain Vinton has control Of
the Office.
The Mary Houston, bound from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
V%icksburg yesterday at i am. anC
the John A. Scuddcr, from st. Louis
bound for New Orleans, passed there
yesterday noon.
The Vint Shinkle, bound from Gin.
cinnati to Memphis, passed Evansville
at 8 pm, and will arrive here Thurs
day morning. She added there to he
cargo 1000 sacks of corn for this porr
and a large lot Of produce.
The staunch and light draugh.
steamer Dyersburg, Captain G. j
Berry, leaves this evening for Dyers
burg and all points on the ForkeC
Deer river, giving prompt attention t
all way business. Mr.. Il. B. Pendle
ton, a courteous gentleman, preside.
at the desk.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton
is receiving at the foot Of Court stree
for Cincinnati and leaves tomorrow
evening, ticketing passengers through
to all points East at exceedingly low
rates. Mr., William HARRISON, ,
genial and clever gentleman, preside.
at the desk.
The Katie Hooper. Captain EC
Rowland in command, leaves thi
evening at 5 o'clock for Little Rocl
and all points on Arkansas river, car
rying the mail and making close con
p%ection at Little Rock with a light
draught steamer for Fort Smith
Captain Jimmy Thompson is he.
purser.
The following is the quarterly repor
/, ending March 81, 1879, Of our loca
inspectors, Messrs. Ralston and Gro
nauer: Isued master license 50
mates license II; pilot license Is
engineer license 43; steamers inspec
ted %; fees of licenses S1075; fees o
inspection $876; tonnage of steamer
inspected 1885 $1,000 tons.
Captain Thomas Darragh. of tn
steamer Maumelle, has retired iron
the river and entered into mercantil
pursuits at Little Rock, Ark. He ha
formed . copartnership with Mr.. Ne
meyer, a prominent merchant of tina
city. Captain Reese Pritchard sue
ceeds Captain Darragh as commando
of the Maumelle.
AS Major Adams has closed tn
contract for his new sidewheel steamc
{. for the Memphis and Vicksburg trade
we suggest to him to name her "Boli
var in appreciation of the larg
amount of business extended his poI
ular steamer, the 0uachita Belle, b
, the good people of Bolivar count,
) Miss.
Superintendent AID Storm and Cap
! Tom Shields entertained in royal man
neF quite a number of guests and Wis
! itors on the new steamer City G
! G%reenville yesterday afternoon, an
to give her a good send off on he
maiden trip, Captain AID had a brida
party for her, Mr.. Williamson and hi
: bride, who make the round trip
! New Orleans and return.
The big James Howard, of the An
Choir Line, Captain James 0'Neil il
command, will arrive tomorrow morn
ing from New Orleans and leave tn
! Anchor Line wharfboat at 5 O'Clock
} sharp, for Cairo and st. Louis, attend
{ ing to all bend business and maxim
direct connection with the principi
railroads Tor all points East and Yves
The George w. Cheek, of the lie
Mail Line, Captain Stacker Lee i
command, leaves this evening at 81
o'clock, sharp, for Friar's Point, max
! ing all way landings on schedule tim
and making direct connection at Gler
dale with the Mobile and Northwes.
ern railroad. w. W. Huston, ono
the best fellows in the world, Is he
chief clerk, seconded by Nat Banks.
Captaiu Mark Cheek has received
letter from Major John D. Adams il
forming him that the 0uachitR Bell
will be kept in the Vicksburg trade tn
year round. and instructs him Gap
i Cheek 70 ship the Whites machinei
and fitting to Memphis end have
properly taken car Of He adds tha
he will close the contract for a ne.
4, boat for the Aims machinery befol
! he leaves Cincinnati.
The steamer Git gf Evansville, tn