Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-03

Inc Ouacn1ta Belle lett NlcksburC
yesterday noon for Memphis and will
arrive here Sunday evening and leave
Tuesday with a return trip.
The Iron Mountain left Pittsburg
on Thursday tor New Orleans with a
big tow, including 1900 tons railroad
iron and 1900 tons cotton ties.
The w. p. Halliday. of the Anchor
Line, en route from New Orleans to
st. Louis, passed Vicksburg yesterday
at pm. and leaves here on Monday
evening.
Mr.. r. w. L~ightburne, jr returned
home last night from Little Rock,
whittier he had been in the interest
OF the various transportation lines he
so ably represents.
Eli Spencer, the renowned steward
of the Batesville, was around to-day
on the markets purchasing all the
goodies requisite for the excursion
trip tomorrow.
The Annie p. Silver passed up last
evening for St. Louis with a fair up
stream trip. She discharged here q
bbls of mOlasses, IA bbls rice. 9 bbls
potatoes and % pkgs ofmineral water.
VIM. Rahm has built a fine barn for
storing corn, a short distance below
Henderson, and has named the loca-
ton Golden Rule Landing" in
honor Of Captain o. p. Shinkle's fine
steamer.
Cincinnati is p%atterning after our
wharfmaster, and will have fire plugs
placed on the levee. The wharfmas
ter informs us that the maines will be
laid in the early part of the week
and that everything will be working
right by Wednesday.
We are indebted to Mr.. i'll. Hud-
son, one of our popular river clerks, for
a correspondence of a good description
Of the entertainment given on the
Josie Harry by Captain Milt Harry,
at Newport, Augusta and Jackson
port.
The Golden City, Captain Hegler.
will leave Gleun's wharfboat at IL
am, for New Orleans. She is a good
carrier and will make all principal
way landings. Captain Billy MeIu.
tyre is her purser.
George A. Miller, wharfmaster al
Foster, Ky, a landing about twenty
miles above Cincinnati, was shot
Thursday night and seriously wounded
by VIM. Sells, a boy who was elected
from the wharfboat by Miller.
The Paris C. Brown, Captain A. p.
Halliday, will leave Glenn's wharf
boat tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
going through with dispatch. Capt
Glenn will make engagements and
receive freight for her.
The Cons Millar, Captain William
T~ichenor, leaves this evening at p,
o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and Gin.
cinnati, ticketing passengers through
to all points East at a lower rate thar
ever. Captain james Wilson anC
Jimmy Voris, two clever gentlemen, dc
the honors of the Office.
The st. Louis Republican of yes
terday says William Reilly. (
rOuster, stabbed another rouster, Geo
Smith, on board the Lady Lee yester
day because he would not leave a posi-
ton on that boat and go on anothe.
boat.
The officers of the Parisot, Lin,
have donated a bale of cotton to tn.
Dalton fund, and we feel satisfied tina
our local steamboatmen will subscrib.
and aid the poor widow and orpans Q
Dalton, who lost his life in giving sue
cor to the distressed who suffered $
severely by the epidemic.
Mr.. N. M. Jones received 4 tele
gram this morning dated at Helena
Ark, from the Captain of the Alic.
Blown, informing him that he passel
there this morning with his tow o
coal, with the exception of tire
barges, which were stranded and lef
Jon the bar at Shoe Fly.
Captain Milt Harry entertained
large number of his friends on boart
his beautiful steamer, the Josie Harr,
the last trip, at Augusta and New
port, mention of which is made on am
other page. The White river folk
think Milt Harry is the greatest ma.
living, as he is continually catering t
their comfort and pleasure.
Captain j. d. Randall makes an ex
cursion tomorrow to Island 40 wit
his excellent steamer Batesville, leav
ing the foot of Court street at | pm
and returning at 6 pm. The Bates
vile is a safe and good steamer AM
we'll adapted for the excursion bust
ness. The trip will be a short on
and the whole affair promises to b
both pleasant and agreeable,
The Batesville, Captain J. D. Ran
dali, came in this morning from 81
Francis river with 46 bales cotton. )
sacks seed, Al pkgs sundries and 200
cane poles. She leaves Tuesday eve
ming with a return trip for St. Franci
river. Birdie Banning, the handsoH
est clerk On the river, controls tn
office.
The excellent light draught steame
Marlin Speed, Captain Eugene Smit
in command, leaves the Lee whar.
boat this evening for Little Rock an
all pOints or Arkansas river, carryin
the mail, doing ali way business an
making direct connection at the Roc.
with a light-draught steamer for Fol
Smith. Wash Floyd, a gentlema
With whom it is a pleasure to travel c
do BUSINESS, is her chief clerk, second
cd by Johnny Briggs
The new and palatial mail and pai
senger steamer Josie Harry, Captai
Milt Harry in command, leaves thi
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