Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-28

The Belle Memphis leaves st. Louis
this evening for Memphis and will
arrive here Friday night and leave
Saturday evening with a return trip.
The Josie Harry, Capt. Milt Harry,
Is the regular Saturday White river
mail packet. Shetwill arrive in port
tomorrow night.
The Anchor Line packet James
Howard, leaves st. Louis this evening
for New Orleans and will leave here
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. julie Shields, porter on the
steamer COahoma, was married Mon
day evening last to Miss Matte Bens-
ford, Of Huntsville, Ala. Rev. DR..
Jay oficiated.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
Will arrive tomorrow morning from
the Ohio river with a full cargo of
Western products, and leaves Satur-
day with a return trip for Cincinnati.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Ed
Rowland, will arrive tomorrow night
from Arkansas river, and leave on
Saturday with a return trip, going
through to Little Rock.
Captain John B. Davis will leave
st. Louis Monday next with the Rob
Roy for Memphis, and she will make
her initial trip in the Arkansas City
trade on the following Thursday.
Official news from Fort Dodge and
Big Bend reports the Arkansas river
rising rapidly at head waters, but it
will be several days before the rise
will be felt at Little Rock.
The Maumelle, Captain Rees Pritch-
ard, will arrive to-day from the Ar
kansas river with a fair list of cotton.
She lays up for a few weeks, there
being hardly sufficient business for
one boat.
Captain Tom feathers famous
Natchez is making her 4O1st trip in
the Vicksburg and New Orleans trade,
and will leave New Orleans on Satur-
day next for Cincinnati, to be disman-
tied.
The Centennial, Of the Anchor
Line, Captain Davidson, leaves the
Anchor Line wharf boat, foot of Mon
roe street, this afternoon for New Or
leans.
We will publish in our issue to-
morrow an interesting article, giving
a description of a life-saving apparatus
to be used on vessels either in our in
land waters or at sea, invented by our
worthy citizen Mr.. j. i. Roach.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, is the regular mail packet,
leaving this evening at 6 o'clock, sharp,
for Osceola and all way landings on
the upper coast, B. o. Michel, Cyrus
Fay and AL Speers, a trio of clever
gentlemen, have charge of the Office.
The fine steamer Ouachita Belle.
Captain Mark Cheek, of the Adams
Mail Line, will arrive this evening
from Arkopolis and will leave on to,
morrow evening with a return trip
She will pay strict attention to all way
and plantation business, and attend
promptly to all orders.
The Golden Crown, which is one Of
the best and most popular passenger
steamers on the river, leaves Glenn.
wharfboat this afternoon at 8 O'Clock
for New Orleans, making all principa'
way landings. Q. v. Shinkle, a cour
teous gentleman, does the honors O
the office,
The GRAND Tower, Captain Lennox
of the Anchor Line, leaves the CON
pany's wharf FLOAT, foot of Monro,
street, tomorrow morning at II
o'clock for Vicksburg, carrying tn,
mail, attending to all bend bushes,
and making close connection at Vicks
burg with the regular packets 70.
New Orleans and YazoO river, givin,
through bills of lading and ticketinl
passengers through. Tom White i
her purser.
The City of Helena, Capt. Mckee
of the Anchor Line, will arrive to
night from Vicksburg, and leaves the
company's wharf boat, foot of Monroe
street, tomorrow morning at II
o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis, max
ing direct connection with the princi-
pal railroads for all points East aud
West. Geo. Walton, a clever gentle.
man, presides at che desk.
Mr.. j. D. Fuller, Captain Glenn's
efficient and worthy chief clerk, has
been appointed deputy wharfmaster
Captain Pat Kallaher could not have
made a better selection. Mr.. Fuller
is recognized for his integrity and
p%oliteness and is quite a favorite with
steamboatmen. He will fill the posi-.
ton with credit and honor to himselt
and friends,
The splendid passenger steamer
John A. .Scudder, of the Anchor
! Line, in command of the veteran an,
popular boatman Captain Elem Cal
vert, leaves the company's wharf boat
foot Of Monroe street, this evening a
5 o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and St
Louis, making all prominent wa,
landings and connecting with the prin
cipal railroads for all points East anC
West. Captain Garrett Huls, a cour.
teOus gentleman, oficiates in the
Office.
Captain Durham, of the United
States steamer General Barnard
states that a bar three hundred fee
long has been formed above the
Dubuque bridge, which has complete.
ly changed the channel of the Missis.
sippi river. Heretofore boats HAVING
passed the draw found the channel OF
the Wisconsin side now they have tC
strike for the Iowa shore to find deer
water. lie says the bar must either
be removed or a new draw o be
made in the bridge.
Captain c. G. Shinkle, secretary Of
the Cincinnati, st. Louis and New
Orleans Pilots Association, received