Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-24

captain Glenn has now a good road
way down to his wharfboat, located
at the foot of Jefferson street.
The Andy Baum, for Memphis,
aud new Mary Houston, for New Or
leans, leave Cincinnati this evening.
A deck hand was drowned off the
towboat Baltic last Sunday between
Cairo and st. Louis.
Joe Parham, second steward on the
towboat Raven, wOs drowned while
bathing near Caseyyille, KY, on Mon
day last.
The Centennial, Of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis this evening
for New Orleans, and leaves here
Tuesday morning next.
The Ouachita Belle left Vicksburg
yesterday noon, will arrive here to-
morrow afternoon and leave Tuesday
evening with a return trip.
The City of Vicksburg, from st
Louis, arrived at Vicksburg last
night. She leaves there to-day at IL
am. with a return trip.
The Il. NJ. Norton, with a tow of
empties and the steamer Ike Bon
ham in tow, is due up to-day, bound
for the Ohio river.
The John Scudder from st. Louis
and Iron Mountain and barges from
Pittsburg arrived at New Orleans
yesterday. =
The Batesville, Captain Maumus,
will arrive to-day from st. Francis
river, and leave on Tuesday with a
return trip for Wittsburg.
The Colorado passed down at 10
o'clock this morning for Vicksburg
with a good trip of freight. She put
off here 80 bales hay and added 30 tons
of freight for points below.
The St. Genevieve leaves st. Louis
this evening for Memphis, and will
arrive on Monday evening and leave
Tuesday evening with a return trip.
The City of Alton, of the Anchor
Line, Captain Bixby, will leave the
company wharfboat to-morrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings.
The little friends and admirers of
Captain Bob Wise and his famous
Gaff presented him yesterday with an
elegant water set of silver, inlaid with
gold.
The big Joe Williams, with her
tow, bound for Pittsburg, is laid up
at ScufletOwn bar, on which there is
but 4 feet water.
Billy Short, chief engineer Of the
Katie Hooper, returned home this
morning by rail from Cairo, his
packet being laid up there.
The lower Ohio is at extreme low
tide for this early in the season and
steamers experience much trouble
with the Sand-bars on account of the
low stage of water.
Captain Ferd Montana, who brought
the Trader with her raft out of White
river, left the boat at Terrene, and re-
turned home yesterday on the Josie
Harry.
The Eldorado, bound from Cincin.
natl to St. Louis, in making the cross.
} ing on the bar at Caseyville on Thurs
day ran across the Thomas Sherlock
|, bow, damaging her barge and knocked
overheard five bales Of cotton.
+ 1t has been suggested that the
! Louisville and Henderson Packet
Company call their new steamer JAS.
W. Goslee," after an old-time com
mander, who was killed no a railroad
near Louisville several years ago.
The James D. Parker, Capt. Char.
ley Russell, will arrive Monda,
morning from the Ohio river with {
full cargo of Western products ant
leave Wednesday next with a return
trip for Cincinnati.
Major John Hardin, superintendent
n Of the Memphis and Arkans Rivel
n Packet Company, arrived home thi,
= ! morning from Mound City, where he
. has been supervising the repairs O
the Katie Hooper.
Joe Lovejoy, second mate of the
Paris G. Brown, fell overheard al
Paducah Wednesday night and was
drowned. He fell from the hurricane
roof and struck the deck first, which
no doubt killed him, as he never rose
after sinking. Ills home is in Man.
chester, Ohio.
: The splendid light raught mai
packet Marlin Speed, Captain Ed
e NOwlaRd in command, leaves this
evening for Little Rock and all points
on the Arkansas river. Captain Jim.
my Thompson is her chief clerk.
, seconded by Amos Day.
' The good little steamer II. p. Rog-
? ers, Captain John Fritz, is the regular
$ daily packet for Scanlan's Landing
e leaving tbs foot of Union street at /;
b O'Clock and attending to all way bust.
+ ness. Lewis Fritz, a clever gentleman
6 attends to the clerical department.
The steamer Judge Fletcher, which
? left Little Rock several days since
bound for Arkansas City, Kas., wa'
+ unable to get any further than Web.
$ ber's Falls, sixty miles above For
g Smith, at which point she stored hel
] freight and returned to Little Rock.
7 Captain John B. Davis, with hi,
I splendid packet the Rob Roy, for the
7 Memphis and Arkansas City trade.
: Will leave St. Louis Monday evening
{ next fox Msmphis and will make her
initial trip IN I've Arkansas City trade
on the following Thursday
The Anchor Line packet John Is.
dayde, Capt. VIM. Blake, will pass
ND this afternoon for Cairo and St.
Louis, She will make close ccnnec-
a ton EIth ths principal railroads for
all points East q9q Westi Billy
Rleokner IL her clever clerk.