Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-07

night for Friar's Point with an excel.
lent trip Of freight and people.
The cows ON the leyee. which are
fond Of cotton seed, are very trouble
some.
The James D. Parker, for Memphis.
and I. p. Schenck, for New Orleans
passed Louisville yesterday.
The c. p. Chouteau did not leave
New Orleans for Memphis until yes
terday.
The Osceola Belle returned to the
upper coast with a good trip of freight
and people.
The Port Eads and barges and Ed
Richardson arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The steamboat John Wilson was fred
into above Waterloo the other night
by parties on the shore, wounding the
mate.
The Annie P. Silver, of the Anchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening for
New Orleans, and will be followed by
the Commonwealth leaving tomorrow.
The A. c. Donnally, from Cincin-
nati, and City of Augusta, out of
White river with a load Of cotton,
passed Vicksburg Wednesday at mid
night.
Captain Gus Donnally has con-
traeted with the Marine Ways for the
hull of a new stern-wheel steamer.
ZlO feet long, for the Mary Miller's
machinery.
The new, elegant and fast-running
steamer Guiding Star, Captain w. b.
Miller, leaves tomorrow evening for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati and
all way points.
The City of Alton, Captain Bixby.
is the Anchor Line steamer leaving
their wharfboat tomorrow at 10 am.
for New Orleans and all principal way
landings.
The good little steamer jay Hardy.
Captain Billy Davis. leaves this even
ing promptly for Island 81 and all
points on the upper coast, doing all
way business in behind the islands.
Captain VIM. 7. Dean, a prominent
planter on Arkansas river, and son of
Commodore Thompson Dean. came
around on the Hattie Rowland lass
evening, and remains in the city a
few days interviewing his numerous
friends.
The City of Helena passed down at
noon fully laden. She discharged
here l09 bales of hay, 100 sacks of
corn, 100 sacks of bran and 300 pack
ages Of miscellaneous freight, and
added here 30 tons of freight for points
below.
The elegant passenger steamer
Golden Crown, with the ever popular
Captain Eugene Shinkle in command.
will pass down this afternoon for New
Orleans. She is one of the safest and
best carriers on the river and is in
charge of competent and careful boat.
men.
Peggy" McCue, an old and we'll
known river cook, lately died in New
Orleans of pneumonia. Peggy" it
will be remembered, at the beginning
of the late wal went out as a member
of the Crockett Rangers. a famous
company in the old One Hundred and
hifty-fourth senior Tennessee regi-
ment.
Captain Bob Wise and his famous
steamer James w. Calf arrived this
morning from the Ohio river with a
full cargo of Western products. the
following being the principal items F,
GA SKIS corn, 1863 bales hay, 1892 SKIS
oats, 2l8 SKIS bran. She is receiving
at the foot of Court steeet for Cairo.
Louisville and Cincinnati. ticketine
passengers through to all points East.
Captain Wash Thompson, a genial
aud clever gentleman, holds forth in
the Office. Remember she leaves to.
morrow at ) pm.
The Coahoma, Captain Henry
Cooper, of the Lee Mail Line. came
in this morning from the lower coast
with a good list of cotton and other
frelghts and, as usual, a good passen-
ger trip, and leaves on time this even
ing for Friar's Point, carrying the
mail and giving special attention to all
way business, making all landings on
schedule time. Billy Smither. a gen
tleman who is recognized for his in
tegrity and prOmptness in business. is
her chief clerk, assisted by Messrs.
Frank Ellison and Platt Rhodes. two
clever gentlemen and accommodating
clerks.
A pleasant event occurred at the
residence of Captain John MoCune
last night. 1t was the uniting in mat
rimonial bands of his accomplished
daughter Miss Ophelia McCune to
Mr.. Julius g. Cammcr, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. Jos. II.
Gray, of the Epicopal Church. The
groom was formerly connected with
the river department of the Ava
lanche, and by his amiability and in
dustry o a number Of friends. all Of
whom unite in wishing him and his
charming eonsort a long life of happi-
ness and prosperity.
The stanch and big carrier Henry
Frank, Captain Frank Hicks, leaves
this evening positively for New Or
leans, stopping at all principal way
landings. She is one of the best and
safest boats coming to this port and
has most excellent passenger accom-
modations. She will have 5000 bales
Of cotton leaving here, one Of the best
trips ofany boat leaving here this sea
son, and has engagements below suf-
icient to fill her out. Captain All
Grissom, a gentleman recognized for
integrity and courtesy, is chief clerk.
seconded by the attentive Mr.. VIM.
Thomas.