Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-25

Int I1dltlo RoNidnu ieIL Little
Rock yesterday for Memphis.
Several wrecks of coal and aatboats
hoated past here this morning.
The George w. Cheek returned to
Friar's Point with a good trip of peo-
pie and freight.
The Mary Houston cleared for Gin
cinnati this morning.
Captain VIM. Ashford and John B.
McCuno went out as pilots on the Red
Wing.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis.
The James Howard, Port Eads and
Nicksburg are announced to leave
Cairo to-day for the south.
The Red Wing cleared last night
for V%icksburg with a moderate trip.
The wreck of a boat passed down
last evening in the ice.
The Coahoma resumes her regular
trips on Monday next,
The new Memphis and New Orleans
packet Ed Richardson will arrive here
Monday.
Jimmy Thomas, late of the Coaho-
ma, went out as bill clerk on the Red
Wing.
The Mary Houston, for Cincinnati,
added here $50 bbls oil and a lot Of
lumber and other stuff.
The Florence Meyer is up Arkansas
river hunting a load of cotton for New
Orleans.
Marmaduke Sim Ensminger, now in
his SEVENTEEN year, has been wharf
master at Cairo ever since 1889.
Captain A. j. Ross, formerly of the
Liberty, Nashville and other steamers,
is running a grocery in Louisville.
The loss of property on the Western
rivers by the disasters of 1873 amount
to 1890 with a loss of only 81
lives.
1t is said that four of the New Or.
leans pool boats will run to Cairo-the
Robert E. Lee, Thompson Dean, j.
NJ. White and Ed Richardson.
The new steamer Ed Richardson
which was built for the Memphis and
New Orleans trade, will be here in the
early part Of the week.
The Thompson Dean, Captain
James Pepper, will arrive here to-
morrow, and leave on Tuesday with
a return trip for New Orleans.
Freight will be received for her at all
times at the Lee ~wharfboat.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
this evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
making close connection at Cairo
with the railroads for all points East
and West.
The Batesville is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for st.
Francis river, going through to Wits
burg, Captain Collins commands with
Captain Abrahams in the office.
Colonel Frank Bakers Marine
Journal of this week is full of news
and interesting river matter. 1t is
more than readable. Every steam
boatman ought to subscribe for the
Marine journal.
Captain Lightburne, superintendent
of this end of the line of the Mem
phis and Cincinnati Packet Company,
has his Office draped in mourning in
respect to the memory of j. w. Gaff,
the deceased president.
Captain Aft Stein telegraphis IL,
from Hickman that he will be here
this evening with his famous passen.
ger steamer the Charles Morgan, anC
leave at 5 O'Clock for New Orleans
taking no freight, only passengers.
The steamers in port yesterday dis.
played their colors at half-mast in re.
spect to the memory of Mr.. James w
Gaf, president of the Memphis anC
Cincinnati Packet Company, who dice
suddenly at Cincinnati THURSDAY
night,
The 0sceola Belle, Captain An.
drews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Osceola anC
the upper coast. B. o. Michel doe,
the honors of the office, assisted b,
Cyrus Fay and A. X. Spears.
The Josie Harry, Captain Harry, is
the regular mail boat leaving here thi,
evening for White river, going through
to J%acksonport and making direct con.
n%ection with the upper White anC
Black river packets, Captain Joe
Moore is her chief clerk, seconded by
Peg Williams.
The Memphis and Cincinnati pack
ct Vint Shinkle, which has been dc.
layed by ice, will arrive here tonight
or in the morning, and will leave
Monday evening with a return tril
for Cincinnati. Captain L~ightburn(
will make engagements and receive
freight for her.
Captain j. ID. Randall will leave
Monday evening next with the stauncl
and excellent light-draught steamer
Mark Twain for TyrOngle river and
the Sunk Lands. She has good anC
comfortable passenger accommodation.
and offers great inducements to sports
men and curiosity seekers.
The famous passenger steamer Chas
Morgan, Captain Aft Stein in com
mand, will leave this eveninl
for New Orleans. She is one of the
best carriers on the river and has pa.
latial passenger accommodations. Har
ry Stein, a genial and clever gentle.
man, controls the office.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland in command, came in yester
day afternoon with 5l3 bales and Ii
} bags cotton, 300 bbls oil, 81 pkgs
sundrios, and reshipped az the moutl
I'll bales cotton, She leaves thii
evening at5 o'clock with a return tril
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