Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-10

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Silver, Captain ID. II. Silver in com
mand, will leave the Anchor Line
wharf boat, foot of Monroe street.
this evening at 5 O'Clock for New Or
leans, making all principal way land
ings.
Gus Althouse, Charley Kney's rep.
resentative ON the river and furnisher
of steamboats, of choice fresh meats
and game, is building up a fair trade
with the steamboatmen, though he
forgot to furnish one packet Saturday
evening after taking her order.
We regret to announce that the
estimable wife of Mr.. Thornburg.
river editor of the Pittsburg CONNER
cial, and Pittsburg correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial, died in
Pittsburg Friday last. We deeply
sympathize with Mr.. Thornburg in his
sad affection.
The popular steamer James D.
Parker, Of the Memphis and Cincin-
natl Packet Company, will arrive to-
night from the Ohio river with a full
cargo of Western products, and re-
turns to Cincinnati Wednesday even
ing. Captain L~ightburne will make
engagements for her.
The defunct Allegheny Savings
Bank, at Pittsburg, in which a mum
Der OF prominent steamboatmen we're
so unfortunate as to be stockholders.
has effected a settlement. The de-
positors get fifty per cent. in cash and
take the assets of the bank for the
balance.
Captain Bob Riley, with his elegant
and popular Anchor Liner the CITY of
Vicksburg, leaves the companv's
whafboat, foot of Monroe street. this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends.
paying strict attention to all way and
plantation business. Chris Sharp, a
genial and clever gentleman, holds
forth in the Office.
The John B. Maude passed down
Saturday night for Vicksburg well
laden She put off here $40 bbls and
70 hf bbls flour, l25 pkgs lard. 100 bxs
crackers, % bales cotton, IA bbls meal.
423 pes bacon, 400 SKIS bran. 50 SKIS
oats, y wet bbls, so sheep, 44 pkgs
sundries, and added 30 tons for points
below.
The James w. Calf cleared Sun
day noon for Cincinnati with 1900
bales cotton, 600 bbls oil, 80 bales
rags and sundries and 30 cabin pas
sengers. She was delayed until noon
yesterday on account of the laborers
refusing to work Saturday night, and
in consequence she had to lay over
until Sunday morning in order to get
her cotton aboard.
Natchez Sun: 1--WE are told that
the steamer Natchez is now carrying
passengers from this point to New Or
leans at the low rate of S.. The in
road made by the j. NJ. White on this
part of her trade is said to have been
the main cause of the reduction.
Whoop EN- up, boys; there is nothing
like competition"
The Sam Roberts passed down with
her barge feet from the Wabash and
vicinity in good shape, at a late hour
Saturday night. One of the feet be-
longing to the Whales tow, and in
jured recently at Cairo, had 80 tons
for this port, which was discharged
under protest. A barge was grounded
1T the foot of Island Forty, but was
gotten off without injury.
The new Mary Houston is due down
this evening for New Orleans. Can
tain Tom Moore and Tom O'Neil of
Louisville, are passengers on her and
have with them one hundred cocks to
fight in the national cock main at
New Orleans. The fight is to be
Kentucky against Georgia, thirty-one
battles at twenty-five dollars a side.
with $1,000 on the odd battle.
The elegant steamer Hard Cash. OF
the Independent White River Packet
Line, will arrive tomorrow with a biz
trip of cotton, leaving again Wednes-
day for White river aud going through
to Jacksonport. This vessel connects
with light draught boats for upper
White and Black rivers. Captain r.
W. Lightburne will make engage
ments for her.
The Batesville, Captain Maumus in
command, came in from St. Francis
river with 166 bales and "a bags of
cotton, 1861 sacks seed and 80 nkpS
sundries, and reshipped at the mouth
Ill bales Of cotton. She leaves to-
morrow evening with a return trip for
1T. Francis river, going through to
Wittsburg, carrying the mail and do
ing all way business. Captain d. b.
Abrahams is her g~entlemanly clerk,
with Birdie Banning as assistant.
The swift passenger steamer Grand
Tower, of the Anchor Line. CAPTAIN
Lennox in command, came in this
morning from Vicksburg. She put
put off here i bales of cotton and a
lot of sundries. She adds here 1878
/ bales of Eastern bound cotton. and
leaves the Anchor Line wharfboat
this evening at five o'clock for Cairo
and st. Louis, doing all bend bust
ness and making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West.
The great and good Lee Mail Line
packet George w. Cheek, Captain
Stacker Lee, came in on time from
Friar's Point and the lower coast
with 43 bales and IA bags of cotton,
259 seeks seed, I head cattle and sun
dries and a good list of people. She
returns tomorrow evening to Friar's
Point, carrying the mail and doing all
way business. Billy Houston. a
clever gentleman, presides at the
desk.
The popular and famous passenger
steamer Coahoma, Captain Henry
Cooper and Commodore James Lee in