Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-17

retiring to attend to some business on
shore.
Mr.. Sterritt Pepper, one of our
most popular river clerks, leaves this
evening on the Guiding Star for New
Orleans, having accepted a clerkship
at that port.
Mr.. John B. Mcclure, engineer of
the Belle, fell overheard and was
drowned a few days since on the down
trip Of the boat when near New
Orleans.
The B~atesville, Captain Maumus in
command, arrived this morning from
st. Francis river with fair list ofcotton
and other freights, and will leave on
Tuesday with a return trip, going
through to Wittsburg.
Captain John B. Davis has secured
the splendid sidewheel steamer Rob
Roy for the Memphis and Arkansas
City trade. She is being repainted at
st. Louis and put in complete running
order, and will be here to enter the
trade next Tuesday week.
The St. G~eneyieve, of the Anchor
Line, which has undergone a thorough
overhauling and been repainted and
newly furnished at St. Louis, has re-
sumed her regular trips in the Mem
phis and st. Louis trade, and leaves
st. Louis this evening for this port.
The Cons Millar, Captain William
Tichenor, will arrive Monday morning
from Cincinnati with a full cargo of
Western products, and will leave
Wednesday next with a return trip,
ticketing passengers through to al
points East at a cheaper rate than
ever.
The wharfmaster was so excited in
the storm the other day that he
rushed aboard the Illinois, which
steamer has been laid up for several
weeks, and attempted to blow her
whistle to give a signal of distress to
the tugs.
The officers of the Marlin Speed re-
port that the prospects of producing a
good crop along Arkansas river is very
%fattering. The planters are busily
engaged in planting and filling the
young cotton, and the colored people
are working steadily and seem well
satisfied.
The Anchor Line packet John b.
Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, will
leave the company's ~wharfboat this
afternoon for Vicksburg. She carries
the mai, makes all way landings and
connects at Ficksburg with the regu-
lar packets for New Orleans and Yazoo
river. Billy Blenker, a courteous
gentleman, oficiates in the Office.
Frank Ellis, formerly bill clerk of
the Coahoma, left this morning for
Evansville by rail to spend the sum
mer. He will return here next season
and resume duties as first clerk on one
of our local packets. Mr.. Ellis, by
his department and integrity, has won
for himself here and along the lower
coast an enviable reputation.
1t is reported that Diamond 10
Reynolds has purchased four new
steamboats, at Cincinnati which he
intends to put on the upper Missis-
sippi, and which will enable him to
run a daily line between st. Louis and
st. Paul. He has also purchased the
Kountz Line wharfboat at st. Louis,
which will be made the headquarters
of the line in that city.
The favorite Ohio passenger packet
Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterling McIn-
tyre in command. leaves this evening
at 5 o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers to all
Eastern points at extremely low rates
also giving excursion rates to round
trip passengers along the Ohio river.
Captain j. A. Lindsey is her atfable
clerk, seconded by Harry Galley.
The splendid steamer John A.
Scudder, of the Anchor Line, in COM
mand of that old favorite boatman.
Captain Elem Calvert, will leave
the company's wharfboat tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock for New Or
leans, making all principal way land.
ings. Captain Garrett Huls, a geniaI
aud clever gentleman, presides at the
desk.
The staunch and ht-draught mai
packet Marlin Speed, in command Of
Captain Ed NOwland, will leave the
Lee wharf boat this evening at six
O'Clock, sharp, for the Arkansas river,
carrying the mail, attending to all
way business and going through to
Little Rock, connecting with a light
draught steamer, for Fort Smith.
Captain Jimmy Thompson, a worthy
gentleman and efficient clerk, has
charge of the Office, and is assisted by
Amos Day.
Joseph Sheridan has sued the own
ers of the A. G. Donnally in the Com
mon Please Court, at Cincinnati, to
recover $1,000 damages for injuries sus.
, tanned on the 14th Of February last
when the boat was burned near Uolum
: bus, Ky. He alleges that his right
leg was broken, and that he sustained
other damages in the loss of baggage.
Captain r. p. Glenn has his wharf
, boat located near the foot of Jefferson
street, connected by a slide with hi,
large waFehouse. His staging is il
7 place, and he is nov ready for bust
ness in his new quarters, which is {
much better place than he had before
to receive and discharge freight. tn,
: packets he has been representing vii
> land hereafter at his wharfbnat, which
will tend to improve business in tina.
. quarter. 81 tar
e The Colorado, Captain Corvell, o.
the Anchor Line, arrived last evening
from Vicksburg with a fair upstream
trip. She put off here 5 bales cotton
= and a lot Of sEpdries, and adds a 10