Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-09

Alton left st. Louis yesterday for
New Orleans, and leaves here Satur-
day at 10 am.
. Captain Paul Boyton will arrive
here Friday afternoon. The Thomas
Sherlock passed him yesterday morn
ing above Gayoso.
The John B. Maude from st. Louis
arrived at Vicksburg yesterday. and
will leave there to-day at II am. with
a return trip.
The Paris c. Brown passed up last
evering for Cincinnati with 500 tons
Of freight. She discharged here SO
bbls mOlasses and 3 hhds sugar. and
added 1900 feet lumber and 30 bales
cotton.
Mr.. William Thomas, second clerk
Of the Henry Frank, accompanied by
his estimable lady, were passengers on
the 0uachita Belle, bound for Bolivar.
Mississippi, on a visit to friends.
The Marlin Speed, from Memphis,
arrived at Little Rock this morning,
and leaves there to-day at noon with a
return trip.
The Robert Mitchell leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for New Orleans and
will be followed on Saturday by the
Guiding Star.
Andy Hamilton, second engineer of
the j., M. Kerr, was stricken with
paralysis at st. Louis on Monday and
is in a critical condition.
The steamer Bastrop, sunk at Bayou
Bartholomew last Saturday, was val
ued at $4,000 and insured in Cincin-
natl Offices.
The Maumelle, for Memphis, left
Pine Bluff yesterday, and will arrive
here on Friday morning and leave ON
Saturday with a return trip for Little
Rock.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterling
Mcintyre, will arrive to morrow from
the Ohio river with a big trip of pro
duce and miscellaneous freight and
will leave on Friday with a return
trip for Cincinnati.
The Belle of Shreveport, of the
Anchor Line, Captain Cogshill in
command, left Cairo last evening at 4
o'clock and will leave here this after
noon.
The Thomas Sherlock passed down
last night for New Orleans fully
laden, She put off here $50 sacks
corn, $50 sacks oats, 300 sacks bran.
l25 barrels potatoes and sundries, and
added a few lots of miscellaneous
freight.
Captain Jimmy Carr, the able rep
resentative at the river of Messrs.
Brown x Jones, has lost his first born.
In his sad bereavement he has the
sympathy Of his numerous river
friends.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton.
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing passen-
gers through to. all points East at a
cheaper rate than ever. She has
unsurpassed passenger accommoda-
tions. Mr.. William HARRISON, a
courteous gentleman, presides at the
desk.
Captain r. w. Lightburne, the able
representative at this end of the line
of the Memphis and Cincinnati pack
cts, has added to his Office a ticket
cabinet, and he is now prepared to
ticket passengers to any point East or
West over his line, giving rates lower
than anybody.
Little Book Gazette, 9Th "The
Florence Meyer, Captain Jas. Nichols
passed up on her way to Fort Smith
on the 24th of February, and is now
detained at Dardanelle on her way
down for want of sufficient water tc
let her out. She has part of a cargo
Of cotton on board, some 1900 bales
and wants about five feet water in the
channel to come down with safety"
Mr.. Thomas Hunter, mate of the
Buckley State, accidentally fell into
the hold Of the Buckeye on THURSDAY
and, although able to be about, was
feeling badly, and stopped off at Pitts.
burg to recuperate. 1t is almost q
miracle that Mr.. Hunter escaped with
his life, as he fell FIVE and a half feet.
his shoulders first striking the timbers
in the bottom of the boat.
Ohio river boats are attracting at
t%ention in Europe. The editor Of the
London Engineer, the very highest
authority in England on all matters
pertaining to engineering, has written
to the owners Of the steamboat Mon
tana for copies of the dimensions Of
the same, which he will in due time
publish in the journal mentioned.
The City of Helena, of the Anchor
Line, Captain Mckee, will leave the
Anchor Line wharf boat tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg
doing all way business and making
close connection at Vicksburg Will
the New Orleans and Yazoo river
packets, giving through rates on freight
and passengers. Geo. Walton is hel
clever purser.
The Grand Tower is the Anchor
Line packet leaving tomorrow even
ing for st. Louis. She will arriy,
here tonight. The Yicksburg Com.
merOial, in referring to her departure
says: The Grand Tower left here
on Monday with 1000 SKIS cotton seed
1000 feet of lumber and $50 negro
~emigTants, the latter for Kansas
There vera fully 800 negroes on the
elevator and boat wanting to 30, but
Captain LennOx would only take 1850.
the number Of deck passengers Che
boat is allowed TO take
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews in command, brought il
from the upper coast II bales cotton