Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-08

dered Charley Garner, OF New Albany,
on the Clinton, a few weeks ago, is in
custody in st. Louis.
Commodore James Wise, general
superintendent Of the Memphis and
Cincinnati packet line, left last night
for Cincinnati by rail.
The James Howard, Captain James
O'Neal, of the Anchor Line, will
leave here Saturday morning at 10
o'clock for New Orleans.
The j. w. Calf cleared last even
ing for Cincinnati with $50 bales cot
ton, $50 empty oil barrels, and 300
packages sundries and 40 people.
Engineers Frank Chapdu and Geo.
Glaspe are coming down this trip in
charge Of the engines of the j. w.
Garrett.
Col. Price, assistant river reporter
of the Avalanche, left last evening on
the steamer Hard Cash, on a recreation
tour through Arkansas.
The steamboat engineers of New
Orleans have formed themselves into
an association, as the 10th subordinate
branch of the United States National
Board Of Engineers, and elected VIII
lis A. Stewart as their president.
The Bart Able is coming up the
river, and will be dismantled at Jeffer-
sonyille and her machinery placed in
a new boat now being built there for
Captain Siniott.
The Thomas Sherlock, Capt. Lew.
Hates, will leave Glenu's wharfboat
this evening at four o'clock for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings. Capt. Glenn will make en-
gagements for her.
Atchison, Kansas, has passed an
ordinance making every steamboat
officer liable to a fine Of 500 and
three months Imprisonment for land
ing refugees at that port.
The wharfmaster received to-day
the fre-plugs to be placed on the
leyee, by the steamer james d. Par
ker, and the pipes will be laid and
plugs put in position Immediately.
The Dick Fulton, with the Phil
Allin in tow, passed Cincinnati yes
terday for Pittsburg, where the latter
is to be dismantled and her machinery
placed in a new boat building there
for Major John ID. Adams and to be
run in the Memphis and Vicksburp
trade.
The tug Laurel that left here Satur.
day for New Orleans, with a tow of
barges loaded with slaves, consigned
to Calhoun & Co., stranded part oil
her tow in making the crossing al
Austin, Miss.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc.
Kee, came in near noon from st
Louis, bound for Vieksburg. with Z
full cargo of grain and produce. She
had for this port about 1900 pkgs mis-.
cellaneous freight, and adds a large lor
of way freight, and leaves this after.
noon for Vicksburg.
The bank at the foot of Washington
street on the river front has com.
menced caying very rapidly. A slice
went in Tuesday night that caused
the sinking of a barge Of coal belong
ing to Messrs, Brown y Jones.
james BOhan, steward of the Jas.
D. Parker, who was detained in Gin
cinnati on account Of the death o
his mother, arrived to-day by rail anC
r%ejoins his boat here.
A beautiful catamaran and twin
hull sailing boat has been completed
at Rock Island, Ill. The hulis ar,
81 feet long and slender. She has t.,
30-foot mast and a 26-foot bowsprit
Such boats have made in this country
Is miles per hour.
The number of boats belonging t
or bound to or from ports in tn,
United States, reported totally lost
and missing during the past month, i,
66, of which 81 were wrecked, II
abandoned, 4 burned, 2 sunk by col
%lision, Z foundered and 5 are missing
The elegant passenger steamer
Golden Grown, Capt. Eugene ShinklC
in command, will pass ND this after.
noon for Cincinnati, going through
with dispatch. She is one of the best
steamers on the river to travel on.
The Josie Harry, Captain Mil
Harry in command, will arrive thi,
evening from White river and leaves
Saturday evening with a return trip,
going through to Jacksoaport and
making direct connection with light
| 9Faggkt steamers for upper White and
Black Fiyels,
The Anchor line steamer Crane
Tower, Captain Lennox, arrived her
last night from Y~icksburg. She pu
off rs bales cotton and 2 bales hides
adding q fair list Of Eastern-bounC
cotton. ShG laqyes the company
wharfhoat, foot of Monroe straot, thi
evening at 5 o'clock for Cairo and st
Louis, attending to way business ant
making railroad connection for al
points East and West. Tom White i
her purseP,
The James Howard, of the Ancho
Line, which left St. Louis on Tnesda,
for New Orleans, and will pass her,
Saturday morning, has on board on,
hundred and fifty negroes who are re
tYrgipg from Kansas, the Ancho.
Line bringing them back and givinI
them free GaIspoaS49g. The poo.
deluded negroes when they got aLGart
of the Howard at st. Louis were $,
anxious to return South that the,
were restless and feared an acciden.
| would happen to the boat that nigh.
in some way qsl9y them from return
lag to their old bones.
The great &yqrite packet James d
Parker, Of the Memphis and Cipcip
natl Packet Line arrived a. noon to.