Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-16

communication, informing Us of the
severity of Saturdays storm in his
section Of the country.
Gaptain Henry Hart will name his
new Cincinnati and New Orleans
packet after Reuben r. Springer, a
prominent business man Of Cincinnati.
The City.of Helena, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis this evening for
Vicksburg and leaves here Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock. .
The James d. Parker cleared Satur-
day evening for Cincinnati with 900
bales cotton, 200 bbls oil, a lot Of old
iron and paper stock and 40 cabin
passengers.
The w. P. Halliday passed up yes
terday morning for st. Louis with a
fair upstream trip. She put off here
20 bbls molasses and % boxes lemons
and added a few people.
The City of Alton passed down for
New Orleans Saturday evening. She
added here 1906 SKIS oil cake. s bales
cotton and 80 tons Of miscellaneous
freight.
Captain John B. Davis left last
night for St. Louis by rail. He will
leave there Thursday next with the
Mollie Moore for Memphis, carrying
freight at 20 cents per Dbl and 10
cents per hundred.
The Belle Memphis, Captain John
q. Crane, will arrive tomorrow
morning from st. Louis, and will
leave the Anchor Line wharfboat in
the evening at sharp five o'clock with
a return trip for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Batesville, Captain j. d. Ran
dali, arrived this morning from Mari
anna with a SKIS seed and 8pkgs sun
dries. She will leave tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for the St.
Francis river, carrying the mail and
going through to Wittsburg. Mr..
Harrington does the honors of the
office.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, came in last evening from
Osceola, with 2 bales of cotton. l02
SKIS seed, 5 head of cattle and 80 pkgs
sundries. She will leave Wednesday
evening, her regular mail day, with a
return trip for 0sceola. B. O.
Michel is her purser.
The Golden Rule, Captain o. P.
Shinkle, will leave eileen wharf boat.
foot OF Jefferson street, Tuesday. at 4
bpm, for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. Freight will
be received for her at all times at
Glenn's wharfboat or at his warehouse
near the foot of Jefferson street.
The Hard Cash came in Saturday
evening from Mound City, at which
point Captain Ed Postal had her
docked and given a thorough overhaul
ing, thus putting her in splendid run-
ming order for next seasons business.
Captain Ed will also have her re.
painted in elegant style and refur-
nished. She resumes her regular
trips in the trade the 9th of next
month.
Cheap travel Vest The fare from
here to st. Louis by the elegant An
Choir Line steamers in only ten dollars,
and fifty cents from thence to Chicago.
and the same rate to Kansas City. So
passengers can get a through ticket by
the Anchor Line to Chicago or Kan
sas City for the exceeding low sum of
Sl0.50-a cheaper rate to those points
than by any other routeg
The red tiger" packet Coahoma, of
the Lee Mail Line, Captain Stacker
Lee in command, came in yesterday
from the lower coast with II bales OF
cotton, 1856 SKIS seed, 50 bbls oil and 70
pkgs sundries also a splendid trip of
people. She leaves this evening at 6
o'clock for Friar's Point, attending to
way business promptly and connecting
at Glendale with the Mobile and
Northwestern railroad. Captain John
Gwathmey controls the office in an
efficient and polite manner, assisted
by Platt Rhodes and j. w. Haley, two
clever and capable clerks.
The sudden storm of Saturday
evening made things lively with the
water crafts at the wharf for a few
minutes. The wind changed so sud
den hat it parted the stern line of the
Josie Harry and blew her stern up
stream. She caramel on the Milt
Harry and smashed her wheel a little.
The Lee wharfboat's stages and spars
were tripped, but are again in place.
Ii also gave the Parkera shakipg-up.i
and set adrift a barge moored at the
foot of Union street, which was after
ward caught and moored at its place.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc
Pheeters, of the Anchor Line, arrived
this morning from Vicksburg. She
discharged here s bales cotton, and
sundries. She leaves this evening at
) o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and st.
Louis, attending to all bend business
and making direct connection with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Charley Quesnel
one of the best fellows in the world.
presides at the desk.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton.
came in this morning from the Ohio
with an excellent trip, having 423 bbls
-four, 800 bbls meal, 100 casks bacon,
; 1859 SKIS corn, I'll bales hay, and 1906
pkgS sqHdries. She viii leaye Wednes
! day evening with a return trip to Gin
oilnati, ticketipg passengers through
TO all points Fast at a cheaper rate
than ever. She will also give exour.
sion rates to all points on the Ohio.
Captain NJ. M. Deem is her chief
clerk, seconded by Mr.. Harbinson.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek,
of the Adams Mail Line, arrived last
evening from Arkansas City with IA
bales and 3 bags cotton, go SKIS seed
and sundries. She had also a good
list of people. She will leave this