Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-02

Louis, passed down last evening
bound for New Orleans.
Mr.. John B. Farrar, United States
steamboat inspector at. Chicago, died
in that city on Friday last.
The Grand Tower, from Vicksburg,
passed up this forenoon, addinga lot
Of miscellaneous freight and $50 feet
Of lumber.
The champion cotton carrier, Chas.
7. Chouteau, IS due tomorrow, and il
the next regular packet leaving for
New Orleans.
The snagboat C. B. Reese, now al
Mound City, will leave there to-mor.
row for Arkansas River on a snag.
pulling expedition.
The r. r. Springer is the first boat
leaving Cincinnati for New Orleans on
the present rise. She is announced
to leave tomorrow evening.
The Maumelle left Pine Bluff yes.
terday for this port and will probably
arrive in time to leave Saturday with
a return trip for Arkansas river.
Captain John Cowdon was in the
tyyesterday to get a diver to go with
him and make a thorough examina.
ton of the wreck Of the South Bend.
The Hard Cash is due tomorrow
morning aud is the mail packet leav-
ing in the evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport.
In the canal at Louisville the swing
OF the gates is now governed by two
inch chains and a lever to lift them as
they are opened, instead of rolling
along inter stills.
Dan Rice's floating opera house.
Champion No. 8, in backing out from
Helena sunk a barge of coal which
was lying aft of her. There was a
dense fog prevailing at the time.
The iron steamer, John T. Moore.
Captain w. j. Ashford in command,
leaves at 8 p. m. for Helena, Glendale.
and intermediate points. A. Y. Ste.
yens is her chief clerk, and is seconded
by Joe Carpenter.
The Ooahoma, Captain George Ma
lone in command, is the regular pack
ct leaving this evening for Helena,
Glendale and all way landings. Cap.
tain e. w. Crowell presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Charlie Left
witch.
Captain Billy Collins, the accommo.
dating steward OF the James w. Calf
during his stay here Of the past two
weeks, has added many names to his
former list of lady friends. He has
had a high old time, and enjoyed his
vacation.
The elegant passenger steamer viii
Kyle, Captain Lew Hates in com.
mand, passes down at 5 pm, en- route
to Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends. James Alexander is her polite
clerk and Captain J. 7. Washington
her agent. IAN
The circus boat Canary No. (which
passed here some three weeks ago, has
been charted out to Captain Boil
Bowman who will run her in The
Vicksburg and Eagle Bend trade. The
show which was on board will be sold
at sherifs sale to-day at Vicksburg.
An appropriation has been made
and a site selected for a marine hos.
pital at this port, but nothing win be
done until the Legislature meets In
January next, as the I. S. government
requires hat the state cedes all right
and claim to property before they pur-
chase.
The w. j. Poiteyent, Captain Kr &c.
Booker in command, is the daily
packet leaving at 5 pm. for Scanlon's
Star landing, Commerce and all way
landings, paying prompt attention t
all business entrusted to her. Marlin
Jones and Charlie Peirce are hcI
polite clerks.
The splendid passenger steame,
Rene Macready, Captain o. X. Jop
lin in command, is the nail packe
leaving this evening for Mariana, tn,
Cut Ofand all Intermediate landing.
on the L'Aupuille and st. Franc.
rivers. A. l.. Banning is her polit,
clerk and Is assisted by Will Lash.
The Golden City, Captain j. D
Hegler in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing down this evening
bound for New Orleans. At the same
hour the ebert Mitchell, of the
Southern transportation line, will also
ness down en- route to the Crescent
City. Both are popular passenger
p~aoAC--.
1t is hard to tell how much ;%ater
there is at Pittsburg. The signal OBJ.
server reports but 2 feet S inches on
the gauge, while the regular kilograms
give s feet 8 inches. The latter stands
more to reason, as the tow-boats were
making up their coal lows Sunday, and
a big run of the black diamonds was
expected on the present rise.
The splendid passenger packet, Jas.
D. Parker, Captain NJ. M. Deem in
command is receiving to leave to NOR
row at 3 p. m. for Cairo, Louisville.
Cincinnati and all principal way land
ings on the Ohio, giving passengers
through tickets to all eastern points
at very low rates. The Parker has
first class accommodations and being
Of light draLght will go through with
out detention. Robert Mccoy, a
clever young gentleman, presides at
the desk, and is assisted by George
Hendrickson.
A negro rouster, Cary Southworth
yesterday had the 0uachita Belle
seized on a libel fled in the u. S.
court He alleged that on October
23d Jim Cassidy, the second mate,
brutally beat him and Knocked one Of
his eyes out, after which he was put
off at a landing a few miles above st.
Louis landing, where tho trouble &C
CURED, and was compelled to remain
there for two days before he could
procure passage here to receive proper
medical attention. He sues for Si0..
900 damages. The local inspectors at
this port will revoke the license of
Mate Cassiday should they find these
charges to be true.
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