Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-24

to-day.
The L, o. Stauard patched her
boilers here yesterday, Indl laid in port
all day.
Captain James II. Pepper has been
appointed commander Of the James
Howard.
The City of Helena leaves Vicks-
burg to-day at II am. for Cairo and
st. Louis.
The celebrated passenger steamer
James Lee, had another big trip out
last night.
The Kehlor, bound from New Or
leans to st. Louis, passed Yicksburg
yesterday at noon.
The efficient engineer, Lou Jones,
is putting the machinery of the Osce-
ola Belle in order.
The Centennial, Of the Anchor line,
is due up to-day from New Orleans,
bound for st, Louis.
The Guiding Star, for New Orleans,
and Andy Baum, for Memphis, leave
Cincinnati this evening.
The City Of Alton, from St. Louis,
and Charles Morgan, from Cincinnati,
arrived at New Orleans to-day,
Captain Alex. Moses, agent Of the
New Orleans board OF underwriters,
leaves to-day for Arkansas City.
The old weather prophet, George
Albreo, Of Pittsburg, aged seventy.
eight years, died on Friday last.
The Shields, Captain William Ash
ford, is the regular packet leaving this
evening for Commerce and the bends.
The Ed. Richardson has retired
from service, as business has Stacked
up so as not to afford remuneration for
running.
The John Gilmore and barges passed
down yesterday for New Orleans. She
added to her tow here the barge
Mary Ann, containing $500 sacks of
oil cake.
The Thomas Sherlock, Captain Vir-
den, leaves the Lee wharfboat to-
morrow morning ut nine o'clock for
New Orleans, and will make all prin.
cipal way landings.
Captain James O'Neal. commander
OF the James Howard, has been com
nlssioned general superintendent OF
the New Orleans and St. Louis An.
chor line packets.
The Coahoma, for Osceola, was wei.
represented with freight aud people
and will be back in time to leave
Wednesday, her regular day for Osce.
ola and the upper coast.
The Hatcbie river packet. w. j
Poitevent, Captain John Dearirg
will arrive in port to-day with a bis
trip Of cotton and cotton seed, ant
leaves tomorrow evening for Hatchie
river.
The Anchor line packet John A
Scudder will leave the company.
wharfboat, foot Of Union street, to.
morrow at 10 am. for New Orleans
She will make all principal way land
ings.
Captain Alex Perry, the boat builder
at Cincinnati, is making a teur VI
Hatchie river and will probably get
contract on his observation, to build 1
couple more of packets, intended fol
that stream,
The Sharp Mcdonald passed up thi,
morning with a tow Of empties. She
had also in tow the government snat
boat, D. W. Wagner, which has been
doing service in Red river, which she
dropped here,
The Dyersburg, Captain Berry
brought in 137 5ales cotton, % bag:
seed cotton, 233 SKIS seed and sundries
and leaves this evening with q return
trip Tor Dyersburr, VIM. Pendleton
a clever gentleman, holds forth in the
Office.
Mr.. B, L. Miles, forwarding and
commission merchant and coal dealer
at Helena, catne ut to-day on the
Hard Cash, in order to lay in a large
supply of coal. He furnishes steam.
boats with Pittsburg and lower Ohio
river coal at Memphis prices.
The City of Greenville passed down
this morning on time, for Vicksburp
loaded down to the guards. She dis
charged here 100 bbls meal and sew.
eral packages of miscellaneous freight
and added forty tons for points below
The James w. Calf got away last
night for Cincinnati, with 500 bales
cotton, 300 bbls stale -four, 30 bale,
paper stock, l91 bales damaged hay
20 hhds scrap iron, $50 bales batting
and sundries, and also had forty
people.
The Shields, Captain VIM. Ashford
had in another good trip to-day, and
leaves this evening with a return triI
for Commerce and the bends. She
pays strict attention to all way bust.
ness. Captain Ed Crowell, her chic
clerk, is a gentleman well aud favora-
bly, known in commercial circles.
The Grand Tower, Of the Anchor
line, Captain Lennox in command, ar.
rived last night from Vicksburg, anG
leaves this evening at sharp five fol
Cairo and st. Louis. She will attend
to all bend business, carries the mail.
and makes connection with the prin.
cipal railroads for all points cast anG
west.
The Batesyillc, Captain 0, X. Jop,
Inns excellent mail and passenger
steamer, leaves this evening at five
o'clock for Mariana and all points on
st. Francis river, carrying the mai.
and connecting at Mariana with the