Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-17

Inc farls Y, brown, from Clncln-
matt, passed Vicksburg early yesterday
morning.
Nine lives we're lost by the ex-
plosion of the Bonnie Lee, the Red
river packet.
The Will Kyle, for New Orleans,
left Cairo yesterday, and is due down
this evening.
The new Ike Hammitt is to be
launched from the Covington ways on
Thursday next,
The james Lee for the lower and
the Osceola Belle for the upper coast,
had fair trips out.
The John Means and barges, en-
route from New Orleans to St. Louis,
passed up last night
The U. S. steamer Wachusett, Com
mander Byron Wilson, was at Co.
quimbo, Chill June 9th.
The City Of Greenville, from Vicks-
burg, passed up at 10 am, adding 20
tons for Cairo and St. Louis.
Nh, A. W. Rock, senior proprietor
of the Pittsburg Daily Dispatch, died
Sunday last, in the 54th year Of his
age.
The Adams mail packet, G. w.
Cheek, got away on time with a good
trip for Arkansas City and way land
ings.
The James W. Gaf, for Memphis,
and the Golden Rule, for New Or
leans, leave Cincinnati tomorrow
evening.
The My Choice and barges, from
st. Louis, and the u. P. Schenck, from
Cincinnati, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The City of Helena, from Vicks-
burg, and the james Howard, from
New Orleans, arrived at st. Louis
yesterday.
The Chas. ?. Chouteau, with her
new electric light. leaves st. Louis to-
morrow evening for New Orleans in
the Anchor line.
The W. P. Halliday, from New Or
leans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
morning and will be up tomorrow
night en- route to st. Louis.
The Colorado, which left here on
Friday last for St. Louis, ran through
one engine just below Cairo and had
to finish her trip on one wheel.
The Ste. Genevieve arrived from
st. Louis last evening with 6357 pkg,
of freight. She left about daylight
on her return to Cairo and St. Louis
Jimmy Degnan, the we'll known
steamboat painter, has closed a con.
tract for the painting of the Hare
Cash. and a good job we warrant h,
will give,
A dispatch received at St. Pau
says that on the 9th inst. the steamer
Dakota was burned on Red river, at
point about two miles above For
Pembina.
The Golden City, Captain j. D
Hegler in command, is the Ancho
line packet passing down this evening
for V~icksburg, New Orleans and tn,
bends. Adam Wayland presides a
the desk.
Rock and timber are being throw
around loose on the upper edge Of tn,
leyee. Contractor Flynn thinks h.
will have the grading of the leve,
railroad connection finished within
two weeks.
The heavy break in the Tennessee
} chute, just above Nonconnah creek,
caused by a very large rock. Pilot
D should look out for it and keep to tn,
Tennessee shore, where they will flint
the best water.
The Batesville, Captain AL SmitI
, IN command, is the mail packet leav
: ing this evening for Mariana, tn,
, cut off, and all way landings on Ian
guile and st. Francis rivers. A. L
Banning and Will Lash are he
; clerks.
Captain Hercules Carrel, on Sunda.
last, celebrated the 10Th ~anniversar,
Y of his birth. lie is as hale and heart
as a nan of 80 years, and may be seeI
daily experimenting his business, h
being principal proprietor of the Gin
%cinnati marine ways.
The Grand Tower, from St. Louis
passed down this forenoon, putting o.
here $50 bbls meal, 1876 bbls -four, 45
, SKIS corn, 100 SKIS bran, "a SKIS oats, Is
bales hay, 100 pals lard, 40 bbls APP
Piles, 10 bbls onions, and 10 head mules
She added about ~ tons for Vicks
burg and the bends.
Major Thomas B. Sheridan, tn
well known river steward and news
paper correspondent, who has bee
very i'll for the past three weeks, W
are glad to state is improving, and wa
able to be on the streets yesterday
though he is still suffering from hi
stroke Of paralysis.
One hundred and thirteen snags ar
reported between Cairo and Memphis
and 1873 between Memphis and Vicks
burg; and yet the spagboats are lai
up and somebody under pay, TIL
river is now at a low stage and goo
work could be accomplished in a fey
weeks. Send out snagboat.
The Maumelle, Captain Ed Now
a land in command, arrived last even
ing with 4 bales cotton, 224 sack
q cotton seed and a lot Of sundries. Sh
e is the mail packet leaving to.mOrro,
evening for Pine Bluff and all wa
/. landings on Arkansas river, connect
4 ing with light-draught packets 70
9 Little Rock and Fort Smith. Charli
S Musselmap presidee q tho desk, an
8 is assisted by Amos Day.
The knobor limo stoouor c:Au