Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-15

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The r. R. Springer made the trip
from New Orleans to Cincinnati in 6
days Fl hours and Is minutes, includ-
ing 81 way landings. She lays up for
the present.
Elated at the success attending
the last picnic, the boys of the Union
cotton compress will give another to-
night at the mammoth cotton shed
fronting the river at the navy yard.
The City of Alton, from New Or
leans, passed up last evening with
about 600 tons Of freight and a good
list of people. She put off here 81
hhds sugar and 200 pckgs merehan.
disc.
The City of Helena, Captain |.
Il. Mckee in command, is the Anchor
line packet leaving at 10 am. to-mor-
row tor Cairo and st. Louis. George
Walton, a pleasant gentleman, is in
charge of the Office.
The boats running in the Ohio. be-
tween Louisville and Cincinnati, are
carrying peaches to Cincinnati, while
those on the Mississippi, between
Cairo and st. Louis, are carrying car.
goes of wheat. Both crops are good
this season.
by appropriation made at the last
congress, the government work on the
Mississippi above Cairo will be com-
pleted this fall, which will greatly
improve the river and render Cairo
free from danger of being cut off.
An important order, and very in.
teresting to steamboats,, has been
issued by the Tennessee board Of
health, establishing quarantine against
certain freights from New Orleans.
The order is published in full on the
local page of the LEDGER of to-day.
and should be read by all steamboat.
men.
From the officers of the Josie Har-
ry we learn that Stanly Ryland wishes
to know who is that fellow Cammer,
He is a quiet, unObtrusive young man,
who goes along quietly attending
strictly to business and always on the
alert for an item. Like Stanly himself.
the public knows more about him than
he does himself although he has never
held any high Office.
Barge No. 50, belonging to the
Mississippi Valley Transportation
company, laden with $1,000 bushels
corn, while being towed down the
river yesterday morning, at ST. Louis,
struck one Of the piers of the bridge
about midships, broke in two and
sunk. The barge was valued at $4,000
and was not insured. The corn was
insured for $4,000.
The Josie Harry, Captain NJ. r
Harry in command, arrived at 6 I'M
with a big trip of people and a fail
trip Of freight, including 50 SKIS cot.
ton seed and 80 bbls oil. She is the
regular mail packet leaving this even.
ing for Helena, Terrene, Arkansa:
City and all way landings, connecting
at Glendale with the Mobile anC
Northwestern train, and at Arkansa,
City with the Mississippi River, Lit
tie Rock and Texas railroad, and alsC
with the Dean Adams for Vicksburg
The Harry is an elegant packet, ha
tirst-class accommodations, and he
officers are polite and accommodating
Billy Thomas presides at the desk
and is assisted by Lee Cummins, jr.
The James w. Gaf, Captain r. W
Wise in command, will arrive to
night with a big trip of western pro
duce, and leaves tomorrow at 5 pm
promptly, for Cairo, / ouisville, Gin
cinnati and all principal way landing
on the Ohio river, connecting with til
different railroads, and giving throug
tickets to all points east at very 10,
rates. Parties contemplating a north
ern or eastern tour. could do no bet
ter than take the Calf tomorrow. Sh
leaves as advertised, has %excellen
passenger accommodations, her officer
are polite and sociable, and will Sc
that passengers are furnished with tn
comforts of home as near as can b
done or a steamboat. w. H. Croppe
is in charge of the Office and is assiste
by Lew Briggs.