Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-22

30 much Tor the popularity OF the
Cincinnati and Memphis packet com
pany.
Captain w. G. Hardwick has con-
tracted at Leayenworth for the build
ing of FIVE produce boats, each $50
feet long and "A feet wide. He will
use them in transporting produce
from the Ohio river to the sugar
coast.
Captain G. D. Randall is taking in
the Cincinnati convention. He is on
his way home from Washington,
where he closed a contract for carry
ing the mails from Wittsburg to Les
ter Landing, l65 miles on the upper
st. Francis river.
By act of congress, approved Nav
9Th, 1880, all tolls at the Louisville
and Portland canal will be abolished.
The act will take effect, at II o'clock.
midnight, July LIST, 1880. Charges
for dry docks, use of dredges or tow
boats, ETC., will continue as hereto
fore.
The John W. Burgoyne, a strange
looking sidewheel craft from Wabash
river, with a barge of ear corn, arrived
yesterday and laid up near the oil
mills until this morning, when pro-
ceeded to Arkansas river. She will
get out lumber for parties north.
The Grand Tower, from st. Louis,
passed down this forenoon, She dis,
charged here so bbls. -four, 40 bbls.
meal, 30 casks bacon, 10 tierces and
275 pals lard, 5 tierces hams and 30
p'ek'g's. sundries. She added about
20 tons for Vicksburg and the land
ings.
Captain G. Wash Floyd, who was
in charge of the office of the new
Dean Adams from the time she left
Pittsburg until she arrived at Vicks-
burg, returned here yesterday even
ing on the City Of Greenville. Wash
is now figuring to decide which is the
best watering-place at which to spend
the summer.
The Hard Cash, Captain E..C Pos
tai, will be found in port receiving to
leave tomorrow evening for Devall's
Bluff, Augusta, %Jacksonport and all
intermediate landings, connecting
with light-draught boats for upper
White and Black rivers. Charles M.
Postal presides at the desk, and is
assisted by John G. Wyckof.
The splendid low water packet.
Maumelle. in command of Captain
John j. Darragh, arrived last evening
with g bdls sacks, III SKIS cotton
seed and sundries. She is the regular
mail packetleaving o-morrow evening
for Pine Bluff and all intermediate
landings on the Arkansas river, con.
Meeting with light draught boats fol
Little Rock and Fort Smith. Charlie
Musselman presides at the desk, anC
is assisted by Will Darragh.
Major W. FL. H. Benyaurd, United
States engineer, has received from tn,
Office Of the chief of engineers a,
appropriation of $4,000 to be used il
improving the harbor and river at thi
port. He has also been ordered t,
make estimates for Obion, north ant
south Forked Deer rivers, in Tennes
see, Cache river, the bay tributary t.
the st. Francis, and Benot river, il
Arkansas, Bayous Bartholomew an,
Macon, and Iensas river. in Louis
lana.
By the burning Of the r. Il. LIE
wharfboat at Arkansas City, Colone
Stanley Ryland, Bob Flamm and Phi
Starr lost all their wardrobe, with TIL
exception of what was on their back
at that early hour. Not having We
dressed for Sunday-schoOl, they los
their finest suits and will, no doubt
have to remain home, cutting shor
the various visits intended until pro
vided with an amount of filthy lucre
sufficient to enable them to purchas
more. They will then come up to tn
Bluff City to tell us all about it.
The legislative council have grantee
the right of way along the river from
to the Mississippi and Tennessee roat
from their depot in the southern par
of the city to the navy yard. 1t is sale
that the track will not be laid on an,
Of the paved portion of the levee, bu
to the east Of it by cutting away tn,
bluffs. Old man Thompson's summe
resort will have to be moved and, n,
doubt, part ofthe custom house yards
Railroads never ask for anything, Blu.
what It is granted, while steamboat
men, ifthey get any privileges, mus
pay dear for them.
The James D. Parker, Captain C
B, Russell, arrived last midnight will
G moderate trip Of freight, but did
good business sll the way down
Among her items for this port Wer'
$50 bbls -four, GIL bbls meal, 215 Dbl
cement, 30 bbls whisky, so pkgs sun
dries, 400 FIRE brick, 500 empty pals
1913 SKIS corn ana . lot Of spndries
The Parker leaves with q return triI
to morrow evening for Cairo, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and all way landing
on the Ohio river, giving passenger
through tickets to all points east a
very low rates. Robert w. Mccoy i
her chief clerk and is assisted in tn,
Office by Mr.. G. W. HeRdrjckson.
A Brakeman's Bravery.
New Haven Union.l
A most daring act of bravery wa.
peFiormod on the New York, LAX
Erie and Western railroad, o few
miles west of Susquehanna, Pa, a few
days ago. Train No. 40 was approach
ing Kirkwood, a small w~ay-station
Thaddeus Tanney, a brakeman, WHIT
vas sitting on the pilot of the engine
saw a woman WALKING on the track
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