Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-22


The City Of Alton will undergo a
thorough repairing at st. Louis. She
will have new guards and wheelhouses
and furnished with new shafts and a
dress Of paint.
The City Of Yicksburg, Captain
Elem Calvert in command, is the
Anchor line packet leaving tomorrow
at 10 am. for Vicksburg. She carries
the mail and makes all connections.
Mr.. VIM. Thomas estimable lady
has presented him with a bouncing
boy baby, and Billy is now about the
proudest man in the city. The mother
and child were doing well this morn
ing.
Messrs, Larkin Il Co. have turned
over their contract for paving the
lower portion of the levee to MIR. w.
Ii: Order. He will soon begin opcr-
atoms.
Major John D. Adams, the great
mail contractor and steamboat owner,
leaves this evening on his fine steamer,
the Ouachita Belle, on a tour of in
spection over his mail routes.
Frank Finn, watchman on the tow
boat Joseph A. Stone, has been
arrested and placed in Jail at Pomeroyi
Ohio, for killing Michael O'Flathertyt
aged forty-ive years, a deck-hand on
that steamer. q NJ n.l H
Capt. Geo. C. Mclean, cashier Of
the Masonic bank. aud an old-timC
steamboat clerk and commander, died
at his residence in Beaver, Pa, re.
Gently. He was for several years
clerk on steamers with Capts. c. W,
Bachelor and r. G. Gray.
The Charles Morgan, from Cincin.
natl, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day, and leaves tomorrow with a re-
turn trip.
The j. D. Parker leaves Cincinnati.
Saturday next for Memphis and will
be here to leave on regular time
next Wednesday.
The w. P. Halliday passed dowr
last evening for New Orleans, loaded
down to the guards. She added her,
25O bbls oil and 100 seeks oil meal.
The Commonwealth, en- route frou
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed VI
near noon. She discharged here 20l
pkgs Of miscellaneous freight ant
cleaned out.
The Dyersburg is still hard agrount
on the bar opposite Hale's Point
She will have to wait until there i
another rise in the river before sh.
can be loated off.
The Katie Hooper, Capt. Eugen
Smith in command, will arrive to
morrow from Arkansas river an,
leave Saturday evening with a retur.
trip for Little Rock.
The Virgie Lee departed last nigh
for Cincinnati, with "A bales cotton
200 seeks oil meal, $50 bags battiDl
$4,000 feet lumber, 100 tons of miscel
laneous freight aud 30 people.
The Josie Harry, Captain Jane
Kmman in command, is the Saturda
packet for White river. She will b
found in port tomorrow morning
Walker Outlaw, an efficient clerk ha
charge of the Office.
The palatial steamer Golden Grown
Captain Eugene Shinkle in command
with Chant Shinkle in the coffee, leave
to-day at pm. for Cairo, Louisvill
and Cincinnati. She is one of tn
finest steamers on the river to trav(
on.
The Osceola Belle, with Capital
Henry Cooper in command, will re
sumo her regular trips in the 0sceol
trade tomorrow evening. The Bell
looks better than when she first cam
out; she looks like a new boat, an
will astonish the bends folks whe
they get a glimpse Of her. Mr., job
Haley will have charge of the Office.
The Batesville, Captain o. K. Jot
Inns popular St. Francis river maj
packet, will arrive in port this ever
ing aud leave tomorrow evening wit
a return trip, going through to Mari
l anna aud the cutoff, making diret
connection with the Mike Davis fc
Wittsburg and the sunk lands. Bird
/ Banning, a clever little gentleman,
| her chief clerk, aud is seconded /
r Will Lash.
? The good little steamer Silverthorl
Captain S. II. Whitehead, leaves Q
: time this evening for Commerce an
! the lower coast, paving strict attentio
e to way business. The Silverthorn is
safe carrier and has comfortable pai
senger accommodations. Sidne
Wheeler,a courteous young gentlema
t and accommodating clerk does tn
e honors of the Office.
Z The Anchor line packet, Colorad
z Capt. Sam. McPheettrs, will leave th
7 company's yh9rfboat, at the foot
} Union street, this evening at fy
5 o'clock, for Cairo and St. LOUIS. 81
! will attend promptly to all way bus
ness, and making close %c9ube2tio
with the principal railroads for a
points east and west. Owen G. Cate
presides at the desk,
Capt, YIN. Tichneor with his ell
giant and pogqi4G packet the Cor
Millar, win be found in port this slte.
noon, ready to receive tor Cincinna
t and all points on the Ohio river an
win leave to morrow evening. She is
s good steamer to travel on. She max
connections withlthe principal raj
! roads for all points East. Jimmie
Voris, a clever gentleman, presides
the desk. Capt. Lightburne will max
engagements for her. The GoldC
7 Rule leaves Cincinnati to-day f
: New Qrleans and glll BE- followed {
Saturday by the VIII Kyle.
Kate Chase Sprague at HON.
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