Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-24
as chief clerk Of the Osceola

sition as chief clerk of the Osceola
Belle.
The Commonwealth, from Vicks-
burg, and the John A. Scudder, from
New Orleans, arrived at st. Louis
yesterday.
The Paris c. Brown goes to St,
Louis to load in the Anchor line. She
takes 200 tons ofrailroad iron for Ar
kansas City.
Quite a number Of towboats have
departed from Pittsburg with coal on
the last rise, and so far no accidents
have been reported. Ed,
The Cons MilIar got off at a late
hour last night with $50 bales cotton,
200 bbls oil, 10000 feet of lumber and
a good list Of people.
The R. R. Springer is advertised to
leave Cincinnati tomorrow evening,
TO be followed on Saturday by the
New Mary Houston.
The Grand Tower, from Vicksburg,
passed up this forenoon, enroute to
Cairo and st. Louis. She added a
few lots of way freight.
All the boats of the Cincinnati and
Memphis line are to be put on the
track again, aud we will have two
boats per week regularly.
The Belle Shreveport, which passed
up last night, came back to port this
forenoon with a cracked boiler. 1t
will require II or Is hours to repair
the same.
Captain Sam Parker, formerly clerk
OF the Charles Morgan, wants to pur-
chase a steamboat about 120 or 100
feet in length with good power and
cabin accommodations.
The Montana is due down TO-
morrow, en- route to New Orleans.
She is an Anchor line boat and will
leave from the company's wharf boat
at the foot of Union street.
Cotton seed men should now be
making their arrangements to have
the cotton seed removed as soon as
discharged, and not use the levee for
a store house, as has been done in
years past.
The elegant side-wheel steamer,
Guiding Star, Captain Ohas. Owens in
command, is the Anchor line packet
leaving from the company's wharf
boat at 8 pm, bound for Vicksburg,
New Orleans and the bends.
Coaster" will be the name of Can
tain 2. A. Charlet's new boat, which
is to be launched from the Cincinnati
marine ways during the week. She is
to have the machinery of the dis
mantled Henry Tate, and take her
place in the lower coast trade.
The Golden Crown and barge 0. P.
Shinklc passed up yesterday with
about 400 tons, including 81 large
pieces Of marble, which is the last of a
large lot being shipped to Cincinnati
foI several months past.
The repairs Of the Mike Davis are
completed, and to-day she was turned
over to Captain w. H. Fl. Benyaurd,
Of the United States engineers, and in
charge of Captain Menus, will 20 to
work in st. Francis river.
Billy Thomas left last night for Bon
Aqua, having been called there on ac-
count of the serious illness of his
mother-in-law Gabe Booker wen
out yesterday to assist Billy Nuckles
in the Office Of the G. w. Cheek.
The Batesville, Captain Al Smith
is the mail packet leaving this evening
for Mariana, the Cutoff and all inter.
mediate landings on L'Anguille and
st. Francis rivers. A. i. Banning
presides at the desk and is assisted b.
Will Lash.
1t was reported here last evening
that the late Waterman of the wrecked
steamer City Of Vicksburg had beer
taken from the jail of LauderdalC
county, by a party of masked men
supposed accomplices) and is now on
board Of a towboat, on his way to
New Orleans. A telegram was sent
for his arrest.
The popular steamer, James w.
Gaf, will arrive tonight with a big
/! trip Of western produce, and leaves
tomorrow evening, with a return trip
for Cincinnati, giving through tickets
to all eastern points at very low rates
The CATS accommodations are first
class, and being Of light draught, viii
go through without detention.
The National board ofhealth steam
err, H. H. Benner, will go out of COM
mission at midnight preceding the
LIST of September. The navy bells
which have been ringing every hal
hour, will cease, and she will lay vi
at this port, either straining a ringboll
or choking a stump until the head
men at Washington try to scare us
again next year, by prophesying "yel.
low fever" as they did the present
YEAR. Luz dppIupIlhOlOn lOI Ohlo Oauet
is growing small,
From the Commercial, of Cincinna.
ii, we learn that Captain r. w. Light.
burne seriously contemplates engaging
in the railroad and agency business
in thatcity, liberal propositions having
been made to him to change his bast
of operations. Now that Memphis
has her head far above water and hel
future bright, Dick had better re.
main with us and become a million.
aire.
The new iron steamer, John y.
Moore, Captain Owen Finnegin il
command, came in at daylight, and il
the regular packet leaving this even
ing for Helena and all way landings
paying strict attention to all q. O. D
and plantation business. The accom-
modations Of the Moore are first. class
and her officers will be found socia
and polite. P. j. Lyons presides a