Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-27

Colonel A. l.. Talbot, agent of the
Union express company, has placed
the wet-ender of the LEDGER under
obligations for Cincinnati papers of
yesterday.
On Sunday last there was 81 tow
boats at Pittsburg. As a heavy rise is
reported there it is presumed that the
most of them will get out on the pres
ent swell.
The Golden Rule, Captain 0. P.
Shinkle in command, passes down to-
morrow at 10 a. IN. enroute to the
Crescent city. Captain j. Il. Wash
ington is her agent.
The Hard Cash arrived last night
from White river with q bales Of cot.
ton, 80 sacks cotton seed, and a few
sundries. She leaves with a return
trip tomorrow evening.
The Andy Baum departed for Gin
%cinnati last evening with 500 bales
cotton, 10 bales rags, 200 bbls oil, n
bbls soap stock, 800 SKIS oil meal, about
300 pkgs sundries, and a fair list Of
people.
The funeral of the late Captain
James .. Durff took place yesterday
afternoon and was attended by many
of his steamboat friends. Hisremains
now lie at rest in the quiet shades Of
Elmwood.
The swift and elegant steamer CITY
of Greenville, is now in port, and vii.
leave the Anchor line wharfboat al
5 pm, for Cairo, st. Louis and way
landings. Captain r. X. Riley is hel
popular commander.
The 0uachita Belle was detained al
the landing during the night, having
burnt a sheet in her boilers just be.
fore going out. She got away at an
early hour, and Will be back in time
to leave again Thursday.
The Shields is expected to be taker
off the docks to-day, when the finish.
ing touches will be put on her. In a
week or ten days she will be on the
track again. in as good condition a.
the day she first came out.
Some of the piles driven down
above the foot of Jefferson street, for
the protection of the property on what
is left Of Water street, are giving way.
and unless soon attended to, will
cause trouble in that neighborhood.
The Silverthorn, Captain s. II.
Whitehead, is the daily packet leav-
ing at 3 pm, for Commerce and all
way landings, paying strict atten. ion
TO all business entrusted to her. Sid
Whitehead and Ed Campbell, a couple
OF clever young men, are her polite
clerks.
Among the floral tributes deposited
upon the grave of Captain Wash Kerr
was a cross, six feet high and three
feet wide, contributed by the steam
bOatmen. 1t was surmounted by a
pilot wheel, anchor and dove, with
the words AT Rest at the feet.
The Chas. Morgan, Captain Harry
Stein in command, passed Vicksburg
yesterday at ii a. III. and will reach
here at an early hour tomorrow morn
ing enroute to Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati. She is advertised to leave
here at 8 a. m, so those contempla-
ting passage on her should rise early.
Our wharfmaster presented a fine
appearance this forenoon while stand
ing on the hurricane deck directing
the movements of the sidewheel
steamer, Star of the West, which was
being dropped down a few yards from
where she has been moved. He is
now commissioned Captain.
Commodore F%innegan, of Mobile,
Ala, has been in the city for several
days, and it is said will, during the
latter part of next month, place the
fine iron steamer John T. Moore in
the Memphis and Helena trade. The
Moore has capacity for 5000 bales
cotton, and has excellent passenger
Accommodations.
The Batesville. Captain 0. K. Jop-
lin in command, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Mariana, the
Cutoff and all intermediate landings,
carrying the mail and making direct
connection with the steamers Mike
Davis and Marcus Collins for upper
st. Francis river and the unk lands.
Birdie Banning is her chief clerk, and
is assisted by Will Lash.
Yesterday forenoon, as the steamer
Batesyille was passing Cow island, the
end Of one of her stages fell into the
river, and owing to the Roadway Of
the boat and force of the current, her
derricks and both ohimneys were
broken down. One Of her stages that
fell overheard was drifted four miles
and picked up. Immediately after
her arrival men we're put to work re-
pairing the damage, and she will have
her repairs completed in time to leave
this evening.
Yhe lae steamer John w. Cannon
was on Saturday evening last damaged
to the extent Of $4,000, by being run
into by the Chas. Morgan, which
steamer in trying to avoid running
into a tug that was towing a barge,
sheared off to the right, striking the
Cannon on her broadside, carrying
away the wheel and wheel
house of the latter boat and
breaking her shaft. The shaft
crank, gallows.frame b~ridge-tree, and