Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-31

company.
The win Kyle, Captain Lew Hates
in command, win pass up Monday at
8 a. m, bound for the Ohio river.
going through to Cincinnati. Captain
j. L. Washington is her agent.
1The new Anchor line packet, Cityof.
Providence, viii pass down tomorrow
at 10 I'm. for Vicksburg and the
bends. Captain George Lennox is in
command.
John G. WycOff returned last even
ing from Clarksville--alone. He will
so out to-day on the Josie Harry, and
spend the balance of his vacation at
Searcy, Ark.
The Gold Dust, Captain j. Y. Me-
Cord in command, is the Anchor line
packet leaving at 10 am. tomorrow
for Cairo and st. Louis. Henry Die
trich is her chief clerk.
1t is said that Captain Grammer
has given orders to builders at Pitts.
burg, to commence work at once on a
new boat after the exact design Of the
unfortunate ii. I. Dexter.
No boat advertised to leave Cincin
natl this evening for this port. The
Cincinnati and Memphis packet con
pany will probably lay up their boats
until there is more water in the Ohio.
Captain j. D. Fuller has finished
loading the model barge No. II uD at
the mouth of Wolf river and it will 90
south by the first towboat of the Nj.
v. I. Co. The contents of the barge
are 1918 SKIS oil cake and l48 bbls oil
The large and elegant passenger
steamer, James Howard, Capt. James
Il. Pepper in command, is the An
Choir line packet leaving this evening
for Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends. Archie Woods presides at the
desk.
On Thursday last, at St. Louis,
Captain George LenOx, of the new
Anchor line steamer, City of Provi-
dence, gave a dinner on board the
boat. 1t is said to have been a grand
affair, and about n hundred promi
nent shippers and business men were
present, who were loud in their praise
of the boat as being the finest piece
of marine architecture owned by the
Anchor line.
A paragraph picked up adrift,"
which appeared in the river column
Of the Appeal to-day, states that "the
Memphis and Ohio river packet com.
pany is reported to be out of the rino
for business until there is more water"
We are informed by the agent at this
end Of the line. Captain r. W. Light.
burne, that this is not the case. -Four
boats are running, but the Shinkle
laid over in order to receive new CYL
inders, and the Parker will arrive at
Cincinnati in time to leave on We'd.
nesday next. The water is four AM
a half feet over the shOal places, and
this is all that is needed for the boats
to hiring out from 400 to 500 tons and
make money.
The red ribbon packet Josie Harry.
Captain Milt R. Harry in command.
arrived last night with II bales cotton
213 sacks cotton seed, s sacks wool, 40
packages sundries, and a rood list Of
people. She leaves again this evening
with a return trip for DeVall's BluA,
Augusta, J%ackSonport and all inter
mediate landings, carrying the mail
and making close connections with
the little packet, Milt Harry. for
Black and Little Red rivers. and
with the Minnie for upper White
river. The Harry is No.. / in all her
appointments, and her officers are
courteous and sociable. Walker Out
law presides at the desk.
The Cons Miller, Captain w. c..
Tichenor in command, was delayed in
the Ohio on account of low water and
tog, but arrived last night with 45C
tons Of freight, the biggest trip of the
season besides, she did a good way
business. The Miller leaves this
evening with a return trip for Cairo.
Louisville, Cincinnati and all wa,
landings on the Ohio, connecting with
the different railroads. and giving
passengers through tickets to all
points east at very low rates. She
has excellent accommodations. sets q
fine table, %carFies a fine string band
for the pleasure of her patrons, and
her officers are obliging and attentive
to the wants OF her passengers
Jimmie Voris presides at the desk
and is assisted by Harry Galley.
The chimneys of the i'll fated steam
or City Of Vicksburg fell yesterday,
and there is little doubts but that she
will prove a total loss, as she is badly
twisted with her bow tied to the bank
and her stern in deep water, which is
up to her hurricane deck. A hole
was cut through the roof yesterda,
and the piano was taken out and
placed on the upper deck. 1t is prob
able that a good part Of the furniture
will be gotten out in this way, but in
\ damaged condition. The boat was
about 10 years old. in good condition
and valued at $4,000, not insured, So
the company carries her own insur-
ance. She had on a big trip of freight,
a good part of which was for this port,
and comprised 1872 bbls flour, 400
pals and 81 tierces lard, 25O SKIS corn,
400 pos bageing, 2S crates cabbage.
20 bbls molasses, II head ofhorses and
about 800 pkgs sundries. Major
Rarpham, adiuster for the board OF
Underwriters, has been ordered to the
scene of accident, also tbs wrecking
boat T. f. Eckert was to leave st.
Louis last evening to see what she
could do.
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