Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-16

Iuo Odluto w. Udu ledNcb mere IllS
evening for Cincinnati. The next
boat will be the Vint Shinkle, leaving
on Tuesday next.
Captain Shep Lightner has been
placed in commandofthe towboat A.
j. Baker, Of the st. Louis and New
Orleans transportation company.
Captain A. L. Cummins, chief clerk
Of the Adams mail line packet, Qua
chita Belle, is taking a rest so as to be
better fit for business when his boat
comes out.
The My Choice is due up to-day.
She will leave barge IL here to be
loaded with products for New Orleans.
This will be the last barge to be load
ed here this season.
Merchants receiving freight by the
Anchor line should have the same
removed without delay and not use
the wharfboat for a storehouse any
longer than is necessary.
The elegant Anchor line steamer
John A. Scudder, in command OF
Captain A. j. Carter, will leave from
the compauy's wharfboa at JPN. to-
morrow. bound for New Orleans and
the bends.
The Missouri river is cutting off a
large bend at Amazonia, 8 miles
above st. Joseph, and the cut off will
shorten the river about 8 miles, leav-
ing the little town of Amazonia about
3 miles inland.
The Robert Mitchell, with about
1000 tons freight, passed down last
night. Several passengers, not know
ing when she was due, got left,
and will have to wait for the next
boat or take the train.
The Fannie Tatum, bound for st.
Louis, and loaded with a cargo of
grain, sprung a leak just above Boon.
vile, threw overheard 300 bags, made
Tor the shore, and had to take off 1900
more before the damage could be re-
paired.
Inc City OF Nlcksburg, from st.
Louis, passed down this forenoon.
putting off $500 pkgs freight, includ-
ing $50 bbls -four, ZOO bbls meal. 100
SKIS corn and so SKIS rye. She added
about 20 tons for Vicksburg and the
bends.
Captain Ed. Carvell, of the Madi-
son and Wittsburg packet Marcus
Collins, is in town mingling with his
friends. This is Eds first visit to the
city for more than twelve months.
lie leaves this evening on the Bates
vile to join his boat.
The Adams mail line packet, G.. w.
Cheek, is being ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and painted, and when she comes out
next week, she will have the appear
ance Of a new boat. The work is be.
ing done under the supervision OIL
Captain Mark r. Cheek.
The Batesville, Captain 0. K. Jop.
lin in command, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Mariana. the
Cutoff and all way landings on Ian.
guile and st. Francis rivers, connect
ing with the Marcus Collins for Mad.
ison and Wittsburg. A.. L. Banninl
oresides at the desk, and is assisted
by Will Lash.
Captain Eugene Sutclif, the deput,
wharimaster, is now commissioned al
NJ. D., with orders to board every u
stream boat, examine her ic.eights AM
search closely for sporads. If she ha
not a clean bill of health issued by tn
officers in charge Of the inspection
station No. 2, the officers of the boa
will be arrested and not allowed to d
business within the borders of tn
state of Tennessee.
The swift and elegant passepge
steamer James Lee, Captain Stacke
Lee in command, with a good list o
people and a fair trip of freight, ia
GLIDING SO bbls of cotton seeu oil, i
the mail packet leaving again thi
evening for Helena, Friar's Point anC
all intermediate landings, c%onnectlnJ
at Glendale with the Mobile ant
Northwestern train. The Lee is first
class in all Of her appointments and i.
safe and reliable. Lloyd w. Whitloy
is her chief clerk and has for hi
assistants Arthur Brown, Mike Logar
and Plat Rhodes.
The lightning packet Osceola Belle
Captain Henry Cooper in command
arrived this morning decorated Will
flags, having been in the excursion
business yesterday, carrying the Osce
ola dramatic club and their friends
short distance below the city. where
picnic was INDUCED in. From ac
counts of the officers of the boat,
pleasant time was had which ended il
a hop last night. The Belle brough.
II bales cotton and a fair list O
people. She leaves again this evenin,
for Osoeola and all way landings, car
rying the mail and paying prompt at
t%ention to all business entrusted t
her. John Haley, a pleasant anC
agreeable young man, pfesides at tn,
desk, and is assisted by Hugh Tom
@linson,
The James W. GaG, Captain R. W
Wise in command, came in at mid
night with a number of people and
big trip of freight, including 49, Dbl,
-four aud meal, 547 scks bran, 23O Dbl
whisky, % bbls oil, 1909 bdls oottor
ties, l775 bdls IRON, 40 t%ieroel meat
S6 pkgs furniture, 2S5 empty bbls
1913 pieces stone ware % buggies auC
a big list of sundries-tota number 0.
packages, 7442. She finished unload
log by noon, and is receiving to leav,
at 8 pm. promptly for Cairo, Louis.
vile, Cincinnati and all way landing.
on the Ohio river, connecting with al
the railroads, and giving passenger
through tickets to all eastern points a
very low rates. The passenger ac