Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-18


The Chas. p. Chouteau is due 10.
night and leaves with a return trim on
Wednesday evening for Yicksbug and
New Orleans. Already cotton is being
received on the levee for her.
The Rene Macready is due this
evening and is the mail packet leav-
Ing tomorrow evening for Mariana,
the Cut off and way landings on
L'Anguile aud St. Francis rivers.
The Joe Kenney is the Anchor linz
packet passing down at 10 a. m. to-
morrow for V~icksburg and the bends.
and the Grand Tower will pass up at
the same hour for Cairo and ST Louis.
The Star ofthe West. ''avant cou-
ries" of Dan Rice's floating palace
opera house, Champion No. 3, is in
port, making preparations for the ex-
hibitions which take place next week.
Saturday evening just when the
Silverthorn was ready to leave, she
blew out the packing Of the piston and
was compelled to lay over. She will
leave tomorrow evening for Hale's
point.
1t has been charged hatsteamboat
men at New Orleans feed the rousta
bouts on rotten pork. Some of them
propose as soon as arrangements can
be perfected to feed the ($SO) rOusters
on turkey.
An excursion party Of a dozen or 81
came uD this morning on the Coaho-
ma. They remain in the city until
tomorrow evening, when they depart
for Somerville, where one Of them is
to become abenedict.
The Key West, from St. Louis,
passed down last midnight, doing
nothing o~finlerest here. Sac reported
the Red Cloud hard aground at Bull
letin since Saturday o The Red
Cloud is destined to White river.
Some Of the coal men at Pittsburg
are becoming anxious for coal boat
water, while others who have coal in
southern markets would prefer to have
no rise for some weeks, being anxiou,
to get their stocks reduced at these
points and their prices up.
The reliable steamer w. j. Polite
vent, Captain w. j. Ashford in com
mand, is the daily packet leaving this
evening for Commerce and all way
landings, connecting with the Katie
Ann for all landings in Council Bend.
Kneel Booker is her polite clerk, and
is assited by Charley Pierce
At Pitisburg on Friday last Mir.
Geo, Y. Miller, the coal man and dem-
%ocratic candidate for congress, and
Captain Jno. T. bravo, during a heated
political controversy, came very near
to blows. Mr.. Miller was very abusive
with his tongue, so it is said, but
Captain bravo kept his temper under
control.
1t is reported that republicans gave
the deck crew of the Calf big indnce
ment to quit the boat at different
pSints in Indiana in order to get them
to vote the republican ticket on Tues
day last. They were offered $40 to
quit the boat and to be paid at the
rate of $50 per month until they got
another berth.
Captain jams Kenneston (old
tubular) a retired steamboat man
formerly of the Vint Shinkle, arrived
here Saturday evening. He is being
towed around to-day by Captain Dave
Hukill, who IL assisting the young man
In making the necessary preparation
for a wedding which takes place at
Collierville on Wednesday next, and
" old tubular " will be the principal.
Tho feet aud elegant steamer, 0s
ceoll Belle, Captain Henry Cooper in
command, is the regular packet leav-
ing this evening for 0sceola and all
way landings, carrying the mail and
paying prompt attention to all busl-
ness entrusted to her. Her accOmmo
dations are excellent, and officers
polite and accommodating. Billy
Smithers is her chief clerk, and is as
sisted by John Haley and Hugh Tom
linsOp,
G.. 4. While, of Allegheny CITY,
gives the following directions for
getting water out of an empty barge
while the towing steamer is under way
" Bore say a two-jnch hole through
the bottom Of the barge then put a
funnel through the hole, projecting
several inches below the bottom. This
forms a vacuum, and the water will
all run out but when the boat stops
the hole must be plugged, or the
water will run back into the barge
with gFe;.t force
The Adams mail line packet,
Ouachita Belle, Captain Mark Il.
Check in command, came in last
evening with a fine trip and Leaves
again this evening for Helena, Ter
rem, Arkansas City and all way and
plantation landings, paying prompt
attention to all business eAtrgste to
her, maxine connection with the Lit
Tie Rock, Mississippi River and Texas
railroad; also with the Dean Adams
for Vicksburg. CAPTAIN A. l.. Cum
minis presides at the desk, and is as
sisted by Amos Day and Mike Logan
The Josie Harry having been una
voidahly detained, did not arrive until
late Saturday night She brought out
of White river go bales cotton, re-
shipping 504 bales at Terrene for New
Orleans. She will leave with a return
trip at 5 pm. to. day for Devalrs Bluf,
Augusta, Jacksonportand all way Ian
iRgs. making direct connection with
the light drausht packets Milt Harry
and Winnie for upper White, Black
aud Little Red rivers. She will re-
turn in time to leave on her rePulir
day on Saturday next, Walker Out
law presides at the desk and is assisted
r. killy johnson, 10
The elegant little steamer, Ida
Stockton, Captain f. G. Wilson in
command, starts out this evening ON
her initial trip in the Memphis and
Hatchie river trade, going as far as
the stage of water will permit and re-
naming in the trade throughout the
season. The Stockton is vel suited
for the trade, having a capacity fol-
about 400 bales of cotton. She,tholgh
small, has spleudid passenger aolom
modations and we recommend her tc
the planters and shippers of the
} Hatohie river valley. Harry l.. vii.
son, 4 clever young gentleman, is III
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