Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-09

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On account Of intemperance, th,
license ofSecond Engineer b. p. Ed.
wards was yesterday revoked by Local
Inspectors Ralston and Garrett.
The iron steamer John 7. Moore
departed last evening with a iair trip
for Riverton. She will be back in
time to leave again on Saturday.
Elish Evans went out last nigh
pilot of the Katie Hooper, Captain
Eugene Smith having stopped off t.
take charge Of the Maumelle when sh,
goes out.
As soon as the Mike Davis is thor
ougbly overhauled, Captain Randall
will start her from this port to IL,
Sunk Lands, which is several hundred
miles above Wittsburg.
The City of Helena, Captain l.. II
Mckee in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing down tomorrow
for Vicksburg and the bends. Geo
Walton is her polite clerk.
Captain Ferd. Montana left last
evening on the Hard Cash for Whit,
river to take charge Of the wheel {.
the Red Cloud, running in the NeE
Orleans and White river trade.
The little steamer Jennie Walker.
Captain John Greer in command, i,
receiving at the foot of Jefferson street
70 leave at 5 pm. to-day for Hatchit
river, and if sustained, will continue
in the trade.
The Alice, which the rising river
foated of the falls at Louisville, is the
property Of Captain Charlie f. Adams
and the wrecking company. The in
surance companies settled for her los.
some time ago.
The mammoth wharf boat being
built az Cincinnati for Captains II. A.
Jsnes and w. G. Mccoy, will be com
pleted in two weeks and draw only
thirty inches, which is six inches less
than calculated upon.
Cap lin John Hamilton Throop,
brother of the late Captain John v,
Tbroop, and one of the oldest steam
boat b~arkeepers on the river, died at
the ST. Mary's hospital, Evansville,
Wednesday evening, Of general de.
biiity.
the river is almost high enough to
float off Captain Glenn's wharf boat,
which has been beached on the other
side of the river. During the summer
Captain Glenn has given his wharf
boat a thorough overhauling, and she
is now as staunch as the day she was
built.
The Commercial of Cincinnati says
there 5as a falling off in southern
shipments day before yesterday, owing
% the fact that numerous shippers
were holding their freight for Captain
W. B. Miller's independent" Guiding
Star, which leaves Cincinnati this
evening.
The T. i. Eckert and Robert
Mitchell, dashed together, left ycster-
day Tor Cairo, from which point the
Mitchell viii proceed to Cincinnati,
70 be turned over to the under
writers, who will have her placed on
docks and thoroughly oyerhauled and
repaired.
The ~friendsef Stewcrd Ike Leonard
will regret to learn that he issuffering
from 9 eevare attack Of congestion Of
tbs lungs, the same beiny caused from
exposure at the time Of the sinking IF
the Poitevent, He is at h's room re-
sewing the atten ION of kind friends,
and it is to be hoped that he VII soon
r cover.
The neat little steamer Mark Twoin,
-
w. P. Hall in command.
arrived at al early hour this morning
with a big ripof both cotton and seed
and leaves at noon to. morrow for Key
PANELS landing, Dyersburg
and all way landings on Obion and
Forked Deer rivers, paying prompt
attention to all business entrusted to
herr
Owing to the obsrructed condition
Of Hatchie river, the underwriters
will take no risks on either boat or
cargoes destined to that stream. It
seems that all the trees and brush cut
the upper river has Aoated to
the lower part, aud so o~bstructcd the
channel that it is now dangerous for
the smallest boats to navigate that
stream.
The Lee line packet Coaboma, Cap
tain George Malone in command, is
the regular packet leaving this even
ing for Helena, Glendale and all in
tarmcdiate landings, paying prompt
attention to all G.. o. D. and planta
zion business entrusted to her. Cap
tain Il. w Crowell presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Charlie Left
witch.
The james D. Parker will arrive
this afternoon, aud leaves to morrow
evening, with a return trip for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati and all inter
mediate landings, connecting with the
different railroads, aud giving pas
sengers through tickets to all eastern
points. ct very low rates. Captain G.
B. Russell commands, ana R9hart
Mccoy is in charge of the Office.
The lightning steamer Dean Adams,
in command of Captain Mark R.