Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-16

Inc hAaplu transit which ran her
for a time last winter, is running in
short trade above Cincinnati.
The Florence Meyer will, durin,
the cotton season, ply in the New
Orleans and White river trade.
Captain Joe Shinkle, Of the Etna
was not SO badly hurt as reported, h
is able to be about and on duty.
The Will Kyle, for New Orleans
passed Evansville yesterday morning
and will by here about Saturday.
The Batesville win arrive this af
%ternoon, and is the mail packet leav.
ing Saturday evening for st. Francis
river.
Nick Johnston, formerly freight
agent for the old Memphis packet line
Is lying very i'll at his residence in
Cincinnati.
The repairs Of the Maumelle will BE-
completed by Friday night, and she
will leave Saturday evening o Ar
kansas river.
The Hard Cash, for White river,
and the Marlin Speed, for Arkansas
river, departed last evening with good
trips Of freight.
Captain M. N. Deem is to take com.
mand Of the james d. Parker, while
Captain Charlie Russell is at Hot
Springs boiling out,
The Colorado left st. Louis last
evening for this port and is the packet
leaving here on Saturday next for
Cairo and St. Louis.
Charles Conradt, of Little Rock,
has secured the government contract
for cleaning out distractions in
Fourche LIE Fevre river.
The Great Eastern is going to New
Orleans, the merchants Of that city
having guaranteed to her a trip Of
Mississippi valley products.
The Polar Star. which passed down
day before yesterday, had a couple of
barges loaded with railroad iron, and
not ice, as enormously reported.
The Commonwealth, Captain Joe
Bryan IN command, is the Anchor
line packet passing up to morrow at
III am, for Cairo and st. Louis.
The John G. Fletcher, recently
sunk in the upper Arkansas river,
near Dardanelle, has been raised and is
undergoing repairs at Little Rock.
The Silverthorn came off the docks
yesterday. She will receive her fin.
Ishing touches and in a few days will
be ready to enter some local trade.
VIM. a. Davis was a passenger out
on the Marlin Speed last night, and
goes to take position as mate on the
upper Arkansas river packet Plow
Boy.
The Central Transit company's
wharfboat, at Cincinnati, sustained
considerable damage by the sinking
of the Eureka docks Tuesday alter
noon.
A lively Set-to between a couple Of
well-knOwn pilots took place day be
toIe yesterday, in which both came
out best, neither receiving any
scratches or bruises.
Are we to have a boat in the Hat.
chic river this season -? The only pros
pect We know Of now is a small tow.
boat with a couple of barget. The
people up that way want a passenger
boat.
The City Of Helena, Captain l. H.
Mckee in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing down to morrow
at III am. for Vicksburg and the
bends. George Walton is her polite
clerk.
The John B. Maude, Captain Harry
Brolaski in command, is the Anchor
line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo, st. Louis and intermediate
points. Billy Blenker is her polite
clerk.
The flag for the steamboatmen's
flagstaff, at P~ittsburg, was presented
Tuesday afternoon with appropriate
ceremonies. There was a large
attendance and everything passed of
pleasantly.
The new upper White river packet
Alberta is due down to-day enroute
to her field Of business. She will be
a feeder to our White river packets
during the cotton season, having been
built expressly for that business.
The Guiding Star, with 1900 tons
of freight and drawing n feet, passed
down last evening for New Orleans.
She put off a few packages here and
added 10 tons Of freight, including 46
bales of cotton, taken on at Hope6eld.
The Chas. P. Chouteau leaves St.
Louis this evening for New Orleans,
and will, after the present trip, enter
the cotton trade between Memphis
and New Orleans. The Henry Frank
leaves on Thursday next, and will also
remain south, in the cotton trade.
The fireworks display is to take
place on Darges anchored out IN the
middle of the river, and there will be
no fence surrounding the same
crowds can congregate on the bluffs,
on the levee, and even on the sand bar
neal the opposite shore. Free show
this time.
The josie Harry will be in this
evening, aud leave Saturday with a
return trip for Devall's Bluff, Angus
ia, JacksonpoIt and all way landings.
connecting with the light draught
packets Winnie and Milt Harry, for
upper White, Black and Little Red
rivers. Walker OUTLAW presides at
the desk.
The James W. CAT, Captain p. W.
Wise in command, will arrive toner.
row evening, and leave Saturday with
a return trip for Cairo, Louisville,
Cincinnati and all intermediate points
on the Ohio river. For low rates of
freight and through tickets, call on
Captain R. w. Lightburne, MOI Mon
roe street.