Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-06

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Captain James Nichols, the late
purchaser of the Thomas Sherlock
will start his beat out on Tuesday
next.
The Maumelle is due from Arkan
sas river, and will probably be here
in time to leave on Monday for that
stream.
The G.. w. Cheek has deferred her
departure until Monday, when she
goes out in place of the sunken 0uach-
tia Belle.
We need several heavy showers to
cleanse the levee of the mud that has
accumulated there during the past
week OF two.
The City of Alton is the Anchor
line packet passing down at 5 D. m.
enroute to Vicksburg, New Orleans
and the bends.
The L. O. Stanard, which was
aground above Cairo, arrived at that
port last evening, and will probably
pass here tomorrow.
The snagboat G. B. Reese was ex-
pected down this morning, bound for
Arkansas river. Dick johnson will
be her pilot from here.
The Yint Shinkle left Cincinnati
last night, and will probably be fol-
lowed on Monday next by the fine
sidowheel steamer Andy Baum.
The tug 0riole met with an accident
on Thursday last, and is laid up for
repairs. Meanwhile the tug DeSotO is
doing double duty in our harbor.
Barge st. Louis is at Glenn's ware
house loaded with 5000 sacks of oil
cake and 1910 barrels of oil. ready
to be taken south by the first tow
boat.
Captain Thos. Howard, late of the
K. n. Lee, has taken charge of the
office Of the r. r. Springer, and will
prove quite an acquisition to that
boat.
Captain J. G. MoManus, a Former
well known river man, died on Sun
day evening last at the residence of
his scn-in-law, a few miles north Of
this city,
The Charles Morgan, recently over
hauled and reprinted will leave Gin
c%innati this evening in command Of
Captain Harry Stein, with Sam. P.
Parker 10 the Office.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc
Pheeters in command, is the regular
Anchor line packet leaving this even
iDg for Cairo and ST. Louis. Owen G.
Gates is her polite clerk.
Captain Shinkle has sold the barge
O. ?, Shinkle to G.. A. Whitney & Co.,
ofNew Orleans, who will use it fol
transferring sugar and molasses.
The price paid was $500.
The Chas. P. Chouteau left yester.
day afternoon for New Orleans, tax
ing 3Sl bales of cotton. She will stop
at the wreck of the Mitchell and
take off what freight che can get at.
The Ark with a tow Of coal struck
the riprap Of one of the railroad bridge
piers at Parkersburg, sinking a barge
containing 1900 bushels of coal be.
longing to the Hays coal company Of
Pittsburg. The coal it is said eau be
saved.
A petition to The local inspectors,
asking them to restore the license Of
pilot Elisha Evins, was respectfully
declined. He was suspended for fifty
days on account Of a recent collision
between the opposition packets Moore
and Coahoma.
The City Of Providence is the
Anchor line packet passing down at
10 IN. tomorrow, bound for Vicks-
burg and the bends. At the same
hour the Gold Dust passes up for
Cairo and st. Louis. Both are fine
passenger boats.
The w. j. Poitevent, Captain KneeI
Booker in command, is the daily
packet leaving for Scanlon's, Star
landing, Benefits and all way land.
lngs, paying prompt attentian to all
business entrusted to her. N. Jones and
Charlie Pierce are her polite clerks.
The iron steamer John I. Moore. in
command Of Captain w. j. Ashford,
leaves at 5 p. IN. for Helena, Friars
Point and all way landings on the low
err coast, paying prompt attention to all
business entrusted TO her. A. Y.
Stevens is her chief clerk, and is as
sisted by Joe Carpenter.
The sidewheel passenger steamer,
Rene Macready, Captain D. X. Jop-
lin in command is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for
Mariana, the Gut Of, and ali way
landings on L'Anguille and St. Fran
els rivers. A, i, Banning presides at
the desk and is seconded by Will
Lash.
The Lee line packet Coahoma, in
command Of CAPITALS Geo. Malone, is
the regular packet leaving this even
ing for Helena, Glendale and all inter.
mediate points, paying strict attention
, to all G. o. D. and plantation business
entrusted TO her. Captain %. w
Crowell is her chief clerk, and is as.
sisted by Charley Lcftwich,
The popular passenger steamer
Josie Harry, Captain NJ. L. Harry il
command, is the regular mail packet
Z leaving at 5 D. m. to-day for Devalli
Bluff, Augusta and all points on White
, river, through to J~acksonport, eoneet
ing with the light draught packet,
' Winnie and Milt Harry for uppel
p White, Black and Little Red rivers
Walker Outlaw is her polite clerk
and is assisted by Billy johnson,
!. We would remind travellers anC
shippers that the popular steamer JAS
W. CAT, with Captain r. W. Wise OIL
the roof, leaves ats p, m. this day 70
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and al
principal way landings on the Ohio
connecting with the different railroad
y and giving passengers through to al
points east at very low rates, The &C
= commodations ofthe Gaf are firstclas,
IS her tables are supplied with the bes
in the market and her officers polit
a and sociahlo, W. II. Crorper is be
y chief clerk and Is seconded by Lee
Briggs,
d A letter received this morning frol
d Colonel j d. Moore. clark of Nh