Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-10

Adam Helirlch has purchased at
Evansvills the propeller Gilbert, for
$4,000, and will run her in the Evans
vile aud Rockport trade.
The Golden Crown, bound from
Cincinnati to New Orleans passed
Evansville yesterday, at Bpm, and
is due down Thursday morning.
Plat Rhodes, who has proved him
self to be an efficient clerk and gen
tleman of integrity, goes out this
evening as second clerk Of the Goa
homa.
The James w. Calf got away this
morning for Cincinnati with HOO
bales cotton, 200 barrels and a lot OF
lumber and sundries. She had also a
fair showing ~ofpeople.
There is a bill now pending in con
gress appropriating $4,000 for con
tinuing the work Of Muscle shoals and
Tennessee river, and $4,000 for the
improvement Of Davis island in the
Ohio river.
The Shields came in on time from
Council bend and leaves this evening
at tive o'clock for Commerce, paying
strict attention to all way business.
Capt. Ed, Crowell her clerk will give
all attention TO- business.
Captain AID. Storm. owing to the
rush Of business and the aceumula-
ton of freight on the wharfboat,
would be well pleased to see it all re-
moved, in order to make room for sew
eral boats of their line that will have
freight to put off there this week.
The Will Kyle passed down this
morning for New Orleans. She was
well laden and had a good list Of peo-
pie. She put off here 500 pkgs of
freight, and added $50 scks Of oil
meal and l28 bbls oil, and several
people.
The John Dippold, due down to
day for New Orleans, adds here two
barges that have been loaded with oil
cake and oil meal. One barge con
tains 800 bags meal and $50 sacks Of
cake, and the other $500 sacks oil
cake.
The Cons Miller, Capt. Ticheuors,
famous passenger steamer of the
Memphis and Ohio river packet com
pany, passed Evansville yesterday at
five o'clock and is due here in the
morning, and leaves in the evening
with a return trip for Cincinnati.
The B~atesville, Captain 0. K. Jop-
lin, returns this evening to st. Fran
els river, going through to Marianna,
and connecting with the Mike Davis
for Wittsburg and Sunk lands. Biz
die Banning is her chief clerk, assist
cd by viii Lash.
The good steamer U. P. Schenck,
Captain Lawrence Carter, leaves to-
morrow evening for Cairo, Louisville.
and Cincinnati. She has good and
comfortable accommodations and will
90 through with dispatch. James
Carr, her passenger agent, will make
engagements for her.
The Virgie / ee, who is in command
of Captain Wash Thompson, late of
the Gaf, will arrive to-day from the
Ohio river, and will leave tomorrow
with a return trip for Cincinnati. Mr..
Surrett, a clever gentleman, does the
honors Of the office. Captain Light
burne will make engagements for her
The Hattie Rowland, Of the Mem
phis and Arkansas river packet com
pqny, Captain John Darragh in com
mand, came in last night with G6
bales of cotton and sundries, and re-
shipped at the mouth 1893 bales cotton.
She had also a large lot Of people, the
most OF them coming here to take part
in the festivities of Mardi Gras, or
Shrove Tuesday, and in order to ac-
commodate her passengers she lays
over until tomorrow evening, and
leaves at 5 pm. for Pine Bluff, and
will make connection with the Marlin
Speed for Little Rock and Fort Smith.
MIR. Banksmith is her chief clerk, and
is seconded by Wall Darragh, a clever
young gentleman.
The Coahoma, Adams mail line
packet, with Capt. Il. o. Banks in
command, came in last night with %
bales cotton, y bags seed cotton, $50
SKIS seed and sundries, and brought in
a large number of people. She leaves
this evening on time with a return
trip for Yicksburg. connecting at
Arkansas City with the Pine Bluff
railroad and at Vicksburg with the
regular packets for New Orleans and
Yazoo river. Will Smither, whe is
one ofthe most popular boatmen on
the river, has charge of the Office. and
is ably assisted by Messrs. Plat
Rhodes, late of the James Lee, and
John Haley, two clever gentlemen.
Mr.. James l., parFagh, chief engi-
neer ofthe Hattie NOWlaDd, received
] the sad intelligence on hls arrival in
port Of the death of his warm friend
and engineer, Robert Wilson, who
stood watch with him on several
steamboats,. Mr.. Paul Reyelvey, Of
Nj. Washington, having received
2 cable dispatch from Baranquilla,
South America, ipfsrpipg him that
his brother-in law, Robert Wilson,
had died at that place Of yellow fever
a few weeks since. VIZ. Wilson was
well known as. a mechanic and river
engineer, having run on the towboats
k6az and Oakland. He had gone to
! the MagdafeBs Gsseg to set up ma
chinePy for Reese&yGQ.' Many friends,
principally in the Thirty third ward,
will mourn Mr.. Wilson's death, as he
/ was a popular young man among his
aoquaintances. He was thirty-two
yeaCs ei2ge and unmarf.cd.S
Taking Oath Upon T.
The London Sporting Times tells
this good story A clergyman who
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