Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-29

The Golden City passed up Sunday
morning for Cincinnati with q good
trip of freight and a fair list of people.
She discharged here II hhds. sugar
and q bbls. molsses.
A severe storm prevailed at Louis
vile and along the upper Ohio on
Saturday, causing steamboats, to lay
up. and at New Albany and several
other points, several coal fats were
swamped.
Mr.. Charles Rensford, an old en-
gineer, has been appointed supcrin-
tendent OF the waterworks at Coving-
ton, Kentucky. Twenty odd years
ago he was chief on the Nebraska, one
OF the best boats in the Memphis and
New Orleans packet line.
The James Howard passed down
Sunday afternoon for New Orleans
with another big trip. She added here
$50 bales of prairie hay, shipped by
John K. Speed & Co., to Baton
Rouge, and some oil meal for New
Orleans.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain OAR
ragh's propeller boat of the Arkansas
river line, is due to-day, and returns
Wednesday to Arkansas river, carry
ing the mail and connecting at Pine
Bluff with the Marlin Speed for Little
Rock and Fort Smith. Charley Mus
selman and viii Darragh are her
clerks.
The Guiding Star, with a big trip of
freight and full of excursiunists,
passed down last evening. She put
Oft here a few packages, and added a
little lot Of stuff for points below. In
making a landing at Cairo, three of
the deck crew fell overheard. Two of
them were drowned and the other had
his leg and arm broken.
The Coahoma, Capt. Henry Cooper,
brought in from the upper coast II
bales cotton, 10 pkgs sundries, and
had also a fair list of people. She re-
turns this evening to 0sceola, giving
strict attention to all way business,
Billy Smither, a worthy gentleman,
oticiates in the office, and has for his
assistants Messrs. John Haley and
Mr.. Tomlinson.
Major John D. Adams new mail
packet being built at Pittsburg for the
Memphis and Vicksburg trade, has
been ehristened the Dean Adams,
after Major Adams son, who is now
mining in Mexico. Commodore
Thompson Dean, a warm friend of
Major Adams and a large steamboat
stakeholder, did the christening.
The Shields goes through to Coun-
ell and Walnut bend this trip,extend-
ing her trip to 0. K. landing. She
will give prompt attention to all way
business. Captain William Ashford
commands, while Captain Ed. Crow
ell, one of the most popular gentle.
men on the river, has charge of her
official business, which is a guarantee
that all business will be properly at
tended to.
The Ouachita Belle, of the Adams
mail line, Captain Mark Cheek in
command, came in yesterday with "A
bales cotton, 20 sacks seed and sun
dries. She had also a fine list of
people. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for Arkansas City, carry
ing the mail, making all way landings
and connecting with the Pine Bluff
railroad. The Belle has elegant pas
senger accommodations. Captain Lee
Cummins is her purser, and has
associated with him in the Office
Messrs. William Thomas and Lee
Cummins, jr.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
had in an excellent trip. The follow
ing are the principal items of her
cargo: 276 bales cotton, $50 bbls pota-
toes, 1872 bbls whisky, 30 bbls apples,
% bbls flour, 800 SKIS grain, 146 bales
hay, 290 pkgs furniture, SS5 pkgs
paper, $50 kegs nails, and 1900 pkgs
sundries. She had also a good list Of
people. She leaves this evening with
a return trip for Cincinnati. Captain
NJ. NJ. Deems is her chief clerk, and
is ably seconded by Mr.. A. II. Sher-
man-both clever gentlemen.
The James Lee, of the Lee mail
line, captain Stacker Lee, had in IS
bales cotton, a lot Of seed and sun.
dries and a good list of people. She
returns this evening at 5 o'clock to
Friar's Point, carries the mail and
will give prompt attention to all way
business, and will make direct connec-
tion at Glendale with the Mobile and
Northwestern railroad. Lloyd Whit
low, an efficient officer and worthy
gentleman, has charge Of the office,
and has associated with him Plat
Rhodes, Arthur Brown and Doug
Dallam, all clever gentlemen.
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