Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-26

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Louis this evening for New Orleans
james Foley, a former well know
mate, died in ct. Louis on Thursda,
last.
Captain Harry W. Stein will com
mand the Chas. Morgan the comm,
season.
Major John D. Adams, Of the Mem
phls and Vicksburg mail line, is il
the city.
The new steamer w. T. Wheel.
is completed at Pittsburg, and await.
a nse to let her out,
The 0uachita Belle departed fol
Arkanas City with a fair showing o.
both freight and people.
John Higgins. mate Of the Osceola
Belle, after a weeks indisposition re.
turned to duty last evening.
The X. R. Springer is loading al
Cincinnati, to leave for New Orleans
as soon as the canal is opened.
The John B. Maude, for this port,
left st. Louis last evening, and is the
regular Thursday packetfor St. Louis.
Captain Glenn has barge Mary Ann
loaded and ready to go south. She
contains 1900 bbls oil aud 1900 SKIS oil
cake.
The Joe Kinney, from VicksburQ.
pissed up last night en- route to St.
Louis.
Captain Phinneas r. Starr is again
on duty. He went out last evening in
charge of the lower deck Of the Josie
Harry.
The Josie Harry, for White river,
had a fair trip out. She will return
in time to leave Saturday on her reg
ular day.
The City of Alton, from New Or
leans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
forenoon and is due up tomorrow
evening.
The Ste, Genevieve came in yester-
day with 4458 packages freight and
returned to st. Louis last night with a
light trip.
The Grand Tower, from St. Louis,
passed down this forenoon, adding
about 30 tons for Vicksburg and way
landings.
The j. B. NJ. Kehlor left yesterday
afternoon for New Orleans, taking
only 800 bales of 1880 which we're on
the levee for her.
1t is time for the lighthouse steam
er to make a trip down the river, as
is needed by many of the keepers
ofthe government lights.
1t is rumored that the CIV. Cheek
will, next week, enter the Memphis
and Teriene trade, and that Captain
5. ii. Whitehead will be in command.
The elegant passenger steamer,
Guiding Star, is due down to MINOR
row evening bound for New Orleans.
Colonel John S. Jones presides at the
desk.
Captain Mark r. Cheek has gone to
make a trip or two on the Dean Ad-
ans. During his absence Captain A.
Il Cummins will have charge of the
Ouachita Belle.
The W. j. Poitevent, Captain w.
j. Ashford in command, is the daily
packet leaving this evening for Com.
merce and way landings. Kneel
Booker and Marlin Jones are her
polite clerks.
Quite a large crowd attended the
performance on the floating opera
house last night. The boat remains
in port uutil after the performance to-
morrow night. An exhibition of the
electric light is given each night.
On the last trip of the Maumelle
the officers aud crew had to build a
dam in order to deepen the channel
so that the boat could come out. Lord
HarlestOn, the mail agent, from
Washington, d. c., was the consulting
engineer,
The iron steamer John T. Moore,
Captain Owen Finnegan in command,
leaves at 8 p m, to-day for Helena and
way landings, paying prompt atten-
ton to all business entrusted to her.
A. Y. Stevens is her polite clerk and
is assisted by Joe Carpenter.
Mr.. John Wilson, a we'll known cit.
izen Of New Orleans and senior men,
Der of the firm Of Wilson a. Fagin,
steamboat supply store at that port,
died very suddenly on Saturday last
from a stroke of paralysis. He had
just returned from a trip north and
east.
The mammoth cotton carrier Henry
Frank, Captain j. f. Hicks in com
mand, leaves tomorrow evening for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
She has excellent passenger
accommodations. Captain Aft Girls.
som presides at the desk, and is assist
ed by Henry Seaman.
The Hard Cash, Captain Il. Q.
Postal in command, is the regular
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport
and all way landings, connecting with
light draught boats for upper White
and Black rivers. Chas. NJ. Postal is
her polite clerk and is assisted by
John G. Wyokof.
Thefue sidewheel~ passenger steamer
Rene Macready, Captain o. X. Joplin
in Command, is the regular packet
leaving this evening Mariana the
Cut OF, and all way landings on
LAnguille and st. Francis rivers,
prompt attention to all bust
ness entrusted to her, A. j.. Banning
is her chief clerk, and is assisted by
VIII Lash,
The Coahoma, Captain George Ma
lone in command, is the regular rack
ct leaving this evening for Helena,
Glendale and all intermediate land
ings, paying prompt attention to all
G. o. d. and plantation business,
Captain Ed w, 0rowell presides at
the desk, and is assisted by Charles
Leftwitch.
The splendid light draueht steamer
Maumelle, Captain Ed Rowland in
command, is the regular packet leav-
ing this evening for Pine Bluff, Little
Rock and intermediate points, paying
prompt attention TO all business en-
trusted to her. Captain J. n. Thomp