Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-04

The body of John &. Eiehberg
drowned off the Hard Cash about ter
days ago, was brought up by the james
Lee.
The new steel steamer being bull
by Captain james Rees for the Ma,
tional board of health was launched
at Pittsburg yesterday.
The John A. Scudder, one of th,
largest and finest boats Of the Anchor
line, will pass down tomorrow even.
ing en- route TO New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell, for Cincin.
natl, passed up last midnight with {
fair upstream trip. She discharged
about 100 packages, and added a few
people.
The excursion on the Cons Millai
last night was a grand success, anC
the participants speak in praise of the
kind treatment received at the hands
of her officers.
The Batesville, Captain 0. K. Jop.
lin in command, is tie mail packet
leaving this evening for Mariana
the Cut OFF and way landings. A. l.
Banning is her polite clerk.
The City of Helena, en- route from
Vicksburg to st. Louis, passed VI
this forenoon, putting off here Is bbls
potatoes aud 237 SKIS cotton seed. She
added a few tons of way freight.
Capt. L. H. McKee,, of the City o.
Helena, is recovering from his late at.
tack of rheumatism. He was able
this morning to move about pretty
freely with the use Of a stick.
The little sidewheel steamer. Star
OF the West, Captain j. w. Brown in
command, is the daily packet leaving
this evening for Sc%anlon's, Cat Island
and way landings. Charley Dudley is
her purser.
Ben Hall, engineer of the govern
ment survey-beat Thetis, lying al
Fulton, after he had eaten a hearty
breakfast yesterday morning, dropped
dead from heart disease. Hall was
well known here.
Captain John r. Birch, an old time
steamboatman, died at indianapolis a
few days ago. His first appearance on
the river was in 1913. and he was
tavorably known in the Louisville and
New Orleans trade.
The Sunbeam, formerly of Evans
vile but now running in Lake Pom
chartrain, had a little a C the other
day with the iron steamer Heroine
and the New Camelia. The Sunbeam
came out victorious.
The Marlin Speed is due to-day.
and is the mail packet leaving to-mor.
row evening for Pine Bluff and way
landings on Arkansas river, connect.
ing with light draught packets for
Little Rock and Fort Smith.
Alex. Bryson, who for the past
eight years has been Waterman on the
City of Vicksburg, was knocked in
the head with a rock by a Cairo negro.
while the boat was lying at that port
night before last. 1t is thought the
wound will prove fatal.
The 0sceola Belle arrived last
night with 4 bales cotton, 70 SKIS cot
ton seed, 10 bbls potatoes, and a good
list of people. She is the mail boat
leaving this evening for 0sceoIa and
way landings. Captain Henry Cooper
is In command and John Haley in the
office.
The City of Vicksburg, from st.
Louis, passed down this forenoon with
a big trip. She discharged here LOG
bbls -four, 1856 bbls meal, 822 SKIS corn,
299 SKIS oats, 100 SKIS bran, 70 pcs bag
ging, 295 pkgs lard, SO pkgs eggs and a
good list Of sundries. She added
about 20 tons for VickSburg and way
landings.
1t is reported that Captain Joseph
A. Lindsay, chief clerk of the Vint
Shinkle, will be appointed in com
mand OF that boat when she reaches
Cincinnati. Captain McIatyre ex-
poets to go into the mining business
with his brother in Colorado. Col.
}. D. Moore is spoken OF as clerk Of
the Vint Shinkle.
The many.friends of Dir. John C.
Wyckof, second clerk of the steamer
Hard Cash, will be glad to learn that
after an impartial trial he has 1een
acquitted of the charge of numbering
the negro drayman, Lewis Taylor, a
few weeks ago. The facts developed
at the trial proved that he did the
deed in sslf.defense.
The legislative council haye passed
an ordinance prohibiting watercraft OF
any kind coming from the south to
land at this port unless they have re-
eeived from the physician in charge of
inspection station No. &, located at
the lower end of Presidents
a clean bill OF health.
1t is the business Of the wharfmaster
to board each boat and see if they
have the required certificate. Copies
Of Che ordinance have been printed
and are to be posted on all boats.
The popular packet Gems Millar,
Captain Billy TichenOr in command,
is on berth to leave this evening for
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and way
landings o. tbe Ohio, connecting at
Cincinnati with the diaerept railroads
and giving passengers through tickets
to all points east at very low rates.
The Mitlar Is q good carrier, has ex-
passenger accommodations.
and her tables are supplied with the
best in the market. Sne carries a fine
band for the pleasure Of her
patrons, and her officers, who are
polite and sociable, will do their best
make passengers feel a5thome dur
ng their stay on tho boat, Jimmy
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