Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-29

1SA6 NaRh0A04 VIZ A4aAAASAI ~ 49,
matinee yesterday. J
The Josie Harry will arrive this
evening, and is the mail packet Satur- !
day for White river. .
The Marlin Speed, in place of the
Katie Hooper, is the Saturday mail
packet for Arkansas river. 3,
The cost of the outfit Of the new
Dean Adams is to be $4,000 instead Of
$4,000 as reported a few days ago.
The Ste. Genevieye for Memphis,
and the Baker and barges for New Or
leans, left St. Louis last evening.
The Virgie Lee from Memphis, and
the Golden Crewn, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Hattie Rowland for Arkansas,
and the Hard Cash for White river,
departed last evening with excellent
trips.
The Mark Twain from Dyersburg
is due to-day, and is the Saturday
packet for 0bion and Forked Deer
rivers.
Mr.. r. A. Blanks, father of Captain
Fred A. and Robert b. Blanks, died
at Columbia, La, on Friday last, aged
68 years.
The 0sceola Belle for the upper,
and the james Lee for the lower
coast, are the packets for tomorrow
evening,
Captain Duff Green, steamboat
agent and superintendent of the wharf
boat at V~icksburg, died yesterday
morning.
At St. Louis, barge tonnage is al
ready going to bank, caused no doubt
by the scarcity Of steamship tonnage at
New Orleans.
The total shipments Of coal from
Pittsburg on the present rise, will, no
doubt, reach 1000, 900 bushels. Thus
far no accidents have been reported.
The Jas. D. Parker departed last
evening for the Ohio with 175 bales
cotton, $50 bbls oil, 80 bales rags, %
tons sundries and about 40 cabin pas
sengers.
The Guiding Star, from Cincinnati,
and the Future City and barges, from
St, Louis, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The Golden Rule remained with us
"a hours, and left last night, after
adding "a bales cotton, $50 bbls oil
and 1914 seeks oil cake. She was
loaded fat.
Captain De Prieste, who runs the
river and railroad departments of the
Appeal, will leave this evening on the
Ouachita Belle for a short visit to his
. home in Arkansas.
F.. The Anchor line steamer James
Howard, from New Orleans, passed W
a last night with ZOO tons of freight anG
\ full of people. She put off a few
> packages here, butadded nothing.
The Batesyille will be in to-nigh.
and leaves again to-morrow evening
. for all points on st. Francis river
; J connecting with light draught boat
' for Wittsburg and the sunk lands.
l. At Louisville yesterday a heetof 1
9, coal boats and barges tied at the foo
of Sand island were swept away by tn
current, but were landed all safe o
y the Indiana shore opposite Yves
Louisville.
!. Captain Jas. H. Pepper, of the ia.
!, Howard, is suffering from an attack {
I, malarial fever. He has been confne
to his bed since the boat left Bato
ir; Rouge but was feeling a little bette
at last night.
r. Billy Smither will be home Sunda,
w. and resume his position as chief cle1
or of the 0sceola Belle. His wife, wi
has been sick for several weeks,
Evansville, is slowly recovering al
now out of danger.
The Anchor line packet Colorad
Captain McPheters in command, a
rived before daylight with about 81
tons of freight. She will leave Il
m company's wharfboat at 5 pm, f
IN Cairo and st. Louis. Owea G. Cat
presides at the desk.
The Si~lverthorn, Captain S.
Whitehead, arrived this morning wi
a moderate trip, and leaves again ii
evening for Commerce and all W
landings. Sid Wheeler and Ed Cam
bell are in charge of the Office,
The LEDGER job printing office Al
book bindery ID Madison street, offt
inducements, to its patrons in prize
quality Of material used, in tastei
style of workmanship the equal to a
yer. similar establishment'in the south.
The dry-docks located at the low
end of the city and owned by Capt;
w H. Walker have been kept VI
do. busy repairing boats ever since |
fall. They used to be located at Ca
but that town was not as good a bu
ness point as Memphis.
TO; Cons Millar, of the Cincinnati Go
leu mercial, after a thorough examinat
Of the clock recently presented
az Captain Bob Wise, Of the Gaf, sty
- it a high pressure, tubular boil
IN cylinder escapement, sidewheel, go.
Tea, you-please, Napoleon clock.
hV Of the three stave boats sunk j
above Helena during the storm
nal 1o Sunday night last, one has b
o. raised, and the tug Clarence, VIII
p had them in tow, returned to the
N after a couple of barges, which
les' will take down to the scene Of the
lge; cident to be reloaded.
Ineu The Oakland, en- route to Vic
ene burg with a tow, when backing
ae- from Louisville yesterday, got
wheel fast on the bank, at the heat
an the canal, and broke it, which I
i9ge dered her ~powerless, and she was
r;od ovar tbo dam nv H. curront