Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-20
vicksburg in command Of Captain

The j. B. NJ. Kehlor, for New Or
leans, passed down last evening with a
big trip. She put of 300 sacks Of
bran here.
The My Choice, which passed up
Saturday night without her barges, is
reported to have been in a crippled
condition.
The Harry Brown is on her way
down the Ohio with "a barges of coal,
the largest tow ever taken out Of
Pittsburg.
Widow Shippin is the name Of the
new boat building by the HOwards for
the Anchor line. She is to have the
machinery of the Belle Memphis.
The James d. Parker leaves Gin
%cinnati tomorrow evening, and win
arrive here early Monday morning
and leave with a return trip Tuesday
at ) pm.
A sunken barge or fat is in the
channel, $50 yards below the govern
ment light at Rising Sun. Pilots
should look out for it.
The only boat advertised to leave
for New Orleans is the Belle Shreve-
port. She is a fine Anchor line boat
and will leave from the company
wharf-boat at5 pm. to-day.
The John Overton and barges will
go out on a moonlight excursion to-
morrow night under the auspices Of
the young ladies of st. Patrick's
church.
The river front railroad is a fixed
tact, work was commenced yesterday.
Steamboatmen need not grumble.
1t will avail nothing. They must
pay their wharfage as usual for the
benefit Of the railroad company.
The Vint Shinkle leaves at 5 pm,
positively, for Cincinnati. The next
boat is the fine sidewheel steamer
Andy Baum, leaving Friday at 5 pm.
Captain r. W. Lightburne, agent of
the line, will give further informa-
ton.
Captain Pat Kallaher, our efficient
wharfmaster, left this morning on his
usual summer tour, but will be back
before the county election comes off,
he being a prominent member of the
democratic club recently organized in
his ward. Eugene Sutcliff, NJ. D.,
will keep river matters straight.
Captain Ed. Crowell left by rail
last evening for the famous Eureka
Springs. He has promised to write a
letter giving the facts as regards the
miraculous cures effected by the use
Of these waters.
The Belle Shreveport, Captain T.
J. Coghill in command, is the Anchor
line packet leaving the compony's
wharf boat at 5 pm. to-day for Vicks-
burg, New Orleans and the bends. Mr..
Fitzpatrick a pleasant gentleman pre-
sides at the desk.
Mr.. j. @. Wyckof, second clerk of
the Hard Cash, will spend his vaca.
ton at Searcy, Ark. Previous to
doing so he will make a short trip out
to a point on the Louisville road, to
look after a little business which has
something to do with his future hap
plness or misery.
The Batesville, Captain O. K. Jop-
lin in command, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for Mari
anna, the Cut Off and all way landings
on L'Anguille and st. Francis rivers.
connecting with the Marcus Collins.
for Wittsburg and the sunk lands. A.
L.. Banning presides at the desk and
is assisted by Will Lash.
The splendid low water packet
Maumelle, Captain j. j. Darragh in
command, is the mail boat leaving
tomorrow evening for Pine Bluff and
all way landings on Arkansas river
connecting with the Plow Boy for
Little Rock, Fort Smith and inter
mediate points. Charlie Musselmau
is her chief clerk and is assisted by
Will Darragh.
Tie Hard Cash arrived this morn
ing from White river with 4 bales
cotton, All SKIS cotton seed, 10 pkgs
butter, and a lot Of hides and sun
dries. She retires from the White
river trade until September LIST. when
she will re-enter it for the fall and
winter season. During her retirement
she is to be taken to Mound City and
placed on the docks, to receive a thor.
ough overhauling and re-painting.
River Record, is the name of a new
weekly paper published at Pittsburp.
and is devoted to the western rivers
coal trade, steamboatmen and gen
erRl shipping interests. The initial
number is received. 1t is,gotten up
on heavy tinted paper and contains l6
pages OF very interesting matter to
steamboatmen in general. Full and
complete statistics is to be a speciality
OF the River Record in all that per-
tains to its peculiar field. Steamboat
men will find it worthy of their pat.
ronage. The subscription price is 50
per annum.
The Rene Maoready, a fine side,
wheel steamer, built by the Towards,
OF Jacksonville, about four years ago,
was recently purchased by Captain j.
D. Randall, for the Memphis and St.
Francis river trade. She arrived here
on Saturday last,and is now at the up
per landing receiving an over hauling.
Some slight changes will be made.
and she will DO repainted from pilot
house to kelson. She will be ready to
enter the trade in a few weeks. Mean
while the B~atesville will continue to
run, leaving here every Tuesday and
Friday.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain J. A.
Lindsay in command, arrived yester
day afternoon with about 300 tons of
freight, which has all been put ashore,
the total number of packages being