Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-16

few hundred packages Of general mer-
chandise, and added 80 tons for points
below.
Augusta Moore, Esq, Of Cincinnati,
assistant boiler inspector for that dis
trict, succeeds the deceased Capt.
Chas. w. Fisher, boiler Inspector of
that district, who died at Cincinnati a
few days since.
The W. p. Halliday passed up this
morningat o'clock with over 1000 tons
Of freight, principally sugar and mo-
lasses. She discharged here 100 hogs
heads and 66 barrels sugar, "a barrels
rice, so coils rope and 3 boxes sauce.
A bill has been introduced in the
Kentucky legislature to transfer the
control over the Kentucky river from
that State to the general government,
together with all the improvements
hitherto made upon it, such as dams,
locks, etc.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
will arrive tomorrow from Cincin-
natl, and will leave Monday evening
next with a return trip for Cincinnati
She added at Louisville l69 plows, 20C
bbls cement and 20 tons of miseellane.
GUS freight.
The elegont steamer City of Helena
Captain Mckee master, leaves the
company's wharfboat, foot Of Union
street this evening at five O'Clock
sharp, carrying the mail, doing al
way business and making direct con.
n%ection with the principal railroad,
for all points east.
The U. p. Schenck passed up las
night at 10 O'Clock for Cincinnati
with 800 tons of freight, the principa
items being 600 bales of compressed
cotton for Evansville, 400 hogshead.
sugar and 300 barrels molasses fol
Cincinnati. She put off here ~ hogs
heads sugar and So barrels molasses
and added some people.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain B. 0
Michel in command, is the regular
mail packet leaving this evening TO
Oseeola. She makes all way landing
on schedule time and pays strict at
tention to all way business. Messrs
Cyrus Fay and Bruz Given, two cour
teous gentlemen and efficient clerks
have charge Of the Office.
The Silyerthorn, Captain Henri
Cooper in command, will arrive her
Sunday morning from Vicksburg an,
leaves Monday evening for Ashpor
and Hale's Point, and will continue e il
that trade in place of the Geo. w
Cheek. She is an excellent steamer
is swift and a good carrier. Mr.. Mel
Booker will have charge of the office
with Mr.. Tomilson as assistant.
The palatial and popular steame
Golden Crown, in command of tina
; popular boatman Eugene Shinkle
leaves this evening at five o'clock 70
New Orleans, making all principa
t way landings, She is one of the bes
/ boats on the river to travel on. Nj
Chant Shinkle,a gentleman with whor
? it is a pleasure to travel and do busi
ness, oficiates in the Office.
Capt. Samuel W. Gutter, a promin
ent steamboatman who has been run
ming on a number Of frst-class packet
in the lower river trade, has accepte
. the position of superintendent an
manager of Mrs. NJ. w. Kinney's TAI
paulin and skid business. Mr.. Cutie
is a good business man and is ais
+ quite a favorite with steamboatmeI
She could not have made a hett,
selection of a gentleman who woul
meet with favor oil the leyee.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Z
Nowland's splendid Arkansas riv
mail packet, will arrive to-day fro
Arkansas river with a good list
n cotton and other freight and leav.
tomorrow evening for Pine Blu
carrying the mail and making come
ton with the light draught ma
steamer Marlin Speed for Little Roc
and Fort Smith. Captain Jimn
Thompson is her purser, and has ass
;; ciated with him in the Office Am.
Day.
The excellent Commerce packe
the Shields, Captain William Ashfor
came IN on time to-day with anoth.
good trip, and leaves at sharp fly
is o'clock for Commerce, attending
all way business. Tomorrow, in ord,
to accommodate a number of patron
sha will extend her trip to Counc
Bend. The Shields is a good, sa
carrier. Captain Ed. Crowell, who
one of the cleverest bOatmen on Il
river, controls the Office, assisted
|. Charley Lettwich, an accommodate
clerk and clever young gentleman.
In the last week including Thur
day, there has left St. Louis for Ne
i Orleans, for export, via the "iett
route per tOwboats, f.. M. Norto,
" ll1,O00 bushels corn; A. j. Bake
1925 0 bushels corn; My Choice. 100
e., 600 corn; and Iron Mountain, 270,0C
II bushels corn, making a grand total
W Cos, 900 bushels. The Iron Mounta'
belongs to the Mound City Transpo
d tation Company, commanded by Can
L John Greenough. She has the bars
% Great Republic, with $4,000 bushe
of corn, and four other new barg
IS built at New Albany, containing "a
"a 900 bushels each. The Iron Moul
sr tain has the largest tow Of grain til
ever left st. Louis,
1t W. notice that the steamboatmt
,r on the Ohio river have enlisted con-
le ressmen Butterworth and Young,
Ohio, and Mr.. Carlisle, of Kent1ck
If In their behalf in obtaining ~legislatiC
q which will relieve steamboatmen
Is the outrageous course pursued
r%oustabouts in obtaining money an
sueing steamboats,, and having the
IN A.a1 $40 ~. Q,su.1. - MI