Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-12


The little steamer NJ. T. Powell,
just completed at Little Rock, made a
trial trip on Wednesday last, and
everything worked satisfactory.
The John B. Maude, Captain Bro
laski in command, will pass up to.
morrow at 10 am. for Cairo and st.
Louis, Billy Blenker is her purser.
The new Mary Houston, Captain
Charlie Miller in command, will pass
down at 10 a. m. tomorrow, enroute
to New Orleans. j. 7. Washington
is her agent.
1t is reported that the City of
Yazoo will ply in the New Orleans
and Greenville trade, in place of the
j. NJ. White, which lays up to receive
a thorough o%verhauling.
The new steamer Rosa, built at the
Louisville yard by Bernard Vadal, for
the steel metal company there, made a
trial trip on Thursday. She has the
patent wheel, which did not work
well.
The Vint Shinkle departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 175 bales
cotton, 90 tons oil meal, 20 bbls tallow,
800 bdls green hides, $4,000 feet lum-
Der, 100 picks sundries, and So cabin
passengers.
Captain A, Y. Stevens, the efficient
passenger agent of the Cincinnati and
Memphis packet company, states that
he has nearly 100 people engaged to
take passage on the Jas. w. Calf Mon
day next.
The little sidewheel steamer, Star
OF the West, Captain j. w. Brown in
command, is the daily packet leaving
this evening for Scanlon's, Cat Island
and way landings. Charley Dudley is
her purser.
The great Golden City, Capt. j. D.
Hegler in command, will pass up to-
night enroute to Cincinnati. Adam
Wayland presides at the desk, Capt.
K. T. Glenn is her freight agent, and
James Carr passenger agent.
The Hard Cash, en- route to this
port, will pass Duvall's Bluff to-mor-
row morning. Passengers wishing to
so to lower White river will connect
With the Hard Cash by taking the
Little Rock train this evening.
To enjoy the fresh river breeze of an
evening, go out on the bluffs ct the
foot OF Monroe street, and sit quietly
under the awning of old man Thomp-
son. He has everything clean and
neat, and will give you a hearty well
come.
The new Dean Adams will leave
Monday in place Of the Coahoma and
go through to Vicksburg. She will
at once enter the Vicksburg and Ar
kansas river trade as a semi weekly
packet, in place of the Geo. w.
Cheek, which returns to this port
her home.
Two big freight carriers left St.
Louis on THURSDAY last--the City of
Alton, with almost a full trip,
with engagements below to fill out,
and the KOuntz line steamer j. B. NJ.
kehlor, with all she wanted. A tow
boat also left with six loaded harges.
The freight movementto New Orleans
on that day was immense.
The large and elegant sidewhesl
steamer City Of Alton, thoroughly
overhauled and reprinted, will pass
down this evening en- route to New
Orleans. Captain H. G. Bixby is her
popular commander, and William
Mason is her chief clerk. The Alton
is an Anchor line boat, and will leave
from the company'S wharf boat, feot of
Union street.
The Marlin Speed, Capt. Ed. Now.
land in command, arrived last even
ing with II bales cotton. 1418 SKIS
%cottonseed, and 80 pkgs sundries. She
is the mail boat leaving this evening
for Pine Bluff and all way landings on
Arkansas river, connecting with light
draught boats for Little Rock and
and Fort Smith. Capt. James N.
Thompson presides at the desk, and is
assisted by Amos Day.
The case of Laura A.. Carson VS.. T.
P. feathers was decided on Wednes-
day last in favor of the defendant.
This was the second trial in the cir
cult court, having been remanded back
from the supreme court. This suit
was brought by Mrs. Carson to recover
twenty thousand dollars damages from
the owner of the Natchez for alleged
injuries caused by having been put off
at the wrong landing. she having paid
her fare to a certain point, but was
carried below her destination.
The James W. Calf, Capt. Bob
Wise in command, will arrive to-
morrow, and leave Monday evening
with a return trip for Cairo. Louis
vile, Cincinnati, and all principal
way landings on the Ohio. Special
rates will be given to those desiring
to attend the national democratic con-
v%ention at Cincinnati, which takes
place on the 22nd inst. The Calf will
land her passengers at Cincinnati on
the evening of the 10Th. Round trip
tickets issued, good to return on any
boat of the line.
At n o'clock last night the barge
Mary Ann was sunk at the landing
just above Jefferson street and her
cargo damaged to a considerable ex-
tent She was loaded with 1000 bbls
cotton seed oil and 1900 bags of oil
cake. The accident is said to have
been caused by the falling river, she
having caught on a small pile of rock
projecting out from the mattresses
placed there to protect the levee,
though it is reported that the boat
was leaking yesterday and may have