Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-08

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The Thos. Sherlock picked up a
snag near Shawneetown Wednesday
night that ran up through her boiler
deck guards and her hurricane, but
doing no serious damage.
Billy Kilgour, mate of the steamer
Gold Dust, did mobile act on Wednes-
day last, by rescuing from a watery
grave a little boy who fell from a dug
out into the lake at Vicksburg.
A new boat will be built for the
Evansville and Tennessee river trade.
she will be 1876 feet long, IS feet
beam, 8 feet hold, Is inch cylinder, 5
foot stroke, and be completed by Oc-
tober LIST.
The fleet and elegant sidewheel
steamer, Robert Mitchell, Captain
Dan Moore in command, is due up
this evening, en- route to the Ohio,
taking passengers through to Cincin.
natl for $500. Frank Stein, a clever
gentleman, is in charge.
The repairs Of the James Lee will
be completed to-day. She will leave
Monday evening for Friar's Point.
The Osceola Belle will return to
the upper coast trade, and the Silver
thorn will resume her daily trips to
Commerce.
No Anchor line boat to-day from
st. Louis. The Ste. Genevieve laid
up to receive a general overhauling.
She is to receive new cabin guards
and boiler deck, and when her repairs
are completed she will be put in the
wheat trade to st. Louis for a few
weeks, after which she will return to
the Memphis trade.
The Andy Baum, Captain II. J.
Vinton in command, will arrive this
afternoon from the Ohio with a good
trip Of western produce, and will
leave with a return trip on Monday
next for Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati,
and way landings, giving passengers
through tickets to all points east at
reduced rates. Captain NJ. NJ. Deem
presides at the desk, and is assisted
by Ned Sherman.
Mrs. james s. Wise, and her ac-
complished daughters, Misses Ida
and Julia, presented to the officers of
the james d. Parker, on Thursday
last, a beautiful silver water pitcher
and goblet. The usual presentation
speech was not made, and Capt in
Charlie Russell, on behalf of the Par
ker's officers, responded in the same
beautiful and impressive manner. "
AS a class, steamboatmen are the
most liberal people in the world, ever
ready to do a kind act or relieve the
wants of the needy, At the festival
now going on for the benefit of the
Leath orphan asylum are to be seen
several handsom cakes, donated to
the ladies for the benefit Of the or
phans, by the steamers Colorado, City
Of G%reenville, City Of Vicksburg and
Grand Tower.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed.
Rowland in command, is the regular
mail packet leaving this evening for
all points on Arkansas river through
to Little Rock, making direct con.
nection at that point with light.
draught packets for all landings above
as far as Fort Smith. Captain j. N.
Thompson is her polite and accommo.
dating clerk, and is seconded by Amo,
Day.
The feet and elegant blue-ribbor
packet, Josie Harry, Captain Milt R
Harry in command, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for De,
wallis Bluff, Augusta, JaoksOnport ano
all way landings, making direct con.
nection with light draught boats fol
upper White and Black rivers. She
carries the mail and gives strict at.
t%ention to business entrusted to her.
Walker Outlaw, a social and clever
gentleman, is her chief clerk, and is
assisted by Billy Nuckles.
At the coronation extravaganza,
given last evening at the theater, Miss
Hattie and Master Willie Rowland.
the interesting children of Capt. Ed,
Rowland, Of the steamer Katie
Hooper, took prominent parts, and did
well, Miss Hattie sustained the role
of the Gypsey Queen with perfect
ease and grace, while Willie, as am
bassador to the queen, performed his
part as well, if not better, than reg
ulars' could have done. The duet
in which he took part was sung SC
sweetly, that it astonished the audi
ence, who were loud in their encores
for a repetition of the vocal gem.
The big James Howard, Captain
James H. Pepper, in command, will
pass down this evening, en- route to
the Crescent city. She is an Anchor
liner, and will leave from the compa-
ny's wharfboat, foot of Union street,
as advertised. The Howard left St.
Louis early Thursday morning with
2600 tons freight, 1900 (which was
for way landings, and the balance for
Vicksburg and New Orleans. When
she left che compress she had 5 tiers
of cotton all around. 1t was a grand
sight, viewed by hundreds on the
%levee. who were astonished at so un.
usual an occurrence. The Howard is
the largest boat on the western waters,
and this is the largest trip of freight
ever taken out Of st. Louis by any one
boat.
Heart-Rending Accident.