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

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the Ohio with a return trip on Friday
next.
The marine engineers Of Cincinnati
are a strong body, and they are prepar-
ing to give a grand picnic, which will
occur shortly.
The Centennial. for New Orleans,
passed down last evening with a big
trip. She added here q bales cotton,
30 bbls oil, and 240 sacks oil meal.
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Scudder, Captain A. j. Carter in COM
mand, will leave the company's wharf
boat at 5 p. m. this day for Cairo aud
st. Louis.
Jake Lingenfelder, mate of the
steamer James Lee. was married on
Monday night to Miss Carrie Heene,
of this city. May they pass down life's
stream contented and happy.
The Ouachita Belle will be in to-
night, and is the mail boat leaving to-
morrow evening for Helena, Arkansas
City, Greenyille and way landings,
connecting with the G.. W. Cheek for
V~icksburg.
Pilot James Warman, the oldest
pilot we know of on the river, has
gone south with a produce boat for
New Orleans. He has been a regular
pilot since 1881, retains a good vision,
and is not color blind.
The Golden Crown, Captain Eugene
Shinkle in command, will pass down
this evening en- route to the Crescent
CITY,. She is a good carrier and has
excellent passenger accommodations.
Chant Shinkle is her chief clerk.
Captains John A. Bietry and Bob
Smith, OF New Orleans, have pur-
chased the propeller Sunbeam, and
after being repaired and painted up,
they will place her in Lake Pontchar-
train to make two trips daily.
Captain Ed Thomas, chief clerk of
the ldlewild, is in the city on bust
ness, and will probably take a trip
down the river this evening on the
James Lee, to renew the acquaintance
of his many friends in the lower trade.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain j. J.
Darragh in command, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for Pine
Bluff, Little Rock, and all way land
ings on the Arkansas river, making
direct connection with light draught
steamers for Fort Smith and points
above. Charlie Musselman is her
chief clerk, and is seconded by vii
Darragh.
The Hard Cash, Captain Il. @. Pos.
tai in command, is receiving to leave
at 5 pm. to-day for DeVall's Bluff
Augusta, Jacksonport and all way
landings on White, Black and Little
Red rivers. Charles NJ. Postal pre-
sides at the desk, and is seconded By
John G. Wyckoff.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, arrived last nigh
from the upper coast with II balel
cotton, and a lot of hides and sun.
dries. She is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Osceola anC
all way landings, paying prompt atten
tion to all business entrusted to her
Billy Smither is her accommodating
clerk, and is assisted by John Hale,
and Hugh Tomlinson.
The S~ilvorthorn, Captain S. H
Whitehead, came in at noon to.da,
from the lower coast with a fair triI
of both freight and people. She
the regular packet leaving this even
ing for Commerce and all way land
ings. Sid Wheeler and Ed. Camp
bell are her %gentlemanly clerks.
The Dyersburg, from Obion an,
Forked Deer rivers, arrived last nigh
with 56 bales cotton, 200 SKIS corn an,
30 cords Of wood. On her last trip u
she ran through herself, breaking
wrist-pin, which caused her to rul
aground. She came to this port Of
one wheel and will remain a few day
until her repairs are completed.
The swift and elegant steamer Jas
Lee, Captain Stacker Lee in com
mand, arrived this morning with 9
bales cotton, % sacks cotton seed, ant
a fair list of people. She is the reg
ular packet leaving this evening 10
Helena, Friar's Point, and all wa.
landings, carrying the mail and payin.
strict attention to all business en-
trusted to her. Lloyd T. Whitlow,
clever gentleman, presides at the desk
and Is assisted by Plat Rhodes an,
Arthur Brown.
The ~favorite steamer Virgie Lei
Captain 6. Wash Thompson in com
mand, is on berth to leave this even
ing for Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati
and all way landings on the Obi
river, giving passengers through tick
cts to all points east at reduced rates
She has elegant passenger accommo
dations her tables are supplied wit
the best in the market, and her off
GERS will be found polite and sociablt
James Surtees and Harry Millar at
tend to the office affairs.
On Sunday morning last, while tn
Paris G. Brown was lying at Cairo,
man named Daniel Connolly, hailin
from Memphis, went aboard and en-
gagged a stateroom, but was soon afte
seen to spring from the outside guar
into the river, Invested of everythin
but his socks. After swimming dow
the river several hundred yards, h
climbed ashore and ran around bac.
of the city and into town, but wa
arrested by the police.
The James Lee on her last tri
down struck a couple of floating log.
breaking her stem band, in con
sequence of which she lays up to b
repaired. The 0sceola Belle take
her place in the Friar's Point trad