Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-26

ing, nef commander, captain charlie
Russell, is in charge of the Laura L.
Davis in the picnic business.
The rafting James Lee came in
this morning at 6 o'clock, and from
the time she came in sight until she
made her landing at the foot of Madi-
son street, was just ten minutes. The
distance is three miles.
The Smoky City, from New Or
leans, passed up yesterday with a tow
of empties, also the steamers Henry
Tete and Florence Meyer. The latter
she drops at Louisville and takes the
former to Pittsburg.
The Golden Crown left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans. The
Golden City leaves tomorrow, and
will be followed on Saturday by the
X. Il. Springer, all Of the 0. line of
steamers.
The Centennial, Captain Thos. L.
Davidson in command, is due down
this evening en- route to New Orleans.
She is an Anchor liner, and will leave
from the company's wharfboat at the
foot OF Union street. N. B. Fowler
is her purser.
The Osceola Belle, Capt. Henry
Cooper, arrived last night from the
upper coast with a moderate trip, and
is the mail boat leaving this evening
for Osceola and all way landings.
John Haley and Hugh Tomlinson, a
couple of clever young men, are in
charge Of the office.
The tug Two Brothers, which was
turned over and sunk several days
since at Island 80 about fifty miles
above here while towing a raft, will
soon be all right again. She was sunk
on a bar, and the fallen river has left
her high and dry. Parties are now
engaged in putting her into the river.
The light draught steamer Mau-
melle, Capt. John j. Darragh in com
mand, is the regular packet leaving
this evening for Pine Bluff and all
way landings on Arkansas river, max
ing connection with lighter boats for
Little Rock, Fort Smith and inter
mediate points. Charlie Musselman
Is her polite clerk, and is seconded by
Will Darragh.
As the excursion season has set in
it would be well for those in charge
of excursion boats to see that the fol-
lowing order is complied with before
leaving the landing. "a steamer
making excursions under a permit
must have at least one lifeboat, and
shall be equipped with other lifeboats,
or their equivalents, as, in the judg.
ment of the inspectors, will best Sc
cure the safety Of all persons on board
in case of disaster"
The reliable steamer Hard Cash.
Capt. E. Q. Postal in command, is the
regular packet leaving this evening
for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Jackson
port, and intermediate points, con.
Meeting with small boats for upper
White and Black rivers. The Hard
Cash, for the next six weeks, will
have the White river trade to herself
and she will leave here on her regular
days, Wednesdays. Capt. Chas. NJ.
Postal is her chief clerk, and is as
sisted by..Billy Watkins.
The swift running ard elegant
steamer Jas. Lee, Captain Stacker
Lee in command, came in this morn.
ing with Al bales cotton, COZ sack
cotton seed, and a fair trip of people
She is the regular packet leaving thil
evening for Helena, Friar's Point anC
all way landings, carrying the mai
and paying prompt attention to al
business entrusted to her. The lie,
has splendid passenger accommoda
tions and her officers are polite ant
sociable. Lloyd w. Whitlow is he
chief clerk and is assisted by Mix.
! Logan and Plat Rhodes.
Theladies and gentlemen composinI
l the party, who came around on tn
Hard Cash to witness the marriag
: ceremony of Harry SHERMAN, a pop
ular young merchant of Indian Bay t
. Miss Esther Harris of this city, hav
! written to the LEDGER a communica
ton, in which they return thanks t
the officers Of the Hard Cash, to MI
Silverman, and to their friends 0
Memphis for courtosies extended tn
party during their trip and soiourr
p here. The signers are: w. II. Boyc
} and wife, Samuel Black and vile, W
s. Murrell and wife, Mrs. G. l.. Cleve
{ Louis Silye;man, r. Il. johnson, I
4 Cartwright, w. q. Crogart, Mrs, {
H. Myers, Miss May Johnson, Mis-
Ella Winston, Frank E. Adams an.
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