Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-17

cessful in raising the sunken ship
Gresham at New Orleans. He has
hauled her up four feet toward the
surface, and says she must como.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and book bindcry is prepared to
execute work with neatness and dis
patch, and at as low rates as any COM
petitor.
The Cons. Miller departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 500 bales
cotton, 70 bales rags, 1000 SKIS oil meal,
60,000 feet walnut lumber % tons
scrap IRON and a fair list Of people.
The Laura L. Davis, from the
Upper Missouri, is on her way South
with a cargo Of $4,000 worth of rota-
toes and other vegetables, destined to
New Orleans and other Southern
markets.
The Jno. A. Scudder, from New
Orleans, arrived before daylight, dis.
charged here abont 200 pckgs and went
to the compress to take on 1902 bales
Of eastern bound cotton for reship-
ment at Cairo.
The towboat Pete Kerns, with a
number of barges belonging to the
River Improvement Commission,
passed south yesterday, destined to
Lake Providence, where an improve
ment is to be made in the channel.
The funeral of John O'Con.
nell, late steward Of the Golden Rule,
and who died in the hospital here on
Friday night last, took place in Gin
c%innati on Monday. lle left a vile
and four children to mourn hisloss.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
Cityof Providence will leave at 10
a. m. to morrow for Vicksburg and the
bends. Captain Geo. w. Lennox
commands. and the Office is IN
charge of Frank Perkins, assisted by
james McMeen.
The Ste. Genevieve, in command of
Capt. G. w. Vickers, came in before
daylight with a light trip comprising
1888 packages. She is receiving to
leave at 5 p m. prompt, for Cairo, st.
Louis and all way mail landings. Jno.
Il. Messengale and Harry Crane are
her polite clerks.
Mr.. Jas. Sentz, of Charleston, West
Virginia, has sued the United States
snagboat Il. A. Woodruff, in the
United States Court, for 1880, for the
loss Of a boat load Of coal sunk in the
Ohio river in June last, while in tow
of tie Oil Valley. The sunken boat,
being a channel obstruction, the
Woodruff removed it, and hence the
suit is brought to recover the above
amount.
The PUBLIC LEDGER book bindery
- Madison street, is in the same build
ing as the newspaper and job printing
establishment; is owned by the same
proprietor; embraces all machines and
material used in a first. class book
bindery, and is conducted by compe
tent workmen, capable Of executing
work in as good and substantial a
style as can be done anywhere.
The Vint Shinkle. in command of
Captain G. Wash. Thompson, will be
found in port this afternoon, and is
announced to leave at 5 p m. to NOR
row with a return trip for all points
on the Ohio river through to Cincin
natl, where close connection is made
with the different railroads and
through tickets given to all Eastern
points. Colonel j. d. Moore and Gus
Young will be found in the Office.
The Dean Adams came in before
daylight with a good trip of both
freight and people, and is the regular
packet leaving at 5 p. m. to-day for
Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw City, and
all intermediate landings, carrying the
mail, attending promptly to all bust.
ness entrusted to her, and making
close connection with trains on the
Little Rock, Mississippi River &
Texas railroad Captain Mark r.
Cheek commands, and the office is in
charge of Captain A. l.. Cummins,
assisted by Lou Branham and Lee
Cummins, jr.