Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-18

MISCELLANEOUS.
Cloudy.
Pleasant.
Business fair.
The Paris G. Brown will enter the
Anchor Line soon.
The Mary Houston, bound for Gin
cinnati, passed Evansville Saturday
morning.
The U. P. Schenck added 1000 bbls
Of -four at Paducah as she came out of
the Ohio.
The lighthouse tender Joseph
Henry passed Vicksburg going down
Saturday.
The Bright Light has entered the
st, Louis and st. Paul trade in the
Davidson line.
Pilots report 4 feet at Flint Island
and ScuffietOwn bars, lower Ohio, and
AZ on Uaseyville.
The City of Greenville is the
Anchor Line packet tomorrow morn
ing for Vicksburg.
The Commonwealth left St. Louis
Saturday for New Orleans in place of
the Belle Shreveport.
The City of Alton passed down
Saturday night with good trip. She
added II bales Of cotton here.
The Golden Grown for Cincinnati
and the John A. Scudder for St Louis
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Gold Dust passed down yester.
day forenoon. She discharged 3211
pkgs of freight and added 20 tons for
way points.
The Ste. Genevievs arrived from
st. Louis early this morning, and is
discharging 1861 pkgs freight. She
goes back this evening.
Captain Henry COoper's fast Osceola
Belle leaves this evening for Ran
dolph, Fulton, Osceola and all way
landings. Billy Smithers and Jobny
Haley are her clerks.
The Marlin Speed arrived last night
with fair trip. She reshipped Is
bales of New Orleans cotton at Ter
rene. The Speed returns to Arkan-
saw river Wednesday,
The steamer i. w. Ewald sunk
Friday morning al the head of Walk
er's Bar, just below Cave.In Rock,
lower Ohio. She lies easy, with her
heal out and stern in, in eight feet of
water, and can be easily raised.
The Ste. Genevieve is the Anchor
Line packet this evening for Cairo,
St. Louis and all way landings. Capt.
George Vickers commands, and
Nlessrs. John Messengale and Harry
Crane attend to the Office affairs.
The Mike Davis, Captain 0. X.
Joplin, is receiving at the foot Of
Court street, and leaves tomorrow
evening, in place of the Rene
Macready, for st. Francis river.
Birdie and Ed Banning are her clerks.
The Throop Brothers, of Evans
vile, have sold the steamer Josh V.
Throop to Captain W. II. Carroll and
General Wheeless, of Nashville. The
ThroOp is to run between Nashville
and Point Burnsides, upper Cumber-
land.
The Jas. w. Calf, for Memphis,
and the Paris G. Brown, for New
Orleans, we're receiving at Cincinnati
all of last week. aud up to Friday had
only secured about 100 tons OF freight
each. Both started south Saturday
evening.
Captain Dabney has been relieved
from the charge Of the improvement
Of the Natchez harbor, and is sue
ceeded by Captain BirDey of this city.
Captain DabDey will still remain in
charge of the government works at
Vicksburg
The James Lee, Captain f. P.
order, is the packet this evening for
Glendale, Helena, Friars Point and
all way, plantation aud mail landings.
Captain Lloyd Whitlow is chief clerk
and is assisted by Platt Rhodes and
Willie Harrell.
The boilers which rolled overheard
of the James A. Blakemore when she
upset opposite Sand Island below
Louisville some months ago, have been
found opposite the upper end of Port
land wharf A lot of crate bars, ropes
and one chimney we're also found.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed.
Rowland. leaves at clock this even-
ing for Terrene, Arkansaw City and
all way landings, connecting with the
Dean Adams for VicksburR, and with
the Little Rock, Mississippi River and
Texas railroad for points in Arkansaw
and Texas Captain Jas. Thompson
is chief clerk and is assisted by Amos
Day.
Mrs. Elizabeth MoCabe, widow of
Milton McCabe, Of Pittsburg, who
died from the effect of injuries sus.
tanned by the explosion OF the steam
pipe Of the towboat Bengal Tiger,
near Cincinnati several months ago,
has brought suit against the owners OF
the boat, James Walton & Co., for
$4,000 damages for the loss of Mr..
McCabe's life.