Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-04

Captain Williamsons steamer Bed
ford is engaged in the picnic and ex-
cursiOn business at st. Louis.
The Ste. G%enevieve left St. Louis
last evening for this port, and leaves
here Monday evening with a return
trip.
The Idlewild will arrive to- morrow,
and is the regular mail mail packet
leaving Monday evening for Arkansaw
City.
The marine engineers of Cincinnati
will enjoy a picnic at Parlor Grove
on the 18th inst, and it promises to be
a fine affair.
The u. P. Schenek leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for New Orleans. 90
be followed on Tuesday next by the
Golden Rule.
Captain John Watts of the steamer
Sallie Carney, is lying very i'll at
Vicksburg, and his recovery is consia-
cred doubtful.
The ferryboat John Overton is
making her regular trips to Mound
City, leaving here at 8 and II am,
and 3 and 5 pm.
The steamer City of Augusta, is to
sold at New Orleans by the U. S. mar
shall to satisfy a claim brought by
Brady Il Mcclellan.
Captain Duncan s. Carter, formerly
a we'll known steamboat and business
man of st. Louis, died at Helena.
Montana, on Monday last.
The James D. Parker, on her way
to this port, passed Evansville last
evening, will arrive Monday and leare
Tuesday with a return trip.
Captain Sam McPheeters' fine An
Choir line packet, Colorado, leaves at
pm. for Cairo, st. Louis and all way
landings. Joseph Osborn is her polite
clerk.
The Vint Shinkle departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 1904 bales
cotton, IS bales paper stock, 500 bag,
oil meal, 100 bbls oil, and a fair list o.
people.
Local inspectors Ralston and Garrett
left last evening on the Osceola Belle
for Fort Pillow to inspect Captain
j. G. Andrews new boat H. j
Dickey.
The Paris G. Brown arrived at New
Orleans yesterday. Her and the
John A. Scudder will leave there this
evening, the former for Cincinnati anG
the latter for st. Louis.
Captain VIM. NJ. Patterson has re.
signed command of the U. S. snagboat
Q. B. Reese, now laid up at Little
Rock, to take charge of the r.. Il. De.
Russey now at Mound City.
The Anchor line packet City o.
Helena, in command Of Captain Elem
Calvert, passes up at 10 am. to-mor
row for Cairo and St. Louis. George
Walton is her chief clerk.
The Gold Dust, in command O.
Captain j. 7. McCord, is the Anchor
line packet passing down at sharp II
am. tomorrow for Vicksburg anC
way landings. Henry Dietrich is hei
polite clerk.
The Salvor No. 2 is working at thu
wreck of the james Howard, lying il
st. Louis harbor. After she finishes
that job, she will be brought here t.
work at the sunken barge at the foot
of Jefferson street.
Captain James s. Wise will inaugu
rate a new programme during the low
water season in the Ohio river. HI
will send a boat to Memphis every
Tuesday and Friday and one to Evans
vile every Wednesday and Saturday
William Warder, engineer Of tn,
lower coast packet Belle, came very
near being killed by the negro rous
tiers employed on the boat. They or,
and slashed him feartully, so that h
now lies in the hospital at New Or.
leans with his life dispaired of.
A letter from Billy Byers, of the
j. W. Gaf, to the Commercial says
1.-THE general health Of Memphis il
good; the city is clean; q good place
for Cincinnati to pattern after" H,
speaks the truth. Memphis is now
fine summer resort.
A dispatch from Mobile states tia.
Sheriff Peter Burke has purchased
the fast steamer Sunbeam from New
Orleans and that she will be placed
in the eastern shore trade. 1t is alsC
reported that the Mary Morgan vii
be taken from her present trade anC
run from New Orleans to points be
yond Bay St. Louis.
River editors at New Orleans mus
be well fixed, one offers to bet $10,0 Ol
that the j. M. White can beat an,
boat in a race from New Orleans Il
V~icksburg, and another editor want.
To bet $4,000 that n boat drawing 3