Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-05-02

was sold at New Orleans for $4,000,
Her new owners will probably length
en- her about l25 feet, thus making her
a 300 foot boat, and a big carrier.
The Chas. p. Chouteau, about two
thirds loaded, passed down yesterday,
adding 1872 SKIS oil meal and "a SKIS
peas. She expected to take on 1900
bales cotton at Helena and fill out be-
low.
Captain George W. ViCkers' fine
Anchor Line packet Str. Geneviene is
on berth to leave this evening for
Cairo, st. Louis and all way landings.
John E. Messengale is her polite
clerk.
The change of schedule for the St.
Louis and Vicksburg Anchor Line
packets will not take place for the
present, and boats of the line will con-
tinue to leave as formerly every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
The City of Greenville arrived be-
fore daylight, only AZ hours and 40
minutes from Vicksburg, and made 65
landings. Her time from Hell ma was
8 hours and 30 minutes. She left here
at 2 pm, and will arrive in time to
leave st. Louis Thursday.
The many friends here of Andy
Harrigan who used to be chief clerk
of the Pat Rogers, running from this
port, will sympathize with him in the
loss OF his bright and promising child
eight years OF age. The sad event hap
pened but a few days since,
Commodore James S. Wise, of the
Memphis and Ohio river packet COM
pany, arrived last evening by rail from
Cincinnati to interview the boys
and look after the interest of his popu-
lar line.
For $4,000 the wharf and landing
company, of Vieksburg, have pur-
chased the tract of land west Of Null
berry street, running to the Missis
sippi river. This gives the company
control of the river front for about a
mile.
Captain G.. B Russell and wife Of
the James D. Parker, made a narrow
escape with their lives at Cincinnati
on Thursday night last at the L. NJ
depot, where a passenger train rau
over and demolished a carriage in
which they we're seated.
Captain George W. Neare, of the
Cincinnati underwriters, has gone t.
davenport to look after the steamer
Il. W. Cole, which boat has been our
on the bank there in a ~preCarious con.
dition. The Cole is owned in Nash.
vile and insured in Cincinnati.
The Ben Franklin arrived befor,
daylight with 600 tons of freight and &
fair list ~ofpeople. She leaves with q
return trip at 5 pm. tomorrow fol
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, Civ.
ing cheap rates to all points east. Cap.
tain W. Q. Tichenor commands, anC
the office is in charge of Harry Galley
The Rene Macready is the mai
packet leaving tomorrow evering fol
all way landings on L'Anguille and
st. Francis rivers, taking freight for
the Sunk Lands and making direct
connection with the Advance and
Marcus Collins at Wittsburg.
The Marlin Speed is due tomorrow
and is the regular mail packet leaving
Wednesday evening for Pine Bluff
Little Rock and all intermediate land.
ings, making direct connection with
the regular packets for Fort Smith
and points on upper Arkansaw river
MI. Levi Shook, engineer of the TOW
boat JAS. B. Williams, was badly
scalded a few days ago. 1t appears hi
opened the valve attached to the steam
drum, when it burst, causing the steam
and hot water to fly over his hand,
and body, burning him pretty severe.
ly. He was taken to the infrmary a
Louisville, and is receiving the bes.
attention.
Owing to the high stage ofwater, thu
inspection station for this port il
located just below the point at For
Pickering, above Walkers dry docks
The station flag by day and a yellow
light by night, will designate the loca.
ton. Passenger boats must land 70
inspection, but towboats are only re
CURED to slack up SO they can b,
boarded by the inspector.
The Lee line mail packet Osceol
Belle, in command Of Captain Henri
Cooper, leaves at 5 pm. for Osceol;
and all way landings on the uppe
coast, giving strict attention to al
business entrusted to her. Bill,
Smither presides at the desk, and j
assisted by John Haley and Hug
Tomlinson.
While the Idlewild was lying a
Friar's Point Saturday, a white maj
while in an intoxicated condition
attempted to get on board but MISE,
his footing and fell into the river
The rapid current carrying him dow
the river and nothing more of bin
was seen His name or residene
could not be a~Scertained.
The elegant passenger steame
James Lee is the mail packet leavin
this evening for Helena, Friars Point
and all intermediate landings, attend
ing promptly to all @. o. D. and plan
tation business, and connecting a
Glendale with the Mobile and North
western train. Captain Lloyd W
Whitlow presides at the desk, and i
assisted by Platt Rhodes, Arthu
Brown and Will Harrell.
The Adams mail packet Idlewild
in command o fOaptain Mark R. Cheek
leaves at 8 pm. promptly fr Helena
Terrene, Arkansaw City, and all in
termediate landings, attending prompt
ly to all business entrusted to her, ant
connecting at her destination with th.
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