Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-19

The towboat Robin, owned by Petel
Conrad, Of st. Louis, was burned anC
sunk on Saturday last at Greenlcaf'l
Bend, fifteen miles above Cairo. Nc
lives we're lost. She had a barge o.
lumber in tow and was on her way Il
st. Louis.
The Rene Macready is the regular
packet leaving tomorrow evening fol-
Mariana, the Cut Of and ali way
landings on L'Anguille and st. Fran.
els rivers, making connection with
the light draft steamer Advance for
Wittsburg.
Pilot VIM. Turner, who formerly
ran on the Illinois, has returned "a
this city. and accepted a berth on the
Dean Adams. Heis we'll known here.
abouts and enjoys the reputation Of
being one Of the most skilled and ex.
perienced pilots On the river.
Forked Deer river needs a cleaning
out, there being a considerable num-
Der OF logs and stumps right in the
channel which are dangerous to navi-
cation. The Dyersburg, which ar
rived yesterday, came in contact with
several, but received no damage.
Walter Mcdonald. a former river
clerk is now connected with the gro
Gerry house Of Lytle & Shields, ON
Main street, and s%olicits a share of
patronage from his river friends, uar
anteeiug his goods to be equal TO the
best in the market and as CHEAP as
any first class house in the city.
Captain Henry Cooper's punctual
upper cast packet Coahoma Is on
berth to leave this evening for Osceola
and all way landings, carrying the
mail and attending promptly TO all
Z. q. d. and other business entrusted
to her. j. w. Smithcr presides at
the desk, and is assisted by John
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
Captain Elem Calvert's popular
Anchor Line packet, City of Helena.
arrived at daylight with a big list Of
people and a good freight trip, com
prising 1888 packages. She has the
same all out aud is receiving to leave
promptly at 5 pm. for Cairo, st. Louis
and all way mail landings. Charles
Walton and Theodore Phillips are her
polite clerks.
The Dyersburg, in command of Can
tain U, j. Berry, is receiving at the
foot OF Court street, and will leave
promptly at 8 pm. for Hale's Point.
Fulton, Key Corner and all way
landings on ObiOn and Forked Deer
rivers through to Dyersburg, and will
give strict attention to all business
entrusted to her. Mr.. T. S. Chamblin
is her polite clerk.
A half dozen tow boats, with barpes
and boats Of coal, left Pittsburg Sat
urday. The 0'Neil while runxinp out
from O'Neils landing, for lack of
room, struck her tow against the
bank before straiGhtening up, and
things looked a little serious for a
time, but with the assistance OF the
Sam Miller and Fred Wilson she
managed to get righted aud sustained
no damages.
The feet and elegant steamer James
Lee, in command Of Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular mail packet leaving
this evening for Helena, Friars Point
and all way landings, giving strict
attention to all G. o. D. and other
business, also making close connection
atGlendale with trains on the Mobile
x Northwestern Railroad Captain
Lloyd w. Whitlow presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Plat Rhodes
and Arthur Browne.
The Memphis and Arkansaw City's
elegant steamer Dean Adams in com
mand of Captain Mark r. Cheek. is
the Adams Mail Line packet leaving
at 5 pm. to-day for Helena. Terrene.
Arkansaw City and all way landings,
attending promptly to all business en-.
trusted to her, and making close con-
Hection at her destination with trains
on the Little Rock, Mississippi River
4 Texas railroad. Captain A L..
Cummins presides at the desk, and is
assisted by Lou Branham and Lee
Cummins. ir.