Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-02


and a speedy abatement Of the food
is now anticipated.
The new tug Buchanan just built by
Charlie Hunter was moving about the
hsrbOr yesterday and everything
works satisfactorily.
The floating station for the life
savers on the Louisville falls is now
located alongside the dam at the foot
Of Bullitt street.
The Belle Memphis left Vicksburg
at noon yesterday and will be the
Anchor Line packet leaving here Fri
day evening for St. Louis.
The Ste. Genevieye will be in to-
morrow morning, and is the regular
Anchor Line packet leaving in the
evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
The City of Greenville departed last
evening for st. Louis, after adding
S25 bales of compressed cotton for re-
shipment at Cairo, to points East.
Joseph Postal has SO far recovered"
that he is able to-day to resume his
position of second clerk of the Hard
Cash. OH it's nice to be a father.
Captain Chas. NJ. Postal came
around in command of the Hard
Cash, Captain Ed. Pastal having
stopped off to hunt and fish for a few
days.
There has been a good deal of rain
south of Pittsburg, but not much
north, or up the Allegheny. There
will have to be more rain before there
is a coalboat rise at P~ittsburg.
VIM. Maloughney, who for some
time past has been one of the repre-
sentatives of G. B.. Bryan & Cos.
coal interests at the river, has resigned
to take a position on the Fire Depart
ment.
Captain w. G. Hardwick is up the
country layingin a big supply Of corn,
with which to supply planters and
others on the lower river. He will
stort float out from Paducah in a
couple Of weeks.
TIE Cherokee has rugged up a set
of stages aft and is the only boat with
a double set of stages on either side,
on account Of which she can take on
cotton with less labor and quicker
than any sther boat.
A dispatch received yesterday from
Captain r. W. Wise stated that the
James W. Gaf would leave Cincin
natl for this port on Saturday next,
and arrive here in time to leave with
a return trip on Friday the 18th inst.
Among the ireights of the Hard
Cash, which steamer arrived yester.
day, was two bales OF fine cotton
shipped from Batesville, Arkansaw, to
the Atlanta Exposition. 1t went
forward via the Great Chiokasaw
Route.
49,. 1890
Billy Willis, a former we'll known
river clerk, will be married to morrow
evening in Little Rock. Billy quit
the river some time since and is now
connected with the railroad. His
friends here wish him and his faiI
bride a long life of happiness.
Captain j. A. Lindsay, late com
mander of the Vint Shinkle, has beer
appointed a Storekeeper for the FRS
Ohio District, and was assigned t
duty yesterday by Collector Amoi
Smith. Captain Lindsay's successor
to the command of the Vint Shinklt
has not yet been named by Commodor,
Wise.
The gay Ooahoma of the Lee Lin,
in command of Captain Henry Coope
is the regular packet leaving at 5 pm
for 0sceola and all intermediate land
ings, giving strict attention to all bu
mess entrusted to her. Billy Smithe
is her chief clerk, and is assisted il
the Office by John Haley and Hugl
Tomlinson.
The Hard Cash arrived yesterday
afternoon, having brought out o
White river 45l bales of cotton, III
Of which she re-shipped at Terrenr
for New Orleans. Size leaves agair
this evening with a return trip, goiuJ
through to J~acksonport and making
connection with light draft packet
for upper White and Black rivers
Charles aud Joe Postal are in charg
of the office.
The splendid light draft steame
Marlin Speed, in command of Captain
John j. Darragh, is receiving to leav
at 8 pm, to-day for Pine Bluff and al
way mail landings, giving promp
attention to all business entrusted t
her and making close connection wit
small boats for Little Rock an.
points above. Charlie Musselmar
p%resides at the desk and is seconde.
by George Cunningham.
The fast and elegant steamer Jane
Lee, in command of Captain Stacke
Lee, is the mail packet leaving at
p m. to-day for Helena, Friars Poin
and all intermediate landings, attend
ing promptly to all c. 0. D. and othe
business; also making close conneC
ton al Glendale with trains on th
Mobile and Northwestern railroad
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow preside
at the desk, and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
In the Kentucky river, near tn