Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-13
row occurred among the roust-

line last number OF Harpers Week
ly contains a cut of the steamer Thos.
Sherlock, out on an excursion black
with people. 1t is a little exaggerated.
During the storm of Saturday the
levee received a good washing, and
were it not for the continual caving Of
the bluff, would be clean and neat to-
day.
Per Andy Baum, from Cincinnati,
756 bbls -four, $50 bbls meal, 600 bbls
salt, 200 bbls cement, 81 bbls whisky,
1909 SKIS corn, 462 SKIS oats, 35 ties ba-
con, 725 pkgs Sundries.
Per Ste. Genevieve, from st. Louis,
865 bbls -four, 500 bbls meal, 40 casks
bacon, l75 pals lard, 1924 SKIS corn,
l72 SKIS oats, 300 SKIS malt, 80 bbls mo-
%lasses, II bales cotton.
The DyerSburg arrived yesterday
and will leave at noon tomorrow with
a return trip for Hales Point, Dyers-
burg and all way landings on Obion
and Forked Deer rivers.
The barge of tile grounded a few
days ago on Quincy bar, has been un-
loaded and placed on another barge
ready for shipment south. The barge
of coal will probably be sold.
Captain bud Broadhurst, with the
tug Night Hawk, arrived last night
from New Orleans, whittier she has
been with a tow of slaves. She made
the round trip in Is days, including 3
days laying at New Orleans.
The Ste. Genevieve, in command of
Captain George w. Vickers, arrived
at daylight with 500 tons Of freight
and leaves at 5 pm. with a return trip
for Cairo, st. Louis and way landings.
John Messcngale is her polite clerk.
The Idlewild came in yesterday
afternoon with a fair trip, having done
a big way business. She put off lO7
bales of cotton at Terrene for reship-
ment to New Orleans, and also put of
1913 SKIS Of cotton seed at Friars
Point.
The Marlin Speed will arrive to-
morrow, and is the mail packet leav-
ing Wednesday for Pine Bluff, Little
Rock and all intermediate landings,
connecting with regular packets for
Fort Smith and points on the upper
Arkansaw river.
The Rene Macready is the regular
packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Mariana, the Cut-0f, Wittsburg and
all intermediate landings on Ian
guile and st. Francis rivers, making
direct connection at Wittsburg with
the light draught steamer Advance for
the Sunk Lands.
Captain Henry Cooper neat Lee line
packet, OsceOla Belle, is on berth tC
leave at 5 pm. for 0sceola and all in.
termediate landings, attendingprOmpt.
ly to all business entrusted to her
Billy Smither presides at the desE
and is assisted by John Haley an(
Hugh Tomlinson.
The local inspectors of New Or
leans are to make a thorough examina
ton of the boiler of the steamer Joh1
FL. Hanna, which exploded last week
and will try to determine whether tn,
blame Of the accident rests on tn,
inspectors who inspected the bOile
or on the engineer Of the boat.
The Joseph H. Bigley for Ney
Orleans, passed down yesterday morn
ing, dropping here the hull and cabil
of the j. W. Vansant, formerly use
as an inspection boat at Cairo, also tn
steam launch Picket, which is to b
used at Presidents island station
The Lookout which has been dom
duty here was taken lin tow by tn
Bigley for New Orleans.
Captain V%inton's elegant sidewheC
steamer Andy Baum arrived at mid
night with a good trip, comprising 40
tons, and did a good business all tn
way down. She is receiving to leav
at 5 pm. tomorrow for Cairo, Louis
vile, Cincinnati, and all way landing
on the Ohio river, offering speci;
rates to all points east. Captain n
NJ. Deem and Ned Sherman are he
clerks.
The feet and elegant steamer Jane
Lee, in command of Captain c.
Crider, is the mail packet leaving ut
pm. to-day for Helena, Friars PoiI
and all way and plantation landing
giving strict attention to all G. 0. |
and other business and connecting
Glendale with trains on the Mob
and Northwestern railroad. Capital
Lloyd w. Whitlow presides at tb
desk and is assisted by Platt Rhod,
and Will Harrell.
United States Engineer Major v
ii. II. Benyaurd has had water gaul
bulletins erected at Cairo, Memphi
Helena, mouth of White river, LAX
Providence, Vicksburg, Natchez, Re
River Landing and Baton Roug
They are all Of the same style as Ii
one placed on the bluff at this por
foot of Madison street. The letter
and figures are eighteen inches
length, and can be easily read frol
the opposite shore. The gauge reaC
ing is given at s am. each day, and
o great convenience to steamboatmel
The fast and elegant mail packe
! Idlewild arrived yesterday with
good trip of both freight and peopl
and is the regular packet leaving th
evening for Helena. Terrene, Arkar
saw City and all intermediate lant
ings, attending promptly to a
/, business entrusted to her, maxim
connection at her destination wit
trains on the Little Rock, Missipl
river and Texas railroad, also with Il
|, swift mail packet Dean Adams fl
Vicksburg. Captain Mark r. Chez
commands, and the Office is in char
! of Captain A. L. Cummins. assistt
; by Lee CumminS, jr. and A. Banl
smith.