Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-08


The Golden City, for Oincinnati,a ut
the City Of New Orleans, for St. Louis
Eleft New Orleans last evening anC
should pass here about Sunday next
All kinds of books used by steam
boats kept in stock or made 10 ordel
at short notice in PUBLIC LEDGE
bindery. +
The Gold Dust arrived at Vicks.
burg yesterday morning and left there
at noon to-day with a return trip fol
st. Louis. She will be here to leave
on Sunday at 10 am.
The Belle Shreveport, from St
Louis, passed down last evening with
a big trip. She put off nothing here,
but added about ten tons for New Or
leans and way points
The marine fraternity was we'll rep.
resented at the Exposition last night
to witness the great walking match,
Kneel Booker and John Rhods arc
ticket sellers and will draw.
The Vint Shinkle departed last
night for Cincinnati with 400 bales
cotton, 28 bales paper stock, 455 bar
rels of oil, 1870 sacks oil meal, 1900
feet lumber and a good list of people.
Two boats loaded with produce ar.
rived yesterday from Rising Sun, Ind,
and are owned by Mr.. James Daley
and Mr.. James II. Hastings. The
latter is accompanied by his wife and
daughter.
The Ste Genevieve, in command Of
Captain G. w. Vickers, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo, st. Louis and all way landings.
John Il. Messengale and Harry Crane
are her polite clerks.
With the hopes of finding his stolen
watch, Captain Hegler, of the GuidiUg
Star, is asking everybody he meets
what time Of day it is. But the man
who asks him the time of day is liable
to be knocked down.
The Belle Memphis, in command
Of Captain l. II. Mckee, is the An.
Choir Line packet leaving here at 10
am. tomorrow for Vicksburg and all
principal way landings. Henry Cor.
byn presides at tho desk.
A Cairo dispatch states that the
barge Ononta, loaded with railroad
iron and coal in tow Of the steamer
IronsideS. struck a snag at Goose
Island. Tho barge is a total loss, but
the iron, it is thought, will be saved.
The Marlin Speed is due this eve
ming and1eaves with a return trip on
Saturday for Pine Bluff and all way
landings on Arkansaw river, making
direct connection with the regular
packets for Little Rock and points
above.
The City Of Providence, in com.
mand of Captain George w. Lennox,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to
morrow at 5 pm. for Cairo, St. Louis
and all yay landings. Frank Perkins
and james McMeen are in charge Of
the Office.
The champion cotton carrier, Henry
Frank, in command of Captain j. L.
Hicks, is on berth to leave at 5 p m
to day for V~icksburg, New Orleans
and the bends. Captain Aft Grissom
presides at the desk, and is assisted by
Peter Writ.
Considerable mud has been left up.
on the levee in front Of the Anchor
Line wharfboat and at the foot o.
Madison street since the river com,
menced falling. If it is anybody
business to have the same removed
they should attend to it at once.
The great Guiding Star, in com
mand Of Captain j. d. Hegler viii
pass up this evening for Cincinnati
She has elegant passenger aceommo
dations, and her officers will be found
polite and attentive to the wants anC
comfort Of their patrons. Franl
Stein is in charge Of the Office
The James D. Parker will arriv,
to night, and leaves with a return tril
on Saturday at 5 pm. or all points OF
the Ohio river through to Cincinnati
where close connection is made will
the diherent railroads ceutering a
Cincinnati. Captain r. w. Light
burne, her agent, will furnish all de
sired information.
The fast and elegant steamer Deal
Adams arrived at daylight with
good trip, and leaves again this even
ing for Helena, Terrene, Arkansav
City and all way landings, carrying
the mail, attending promptly to al
business that offers, and making clost
connection with trains on the Littlt
Rock, Mississippi River & Texas rail.
road. Captain Mark R. Cheek com.
mauds, with the Office in charge o
Captain A. L. Cummins, assisted by
Lou BraBham and Lee Cummins, jr
Among the presents given to tn,
City of New Orleans are a pair oil
horns from Mr.. A.. Bland, Of Point
Pleasant, La. The donor, in speaking
Of his gift, says: "The deer from
which these horns came was killed or
the Perkins estate, near here. HI
was the Aeetest and largest aver seer
in this neighborhood, and weig ed
dressed, 239 pounds, He had beer
hunted for a number of years, anC
invariably outran the dogs, till ole
age overlook him, and he was killed
at last. As these horns were borne
by the sWiftest deer that ever ran
l hope the City Of New Orleans vii
prove a fit successor, and be the swift
est boat that floats"