Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-19


bends. Billey Blenker is her polite
clerk.
The Commonwealth, which passed
down early Saturday morning, ground
ed at Cat Island, some 40 miles below
here, and after a detention Of 10 or IL
hours, was lightened and pulled off by
the Gold Dust.
The Grand Tower, from st. Louis,
passed down last night for Vicksburg.
She put of a few pkgs here and added
90 tons Of freight and 40 cabin passen.
gers, including the Mabel Norton
dramatic troupe.
The splendid sidewheel steamer
Rene Macready to-day enters the
Commerce trade as a regular daily
packet, and will continue in the same
as long as the business will Justify.
Captain Il. p. Order is in command.
The Coahoma arrived last night
with the blue ribbon trip Of the sea-
son, being 989 bales cotton and 34bags
seed cotton. She took her time,
stopped at every landingand left not a
bale in sight. The Coahoma will this
evening leave in the 0sceola trade,
where she is just as popular as below.
A visit to the steamer Josie Harry,
now lying in Wolf river, undergoing
repairs, convinees US that neither
time, labor, nor expense are being
spared to make her the finest stern.
wheel steamer running from this port.
She is being reprinted in the best
style, and will be a beauty when she
comes out.
Governor Hawkins has ignored
Memphis in his selection OF delegates
TO represent Tennessee in the river
improvement convention, which is to
meet in ST. Louis next month. He
has selected men from inland towns,
who will know as much about the
needs Of commerce as the monkey in
the tree"
Colonel Joe Flynn, known to almost
every marine, has retired from the
river and will hereafter have his
Office at No. Ii Adams street. He
having leased the three story brick
building and opened up a handsome
saloon. He invites his friends to call,
state their case and he will prescribe
only the best.
The gay and festive Coahoma, in
command of Captain Henry Cooper.
leaves this evening in place of the
Macready for 0sceola and all way and
plantation landings on the upper
coast, giving prompt attention to all
@. o. d. and other business entrusted
to her. Billy Smither presides at the
desk. and is assisted by John Haley
and Hugh TomlinsOn.
Captain E. B. Smiths splendid
light draught packet, Plow Boy. is
receiving to leave at 5 p. m. for Pine
Bluff and all way landings on Arkan-
saw river, attending promptly to all
business that offers, and connecting
with other packets for Little Rock
and points above. Captain Charles
Musselman presides at the desk, and
is assisted by George Cunningham,
The great iron steamer Charles P.
Chouleau is announced to leave at 5
pm. to-day from the Anchor Line
wharfboat for New Orleans. Vicks-
burg and the bends. After the pres
ent trip she will enter regularly the
Memphis and New Orleans cotton
trade, leaving here every alternate
week, running in conjunction with
the Henry Frank. Captain Thor
wegan commands, and the Office is in
charge of Captain George Milten-
berger, assisted by Peter Writ.
Captain Pat Kallaher, the wharf
master, has returned from his summer
tour looking hale and hearty. During
his absence he not only visited the
different watering places of this coun-
try but crossed the briney deep and
took in the pleasure gardens of Paris
and other resorts of his youth. Soon
after his return to America he was
appraised of the fact that the Idlewild
had burned at our landing and the
wreck still in the way an obstruction
to steamboats,. lie at once hastened
home and will have the same removed
before the week is out.
The feet and splendid steamer
Dean Adams, OF the United States
mail line, is the regular packet leaving
this evening for Helena, Terrene,
Arkansaw City, and all way and plan
tation landings, giving strict attention
to all business entrusted to her, and
making close connection at Arkansaw
City with trains on the Little Rock,
Mississippi River and Texas Railroad.
Captain Mark r. Check commands,
aud the Office is in charge of Captain
A. i. Cummins, assisted by Will Lash
and Lew Branham.
The reliable and elegant passenger
steamer James Lee, in command OF
Captain Stacker Lee, is again on the
track to leave this evening for Helena,
Friars Point and all intermediate
landings, carrying the mail, attending
promptly to all @. 0. D. end other
business, and making close connection
at Glendale with trains on the Mobile
aud Northwestern railroad. The Lee
has been thoroughly overhauled and
reprinted, and is in frst-class condi-
ton. Captain Lloyd W. Whitlow
presides at the desk, aud is assisted by
Platt Rhodes and Arthur Brown.