Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-05


Miss Fannie P. Medley, Of Hartsville,
A justice performed the ceremony in
the presence of numerous friends Of
the happy couple.
The Ida Stockton yesterday received
a new pair Of chimneys; her cabin has
been heightened, and when all repairs
are completed; she will be well adapted
to the Hatchie river trade.
The Vint Shinkle encountered
heavy ice in the Ohio; also in the
Mississippi as far as Hickman. She
damaged her wheel considerably, hav-
ing broken off quite a number Of
buckets.
The sidewheel steamer Rene Ma
cready, Captain 0. X. Joplin in COM
mapd, is the mail packet leaving at 5
pm. to-day for Mariana, the Cutoff,
and all intermediate landings. A. L.
Banning is her polite clerk.
The decline of 9 feet II inches at
Cairo is reported by the signal service
observer. All river men know this to
be a mistake and, as Cairo is an inn
pOrtant point, the observer in charge
of that station should be more particu-
lar. The actual decline Of the river
yesterday was 30 inches,
The fast and elegant passenger
steamer Ohas. Morgan passes up at 5
pm. to day, bound for Cairo, Louis
Vile, Cincinnati and all principal
landings on the Ohio. Captain Harry
Stein commands, and Adam Wayland
ond Sam Parker are in charge Of the
Office.
The splendid low water packet
Katie Hooper, in command of Captain
Ed Rowland, is the mail packet leav-
ing at 5 pm. to. day fer Pine Bluff and
all intermediate landings on Arkansas
river, connecting with the light
draught packet Plow Boy for Little
Rock and points above. Captain j..
N. Thompson presides at the desk and
is assisted by Joe Dukes,
On Monday preceding Mardi Gras
day an arrival will be noted at our
landing in the shape OF a human, who
will walk upon the water in advance
Of the royal feet Of King Menus. His
nameis Roy Alphonse, ayoung French
man of pleasing address. This feature
OF the programme itself will be apt to
draw thousands from neighboring
states. All steamers plying to this
port have been commanded to bring
passengers at half rates, and they will
obey.
The sidewheel passenger steamer
6. w. Cheek, in command of Captain
James Kinman, takes the place Of the
Josie Harry, leaving at 5 pm, to-day
for Deyall's Bluff, Augusta, jackson
port and all intermediate landings,
making direct connection with light
draught boats for upper White and
Black rivers. John Q. Wyckoff, a
young gentleman well and. favorably
known to the people of the White
river valley, is in charge of the Office,
and is assisted by John Kyle.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain j. A.
Lindsey in command, arrived last
evening with a big trip of freight. She
has a fne day to discharge, and leaves
again this evening with a return trip
for Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and
all intermediate landings, connecting
with the different railroads and. giving
through tickets to all points east al
very low rates. The accommodations
Of the Shinkle are f~rst-class, and her
officers polite and attentive to the
wants Of their guests. Colonel j. ID,
Moore presides at the desk.
The neatsternwheel steamer Parole,
in command of Captain G. W. Lyon
arrived yesterday from Tell City with
$50 bales of hay for this port. She
also brought in tow a barge of Goa.
and a produce boat belonging to Capt
Jim Woodward, Of New Amsterdam
The produce boat contains 100 tons Of
hay and a lot of potatoes, apples, etc.
all to be sold here if the marker
proves favorable. Captain Lyon will
run the Parole between Arkansas
City and Greenville, where he a veal
ago established a nice little trade.