Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-23

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The James W. Gaff, en- route to
Cincinnati, passed Evansville last
evening.
Captain W. G. Hardwick, the great
corn king, is summering it at New
Orleans.
The James Lee and the Osceola
Belle are the local packets leaving to-
morrow evening.
The City of Alton for New Orleans,
and the Colorado for this port, left
st. Louis last evening.
Tue Marlin Speed departed last
evening for Arkansaw river with a
pretty fair trip Of freight.
The Golden City for Cincinnati and
the Annie p. Silver for st. Louis lett
New Orleans last evening.
The Memphis and Ohio river pack
cts have changed their days Of depar-
tare to Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The Pacific with a low of railroad
iron, part of which is for this port,
passed Louisville yesterday at noon.
On Monday last the Citizens wharf
boat, at Vicksburg, was sold to the
wharf and landing company, for
$l5.0 00.
Captain George Fearn, formerly OF
the Bertha Lee, has gone into the
orange grove business near Jackson
vile, Ella.
All the upper works of the iron
steamer, John L. Moore have been re-
moved and she is now being transform
edinto a railroad transfer boat.
Charles Merritt, Waterman of the
steamer w. P. Halliday, while asleep
rolled off the guards, a few days ago,
and was drowned. His body was
recovered.
Captain James Good has resigned
his position with the Mississippi
Valley transportation company, and
accepted a place with the river
commissioners.
The damage to the towboat Smoky
City, a few nights ago, neal Aurora, is
worse than at first reported, and it is
now thought that she will be compelled
to get a new engine complete.
Vennor predicts a hot and stormy
July, with frequent disastrous storms
Of wind, hail and rain through
out those sections in which the June
storm have been so severely felt.
The w. P. Halliday, from New Or
leans, arrived last night and lay here
until daylight cleaning out boilers.
She had a fine trip of both freight and
people, put off near 800 pkgs, and
added 425 bbls potatoes.
The Paris G. Brown, in command of
Captain A. NJ. Halliday, is the 20"
line steamer passing down this even
ing bound for Vicksburg, New Or
leans and all way landings. Chris
Young is her polite clerk.
The elegant Anchor line packet
City Of Providence, in command of
Captain George Lennox, will leave at
10 am. tomorrow for Cairo, st. Louis
and all way mail landings. Frank
Perkins presides at the desk,
Preparations on a big scale are
being made for the celebration of the
4th of July. Among other attractions
will be a grand bran dance below the
CITY to which a steamer will NV recu-
larly every hour from 8 a. M, until
midnight.
The pretty Belle Memphis, in com
mand of Captain L. Ii. Mckee, is the
Anchor line packet leaving from the
company's wharf boat at 10 am. to-
morrow for Vicksburg and all way
landings. Henry Corbyn is her po-
lite clerk.
The Josie Harry will arrive tonight
and is the regular mail packet leaving
Saturday evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport,
where she will connect with light
draught boats for upper White AM
Black rivers.
The towboats Jos. B. Wi liams and
John A. Wood, with immense tows
of coal, passed down this forenoon for
New Orleans. The former had 30
pieces and the latter 20, which COM
prised 20 boats and 9 barges-the
largest tow she has ever taken south.
Yesterday evening the steamers
Cons Millar and Granite State col
lided near the head of the Louisville
canal, which resulted in the tearing
away ofsome twenty feet of the star
board guard of the Granite State.
No blame is attached to anyone as the
accident was unavoidable.
Stage Plank" has discovered a
plan whereby an engine will always
work dry steam. 1t is simply for the
discharge levers to work the cylinder
cocks, make no noise, and give a clear
cylinder from all moisture, 80 that the
roofs of boats will be clear of hoI
water.
The cotton season is almost owe
and the Anchor line packets hav,
carried to Cairo for reshipment cas-