Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-17

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The Colorado left st. Louis last
evening for this port and leaves here
with a return trip on Saturday.
Jerry Matson, steward of the Marlin
Speed, left last night by rail for Little
Rock, on a visit to his family.
The Marlin Speed, for Arkansaw
and the Hard Cash for White river,
departed last evening with good
trips.
1t is to be hoped hat the rise now
coming will be sufficient to let the
Grand Tower slip from her perilous
perch.
The Ida Stockton gets away to-day
for Hatchie river. Captain Flowers
commands, and Mr.. Bowers has charge
of the Office.
The Golden City, for Cincinnati
passes up tomorrow at noon, Captain
AID. Storm at the wharfbo is her
agent.
The new towboat Billy Ezell will
be in to.day, and after knocking about
the harbor for a few days will proceed
to Terrene.
Search was made for the James
Howard's safe, but it was not recov-
cred. When the upper deck burned
off everything tumbled int the hold.
The Thompson Dean made the run
from Cincinnati to Louisville in seven
hours.
The Will Kyle for Cincinnati, and
the Commonwealth for St. Louis, are
announced to leave New Orleans this
evening.
The Andy Baum is announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for this
port, to be followed by the Jas. D..
Parker on Saturday.
The City OF Helena, in command of
Captain Elem Calvert, is the Anchor
line packet passing up at 10 a. m. TO.
morrow for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Belle Memphis, it is said, will
go into the st, Louis and New Orleans
trade, and the Commonwealth takes
her place in the Vicksburg trade.
The Anchor line company, it is re-
ported are negotiating for the con-
struction of five new steamers for the
st. Louis and New Orleans trade,
The black ball on the jack staff,
planted by the government boys at the
mouth of Wolf river, was raised to the
/, top yesterday, indicating a rising
river.
The Mark Twain arrived this morn
r ing with another good trip of cotton,
and leaves again this evening for
Hale's Point, Key Corner, D~yersburg
and all intermediate landings.
Captain j. T. Burdeau, formerly
agent here for the Memphis and st.
Louis packet company, but of late a
C leading steamboat agent at New Or
leans, died in that city on Monday
7 last.
Captain Harry Brolaski's splendid
0 Anchor line steamer, John B. Maude.
5 is the regular packet leaving at 5 p
IN. to-day for Cairo and st. Louis
= Billy Blenkeri is her polite clerk.
r The Belle Memphis, in command O.
Il Captain L. Ii. Mckee is the regular
+ Anchor line packet passing down a
10 a. m. to morrow for Vicksburg anC
y and way landings. Henry Corbyr
" presides at the desk.
Pilots are notified that one whee
of the James Howard lies abreast 0
the New Orleans wharf boat at St
D Louis, and the other opposite Mile
At street dixie, 300 feet from shore, pre-
senting a dangerous obstruction.
i The new levee around Lake Con
cordia is completed. No damage ha
so far resulted from the water. Tn
back streams are rising slowly iron
water coming in at Asketon and Dia
mond island bend,
m 1t is said that the Golden Rule ha
m the sweetest-toned whistle Of any boa
M running to Cincinnati. The Whit
river packet Josie Harry, runnin
from this port, has the sweetest ton
OF any boat that passes here.
On Tuesday last, just alter tn
Idlewild had discharged a lot {
freight on the old levee at Dennis
landing, about 100 miles below herr
a piece about thirty yards long cave
in, dumping the freight into tn
sr' water.
IS. The w. P. Halliday, for New o.
leans, passed down last evening, loaC
n ed fiat. She had a 1900 tons of lreigl
M and was drawing 81 feet. She aede
737 bags of corn in Madrid bend, bl
, did nothing OF interest here.
ue The Katie Hooper will be in t
% morrow and is the mail packet leaviT
III Saturday evening for Pine Bluff, an
Ld all intermediate landings on Arkal
az saw river, making direct connectiC
VS. with the low water packet, Maumell
~ for Little Rock and points above.
rs The Josie Harry will be in -to-nigl
4 aud is the regular packet leaving at
ell D. m. Saturday for all points on VIII
he river through to Jacksonport, co
uis Meeting with light draught packets I
on upper White and Black rivers. Ga
sh- tain Milt Harry commands, and he
hes assisted in the office by John {. Wy
at, off and Fred Jones,
The steamer Ed. j. Gay, which Il
~ New Orleans on Monday last I
;;e' Bayou Sara, broke her starboa
lV5 shaft end pitman, also a cylind
IL head. The wheel fell overheard tea
.e;hii ing away the inside of the wheelhou
III from the deck to the roof, also sever
VII ~staterooms. No one was injured
the accident. The j. W. Cam
towed the disabled steamer back
att, New Orleans.