Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-22

accident TO Captain Gilbert William
son, pilot Of the Montana, may Grip
pie him for life.
All kinds Of books used BY steam
boats kept in stock or made to order
at short notice in PUBIC LEDGER
bindery. +
The City Of Providence arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday morning, and left
there at noon to day with a return
trip for st. Louis.
The Golden Crown will pass down
tomorrow on her way to New Or
leans. Captain AID. Storm, at the
wharfboat, is her agent.
The Future City and barges, for ST.
Louis, passed up last night. She
added two ice boats here, and on her
five barges had a cargo Of 260O tons.
The w. p. Halliday, in command of
Captain S. Jolly. is the Anchor Line
packet passing down this evening for
New Orleans. Owen G. Gates is her
polite clerk.
1t is said the Will Kyle's head has
settled down six feet, and the sand is
now washing out from beneath her
stern. Her hog chains, however, still
remain intact.
The Rene Macready, in command
of Captain 0. X. Joplin, leaves this
evening for all points on the st. Fran
els river through to Wittsburg. A.. L..
and Edward Banning are her clerks.
The additional coal shipments of
yesterday from Pittsburg make a total
since Saturday of $3.50, 900 bushels, Of
which 6,4l5,O00 bushels were for
Louisville, and the balance for Gin
%cinnati.
The Marlin Speed is the regular
mail packet leaving to morrow evening
for Pine Bluff and all intermediate
landings on Arkansaw river, making
direct connection with packets for
Little Rock and points above.
The City Of V~icksburg, in command
Of Captain r. X. Riley, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo, st. Louis and all principal way
landings. Billy Blenker and Glenn
Nolte are il charge Of the Office.
Captain Reese Dugan is progressing
very nicely with the sunken steamer
Gresham. He has raised her alto.
gether three and a half feet, and will
not be satisfied until he has her aAoat
and at the landing at New Orleans.
Suits have been brought by Captain
G. f. Adams and his father against
the Orient Insurance Company to re-
cover on a policy held by them in said
company ON the steamer Alice which
was sunk on the falls at Louisville.
The Charles p. Chouteau passed
Vicksburg yesterday afternoon. When
she left Arkansaw City she had 548i
bales of cotton, 1910 sacks Of oil cake
1913 sacks cotton seed and expected
to go into New Orleans with a full
load,
The Tiger, in command of Captain
VIM. Flowers, will leave at 5 pm. to.
day for Cottonwood Point and all way
landings on the upper coast, giving
prompt attention to all business en-.
trusted to her. Kneel Booker is in
charge Of the office, and is assisted by
John Rhodes.
The new Anchor Line packet City
Of New Orleans arrived at st. Loui,
Sunday, and is now receiving her out.
fit. She is announced to leave St
Louis on Saturday next, and pass here
Tuesday evening on her way to New
Orleans. She is said to be the finest
of the Anchor Line feet.
Captain Joseph Mcdonald pur
chased on Saturday at Pittsburg thu
towboat Baltic for $4,000, and Johr
A. Wood * Son bought the new
, towboat Atlantic from Captain Johr
1 Porter on private terms. She will b,
completed in about two weeks, anC
her name changed to G. L. Wood.
The steamer War Eagle has beef
D raised. Commodore Davidson will
the assistance of three steamers an,
the wrecking boat Salyor No. 2, start
ed seven pumps Saturday and With
20 hours the boat was ahoat. She j
now kept aloat easily and her princi
/ pal breaks are above water. Her carg
will be forwarded to st. Louis on tn
steamer Alex. Kendall and the Wa
/ Eagle goes to La. Crosse to be locked
A dispatch from Louisville state
that tho rise has 1oated the City O
Baton Rouge over the falls, and shI
was riding at her anchors yesterday
The bow has swung in toward the In
diana shore, and she lies straight Will
p the current, in a line with the channe
? pier on the Indiana side of the chute
. Pink Varble is in charge. She ha
= steam, and will not attempt to ge
away as long as the river continue
7 rising, unless her anchors trip.
Captain w. C. Tichenor's popula
packet James D. Parker, from Gin
%cinnati, arrived at midnight with 50t
= tons Of freight and o good list O
people. She has her freight all out
ana will leave with a return trip at
!, p. m. tomorrow for Cairo, Louisville
: Cincinnati, and all principal wa.
q landings, making close connection
: with the different railroads, and givin.
through tickets to all points East o
very low rates. The accommodation
: of the Parker are second to none in th
line; she sets an excellent table, an
her officers will be found polite an,
: attentive to the wants of their patrons
Robert Mccoy presides at the desk
+ and is assisted by Lowell lines an
Q Charlie Vinton.
d. The trial of Lefroy, the murdere
of Mr.. Gold on the Brighton Railway
excited a great deal of interest i
ENGLAND 0f tho narsonal annearaun