Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-19

ing a negro and a barrel Of -four cap
sized in front OF the city. The negro
was picked up. but the barrel and
skiff foatcd down the river.
Captain jackson Duncan, a former
we'll known river man, but Of late
years superintendent Of the Allegheny
bridge, died in Pittsburg on Wednes-
day night last in the 77th year Of bis
age.
The Commonwealth, in command Of
Captain Sam. McPheeters, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving from the
foot Of Union street at 5 p for Cairo,
st. Louis and all way mail landings.
VIM. Fitzgerald presides at the desk.
The Rene Macready will arrive
Monday and will leave on Tuesday for
all points on the L'Anguille and st.
Francis rivers through to Wittsburg
| direct, where she will make direct
connection with the light draft steam
er, Advance, for the Sunk Lands.
The Tiger, in command Of Captain
VIM. Flowers, is receiving to leave at
5 pm. to-day for Cottonwood Point
and all way landings on the upper
coast, attending promptly to ali bust
ness that offers. Kneil Booker pre-
sides at the desk and is assisted by
John Rhodes.
The Paris G. Brown, seven days out
from New Orleans and towing a barge,
passed up last night for Cincinnati
She discharged nearly 200 pkgs here
and hal 1000 tons and 80 cabin passen-
gers. She added at Yicksburg 434
bales %linters, so bales compressed cot
ton and 200 bbls oil. AT Helena she
got 29O bbls oil.
The Katie Hooper, in command OF
Captain Ed Rowland, is the mail
packet leaving this evening for Pine
Bluff and all way landings on Arkan.
saw river, making direct connection
with light draught packets for Little
Rock aud points above. Captain j,
y. Thompson presides at the desk, and
is assisted by Will Darragh.
Barge No. II, which was loaded
here on Sunday last and went south
by the Oakland, sunk Thursday even
ing fifty miles above New Orleans.
The contents of the barge was 95e
bales of cotton and IS 0 bushels Of
corn, being valued at $75, 1000. The
barge went down in twenty-four feet
of water, and the wrecking boat Eek
ert has been sent to her relief. The
cotton will probably be saved in a
damaged condition.
Captain Milt Harry's fast and ele-
CANT electric light steamer. Josie
Harry, is the regular mail packet
leaving at 8 pm. for Devalls Bluff,
Augusta, Newport and all way land
ings, giving prompt attention to all
@. o. d. and other business entrusted
to her and making direct connection
with light draft boats for upper
White and Black rivers. The Harry
has first class accommodations and
her officers are polite and accommo
dating. Hugh Smith and John c..
Wyckoff assists Captain Harry with
Office affairs.
Passengers and shippers for the Ohio
river should bear in mind that Captain
G. Wash. Thompson's elegant steamer
Vint Sbinkle is on berth to leave for
Cairo, Louisisville, Cincinnati and all
principal way landings and offers
special inducements in the way ofloW
rates, comfortable accommodations
and through tickets to all points East,
she .making close connection at Gin
%cinnati with the different railroads.
Her officers will be found polite, social
and with an eye to the pleasure and
comfort Of their patrons. Colonel }.
D. Moore presides at the desk and is
assisted by Gus. Young and AID. Ben.
nett.