Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-25

morning from New Orleans and wen.
beck last evening light, but has gooC
engagements below.
Mr.. James w. Scudder, son Of Can
tain John A. Seudder. was a passenpe.
on the Belle Memphis. which passed
down this morning FOR Vicksburg.
Captain j. T. Hall, clerk Of the r
q. Lee, passed through the city yes
terday en- route to Arkadelphia, Ark.
i'll.
The cabin furniture and everythiul
movable has been taken from tn,
wreck Of the Will Kyle on account 0.
the rising river. Captain Lew Cate,
still hopes to raise her.
The Ohas. P. Chouteau will leave
New Orleans this evening and come
through to Memphis, leaving here on
Thursday next with a return trip
Shippers make a note Of this.
The rise in the Ohio at Louisville.
loated the City Of Baton Rouge of
the rocks yesterday morning and she
is now landed safely at New Albany,
and is not injured in the least.
W. r. McIntire, formerly connected
with the Cincinnati and Memphis
packets, but Of late in the mining
business out West, is coming down
Chief Clerk Of the Golden City.
On arrival Of the City of Alton at
st. Louis, Captain w. B. Thompson
late Of the Gem City will assume com
mand. Captain Horace Bixby taking
charge Of the new steamer City Of
Baton Rouge.
The new light draft steamer Fulton
is announced to leave at 5 pm. TO
morrow for all points on Hatchie
river through to Bolivar. Captain
j. @. Oats & Co., 2l0 Front street, are
making engagements for her.
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
City Of Providence, in command of
Captain G.. w. Lenox, will leave
promptly at 5 pm. for Cairo, st. Louis
and all principal way landings. Frank
Perkins and james McMeen are her
polite clerks,
The Josie Harry will be found in
port this afternoon and is the regular
mail packet leaving tomorrow even
ing for all points on White river
through to Newport, where she makes
direct connection with light draft
packets for upper White and Black
rivers.
The Andy Baum, from the Ohio
river, arrived at midnight with a fair
trip, and leaves again to morrow for
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and all
principal way landings, giving through
tickets to all POINTS East at very low
rates. Captain r. W. L~ightburne is
her agent.
The feet and elegant steamer Goa
homa. of the Lee United States mail
line, is on berth 10 leave promptly at
3 pm. for Osceola and all way land
ings on the upper coast, giving strict
attention to all business entrusted te
her. j. w. Smither is in charge oil
the office and is assisted by John
Haley and Will Lash.
The steamer D. T. Lane at three
O'Clock yesterday morning collided
with the propeller w. f. Gaylard al
Ashland, Ky. The Gaylard was sunk
Immediately out of sight and Mrs
Meade, the cook, was drowned, thu
rest Of the crew escaping with diff.
Guilty. A misunderstanding of signal,
is said to be the cause of the acct
dent.
Tho Katie Hooper arrived las
night, having brought out Of Arkan.
saw river 277 bales of cotton, 157 O
which she reshipped at T%arreue f5l
New Orleans. She is receiving tt
leave at 3 pm. to- morrow for Pine
Bluff and all way landings on Arkan
saw river, making direct connection
with light draft packets for Little
Rock and points above.
By an act of the President Of thu
United States, making yesterday &
general holiday the LEDGER river-ma
was granted a respite from business
and in order to make the best of tim,
lost-took a little pleasure trip on tn,
excellent steamer Coahoma to Osceoli
and return. Kird treatment was hi
lot from the time the boat backed
out from the wharf until it
return this morning, for which hi
thanks are hereby rendered.
The elegant Lee line United States
mail steamer james Lee, in command
of Captain Stacker Lee, is the regular
packet leaving at 5 pm, to day 70,
Helena, Friars Point and all interme
! date landings, attending promptly t,
all G. o d. and other business en-
trusted to her and making close con.
nection with trains on the Mobile
r Northwestern railroad. Captain Lloyt
W. Whitlow presides at the desk AM
is assisted by Platt Rhodesand Arthu
Brown.
A well. known gentleman of thi
city, connected with river interests
wrote a letter to st. Louis some tim,
ago making inquiries about the steamer
Gem City, plying between St. LouiI
and points on the upper Mississippi
remarkiDg at the time that be hat
read several fattering notices of tn
vessel in the London times and tn
Flew York World. The reply received
satisfied him thoroughly. 1t reads a
follows: I'VE have heard Of the Gen
City. through the papers, but she is 81
sharp at both ends, and uni so fast
that she cannot be seen. She picks VI
her freight (express only by running
into it head on, and it sticks to he
like pokiug a pin in a fly. The crew
put it off between landings. The table
is supplied with fish picked off The
rudder when she backs out from
landing. She is owned ct st. Paul, i
is said, but could not be bought fol
love or money, as she suits her owner
exactly. The President Of the com
pany, VIM. +. Davidson, has had
} special uniform made, so that he cal
B take charge of her now and then
When about to make a trip, he wire
a day or two ahead for fear The boa
may beat the message, and the citizen
rush to the landing with bands o
music, all playing, See the conquerinl
hero comes and Long may shl