Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-15

TO leave Cincinnati to- morrow evening
for New Orleans.
The Belle Memphis, for st. Louis,
and the City Of Providence for Vicks-
burg, departed at loan.
The Chas. Morgan has laid up at
Cincinnati, where she will remain
until the fall season opens.
The Gold Dust left st. Louis last
evening and passes here Sunday fore
noon on her way to Vicksburg.
The Katie Hooper, for Arkansaw
City, departed last evening with fair
trip of both freight and people.
The widow of the late Captain Ed
Evans died on Monday last. By her
death five children are left orphans.
The Belle Shreveport, from New
Orleans, and the Str. Genevieve, from
this port arrived at st. Louis yester-
day.
Nearly all the larger class of steam-
ers on the Ohio river are laying up on
account Of the continued decline Of
that stream.
The Rene Macready will be back to-
morrow evening, and leaves on Tues
daynext with return trip for st.
Francis river.
| The usual Saturday packet, Colora-
do, will not be here tomorrow, she
having laid up at st. Louis to receive
an overhauling.
Those who made preparations for a
big rainfall last night were sadly dis
appointed. Not drop fell, aud the
dust is as deep as ever.
| Two more of the City of Vicksburg
| wreckers gave themselves up yester-
day, one admitting his guilt and the
other denying the charge.
The Andy Baum reshipped her
freight on the James w. Gaff, and
the latter boat will leave Cincinnati
tomorrow evening for this port.
The Anchor Line packet City 81
Alton, in command OF Captain H.
Bixby, is announced to leave here to.
morrow afternoon for New Orleans.
Captain Ashford, with the United
States snagboat John R. Meigs, is
doing good work in YazOo river
clearing that stream Of all obstruc.
, tions.
Captain Milt Harry telegraphs thai
his boat, the Josie Harry, will arrive
to night and lay up a short spell tC
receive a thorough overhaulmg and
repairing.
The John B. Maude departed las
evening for st. Louis with a light
freight but good list of people. She
has engagements above for about 500C
sacks of wheat.
; The Towards, of Jacksonville, viii
have the two large and elegant Aachol
Line packets ready in time for the fal
trade aud will run between st. Louii
and New Orleans.
Captain William Metcalfe, of Cow
ington, KY, died on Tuesday last afteI
a lengthy illness, he having been par
alyzed some time ago. The last boat
he was on was the Caroline.
Charlie Leftwich; who has been
, assisting Frank Ellison in the Office o
/ the Dexter, running in the Evansville
} aud Cairo trade, arrived yesterday 81
the Cons, Millar, and will spend few
weeks among his friends.
! Captain Pink Varble, of Louisville
! has gone to Pittsburg to represent t,
: boatmen up that way the extra hazard
they will have to undergo in case tn,
: railroad bridge is built over the Ohit
!. river at the foot of the falls.
7 Passengers destined to the East aDC
r going via the Memphis and Ohio rive
c packets need fear no trouble from
drummers upon reaching Cincinnati
+ as the officers of the boats see tina
!, they are sent to the railroad depot, ant
J. their baggage is also attended to.
The splendid sidewheel steame,
0sceOla Belle, in command of Captain
Henry Cooper, is the Lee line mai
packet leaving at 5 pm to-day 70
- 0sceola and all intermediate landings
n attenting promptly to all business en-
trusted to her. Billy Smither an,
John Haley are her gentlemanl
clerks.
Mr.. Wbarfmaster, don t wait for tn
blessings of heaven to fall upon tn
Just and the unjust down about tn
landing. 1t may be many days befor
a refreshing rain will visit this section
and everything is burning up at tn
evee. The dust and mud are gettin
to be nuisance and should be abate,
. by you. Get out the hose, attach tn
same to the hydrant and wash tn
. sinking mud from the landing, thel
. praise instead of curses shall be thine
Emanuel Boyd, who for the pas
S' eight years has been porter at tn
Anchor Line elevator and wharf boat
has been appointed a guardian OF tn
10 city, and entered upon his dutie
az night before last. Boyd has hOnestl
40 and faithfully served Captain Al
ss Storm and the officers Of the wharf
,e boat, who regret very much to par
e with him, but their loss is his gain
Is He feels proud of the promotion, au
n will no doubt aquit himself ereditabl
H. in his new position.
.et Ii sleambOatmen ever expect to b
a relieved Of the unjust tax levied
the government upon their manui