Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-05

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Louis last evening.
Rene Macready is the only local
packet leaving to-day.
The Golden Crown is the next 90"
line steamer due down.
The snagboat Macomb is at work
between Cairo and st. Louis.
The James D. Parker leaves Gin
natl Wednesday evening for this port.
The viii Kyle, on her way to Gin
cinnati, passed Evansville last even
ing.
The Belle Shreveport, from St.
Louis, arrived at New Orleans yes
terday.
The City Of Greenville for Vicks-
burg left at loan. after adding about
20 tons.
The Cons Millar, from this port.
passed Evansville yesterday en- route
to Cincinnati.
The Centennial, it is said, will here
after run in the Davidson st. Louis
and St Paul line.
The James Lee and Osceola Belle
departed last evening with fair trips,
they will be back tonight.
Notwithstanding yesterday was the
Fourth of July the local packets de-
parted on time and had fair trips.
The Katie Hooper departed last
evening for Arkansaw City with a
good trip of both freight and people.
The Annie P. Silver will pass down
this evening for New Orleans. Cap.
tain AID Storm, at the wharf boat, is
her agent.
The Paris G. Brown, with a good
trip of freight and people, passed up
last night and discharged here 1906
SKIS of salt. M
The Charles Morgan left New Or
leans last evening, and should pass
here Thursday night, on her way to
Cincinnati.
The Fannie Tatum, in command Of
Captain John a Drummer, will here
after run as regular packet between
st. Louis and Paducah.
The Jack Frost is due this after
noon with tow of ice for Bohlen,
Huse Il Co. She goes to Helena to
bring up an empty barge.
On Wednesday morning next the
entire outfit and machinery of the
steamer Robert Mitchell will be sold
at auction at Cincinnati.
The Paris @. Brown, which passed
up last night, had in tow barge Of
walnut lumber, which she took at the
mouth of st. Francis river.
The Grand Tower arrived last even
ing from Vicksburg and proceeded
this forenoon to ST. Louis, adding a
lot of miscellaneous freight.
Mr.. Pat Terry, formerly one Of the
clerks of the Vint Shinkle, is reportc
to have been drowned off the wharf
boat at Cincinnati on Saturday last
Captain Dick johnson of the Uui.
ted States snagboat Q. B. Reese now
lying at Little Rock, has been
sick for couple Of weeks but is get.
ting along all right again.
The steamers John G.. Fletcher
and Maumelle made excursion trips
yesterday from Little Rock to Old
River, taking large crowds to picnic
which was held at that point.
Mrs. Dawson, widow of Captain
Dawson, who lost his life by the ex
plosion of the towboat Warner, in
front of this city, several years ago,
was married on Saturday last at Gin.
cinnati to Mate John Wing, of the
steamer John +. Rhodes.
The John Dippold, with tow Of
barges from st. Louis, passed down al
daylight this morning, but grounded
one barge and fuel boat at the head
of Presidents Island. She came w
for lighter, and was working all tbt
forenoon to relieve her grounded
boats.
The Rene Macready was the excur.
sion boat yesterday and Though the
bran dance" and all the extra amuse.
ment was a fraud, not word of com
plant was made against the boats off.
GERS who did their duty and carried
out their part Of the contract to the
letter.
A new snagboat to draw not more
than IA inches is in course Of con.
struction at Little Rock, under the
supervision oil Captain Hamburg
She will be completed by the LIST O
August, and go into service in the Ar
kansaw river above Fort Smith. Capt
Joe Evans will take command.
The Rene Macready in command O.
Captain 0: X. Joplin is the regular
packet leaving this evening for Mari
anna, the Cut Of and all way landing
on PAnguile and ST. Francis river
through to Wittsburg where she make
olose connection with the ligh
draught steamer Advance for tn
Sunk Lands. A. L. Banning preside
at the desk and is assisted by hi
brother Ed Banning.
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