Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-26

running.
The Henry Lourey and barges from
st. Louis passed south yesterday
afternoon.
The r. R. Springer is announced tC
leave New Orleans this evening for
Cincinnati.
The Centennial is to leave st. Louis
to-day for the Madison dock yards to
be heightened.
The towboat Hotspur and barges
are announced to leave Cincinnati for
Memphis direct.
The new Mary Houston, on her way
to the Ohio river, was expected to
pass up this forenoon.
VIM. Houston, we'll known here, is
now cashier of the Central Transit
wharf boat at Cincinnati.
All kinds of books used by steam
boats kept in stock or made to order
at short notice in PUBLIC LEDGER
bindery. +
The present is expected to be a very
mild winter on the ground that it is
very rare to have two hard winters in
succession.
About the middle Of next week
Captain Longnecker will start his tug
Vanderburg to New Orleans with a
tow Of stone.
The James w. Calf, bound for this
port, was at Evansville last night.
She will be here to leave on Tuesday
next for Cincinnati.
The City of Providence departed
last evening for st. Louis. after add
ing 1897 bales Eastern bound cotton
for reshipment at Cairo.
The new and elegant Anchor Line
steamer City Of New Orleans leaves
st. Louis this evening, and should
pass here at 5 pm. on Tuesday next.
The Charles P. Chouteau left New
Orleans last evening and will come
through to this port, and will leave
here on Thursday next with a return
trip.
The Guiding Star, with about 1000
tons of freight and full of people,
passed down last night for New Or
leans. She put off $50 pkgs and
added a small lot for points below,
The Grand Tower, in command of
Captain George Carvell, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 10 am, to-
morrow for Vicksburg and all way
landings. Thomas White is her polite
clerk.
The Anchor Line steamer Gold
Dust, in command Of Captain j. 4.
McCord, will pass up at 10 am. to-
morrow, en- route to Cairo and st.
Louis. Henry Dietrich presides at
the desk.
The large and elegant Anchor Line
steamer John a. Seudder, in COM
mand Of Captain Baker, is announced
to pass here at 5 p. m. to-day, en- route
to Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends.
The Tiger, in command of Captain
William Flowers. is receiving to leave
at 5 p m. to-day for Cottonwood Point
and all way landings. Captain Kneel
Booker presides at the desk, and is
assisted by John Rhodes.
Owing to some finishing touches
/, yet to be done the new steamer Fulton
will not leave for Hatchic river before
the middle of next week. Meanwhile
freight engagements can be made with
Oates & Co., 2l0 Front street.
The fine sidewheel steamer, Audy
Baum, in command Of Captain Il. }
Vinton, is on berth to leave at 5 pm
for all points on the Ohio rive
through to Cincinnati. Captain NJ
NJ. Deem presides at the desk and il
assisted by Ned Sherman and Rober.
Hendrickson.
Tho Josie Harry, in command o
Captain Milt r. Harry, is the regular
mail packet leaving at 5 D. m. to-day
for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Newport
and all way landings, making direct
connection with light draft packets
for upper White and Black rivers.
John .. Wyckof and Hugh Smith
assists with Office affairs.
The PloW Boy, in command o
Captain Ed Rowland, leaves thi.
evening in place of the Katie Hooper
for Pine Bluff and all way landings on
Arkansaw river, carrying the mail
and making direct connection with
the regular packets for Little Rock
and points above. Captain j. II.
Thompson presides at the desk and i:
assisted by Will Darragh.
Captain Harry Brolaski's splendid
Anchor Line steamer, John B. Maud,
after an absence of several weeks max.
ing necessary repairs to her machinery
and receiving a new cylinder, returned
to tie city this morning and isreceiv
ing to leave at 5 pm. to-day for Cairo
st. Louis and all way mail landings
Lem Carter is her polite clerk and is
assisted by Al Simpson.
The bulletin board on the custom
house bluff is not in charge Of the
Signal Service officials, but was placed
there by Major Benyaurd and is under
his control, he having one of the mer
in his employ to take the exact read
J ing ofthe gauge every day at 8 am
! and arrange the board accordingly
, The river at this point has been abou.
, stationary since yesterday morning
! hence no change of the board wa.
necessary.
About Z o'clock this morning tn,
distress whistle Of the steamer Dyers
burg was heard as she came floating
. around the point at Hope6eld. Sh,
I signalled for assistance several times
! and was answered by the tug DeSoto
I who went to her relief, but not unit
I she had hoated to a point below tn
Anchor Line wharf boat. A line wa
made fast, and she was towed up t
the foot of Jefferson street, where i
was ascertained that a part Of her ma
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