Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-29

Captain Trip Johnson has purchased
the hull Of the Wildwood for $500
and will put her on the docks to be
fitted up for wharfbsat service at
Ironton.
The Grand Tower, in command Of
Captain George Carvell, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 10 am. to-
morrow for V~icksburg and all way
landings. Thomas White prosides at
the desk.
Per Commonwealth, from st. Louis
40 bbls flour, 1877 SKIS wheat, 1O4
SKIS bran, 367 SKIS corn, 1857 SKIS pota-
toes, 800 rolls bagging, 128 bales cot
ton, 81 bags seed cotton, 1894 pkgs
sundries.
The Gold Dust, in command Of
Captain ]. T. McOord, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here at 10 I'm.
tomorrow for Cairo, st. Louis and all
way and mail landings. Henry Die
trich is her chief clerk
Gentlemen representing large inte-
rests in the Southern Transportation
Line of steamers are negotiating for
the purchase of 300 feet Of the river
front at Cincinnati, on which they
propose building an elevator.
The Tiger, in command Of Captain
William Flowers, is receiving to leave
at 3 pm. for Cottonwood Point and all
way landings, attending promptly to
all business that offers. Kneel Booker,
assisted by John Rhodes, is in charge
of the Office.
The Lee line steamer Rene Ma
cready, in command of Captain E. P.
Order, is the regular packet leaving
at 5 pm. for Helena, Glendale and all
way landings around Walnut and
Council Bends. Charlie Bourne is
her polite clerk.
The Annie P. Silver. with Captain
Keith on the roof and Green Shields
in the office, is announced to leave
here at five pm. to-day for V~icksburg,
New Orleans and the Bends. Cap
tain Ad Storm, at the Anchor Line
Wharfboat. is her agent.
During the storm of Thursday night
the Josie Harry, not being able to
make a landing, had to stand it all.
Fortunately, she being very stanch
and strong, weathered it through,
sustaining no damage beyond the loss
Of part of the feather on her jackstaff
The Commonwealth, in command Of
Captain Sam McPheeters, arrived this
morning with a good trip Of freight,
comprising 1909 packages. She is re-
ceiving to leave at five pm. with a re-
turn trip to Cairo, st. Louis and all
way mail landings. Captain Eltzge.
raid presides at the desk.
As the Katie Hooper Yves coming up
the river yesterday morning, and when
near Cat Island, the officers of The
boat discovered a skiff floating dowr
with the lifeless remains of an ole
negro man who had probably met hi
death during the storm G. the previou.
night. The body was taken on boart
the boat and put off at Padget's land
ing, where it was recognized as hal o
an old fisherman named Ike Ems
ley.
The splendid light draft steame
Katie Hooper, in command Of Cap
: tain Ed Rowland, il receiving to leav
at FIVE pm. to-day for Pine Bluff an,
all intermediate landings on Arkan
saw river, carrying the mail, attendin
promptly to all business entrusted t
her, and making direct connectio
with packets for Little Rock an
r above. Captain j. N. Thompson pre-
sides at the desk, and is sasststed b
t viii Darragh.
The fast and elegant passenge
f steamer Josie Harry will sail at
o'clock this evening for Devalls Bluf
2 Augusta, Newport and all intermC
date landings, carrying the mai
@ giving strict attention to all bushes
entrusted to her and making direC
= connection with light draft steamer
for upper White and Black river
Captain Milt R. Harry commands an
is assisted in the Office by job
S Wyckoff and Hugh Smith.
The latest news from the food o
G the upper Mississippi is that the Sn
s levee broke yesterday morning 30
t yards north of the Hannibal bridg,
t sweeping everything before it. Tb
break is 200 feet wide, and all the re
/ claimed land behind the levee is no
r under water. The loss of stock b
drowning will be considerable, bu
the main loss will be corr and fence
d No estimate of the individual losst
can be made, but the aggregate loi
0 from the overflow cannot be much lie.
than a half million dollars.