Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-15

boats Kept In STOCK or made to order
at short notice in PUBLIC LEDGER
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The west end Of the bluff between
Court and Jefferson streets is being
removed to make room for another
railroad track.
The james Lee and Coahoma had
fair trips and they will be back to
leave again tomorrow for the upper
and lower coasts.
The Golden Crown leaves Cincin.
matt this evening for New Orleans,
and the James d. Parker leaves to-
morrow for this port.
The City Of Providence, from Vicks-
burg, arrived at st. Louis yesterday,
and the Ste Genevieve left there last
evening for this port.
The Vicksburg wharf boat has been
removed back to the city, there being
a sufficient depth of water for the
largest class Of boats to land.
Captain bud Broadhurst with his
tug. Night Hawk got away this moring
With a tow Of slaves for New Orleans.
Jake Faux assists him at the wheel.
A year ago ice was running by Cairo.
and by the 18th of November n~ayiQa.
ton vas closed between that point
and st. Louis. Quite a contrast from
the present.
The Belle Memphis, from st. Louis,
arrived at Vicksburg yesterday morn
ing and left there at noon to day with a
return trip. She will be here to leave
Friday evening for st. Louis.
The City Of Greenville, in command
OF Captain Joe Bryan, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo, st. Louis and all principal way
landings Charlie Qdesnel is her 30.
lite clerk.
The Charles P. Chouteau will be
due at Helena to morrow morning,
and leaves there Thursday with a re-
turn trip for New Orleans. Passen-
gers by the James Lee tomorrow
evening will connect with her.
The Belle Shreveport, in command
Of Captain Coghill, is announced to
leave from the Anchor Line wharf
boat at 8 pm. to-day for Vicksburg.
New Orleans and the bends. MI. II.
j. Rockwell presides at the desk.
Captain Joseph A.. Aiken, lessee
OF the wharf at New Orleans, died
on Saturday last after a very brief
illness. He was So years of age and
had been identified with river inter-
ests ever since he was a young man.
Captain h. @. Carroll, superintend.
ent Of the Vicksburg Elevator Com
pany, has been elected President Of
the Wharf boat and Elevator Com
pany, made vacant by the resignation
Of flee Richardson, one of V%icksburg's
largest merchants.
The new Arkansaw river packet
j.. A. Woodson passed down last
evening. She is a neat steamer.
built for the Pine Bluff and Little
Rock trade, and owned by the Little
Rock, Mississippi River and Texas
Railroad Company.
Alex Maingault, who for several
years past has been in charge of che
wheel of the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad transfer steamers.
McNut and Pierson leaves this even
ing for Van Buren,, Arkansaw. to
take charge of the transfer steamer
Munson.
Captain Mack Hammitt, agent at
Pine Bluff for the Memphis and Ar
kansaw River Packet Company. ar.
rived yesterday in charge of the Office
OF the j. A. Woodson. Mack has
many friends here who gave him a
cordial welcome during his short stay
in our city.
The Tiger, in command of Captain
William Flowers, is receiving to leave
at . pm. to-day for Cottonwood Point
and all intermediate landings on the
upper coast, attending promptly to all
business that offers. Kneel Booker.
assisted by John Rhodes, is in charge
of the office.
Captain Jim Nichols elegant side
wheel steamer, Thomas Sherlock, will
pass down this evening, destined to
New Orleans. During the low water
season she has been thoroughly over
hauled and reprinted, and is now as
pretty and as staunch as the day she
was built. Ames Fisher and Lew
Briggs are in charge of the Office.
Why policemen should be stationed
on the levee during the day and not at
night, is one of those things no ''fel.
lab" can find out. Boats arrive here
during the night, and passengers in
vending their way up the dark levee
are liable to be knocked down by some
foot pad. A couple of shots we're fred
at a thief early yesterday morning
without effect.
The Marlin Speed came in before
daylight, having broughtout of Arkan-
saw river 49l bales cotton, 1877 bales
OF which she reshipped at Terrene for
New Orleans. She is receiving to
leave at 3 pm. tomorrow for Pine
Bluff and all intermediate. landings.
making direct connection with light
draft packets for Little Rock and
points above. Charles Musselman is
her chief clerk.
Captain j. @. Oats new Hatchie
river packet built by Captain Walker
at the dry docks was let into the water
this morning and will be brought up
to the foot of Adams street where she
will receive her outfit and be ready to
leave on her maiden trip about Satur-
day. She has been christened the
Fulton, is Of light draft and we'll
suited for the trade. Captain Oats
will give a number of his friends a
little excursion before he leaves for
Hatchie river.
The extension Of the wing dam on
the Louisville falls sets the water over
to the canal, actually forcing it away
from the Indiana chute. In addi-
ton, the contraction of water at
the head Of the chute creates counter
currents below the dam, and the boat
men since the disaster to the City of
Baton Rouge, have not dared to try
the hazards of the falls. There has
been abundance of water on the falls
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