Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-06

packet leaving tomorrow evening for
Arkansaw City.
Miss Mamie johnson and Mrs.
JameSH. Voris, wife of Clerk
Jimmie Voris, are passengers on the
Cons Millar this trip.
The Will Kyle, from Cincinnati,
passed down at 10 am. loaded fiat.
She added 100 bbls lime and about ~
tons Of miscellaneous freight.
Captain Alex Moses left to-day for
home, after settling up recent insur-
ance losses in this vicinity connected
with New Orleans companies.
The Raven, Fearless and John
Porter, all from St. Louis, and with
barges of grain and other produce,
passed down yesterday for New Or
leans.
The Virgie Lee departed last even
ing for Cincinnati, with 377 bales Get
ton, "A bales rags, 200 bbls oil, $4,000
feet of walnut lumber and a fair list Of
people.
Mr.. Harry Champlin is now chief
clerk of the r. r. Springer, George
Mccoy having become superintendent
Of the Jones & Mccoy wharfboat at
Cincinnati.
The u. p. Sehenck, from New Or
leans, and the Vint Shinkle, from this
port, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday
and the Thos. Sherlock left there last
evening for New Orleans.
Captain Pete McArthur's little
steamer Milt Harry, will probably
come off the docks by Saturday, aud
leave the early part of next week for
White and Black rivers.
The famous tow boat, John Porter,
passed south yesterday bound for New
Orleans. This will be her first APP
pearance at that port since her memo
rable trip Of the summer of 1878.
The Golden City arrived at New
Orleans yesterday and the r. r.
Springer for Cincinnati, Continental
for st. Louis and Henry Frank for
this port, all left there last evening.
The Josie Harry, on her way to this
port, passed Devalls Bluff this morn
ing. is due here to morrow night and
is the mail packet leaving Saturday for
White, Black and Little Red rivers.
The many friends Of Captain Charles
B. Russell, of the James d. Parker,
will regret to learn Of the death of his
sister, the sad event having occurred
on Saturday night last, at her home
in Matamoras, Ohio.
The John A. Scudder is the Anchor
line packet announced to leave at
pm. to-day, for Cairo and st. Louis.
Captain A. j. Carter commands, and
George Baker is in charge Of the
Office.
The splendid steamer John B.
Maude will arrive Tomorrow mornine
and leaves again in the evening with 9
return trip for Cairo and st. Louis
Captain Harry Brolaski and ClerR
Billy Blenker are her chief officers.
A dispatch from Charleston, s. c
says thst the steamship United States
from Boston. and bound for Savan
nah. went ashore at Cape Roman OF
Sunday night last. Her lower holr
having filed with water, a steam tn.
and pumps was sent to her assistance
superintendent j. d. Randall, Q
l the Memphis and St. Francis rive
! mail line left last evening on tn
4 Macready for Mariana, on bushes
connected with the line. He too
around with him a elo-micraphon
and will have the same run from tb
ware house at the landing to the pos
office.
The Hard Cash is the regular PACK
ct leaving this evening for Deval
Bluff, Augusta, J~acksonport and a
intermediate landings, making diret
connection with light draught packeI
for upper White and Black river
Captain Ed Postal commands, an
4 Charlie and Joe are in charge of til
j. Office.
CAPTAIN Cooper's splendid sidewhe,
steamer Osceola Belle, of the lie
mail line, is the regular packet leavin
st at 5 pm. to-day for 0sceola and a
re-. way landings on the upper coast, a
S. tending promptly to all business Ell
trusted to her. Billy Smither, job
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson, a trio
clever young men, are in charge of til
Office.
8 The elegant steamer James Lee
lie the regular packet leaving at 5 pm
3 to-day for Helena, Friars Point an
D all intermediate landings, carrying th
..e mail, paying prompt attention to a
IS business Entrusted to her and connec.
IS ing at Glendale with the Mobile an
Northwestern train. Captain StackC
Lee commands, and the Office is j
'e charge of Lloyd W. Whitlow, Pla.
Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
;. The Kountz line steamer. Il. {
. = Stanard sunk just above Cairo, wi
V probably be a total loss. Her carg
- box having aoated off soon after 81
Il struck the bank, and the hull goi1
- out Of sight IN Is feet of water. 81
A' was owned by Captain w. j. KOunI
end Captain Seaman, the latter beiI
her commander. She was valued
= $4,000 and Captain Seaman's int
n, est was insured for $1,000, viii
Kountz took his own risk.
= Mr.. Louis Silyerman, a populi
young merchant Of Indian Bay, A
kansaw, and Miss Minnie Goidma.
of Pine Bluff, Arkansaw, were unit,
iu marriage last evening at the Pc
body hotel, After the ceremony thl
o. were congratulated by a host of the
Memphis friends, who wished the
at joy and happiness through life. III
bridal couple will take passage th
40 evening on the steamer Hard Cas-
~ foY their future home at Indian Ra