Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-15


had also a big trip Of people.
Drift catchers are doing a good bus
mess in catching floating logs. cutting
them up and hauling them TO their
homes for fuel.
Efforts are being pushed forward to
have Helena made a signal station.
This would be a great convenience to
river interests.
TIE Ohio is falling at Pittsburg
From present appearances the rise in
the river at this point will not reach
high water mark.
William Pennington, a we'll known
Ohio and Mississippi river pilot,
dropped dead in Louisville ON Sunday
last from apoplexy.
The Anchor line steamers, Annie P.
Silver, City Of Helena, Belle Shreve-
port and Belle Memphis, left Cairo
last evening for st. Louis.
Captain J.. T. McCord's glittering
Gold Dust is due up this evening,
bound for Cairo and st. Lonis. Henry
Dietrich ID her polite clerk.
The Belle Shreveport, which left
New Orleans on the 9th inst. was the
first boat TO go through TO St. Louis
since the resumption of navigation.
Captain Mark Il. Check returned
yesterday from Little Rock and left
at noon to-day for Vicksburg 10 re-
sumo command Of the Dean Adams. /,
Captain y. G. Carroll is mentioned
as the probable successor of Hon. Ben
Harrison on the Mississippi river com
mission. He is the best that could
be selected.
The r. r.. Springer, from New Or
leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday,
and layed up below the city. The
river is full OF ice and water has en-
tered the cellars 10 the lower part of
the city.
Captain w. A. Thornbureh died at
st. Louis Sunday morning. He was
once owner Of the Sultaua and Para
gon, and at the time of his death was
a stockholder in the Mississippi valley
barge line.
The Underwriters yesterday ordered
the boats in the harbor to got away
from the landing on account Of the
reports that heavy ice was expected to
reach here last night. The Coahoma
and 0sceola Belle were takenu up Wolf
river.
Captain w. B. Miller's elegant pas
senger steamer Guiding Star is due
down to-day, bound for New Orleans,
She is one Of the finest steamers on
western waters, and her officers polite
and accommodating. Colonel John 5.
Jones presides ar the desk,
Monroe Klinck, the mar who killed
Matt Reeves, a steamboat mate, was
yesterday acquitted in the criminal
court, the witnesses for the prosecu.
ton not coming up to their former
statements. Klinck stabbed Reeves
several times during a drunken broil.
on Main street, from the effects of
which he died shortly afterward
The Rene Macready dep,rted last
evening for st. Francis river with a
fair tripof freight, and quite a num-
Der of people, including Miss Eva
Ralston, Miss Addie Hainer, and Miss
!; Cora Banning, the latter being a sister
of the two young clerks, while The
two former may shortly become re
i, lated to them, az least, so it seems to a
! casual observer. The young ladies
I; are making an excursion tript to Wits
{ burg and return.
!, The G. w. Cheek being u~navoidably
detained, is expected 70 arrive TO day
and is announced to leave this evening
with a return trip for Devalls Bluff,
\ Augusta, Jaoksonport, and ali inter
: mediate landings, connecting with
: light draught packets for upper White
q and Black rivers. Captain James
+ Kinman commands, and John c.
Wyckoff presides at the desk.
o The Marlin Speed, in command o
9 Captain j. j. Darragh, is due this
: evening, and is the regular packet
leaeiDga at 3 pm. to morrow for Pine
Bluff and all intermediate landing,
on Arkansas river, making direct con
nection with the light draught steam
er Maumelle for Little Rock aud
d points above. Charlie Musselman and
WIN Darragh are her polite clerks.
G The Hard Cash will be found il
& port this evening %rrceiviugt to leave to-
n morrow, her regular day, for Devall'
Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and sl
It Intermediate landings on White sn.
T. Little Red rivers, connecting with the
i regular low water packets for uppel
h White and Black rivers. Captain Il
s. C. Postal commands, while Charlie;
8 and Joe Postal presides at the desk
The Josie Harry, having been de
Z tanned %loosing is hours by heav!
q winds, did not arrive until last even
q ing, too late to 60 out at her regul0'
l hour, but will leave positively thi
s. evening for Helena, Terrenne, Arkan
q sas City, and all intermediate landings
carrying the mail, paying prompt at
u t%ention 60 all business entrusted T.
= her, and connecting at her destination
e. with trains for Pine Bluff and Littl
u Rock, also with the Dean Adams 70
!; Vicksburg. The Harry is A. j. i
~ all her appointments an1 her officer
70 are polite and attentive to the want
oftheir passengers.
The James W. CAT, in command 0
Captlin Wise, came in this morniD
.wish 500 tons of freight. She has
N fine day to unload, and leaves thi
evening with a return trip for Cairo
Louisville, Cincinnati and all inter
10 mediate landings, connecting with tb
different railroads and giving throug
r. tickets to all points cas-: at very lo'
rates. On the next trip of the Ga
be she will leave Cincinnati on Wedne'
ist day, Februrry I'D, bringing a Marc
N-os ovou-ciop trim IN this mort. Sh