Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-09
fn.uro sleamboals with Q. B. weII.

Insure steamboats, With G. B. Well.
ford x Co, general insurance agents,
No. Madison street, Memphis, Tenn,
1897
The James Lee, for Friar's Point,
and the Katie Hooper, for Arkansaw
City, departed last evening with fair
trips.
The wrecking boat T. +, Eckert
has gone to Eliza Point, just above
Cairo, to raise a sdnken barge belong
ing to the LOwery Line.
The Anchor Line packet John A.
Scudder passed Vicksburg last even
ing, and will be due here tomorrow
afternoon en- route to Cairo and st,
Louis.
The Henry Frank, on her way to
Arkansaw City with 1900 tons of rail.
road iron, passed Vicksburg yesterday
afternoon.
The Paris G. Brown, from New Or
leans, and the City of Providence,
from Vicksburg, arrived at st. Louis
yesterday.
Thirty-one boats are lying idle at
New Orleans. Some are undergoing
repairs, some waiting for business, and
Others for water.
Captain Henry G. Bruce, an old time
Cumberland river pilot, has been
elected Democratic Senator in the
Vanceburg, Kentucky, district, and il
is said will make good representative,
The PlOw Boy on Sunday evening
last when about twenty miles below
Pine Bluff picked up u snag which
made a hole in her bow. The damage
was trihing and repairs we're made al
Pine Bluff.
The Ste. Genevieve arrived yester-
day several hours behind time. She
had a big trip which she discharged
in hurry and left after dark on her
return to st. Louis.
The new and pretty tug Tilda, re.
Gently built by Charlie Hunter and
Gus Coleman, has gone regularly III
the jobbing business and her services
can be obtained by applying On board
or at Gus Coleman's.
The Commonwealth, in command Of
Captain John G. Crane, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and all prin-
cipal way landings. William Fitz.
gerald is her polite clerk.
I Pilot Glen Matheney has been en-
gagged by Captain James Good to take
charge of one of the steamers en-
ployed in the improvement of the
Mississippi. lie will go into service
about the LIST of September.
At the annual NEE ting Of the Steam
bOatmens' Association, held at Pitts.
burg on Saturday last, all the old
officers were reelected, and the Pres.
ident, Captain Michaels, was presented
with very handsome medal.
The Hard Cash will be in tonight
and is the regular packet leaving to-
morrow evening for all points or
White river through to Jacksonport
where she connects with light draugh'
boats for upper White and Black riv
eIs. The three Postals are her chic
officers.
Alta meeting held at st. Louis OF
Saturday last by the stewards Of til,
Anchor Line, resolutions of respect t,
the memory of Steward j. w. North
up were passed. He was held il
high esteem by all connected witt
the Anchor Line.
The floating operahouse, Champion
No. 8, was sold at public sale fey
days ago at st. Louis and wa
bought in by Mr.. Steve Bird, O
Cairo, for $500. He will not Iul
her, but has placed her in the hand
of Jenkins q Sass, steamboat agents
to sell at private sale.
The river bulletin of the Sigma
Service, which is taken as official,
should state whether the rivers ar
rising or falling, and how much. Flo
the past few days this part of the re
port has been neglected, and we hav
been compelled to rely on the Asso
ciated Press kilograms.
| The Rene Macready, all NIGEL
painted and overhauled, departed las
evening for 0sceola with very goo,
| trip Of freight and fair list of people
! Her departure was witnessed by
large crowd from The bluffs, who wer
anxious to see how she would behav
in her new trade and pretty dress.
The neat little steamer Mike Davi:
in command of Captain AL Smith,
the regular packet leaving this even
ing for Mariana, the Cutoff and a
intermediate landings on PAnguill
and st. Francis rivers. All freigh
for Wittsburg and points above Madi
son should be shipped via the Mem
phis and Little Rock railroad, an
they will go through at the joint tart
rate. A. l.. Banning presides at tn
desk and is assisted by Ed Banning
The towboat John Porter, which ao
CURED fame during the summer Q
1878, and will be remembered by tn
Fegidents of the Mississippi and Obi
river valleys as the yellow fever boat,
is now lying at st. Aopis asking for in
spection and permission to change he
haR6. Such q prejudice was arouse,
Against her that her present owner
think il Las crippled her businessman
seek for a change Of name. She wa
inspected at New Orleans and pro
nouncel in good condition. When tn
health officers of Sc. Louis shal ] hav
passed judgment in her favor, she VII
be named the Sidney Dillon.
9TEAMsS IT'S.
Is. FRITZ,