Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-04
Some indicaliona ofraln to.daY.

yesterday afternoon.
The City Of Alton, for New Or.
leans, Ia St. Louis yesterday.
A Paramount Of business is beinl
transacted at the landing to-day.
The Annie P. Silver, for st. Louis
left New Orleans last evening.
The Hard Cash departed last even
ing for White river with fair trip.
The James Lee departed last even,
ing for Friars Point with good trip
The James W. Calf leaves Cincin.
natl tomorrow evening for this port
The Katie Hooper, for Arkansaw
City, is the only local packet leaving
to-day.
Captain James II. Rees, jr., accom-
panied by Bob Speed left last evening
for Hot Springs.
Captain Jno. J. Darragh of the
Dean Adams, is experimenting the
repairs of the Marlin Speed.
Insure steamboats, with C. B. Well.
ford u Co., general insurance agents,
No. 3 Madison street, Memphis, Tenn.
1897
1t is said that the Paris G. Brown
upon her arrival at Cairo will reship
her Ohio river freight and proceed to
81. Louis to take a day in the Anchor
Line.
The officers of the w. p. Halliday
report having met the snagboat j. N.
Macomb at Miller's Point some TWEEN
ty miles below Helena. She is doing
good work.
The two new steamers now in course
OF construction for the st. Louis and
New Orleans Anchor Line will be
named City of Baton Rouge and City
of New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper, leaving this
evening, takes freight for all points on
Arkansaw sriver, as high as Little
Rock, the Plow Boy connecting with
her at Terrene.
The Fred Blanks, with a good trim
Of freight, passed down at daylight for
New Orleans. She was detained
above Cairo, having had to tighten
over Eliza Point bar.
Colonel Robert Il. Lee, Assistant
Superintendent of the Lee Line Of
United States mail packets, returned
last night, after a very pleasant trip
to the lakes and fashionable resorts OF
the North.
Hal Aydlett, second clerk of the
Bedford, was around shaking hands
with the boys to-day. Hal formerly
clerked on our local packets, but fol-
the past. ten months has been with
Captain Williamson on the Bedford.
The independent packet Bedford, in
command Of Captain Williamson, ar
rived last evening from st. Louis with
42O tons of western produce. She ex-
pected TO discharge the same by even.
ing and leave with return trip.
Pilots Dave Thomas and Jake Faux
have been engaged to take the transfer
steamer to st. Louis, where she is to
receive a thorough over hauling. Dur.
ing her absence the railroad tranfel
Morgan is to supply her place.
The Rene Macready will have hel
chimneys up tomorrow when she will
be dropped down to the landing tC
receive for Arkansaw City, for which
point she leaves Saturday as regular
Adams mail line packet.
A good report comes from Captain
w. j. Ashford, of the snagboat Jno
r. Meigs which for some time hal
been doing duty in Yazoo river, a
last accounts she was just below Silver
City and had pulled out near 5Ol
snags.
The Anchor Line packets leavin,
tomorrow at 10 am, are the City o
Providence, in command of Captain
q. w. Lenox, for Cairo and St. Louis
and the Belle Memphis, in commant
of Captain |. H. Mckee, for Vicks
burg. Both are new and elegant
steamers and in charge of clever anC
experienced officers.
The safe of the 0sceoIa Belle wal
yesterday recovered from the wreck
and many and papers all found to b.
in good condition. The amount O
currency found therein was something
over $500. AS soon as the river falls
the wreck will be dry and the ma.
chinery will be recovered.
The Keeno Combination, of New
York, if their money holds out, will
purchase all the steamboat lines OIL
the Missouri, Illinois, upper and low
er Mississippi Except Jay Could
line,) Ohio, Red, and in fact all rivers
tributary to the Mississippi, includ
ing the Memphis and Hatchie River
transportation Oompany's Line.
The Mike Davis will be due to-
night and in command of Captain
Henry Cooper will take the place o
the Osceola Belle, leaving at 5 pm
tomorrow for Osceola and all inter
mediate landings, carrying the mai
and attending promptly to all bushes,
entrusted to her. John Haley anC
Hugh Iomlinson will have charge o.
the Office.
A big blow and small shower O.
rain took place at the levee yesterday
afternoon which caused everybody on
board the boats to quit business and
accept with joy the appearance once
more of broken cloud. Though il
lasted but a few minutes, it allayeC
tho dust and cooled the atmosnhnre