Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-21

nal slough and estimated the cost of
the work required at $lS2, 900.
The Thomas Sherlock, four days out
from New Orleans with 500 tons aud
forty people, arrived this morning,
and is discharging a good lot of sugar
and molasses. She lays here to clean
out boilers aud will proceed at 4 pm.
on her voyage to Cincinnati and all
principal way landings.
The Rene Macready will arrive to-
morrow, and is the Saturday mail
packet for all landings on L'Anguille
and st. Francis rivers, Aaking direct
connection with regular packets for
the Sunk Lands.
The Katie Hooper will be in ~
morrow, and is the Saturday maj
packet for all points on ArkaasawI
river through to Little. Rock, where
she connects with the regular packets
for Fort Smith and landings on upper
Arkanyaw river.
The Josie Harry will be in to-nieA
and is the mail boat leaving Stature 4
at 5 p m. for Devall's Blur, Augusta,
J%acksonport and all way LANDINGS,
making direct connection with the
light draught packets Ida Lee and
Alberta for upper White and Black
rivers.
The City Of Helena, in command of
Captain Elem Calvert, is the regular
Anchor line packet passing down at
10 am, sharp, tomorrow for Vicks-
burg and all way mail landings. Geo.
Walton presides at the desk.
The splendid Anchor line packet
John B. Maude came in before day
light with about 400 tons Of freight.
She is the regular packet leaving at 5
pm. to-day for Cairo, st. Louis aud
intermediate mail landings. Captain
Harry Brolaski commands, and Billy
Blenker is her polite clerk.
The fast City of Alton, in command
of Captain H. Bixby, is announced to
pass down at 10 am. to-morro W for
the Crescent City. She is an A nchor
liner, and leaves from the company's
wharfboat. foot of Union street.
The new and elegant Anchor line
packet, Belle Memphis, in com ms nd
of Captain |. H. Mckee, leaves from
the company's wharfboat at 10 AIN.
tomorrow for Cairo, st. Louis and all
way landings. Henry Corbyn presides
at the desk.
Captain Joe Bryan, late of the
James Howard and Thompson Dean,
is to take commend of the Ed. Rich
ardson, which leaves st. Louis Satur-
day for New Orleans. Captain Frank
Beck will command the j. NJ. White
in the New Orleans aud Arkansaw
City trade.
Tho Cons Millar lays over until to-
morrow evening, when she will leave
at 5 o'clock sharp for Cairo, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and all intermediate
landings on the Ohio, giving cheap
rates to all points east. Cap ain Char
lie Russell commands, ard Jiumv
Voris, assisted by LATE Robinson, is
her polite clerk.
Rates to points south by the Anchor
line packets from st. Louis are now
as follows: To Memphis, -four per
barrel, Sec; pork per barrel, 45c;
meats, etc, per 100 pounds, 15c; hay,
per 100 pounds, 20c. To Vicksburg,
flour, SOC. pork, 75c; meats, etc., 25c;
hay. SOC. To New Orleans, -four 40c;
pork, 60c; meats, etc., Zoe: hay, 25c.
At the store and tinware house of
Louis Fritz. located at No. Isl Main
street, vii be founda large assortment
of the best stoves, tinware, lamp-, and
all articles in his liue needed on
steamboats,. He pays particular at
tention to tin roofing, guttering, spout
ing and the painting of steamboat
roofs, all of which he does at low
rates and guarantees satisfaction.
The fast, safe and punctual mail
packet ldlewild, in command of Cap
tain Mark R. Cheek, is the regular
packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day for
Helena, Terrepe, Arkansaw City and
all intermediate landings, paying
prompt attention to all business en-
trusted to her, and connecting at her
destination with the Little Rock,
Mississippi River and Texas railroad,
also with the swift Dean Adams for
Vicksburg. Captain A. L. Cuwmins
is her chief clerk, and is assisted by
Lee Cummins, jr., and Will Lash.
Thomas Thompson, night Waterman
at the Anchor line elevator and WHAT
boat for tie past seven or eight years,
having been in declining health for
some time, took passage on the Ste
Geneieve for St. Louis, on Monday
last. A sudden change Tor the worst
took place after the boat lett, and he
died on board Tuesday evening, his
remains being buried at Hickman,
Ky. Tom was well known to all
steamboatmen, was Of an amiable dis
position, polite and courteous to those
With whom he had business, and
river reporters always found him ready
and. wiling TO give all items OF inter-
est occurring on his watch. BE was a
true born EDglishman, hailing from
Liverpool, and had no relatives in
this country. Pesce to his ashes.
CAPTAIN Pete McArthur's neat
Black River packet, Milt Harry, will
be ready to sail this evening or to-
morrow. She has been here four
weeks, during which time she has been
on the docks and thoroughly over
hauled, Captain Walker giving him a
good job. and her hold is as dry as a
powder horn. Besides docking, her
machinery has been overhauled. been
repainte@ from pilot house to Kelson,
been furnished with new carpets, bed
ding, ETC., and some other changes for
the better have taken Mace since she