Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-16

cotton, ~ bales OF rags. 1900 sacks Of
cotton seed meal, so barrels Of oil
1900 feet of lumber and a fair list Of
people.
The Henry Frank left New Orleans
Saturday evening for this port, and
may possibly come through this trip,
The win Kyle, for Cincinnati, and
the w p. Halliday, for st. Louis, left
New Orleans Saturday night. TX.
The Jennie May, from st. Louis,
added a big lot of lumber, laths, etc.
and proceeded to Fort Smith, on
Arkansaw river. ~tt
The new S. II. Parisot is to leave
Louisville to-day, and among her pas
sengers will be two bridal parties.
The Hard Cash will be due TO-
morrow evening, and is the regular
Wednesday packet for White river.
The Charles P. Chouteau left St.
Louis Saturday. and will be due down
to morrow evening on her way to New
Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle arrived at Gin
cinnati on Saturday, and the James w.
CAT left there for this port. The
latter is to leave here on Friday next
with a return trip.
The steamer Virgie Lee ran into
Elk Chute on Friday last, knocked
two holes in herself and sunk. She
was raised Saturday and taken to Point
Pleasant docks for repairs.
The new gates of the Louisville
canal are expected to be in position by
tomorrow morning and the canal
ready for business.
David P. Barnes. an old time Mis-
souri, river steamboatman, died at
st. Louis Friday and Captain Gus
Jacobs, an old Missouri river pilot,
died in Wellington, Mo-, on the same
day.
The Bright Light with the trip Of
the Annie P. Silver will be due down
tomorrow on her way to New Orleans
The City of Helena, in command Of
Captain Elem Calvert is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 5 pm; to-day
for Cairo, st. Louis and way mail
landings. Geo. Walton is her polite
clerk.
The Coahoma brought in the "blue
ribbon trip" again yesterday. She
is quite popular in the upper trade.
The Tiger brought in 1913 bales cot
ton and 300 SKIS cotton seed. She
returns tomorrow evening to Bled-
soe's, Peters and way landings.
The David R. Powell is due down
on her way to New Orleans. Captain
Ad Storm is her agent.
The Vint Shinkle is announced tc
leave Cincinnati on Wednesday fol
this port.
Captain N. B. Fowler has purchased
the upper Ohio river steamer Wei.
come for $1,000 cash, and will use her
in the c~ottonseed trade on the lower
Mississippi.
The Steamboat Officers Association
at Pittsburg has paid to the sister Of
Norville A. Kennedy, who was in
jured on the towboat s. l.. Wood,
from the effects Of which he died at
Louisville, the sum of $766.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
at 10 am. to morrow will be the City
Of Vicksburg for Vicksburg and the
Arkansaw City for st. Louis. Pas
sengers will find them both new and
elegant steamers and in charge Of
clever and experienced officers.
The Rapid Transit will come off the
Oovington Ways next week. She is
being converted into a sidewheel
steamer and will be ready in two
weeks. She has a pair Of 141 inch cyl.
inders, with 30 inches stroke and viii,
work a pair Of water wheels IA!
feet in diameter, with 8 feet 3 inches
length of bucket. 1t is said she viii
make fifteen miles an hour.
The panctual upper coast packet
Coahoma, of the Lee U. S. Mail Line
arrived yesterday afternoon with As!
balos of cotton, So bags of seed cottol
and 1926 sacks Of cotton seed. Sh,
leaves this evening with a return triI
for Osceola and intermediate landings
and will give strict attention to al
business intrusted to her. CaptaiI
Henry Cooper commands, with tn.
office in charge Of Hugh TOmlinsOn
Charles Bourne and John Rhodes.
Captain Stacker Lees elegant lowe
coast packet, James Lee, arrived
yesterday with 442 bales of cotton an,
1857 sacks of cotton seed. She is th
regular mail packet leaving this even
ing for Helena, Glendale, Friar'
Point and way landings, making
close connection with trains on tn
Mobile and Northwestern, the Arkan
saw Midland and the Helena and Irol
Mountain railroads. Lloyd w. Whit
low is in charge ot the office, assisted
by Platt Rhode, Arthur Browne an,
viii Ashford.
The Dean Adams in command o
Captain Mark II. Cheek brought il
Yesterday 1873 bales of cotton, ID bag
Of seed cotton aud 229 sacks Of cottol
seed. She is the mail packet %leavinI
at 5 pm. to-day for Helena, Terrene
Arkansaw City and way landings
giving strict attention to all business
intrusted to her, and connecting a
her destination with trains on tn
Little Rock, Mississippi River ant
Texas Railroad. Captain A. L
Cummins is in charge Of the office
assisted by Walker OUTLAW and LIE
Cummins, jr.