Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-08

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that the Josie Harry will arrive TO-
night. The Josie must have been on
her metal this trip.
Steve Brown, late porter Of the
steamer james Lee, died night before
last after q brief illness. He leaves a
wife and three children.
The new shaft for the Viut Shinkle
has been shipped from Buffalo, and @.
i. Dumont will have her ready for
business in about ten days.
The Tiger, for st. Francis river.
took out yesterday a big lot of govern
ment provisions for the Overflow"
sufferers Of the st. Francis valley.
The w. w. 0'Neil arrived yester-
day with "a boats of coal for this
market. She left this morning with a
tow Of empties for the Ohio river.
The Katie Hooper departed last
evening for Madison, where she will
connect with trains on the Memphis Il
Little Rock Railroad for points west.
The funeral Of Mrs. Jennie Hukill.
wife Of Captain David Hukill, took
place at noon to-day, services being
held at st. Mary's Church, on Poplar
street,
Captain Nat Williams has purchased
the little steamer Rosa, aud will have
her remodeled to run in the Kentucky
river in connection with the Colonel
Sellers.
1t is said that some 400 business
firms Of Pittsburg have signed a re.
monstrance against raising the new
Smithfield street bridge to a hight Of
twenty feet.
The Rene Macready, in commend Of
Captain 0. X. Joplin, is the railroad
packet leaving at 4 pm. for Madison,
to connect with the Memphis & Little
Rock Railroad.
The Thos. Sherlock, with a big trim
of freight and full Of people, passed
down last evening bound for New Or
leans. She discharged here about 200
packages and Is head of stock.
The Coahoma arrived last night
from Friars Point and left at noon to-
day for 0sceola and intermediate
landings, She will be back to leave
to morrow evening for Friars Point.
The Cons Millar departed last
evening for. Cincinnati with ll72 bales
cotton, 30 bales rags, $50 SKIS bones,
100 SKIS cotton seed meal, $50 bbls
oil, $4,000 feet of walnut lumber. a lot
of scrap iron and a fair list of people.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
New Orleans made the run from New
Orleans to st. Louis in 5 days II
hours, and lost 13 hours, 8 of which
she spent at this port cleaning boilers.
Her friends say she can go over the
track in four days on a quick trip.
The local packets as we'll as the
Anchor Line are taking government
supplies free of charge to the sufferers
by the overflow. Why they should be
asked to take them for nothing we
cannot understand, and think the
different State governments should
pay the steamboats, for the transporta-
tion of these government rations.
The reliable Hard Cash, in COM
mand Of Captain Il. Q. Postal, is the
regular packet leaving this evening fol
Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport
and all intermediate landings, attend
ing promptly to all business that
offers and making direct connection
with light draft packets for upper
White and Black rivers. Charles NJ
and Joseph Postal are in charge o.
the Office.
The splendid light draft steamer
Plow Boy, in command of Captain e
b. Smith, is receiving to leave at
p m. to-day for Pine Bluff and all way
landings on the Arkansaw river, at.
tending promptly to all business en-.
trusted to her, and making direct con.
nection with the regular packets fol
Little Rock and points above. Wi
Darragh presides at the desk, and i.
assisted by Ed Gay.
Captain Bickerstaf, of the new anG
powerful towboat, w. w. O'Neil. was
notified yesterday to bring his boat
down to the landing after he had de-
liyered his tow above the city. lie
did so, and Immediately after her
arrival Captain Dennie 0'Neil, of the
coal firm Of G. b. Bryan, in company
with a few friends, went on board and
presented the boat with a bell rope,
which, for beauty and artistic work,
is not excelled by that Of any boat on
Western rivers. The rope is made of
very strong Irvine, plated in different
shapes, is nineteen feet long, with two
lower prongs or double rope, between
which is suspended a bell. made of
the same material, under which hangs
the monogram ION" Mr.. A. l..
Davis did the painting of the rope,
using all the shades Of the rainbow.
Those who have seen this beautiful
present complimented the workman
for the taste displayed in his work.
The speech.s of Captains Bickerstaff
and O'Neil were not taken down"
as they were given at intervals.