Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-10-09
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to-day than for several months past.
Captain Henry Powers, one of thu
best mates on the river, to day as
sumed charge Of the lower deck Of the
Dean Adams.
The City Of Cairo passed up durinl
the night fer st. Louis and put of q
bales cotton.
The Commonwealth, from st Louis
passed down last night for Vicksburg,
discharging here over a 1000 pckgs
The City Of Alton, from New Or.
leans, arrived at daylight, cleaned
out boilers and left this forenoon fol
st. Louis.
The Wyoming with 1900 tons Of
freight passed down this forenoon
after adding about 40 tons Of miscel.
laneous freight.
At Island "a is the shoalest water
between here and Cairo, where s feet
is to be found. Below here pilots re.
port l0l feet at Benefits, 81 feet at
Burdeaux and 8 feet at Clara Field.
The independent and elegant side
wheel steamer Centennial, in command
of Captain Thomas l.. Davidson, is
announced TO pass down this evening
fnr Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends. Captain j. T, Washington is
her agent.
The Tiger brought in 1l5 bales
cotton and 393 SKIS cotton seed. She
leaves tomorrow at 5 pm. with a re-
turn trip for DR.. Peters, Bledsoe's
and way landings.
The Cons Millar is due from Gin.
cinnsti and leaves with a return trip
to morrow at 5 pm, and will ticket
passengers through to points East at
low rates. Captain X. w. Lightburne
is her agent.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
office and blank book manu- factory -
Madison street, execute every class
Of such work in good style and at low
prices.
The City of Helena, in command of
Captain Elem Calvert, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo, st. Louis and way landings
George Walton is her polite clerk.
The Hard Cash will arrive to.
morrow evening, and is the Wednes-
day packet for all points on White
river through to Jacksonport, where
direct connection is made with light
draft steamers for upper White and
Black rivers.
The John b. Maude arrived last
evening with 1927 packages Of freight,
including 326 barrels Of flour, 2O7
sacks corn, $50 sacks oats and 300
rolls baCging. She discharged the
same and left about p m. with a re-
turn trip for St. Louis.
The new steamer, S. H. Parisot,
building at Louisville for the New
Orleans and Vicksburg trade ex
pected to be taken through the canal
before it was closed this morning. She
will be finished up at New Albany
and start south In about ten days.
The Rene Macready will not leave
Cincinnati until Wednesday, when she
will come out in the Memphis and
Ohio river line. She has Just put VI
a new pair of chimneys with fancy
tops. She has been thoroughly over
hauled, reprinted and refurnished.
Captain james Rees writes that the
Thompson Deans cabin was trans
ferred to the new Will S. Hays with
out the least jar or particle of damage,
Not a pane of glass was cracked. The
boilers and cylinders are on board, and
it is thought she will be ready for
steam and business by the 10Th Of
November.
The Coahoma arrived yesterday
forenoon with the blue ribbon trip Of
the season, having broughtin 412 bales
cotton, AZ bags seed cotton, lll3 sks
cotton seed and % head of cattle. She
leaves this evening with a return trir
for Osceola, Plum Point and all way
landings on the upper coast. Cartair
Henry Cooper commands, with Hugh
Tomlinson, CHARLES Bourne and Johr
Rhodes in the office.
The Dean Adams brought in 6
bales cotton, 62 SKIS cotton seed and
good list of people. She leaves TIL
evening with a return trip for Helena
Terrene, Arkansaw City and way land
ings, carrying the mail, attendin
promptly 10 all business intrusted 1
her and connecting at her destination
with trains on the Little Rock, Mis-
sissippi River aud Texas railroad
Captain Mark r. Cheek commands
f with A. j. Cummins, Walker 0utla'
and Lee Cummins, ir., in the office.
The james Lee brought in from tn
lower coast 284 bales cotton and II
sacks cotton seed. She is the regula
Lee Line mail packet leaving thi
evening for Helena, Glendale, Friars
Point and intermediate landings, at
tending promptly to all business tina
offers, and making connection wit
trains IN the MOBILE and Northwest
erD, the Arkanslw Midland and tn
Helena and Iron Mountain railroadl
Captain Stacker Lee commands. wit
Lloyd W. VIII low in charge Of tn
office; assisted by Arthur Browne
Plat Rhodes and Will Ashford.
The cylinders and doctor have bee
placed in position on the new Kat
Adams, now being built at Pittsbur
for the Memphis and Arkansaw Cit
trade. The work of putting her shaft
in place will soon be completed, afte
which the building of her wheels wi
be in order. This fine steamer is al
| tracing a good deal of attention, e:
pecially from steamboatmen who thin
she has as fine a model as ever turne
a wheel. She will be ready to com
out by the end of the present month
Her cabin is constructed of yariagate
hard wood, and is beautiful. TIL
boat is named after the wife of Majc
John d Adams, Of Little Rock.
STEAMBOATS,.
3 Special N~Otice-FOr Helena.