Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-12
The Belle Memphis, rom s.. Louis,


The Belle Memphis, ffom St. Louis,
passed down this forenoon, after ada
ding about rs toms for Vicksburg and
way landings.
The Ste Genevieve returned to st.
Louis last evening, after adding 348
bales of Eastern bound cotton, for re-
shipment at Cairo.
The w. W. O'Neil, from the Ohio
river, passed down for New Orleans,
dropping here 10 boats of coal, con-
tanning 25009O bushels.
The City Of New Orleans will be
the anchor line packet passing down
at noon tomorrow for Vicksburg,
New Orleans and the Bends.
The John A. Scudder and City of
Baton Rouge arrived at St. Louis
yesterday, and the City of Cairo left
there last evening for Vicksburg.
The Golden Crown, on her way to
the Ohio, and the Mary Houston,
bound for the Crescent City, were ex-
pected to pass here this forenoon.
Mr.. V. @. Dentzel is again on the
river front aud running the river de-
partment Of the New Orleans Daily
States, sprightly afternoon paper.
The Rene Macready will be in this
evening and leave to. morrow at 5 pm.
for Mariana, theOut Of and interme-
date landings on L'Anguille and St.
Francis rivers.
The City Of Providence, in command
of Captain George Lenox, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving promptly
at 5 pm. to-day for Cairo and St.
Louis Frank Perkins is in charge Of
the Office.
Pilot Joe Carroll, Of the Belle
Memphis, received dispatch this
morning announcing the death Of his
mother. He left for home by rail,
and Captain William Ashford went
out in his place.
The Piasa arrived last evening with
the disabled Jas. w. Calf in tow. The
shaft OF the latter will be taken out to
the Charleston railroad and repaired,
SO that in about ten days the Gaff will
be allowed to proceed on her voyage
to Cincinnati.
Captain Cooper's punctual upper
coast steamer Coshoma, arrived last
night with Eve bales cotton and fair
trip Of people. She leaves again at 8
p. m. with a return trip for 0sceola
and intermediate landings, carrying
the mail and giving close attention to
business entrusted to her. Hugh
Tomlinson and John Haley are her
polite clerks.
The Cons Millar, in command Of
Captain Q. B. Russell. is receiving tC
leave at 5 p m. to-day for ali points OF
the Ohio, through to Cincinnati, wher(
close connection is made with The
different railroads,and through tickets
given to all points East at low rates
James W. Voris presides at the desk
and is a. sisted by Lowell lines an(
Arson Temple.
The Josie Harry from White rive
arrived atdaylight with 16 bales cotton
| 10 bdls shingles, a lot of hides ant
l20,763 feet of ash and walnut lumber
| She is receiving at the. foot of Monroe
street and leaves at pm. to morrow
for Helena, Terrene and all points Of
White river through to Newport
where direct connection is made wit
light draft steamers for upper Whit
and Black rivers.
The James Lee brought in II bale
cotton, and leaves this evening with
return trip for Helena, Friars Poiu
and intermediate landings, carryin
the mail, attending promptly to a.
business entrusted to her, and maxim
close connection with trains on th
Mobile & Northwestern railroad
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow preside
at the desk, and is assisted by Plat
Rhodes and Arthur Browne.
The LEDGER river man intimate
the other day that during the storm
when the Coahoma was being blow
about in midstream, Mr.. John Haley
the second clerk, repaired to his state
room and knelt in feryent prayer tina
, he might be spared. John says W
! were in error, as he was off watch an
} had gone to bed previous to the storm
: so that it must have been some on
else's prayers that were heard. W
gladly make this correction, though "
took him to be a pious young man.