Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

The John A. Scudder, is announced
to pass here tomorrow bound for New
Orleans.
The Paris c. Brown is the next
70" Line steamer due bound for New
Orleans.
The Annie P. Silver is announced
to leave New Orleans this evening for
st. Louis.
The City Of Providence, from st.
Louis, passed down at noon, over "a
hours behind time.
The City of Helena, left St. Louis
last evening for this point, and will be
here Monday morning.
The City Of Providence, due yester.
day morning will pass down this even
ing bound for Vicksburg.
About feet is the depth of water
between Cairo and st. Louis, but below
Cairo there is too much for comfort.
The Dean Adams will be here to.
morrow morning and leaves Monday
evening with return trip for Arkan.
saw City.
The City of Baton Rouge, passed
Vicksburgyesterday afternoon and will
be due here TO morrow evening bound
for st. Louis.
The Josie Harry is reported aground
down about Carson's, but will prob
ably be here in time to leave Tonight
for White river
The Annie p. Silver from St. Louis
arrived at New Orleans yesterday and
the Mary Houston leaves there this
evening for the Ohio.
The Belle Memphis, departed last
evening after adding 542 bales of cot
ton 435 of which was compressed and
destined to points east via Cairo.
The Charles P. Chouteau will be
due tomorrow and leaves on Monday
evening with a return trip for New
Orleans. Captain j. t. Washington
is her agent.
From dark last night until daylight
this morning steady rain fell, and
the same has extended along the Cum
berland river, causing fears that an
other jump will be made in that
stream.
Benton Hewitt, an Arkansaw river
pilot, has been suspended for drunk
enness by the Local Inspectors of this
port. Habitual drunkards should be
discarded from the profession alto
gether.
The Gold Dust, in command of
Captain j. I. McCord, is the Anchor
Line. packet passing down at 10 am.
tomorrow for Vicksburg and all prin-
cipal way landings. Henry Dietrich
is her polite clerk.
The w. P. Halliday, which left ST.
Louis on Saturday evening last passed
here just before daylight doing moth
ing OF interest here. She had been
aground at Twin Hollow between St.
Louis and Cairo.
The John b. Maude, in command
of Captain Harry Brolaski, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving at 5 pm.
to day for Cairo, st. Louis and all
way mail landings. Lem Carter is
her polite clerk.
The Commonwealth, in command
of Captain Sam McPheeters, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving here at
10 m. tomorrow for Cairo, St. Louis
and all principal way landings. Geo.
Fitzgerald is her polite clerk.
The st. Genevieve after consider
able trouble at Horsetail bar above
Cairo arrived this morning with over
1000 packages Of freight, she cleaned
out boilers here and expected to get
away at noon on her return to st.
Louis.
A petition has been sent to the local
inspectors at this port, asking the
reinstatement Of First Engineer Frank
j. Weaver, formerly of the John
Means, his license having been re-
yoked after the explosion Of that boat
last spring.
The John A. Scudder, in making
the crossing back of Cairo last night
mistook the shuteIfor the main channel
and grounded in FIVE feet of water,
knocking her chimneys overheard, no
damage was done to the BOAT and no
ono was hurt. The Peerless went to
her assistance with lighter.
The relatives and friends of Captain
John h. Kidwell, a former we'll
known steamboatman, are desirous OF
knowing his whereabouts and whether
he is dead or alive. Anyone in pos
session of such information would
confer favor by writing to Miss O..
Kent, No. Ill Madison street, Toledo,
Ohio.
The Josie barry in command of
Captain Milt r. Harry, is the regular
mail packet leaving this evening for
Helena Terrene, Devalls Bluff, Au-
gusta, Newport, and all way landings,
giving strict attention to all business
entrusted to her, and making direct
connection with the regular packets
for upper White and Black rivers,
John Wyckoff and Hugh Smith assist
in the Office.
The splendid light draft steamer
Marlin Speed, in command of Captain
John j, Darragh, is the mail packet
leaving at 5 pm. to-day for Pine Bluff
aud all way landings on Arkansaw
river, attending promptly to all G. o.
D. and other business that offers, also
making direct connection with the
regular packets for Little Rock and
points above. Captain Charles Mus
selman presides at the desk and is
assisted by Will Darragh,
Captain Wash Thompson's popular
Ohio river steamer Vint Shinkle is
receiving to leave promptly at 8 pm
to. day for Cairo, Louisville, Cincin.
natl and all principal way landings on
the Ohio river, making close connec,
ton with the different railroads and