Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-20
mat, passed Evansville yesterday

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! Walker Outlaw yesterday accepted
the position of freight clerk of the
Dean Adams.
The Cumberland river is rising
slowly at Nashville but will probably
cease by tonight.
The John A. Scudder, from New
Orleans, is overdue and was expected
to pass up this forenoon for st. Louis.
The Joe Kinney, for Ouachita river,
and the Charles p. Chouteau, for New
Orleans, passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Gold Dust left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday, and will be here to
leave Sunday at 10 am. for Cairo and
st. Louis.
The Ste, Genevieve, from St. Louis,
brought in yesterday 1856 pckgs of
freight aud went back last night with
3 light trip. .
The John B. Maude will not be
here tomorrow evening for st. Louis,
but the Gold Dust will pass up Sun
day at 10 an.
The Belle Memphis, from st. Louis,
passed down this forenoon. She put
of few packages and added about 40
tons for points below.
The Fulton went through to Boil
var this trip and left there Tuesday
with prospects Of good freight. She
will be due here tomorrow.
The Vint Shinkle from Memphis.
and the Guiding Star and Sam Rob-
erts with barges from New Orleans,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
In March next Captain Cannon's
great steamer Robert Il Lee will be
taken to st, Louis and $4,000 spent
in overhauling and repairing her.
| The City of Helena, from Memphis.
arrived at St. Louis yesterday and the
Commonwealth left there last evening
for Vicksburg in place of the Grand
Tower.
| The Belmont, which has been here
a day or two with q tow OF l6 pieces,
containing $1,000 bushels of upper
Ohio river coal, went south this
morning and will dispose of the same
along the sugar coast.
i Committees have been Organized at
Nashville to aid the relief of suffers
by the flood. A movement is on foot
to raise subscriptions here, and the
|, liberal hearted Memphis steamboatmen
! will put in their little mite.
The City of Providence, in command
Of Captain G. w. Lenox, is the An
Choir Line packet leaving to day at 5
{ pm. for Cairo, st. Louis and all way
landings. Frank Perkins and James
! McMeen are her polite clerks.
The Marlin Speed will be found in
, port this afternoon and leaves with a
2 return trip tomorrow evening for
Pine Bluff and way landings on
q Arkansaw river, making direct con-
i nection with the regular packets for
r Little Rock and points above
VIM. A. Pendleton, pilot of the
o steamer James w. Calf, died at his
J, residence in Newport, KY, on Monday
$ evening last in the 18th year of his
p age The deceased leaves a mother
| wife and four boys, the Oldest child
being six years and the youngest six
months.
The United States engineers have
sunk floating wooden dyke ia the
pocket" about 400 yards below the
Delta wharfboat. The upper section.
n lie on the surface and the outer enc
n projects 70 or 100 feet outside the lin,
n OF the upper and lower points of thu
Il pocket"
Captain Henry Cooper's reliabl,
n upper coast Lee Line packet Coahom,
n leaves this evening for Osceola ant
= all way landings and will give stric
attention all business intrusted to her
j. w. Smither presides at the desl
g and is assisted by John Haley an
Hugh Tomlinson.
The James W. Calf arrived las
night with a big trip of freight am
leaves to morrow evening for Cairo
Louisville, Cincinnati and all wa
landings on the Ohio river, maxim
close connection with the differen
railroads and giving through ticket
r to all points East at reduced rates.
The popular Josie Harry will b.
found in port this afternoon, and leave
q with return trip tomorrow evenini
s for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Newpor
2 and all way landings, giving attention t,
Q all Mississippi river business that of
E fers and making direct connection
h at her destination with light draf
Il packets for upper White and BlacI
n rivers.
4 Captain Sterling McIntyre's grea
J. Golden City is announced to pass III
b this evening bound for Cairo, Louis
!. vile, Cincinnati and all principal way
0 landings on the Ohio river. She has
o elegant accommodations, and her off
s GERS will be found polite and attentive
i to the pleasure and comfort of their
B patrons. W. +. Mcintyre presides al
\ the desk. -
!, The baokwater from the Cumber.
e land river has submerged a portion Of
9 the Memphis & Louisville railroad
8 preventing therunning of trains. The
!, northwestern division of the Nash.
2 vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis rail.
I way is ten inches under water from
I the Tennessee river, but trains are
: still running except at night, so says a
Q telegram from Nashville.
The popular local packet James Lee
in command of Captain Stacker Lee
leaves this evening for Helena. Friars
Point and all way landings, carrying
S the mail, attending promptly to ali q
o. d. and other business entrusted Il
her, and making close connection al
& Glendale with trains on the Mobile &
J Northwestern railroad. Captain Lloyd
/. W. W Inflow presides at the desk, and
y 10 4 h. DlnAk ID