Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-04

hophAtn aua BOb away last evening 10
Arkansaw City. She will be back d
leave on Monday next her regula
day.
The james w. Gaf leaves Cincin
natl this evening for this port anC
will leave here on Friday next with I
return trip. Captain r. w. Light
burne is her agent.
The Arkansas City arrived at st
Louis yesterday, and the City of Hell
ena left there last evening for thi
port. The latter will be here earl,
Monday morning aud goes back in tn,
evening.
The Commonwealth, in command o
Captain j. I. McCord, will be the
Anchor Line packet leaving here al
10 am. tomorrow for Vicksburg and
principal way landings. Geo. GoulC
is in charge Of the Office.
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
City Of Cairo, in command of Captain
u. w. Viekers, will be up this even.
ing and leave at 10 am. tomorrow fol
Cairo, st. Louis and way mail land
ings. Captain Thos. White is her
polite clerk.
The Josie Harryis the regular mai
packet leaving this evening for DevslH
Bluff, Augusta, Jaoksonport and il.
termediate landings, giving prompl
attention to all business that offers
and making direct competition at her
destination with light draft steamers
for upper White aud Black rivers
Captain Milt r. Harry commands and
looks after the Office in person.
Parties are negotiating with Cincin.
natl boat builders for a steamer, the
duplicate in every particular OF Cap
tain feathers famed Natehez, for the
New Orleans and bend trade, to take
Che place of the burned r. j.. Lee
She is to be a nool steamer, owned by
Captains feathers, Tobin and others,
Of New Orleans.
1t is probable that Captain W. c,
Tichenor will bring the new Katie
Adams to this port, with Wash Floyd
in the Office.
Envelopes, Xxx, high cut, cheapest
in the CITY, at LEDGER job PRINT n
Office.
The machinery, etc, recovered from
the wreck Of the Golden City, burned
here last March, was sold at Cairo on
Thursday last for $4,000. Captain
VIM. Hambleton, of Mound City
bought the bell engines and doctor,
for $500 L. w. Halliday, of Cairo
bought four steel boilers for 1850
The donkey engine, dock pump aud
scrap sold to other parties for $3.50.
George D. Marsh, late clerk of
the Centennial. was in the city yester-
day, and left last night by rail for
Louisville.
The Dyersburg steamer, AlfStevens
has been thoroughly overhauled and
repaired, and is at Dyersburg ready Ia
come out or the first rise.
The Golden Rule, with. 1900 tons on
herself and barge, passed down yester
day for New Orleans. She added 1000
bags corn in Madrid Bend, and LOST
twelve hours by grounding at Upton
vile. She discharged here about 800
pkgs, and added 40 bbls soap stock.
Captain Hegler is having the cleo,
trio light put up on the famous
Guiding Star.
Complaint is made that the govern.
ment light at Bob Collins place, below
here, fails to shine, and pilots are
caused some trouble in making thi'
landing.
The Niobrara, with a barge in tow
arrived last night from st. Louis
discharged 1900 pkgs at the new ele
vator, and was preparing this forenoon
to leave for 0uachita river.
The roustabouts, at New Orleans
are giving steamboat men considera.
BILE trouble. But then, this thinG
happens every year, and nothing il
done 10 time to avert it, 1t is all tall
about importing white labor from
the North.
The Clinton, which left st. Louis OF
Wednesday evening last, for this port
cOllided with a government boat, a
Barckley's, forty seven miles below
st. Louis, and went back to go on tn.
docks. The City of Cairo, leaving
here tomorrow forenoon, will tax,
the mail.
A large meeting of planters wa
held at Captain VIM. Robinson's plan
t%ation, fifteen miles below Shreveport
La and resolutions were adopted
urging the government to remove thu
raft from the Bayou Pierre, a tribu
tary of the Red river. The govern
ment engineers caused the formation
Of the raft, aud it causes the overflow
Of some Of the largest plantations OF
the river. Those who attended anC
took part in the meeting are among
the wealthiest planters on the Rec
river.
The Katie Hooper in command O
Captain Ed. Rowland leaves thi.
evening for Pine Bluff aud inter.
mediate landings on Arkansaw river.
making direct connection with th,
regular packets for Little Rock and
points above. Captain Charles Mus
selman and Charles Lettwich are in
charge Of the Office.
River men, before casting your vote
on Tuesday next, bear in mind tina
Casey Young has been in the past, anC
will be in the future, your warmes
friend in Congress. 1t was he VIII,
secured the appropriation of $4,000
to build a marine hospital at this port
The ground has been paid for and tn.
erection ofthe building will soon b,
commenced.
Found Dead in IA Cell.