Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-09

The City Of Vicksburg, in com
mand Of Captain R. X. Riley, is the
Anchor Liue packet leaving at 10
am. tomorrow for Vicksburg and all
principal way landings. Billy Blenker
is her polite clerk.
Captain Lew Hates and James Alex
ander have settled with the Under
writer's having risks on the Will Kyle,
taking the steamer in part payment.
They propose TO repair her as speedily
as possible.
The City of Baton Rouge, a little
over four days out from New Orleans.
passed up at midnight with a splendid
trip of freight. She is making fast
time, considering the fog she has had
to encounter.
The Rene Macready is receiving to.
leave to. morrow evening for Helena.
Mariana, the Out Of, Wittsburg
and all way landings, making direct
connection with the light draft
steamer Advance for the Sunk Lands.
Captain I. 2. feathers, of the
famous Natchez, has contracted with
Captain Tharp, of the Marine Ways
OF Cincinnati, for a fine and fast
sternwheel steamer for the New Or:
leans and Grand Isle trade. She is to
very fast and handsomely fitted up.
The reliable upper coast steamer
Coahoma is on berth to leave this
evening for Osceola and all intermedi-
ate landings, attending promptly to all
business entrusted to her. j. w.
Smither presides at the desk and is as
sisted by John Haley and Hugh Tom
linson.
The Vint Shinkle will be due to-
night, and leaves on Wednesday at 5
pm. with a return trip for the Ohio
river, and will ticket passengers
through to all Eastern points at very
low rates. Captain R. W. Light
burne, her agent, at No. Z Monroe
street, will give desired information.
The feet passenger steamer Dean
Adams, in command of Captain Mark
X Cheek, is the mail packet leaving
this evening for Helena, Terrene,
Arkansaw City and ell way landings
making close connection at her destiS
nation with trains on the Little Rock.
Mississippi River & Texas railroad.
Captain A. L. Cummins presides at
the desk, and is assisted by Lou
Branham and Lee Cummins, jr.
The James Lee, in command of
Captain Stacker Lee, is the regular
mail packet leaving this evening for
Helena, Friars Point and all interme-
date landings, giving prompt atten-
ton to all COD. and other business
entrusted to her; also making close
connection at Glendale with trains on
the Mobile and Northwestern rail.
rosd. Captain Lloyd W. Whitlow pre-
sides at the desk and is assisted BY
Platt Rhodes and Arthur Browne.
The Grand Tower, which sunk at
Goose Island on Friday evening last,
struck the same obstruction that sunk
the barge Oneota and tore her bottom
from stem to stern, causing her to
sink to her boiler deck in the short
space Of two minutes. The wrecking
steamer Salvor No. 2, which was only
a short distance from the scene of the
accident, went to her assistance i'm
~mediately, taking off her crew and
passengers, together with all the boiler
deck freight. She went down in
twenty feet of water. The Grand
Tower was built by the Howards. Of
Jacksonville, in 1870 and rebuilt last
year at a cost of $4,000. She was
valued at $4,000, and not insured. as
the Anchor Line company carry their
Eown risks She had been one of the
most faithful and profitable boats of
the line, and her loss is much re.
GREETED by the company.