Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-08

The Belle Memphis lefa Vicksburg
at noon yesterday, and will be here to
leave Friday evening for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The John B. Maude arrived ae st.
Louis yesterday, and the City Of Provi-
dsnce left there last evening for
Vicksburg.
The City Of Greenville departed last
evening for st. Louis, after adding
56S bales Of Eastern bound cotton for
reshipment at Cairo.
The City of New Orleans from st
Louis, Guiding Star from Cincinnati,
and the Charles P. Chouteau from this
port arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Rene Macready is the railroad
packet leaving here this afternoon for
Madison, and the Katie Hooper fol-
lows tomorrow. These boats make
direct connection with trains on the
Memphis < Little Rock RAILROAD for
points West.
Robert Nelson, one of the pilots of
the Cons Millar, which left Cincinnati
on Saturday last, was missing when
the time arrived to change watches at
midnight, and it is feared he was acct
dentally lost overheard.
The Coahoma, in command of Cap
tain Henry Cooper, is the Lee Line
mail packet leaving this evening for
Osceola and all way landings on the
upper coast. j. w. Smither presides
at the desk, and is assisted by John
Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
The city authorities of Cincinnati
employ men with hose under the d.
rection Of the wharfmaster, to wash
the mud from the levee, left there BY
the receding river. Not so with
Memphis; here Providence, by OPEN
ing the windows of heaven occasion
ally, does the work.
The Hard Cash, in command q
Captain b. G.. Postal, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for Devalls
Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and all
way landings, attending promptly to
all business entrusted to her, and
making direct connection with light
draft boats for upper White and Black
rivers. Charles NJ. and Joseph Posta
are in charge of the Office.
Mr.. Michael Kleinfelter, aged So
years, died in Cincinnati on Saturday
last of consumption. The deceased was
well known in river circles, more par.
ticularly in the Memphis & ArkansaW
river trade, having owned the bars on
all of the steamers of Major Adams
line before the war. He leaves a
widow and FIVE children who are amply
provided for, his estate being esti.
mated at $4,000.
The feet and elegant Lee Line u
5. mail packet james Lee, will leave
at her usual hour this evening fol
Helena, Friars Point and all way
landings on the lower coast. ATTENDING
promptly to all business entrusted tC
her aud making direct connection al
Glendale with trains on the Mobile
and Mort wewtern railroad. Captain
Stacker Lee commands with LLOYD w
Whitlow in charge OF the office, and il
assisted by Platt Rhodes and Arthur
Browne.
Captain R. W.:sWise, with his pop
ular Ohio river steamer James W
| Gait, will leave promptly at 5 pm. to
day for Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati
and all principal way landings. maxim,
close connection with the differen
railroads, and giving through ticket
to all points East at very low rates
The Calf will 60 into Cincinnati thi,
trip with big crowd of people to at
tend the opera festival. She carries
fine string band, and there will b.
music and dancing both day and night
Captain James Surtees and his corp
of assistants will see that their guest
are made comfortable.
The Anchor Line Company an
nounoe their elegant passenger steame
w. p. Halliday to leave here Oh
Wednesday next on grand Mardi
Ciras trip, arriving at New Orleans Of
: Monday, the 10th inst; also the Git
} OF Greenville leaves here on Tuesda
next at 10 am. for Vicksburg, wher
she will make direct connection wit
the world-renowned steamer Rober
e. Lee, which will arrive at New Or
leacs at daylight of Monday. the cot
inst, in time for the full Mardi. Ora
festivities Captain AID Storm, tn
4 Superintendent, at the Anchor Lin
wharf boat, will give all desired in
formation.