Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-14

evening.
The w. P. Halliday, Of the Anchor
Line, is announced TO pass down at
noon tomorrow for Vicksburg, New
Orleans and the bends.
The G. w. Anderson, with a broken
shaft and crank, arrived at Paducah
for repairs. She had both heads of
one cylinder knocked out.
The towboat John Penny, which
passed south few days ago with tow
Of coal, came up flying light and
landed at the island above.
A heavy wind and rain storm, ae-
companied by thunder and lightning,
prevailed in New Orleans last night.
AS far as heard, no damage was done.
The City Of Providence in command
Of Captain Geo. Lenox, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
CAIRO and st. Louis. Frank Perkins
is her polite clerk.
The j. A. Woodson arrived last
night, and is receiving to leave at 5
pm. tomorrow with return trip for
Pine Bluff and intermediate landings
on Arkansaw river.
The poular steamer Thos. Sherlock.
in command of Captain Jas. Nichols,
lsiannounced to pass down this even
ing for New Orleans. Ames Fisher
presides at the desk.
The latest addition of the Anchor
Line, the fine steamer City OF Cairo,
left st. Louis last evening, and will
arrive tomorrow afternoon and lay
over until Sunday at 10 a. IN, at which
hour she will leave for Vicksburg.
The Rene Macready, in command of
Captain 0. X. Joplin, is the
railroad packet leaving at 4 pm.
to-day for Madison, where direct con :
nection is made on the Memphis and
Little Rock railroad for points West.
Captain John j. Darragh is wreck
ing the Marlin Speed, having arrived
at the conclusion that it will be i'm.
possible to raise her. Diver Jim
Moore, who went round on the j. A.
Woodson Saturday last, is assisting
Captain Darragh. o1c1
The Josie Harry will be found in
port this afternoon receiving to leave
at 8 pm. tomorrow for all points on
White river through to Newport,
where direct connection is made with
| light draft steamers for Inner White
and Black.
An item of freight of the new An
Choir Line steamer City of Cairo, which
left st. Louis yesterday, is 10000
government rations, and the City OF
ID elena, leaving there this evening, will
bring out 10000 more. These rations
are for the sufferers by the overflow.
Captain Vinton's sidewheOl steamer
Andy Baum is on berth to leave thi.
evening for Cairo, Louisville, Cincin
natl and all principal way landings
giving through tickets to eastern
points at low rates. Captain NJ. NJ
Deem presides at the desk and il
assisted by Ned Sherman and Boil
Hendrickson.
Captain Henry Coopers punctua
and reliable upper coast Lee Lin,
steamer, Coahoma, is the mail packe
leaving at 8 pm. to-day for Osceol
and way landings, attending prompt
to all business entrusted to her. Hug
Tomlinson presides at the desk, an
is assisted by John Haley.
The smoke consumer on the Vim
Shinkle is said to work admirabl
while the boat is stationary, but a
soon as she gets under way it fail
completely. The draught occasioner
when steamboat is in motion ha
never been overcome by smoke con
sumner, and many experienced steam
boatmen believe it never will.
Engineers of the different lines G
steamers running between Chicag
and Buffalo were notified on Wednes
day last that their wages would b
reduced on account of the poor pros
pect for lake freights, and the agent
assert that they have instructions t
! lay vessels up if the terms are nc
acce6ed to- The men of two of til
T, lines quit, and it is said others wi
! follow.
The fast and elegant steamer jaime
7 Lee, in command of Captain Stacke
Lee, is the regular packet leaving thi
Q evening for Helena, Friars Point an
way landings, carrying the mail, al
3 tending promptly TO all business en-
trusted to her, and making clos
! connection with trains on the Mobil
: 4 Northwestern railroad. Captai
I Lloyd w. Whitlow presides at tn
! desk, and is assisted by Platt Rhode
q and Arthur Browne.
o Major John d. Adams, of the Nom
phiS and Arkansaw City Packet Com
e pany, yesterday closed contract wit
Captain James Rees, of Pittsbur,
r fora new and elegantside wheel steam
{ or to be completed by November Is
r and take the place ofthe Dean Adam
in the Arkansaw City trade. The hu
is to be 242 feet in length, 81 fec
beam and "a feet floor. She is {
have 5 boilers as inches diamateI
, 28 to 80 feet long. Her cylinder
. will be "a inches With 9 feet strok,
This will give her great power, an
with a finely shaped model will max
her one of the fastest boats on West
: ern waterr. The cabin is to lie 9
4 an entirely new pattern, from design
drawn by Mr.. Freeman, at present G
this city, and is to be after tile Eas
Lake style. The new boat when cor
ple.ed will cost 100000, and possibl
more. as neither pains nor expens
is to bespared in making her the fine.
! local packet ever seen ht this port.
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