Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-28
The Dean Adams Departed last

The Dean Adams departed last
evening for Arkansaw City, with a
good trip ofboth freight and people.
The tug Vanderburg, with a raft Of
about 400 pieces and boat of slaves,
arrived last night from Hickman, Ky.
The Gold Dust left Vicksburg at
noon yesterday, and will be here to
leave Sunday at 10 am, for st. Louis.
The Belle Memphis passed down at
liam. for Vicksburg. She put off a
few packages and added about % tons.
Three roustabouts With smallpox
were taken off the Paris O. Brown,
yesterday, and sent to the pesthouse.
The Paris g. Brown, with a good
trip. of freight and barge of walnut
lumber in tow, passed up yesterday
for the Ohio.
Captain john Greenough is at Pitts
burg, prospecting for a towboat to
take the place of the Iron Mountain
recently sunk.
The wreck Of the James ID. Parker
has drifted 100 feet further down and
does not now seriously obstruct the
navigation ofthe falls.
The Will Kyle, in command of Can
tain Lew Hates, will pass down this
afternoon for New Orleans. James
Alexander is her polite clerk.
The John B. Maude will be in to-
morrow morning, and is the regular
Anchor Line packet leaving in the
evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
The City of Helena, City of Alton
and City of Vicksburg arrived at st.
Louis yesterday, aud the City of Cairo
left there last evening for Vicksburg.
The tug Laurel, with five barges Of
slaves from the Tennessee river, passed
down yesterday for New Orleans.
Charlie Brown went as pilot from this
port.
The safe of the burned Golden City,
containing about $4,000, was recovered
yesterday by diver Joe Graham. The
contents Of the safe were in good con-
dition.
The Rene Macready will be here
to- night and leayeat 5 pm. tomorrow
for Helena, Mariana, the Cutoff
and immediate landings on l. Anguille
and St. Francis rivers,
The elegant Anchor Line steamer
City OF Baton Rouge, in command of
Captain Bixby, is announced to pass
down at 10 am. to morrow for Vicks-
burg, New Orleans and the bends.
The City of Providence, in command
OF Captain George Lenox, is the An.
Choir Line packet leaving at Bpm. to-
day for Cairo, st. Louis and way land
ings. Frank Perkins is her polite
clerk.
The Keokuk bridge should be con.
sidered a nuisance, as hardly a week
passes that there is not an accident BY
this bridge. The Flying Eagle, run.
ming in place of the wrecked Little
Eagle, is the last victim.
i. B. Hollingsworth, for many
years engineer on Cumberland river
steamboats,, died at his residence, on
Whites Creek pike, near Nashville,
on Sunday last, of pneumonia. He
was member Of the Marine Associ-
alton Of Engineers, with membership
at Nashville.
The Josie Harry will be found in
port this afternoon, receiving to leave
at 5 pm. to morrow for the principal
way landings on the Mississippi as fal
as Terrene, and for all points on White
river through to Newport, where
direct connection will be made with
the regular packets for upper White
and Black rivers.
Captain Henry Ceoper's punctual
Lee Line packet Coahoma arrived last
night with Is bales cotton and a good
list of sundries. She is the regular
mail packet leaving this evening with
return trip for Osceola and all way
landings on the upper coast, giving
strict attention to all business en-
trusted to her. Hugh Tomlinson pre-.
sides at the desk, and is assisted BY
John Haley.
The Granite State, in comand Of
Captain w. G. Tichenor, arrived this
morning with a good trip, comprising
1878 pckgs, and will leave to-day
with return trip for Cairo, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and principal way
landings on the Ohio river, giving
through tickets to points East at low
rates. Robert Mccoy presides at the
desk, and is assisted by Charlie Vim
ton and John Rawlins.
The James Lee brought in 8 bales
of cotton and a lot OF hides. She
leaves with a return trip at SPIN.
to-day for Helena, Friars Point and
intermediate landings, carrying the
mail, attending promptly to all bust
ness that offers and making close con-
nection at Glendale with trains on the
Mobile & Northwestern railroad. Cap
tain Stacker Lee commands, with the
effice in charge Of Captain Lloyd w
Whitlow assisted by Platt Rhodes and
Arthur Browne.
The name of John V. Lewis, Esq,
has been suggested to Captain James
H. Rees, jr., as suitable for his new
packet, now being built for the Gin
cinnati and New Orleans trade. Dur.
ing the war, Captain Lewis was Master
of Transportation and Quartermaster
at this port, after the termination of
which he was appointed agent of the
famous Atlantic Il Mississippi Com
pany, with headquarters here. He
resigned TO engage in business at Gin
cinnati, and is the senior member of
tho firm of J. v. Lewis Il Co., large
receivers, shippers and refncrs Of
cotton seed oil.
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