Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-03

The Rene Mscrsady, IN command
Of Captain Q. K. Joplin, Is the rail-
road packet leaving promptly at 4 pm.
to-day TOR Madison, where direct con-
nection is made with trains on the
Memphis g. Little Rock railroad for
points West.
Wharf master Kallaher has received
900 feet of hose to be used at the leyee.
In the future mud will be washed
from tho levee and burning steamboats,
extinguished at short notice. A fire
alarm has also been placed at the
tarpaulin shed.
A telegram from Captain j. L. Car
ter states that the U. P. Schenck will
pass down this evening on her way to
New Orleans. She has all the freight
she wants, but has accommodations
for. a few passengers. X. @. Burns
aud Harry Millar are her polite clerks.
The large and elegant Anchor Line
steiner John A. Scudder, in command
of Captain Baker, is announced to
pass here atnoon tomorrow for Vicks-
burg, New Orleans and the bends.
Captain Ad Storm at the wharfboat is
her agent.
The Hard Cash will be in tomorrow
morning, and leaves on Wednesday
evening for Devall's Bluff and all
points on White river through to
Jacksonport, where she makes direct
connection with the regular small
packets for upper White and Black
rivers.
The splendid low water packet,
Plow Boy, will be in tonight, and is
the mail packet leaving Wednesday
evening for Pine Bluff and all inter-
mediate landings on Arkansaw river,
making direct connection with the
regular packets for Little Rock and
points above.
James Moore, the sub marine diver,
has beer down to the wreck of the
tug Oriole, and pronounces her com
plete wreck, the entire cabin having
tioated off and the hull badly stove
in. When the river falls about 5 feet
he will go to work getting out the
machinery.
The new and splendid steamer John
y Bransford, in command of Captain
W. II. Holt, is receiving to leave at
8 pm. tomorrow for Helena, Mari
anna, the Cutoff, Wittsburg and all
way landings. making direct connec-
ton with the light draft steamer AID
vance for the Sunk Lands.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive this
afternoon, and will leave at 5 pm. to-
morrow with a return trip for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati and all princi-
pal way landings on the Ohio river,
giving through tickets to points East
at very low rates. Captain r w.
Lightburn, No. z Monroe street, is her
agent.
Captain Henry Coopers punctual
Lee Line steamer Coahoma leaves this
evening for Helena, Friars Point and
all intermediate landings, carrying the
mail and attending promptly to all
business that offers. Hugh Tomlinson
is her chief clerk and is assisted by
Platt Rhodes and John Haley.
The feet and elegant steamer Dean
Adams, in command of Captain Mark
r Cheek, is the mail packet leaving
at 5 pm, to day for Helena, Terrene
Arkansaw City aud all way landings
giving strict attention to all business
that offers and making close connec.
ton with trains on the Little Rock
Mississippi River & Texas railroad
Captain A. L. Cummins is in charg,
Of the office, assisted by Walker Out
law and Lee Cummins, jr.
The destruction of the Golden Cit,
calls for a minute inquiry into thr
character of jute shipped on steam
boats and the manner of preparing i
for transportation. The consignee O.
the jute, in which the fire on the
Golden City originated, says it il
almost as infamable as gun cotton
and that it is absolutely dangerous Il
go near with light. The characte,
of such material should be invariably
{ made known to steamboatmen in orde
that they could stow it out of harm
way Jute should be covered TO
shipping.