Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-08

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and ell aay mail lending. lea Car.
ger is her polite clerk.
The Katie Hooper, ii command of
Captain Ed Rowland; is the railroad
packet leaving promptly at 4 pm. for
Madison, where direct connection is
made with trains on the Memphis q
Little Book railroad for points West.
Captain j. d. Dabney, who has
been in charge of the river improve
ment works at Delta, La, for the past
three years, has resigned, and will
superintend the construction Of a
railroad from Monroe to Shreveport.
Captain Horace Bixby's champion
Anchor Line steamer City Of Baton
Rouge is announced to leave from the
company's wharfboat at the foot of
Union street at 10 am. to morrow for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
bends.
The Coahoma departed at noon to-
day for 0sceola and interme-
date landings on the upper coast.
Hereafter she will confne herself to
the upper trade and leave regularly
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at 5 pm.
Captain Lloyd w. Whitlow, who
has been recuperating among his
friends in the Ohio valley during the
food" will return tomorrow and
resume his position in the office Of the
steamer james Lee. The "boys" will
meet him at the depot with band Of
music and escort him to his hotel.
A rapid decline Of the river has set
in at this point, which will be much
greater next week. 1t would be we'll
for the wharfmaster to get out his 600
feet of hose and put them to use wash
ing the levee of the heavy deposits left
by the receding river, before it be-
comes baked" and an obstruction to
business.
The regular Anchor Line packets
leaving at 10 am. tomorrow Will be
the Gold Dust, in command Of Captain
]. T. McCord, for Vicksburg, and the
Commonwealth. in command of Cap.
tain S. A. McPheters, for Cairo and
st. Louis. Both are splendid steamers
and in charge Of clever and expert
enced officers. H
After a retirement Of several weeks
on account of the food, the James
Lee will on Monday next resume her
trips in the Friars Point trade with
all her old officers in charge. Men
have been continually at work on her
since she laid up repairing, repaipting
and making improvements. She is as
staunch and prettier than the day she
was built.
The steamboatcen of Cincinnati
have started a subscription list for the
benefit of the young widow and two
little children OF Robert Kelly, the
heroic engineer Of the Golden City,
who remained at his post awaiting the
pilots signal to leave. The money
raised will be used towards purchas-
ing comfortable and pleasant home
for the little family.
Captain l.. N. brakes new and
splendid steamer j. A. Woodson is
the packet leaving this evening for
Pine Bluff and all intermediate land
ings on Arkansaw river, attending
promptly to all business that offers
and making direct connection with
light draught steamers for Little Rock
and points above. Captain Charles
Musselman presides at the desk, and
is assisted by W. j. Ashford, jr.
At daylight yesterday morning the
steamer G. N. Davis, belonging to the
Evansville and Cairo Packet Com
pany, but chartered to the Evansville
and Tennessee River Packet Com
pany, struck a hidden obstruction and
sunk in Is feet of water one mile be-
low Mt Vernon. No lives were lost,
and the boat can be raised. She was
valued at $4,000 and insured for
$4,000. The principal item of her
cargo was 1000 bags Of corn.
Captain Milt Harry's elegant and
popular steamer Josie Harry is the
mail packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day
for Helena, Terrene, Deyalls Bluff
Augusta, Newport and all interme-
date landings, giving prompt atten
ton to all business for way landings
on the Mississippi river and makiDl
direct connection at Newport with
light draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. John O.
Wyckoff and Peter Mitchell assists
with the affairs of the office.
The Cons Millar, having to be in
spected yesterday, was compelled to
defer her departure until this evening
when sac will leave at 5 o'clock for
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and all
principal way landings on the Ohio
river, making close connection with
the different railroads centering at
Cincinnati, and giving through tickets
to points East at very low rates. The
Accommodations of the Miller are sec.
ond to none in the line, and her Of
ticers are polite and accommodating.
Captain Q. B. Russell commands,
with the Office in CHARGE of James w.
Voris. ~
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