Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-13

The James Lee ana costsma will
be the local coast packets leaving to
morrow evening.
The John B. Maude left st. Louis
last evening for this port and will
arrive Saturday morning.
The Cons Millar and Golden Rule,
bound for Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile yesterday afternoon.
Captain James H. Rees and Major
John D. Adams are in the citylooking
after their steamboat interests.
The j. A. Woodson will be in this
evening, and leaves Saturday with a
return trip for Arkausaw river.
The James W. Gaff, for Memphis,
aud the Paris O. Brown, for New
Orleans, left Cincinnati last evening.
The w. P. Halliday will be due
down Saturday, bound for New Or
leans. Captain Ad Storm is agent.
Captain John WOODBURY. is refitting
the Laura l.. Davis at Cincinnati and
will use her for a picnic excursion boat
this season.
Mr.. Nat Pepper, SON of the late
Captain James II. Pepper, died on
Sunday last Of typhoid fever at Milano
Junction, Texas.
Captain Ad Storm, agent of the
70" Line Of steamers, announces the
U. ?. Schenck to l,ave here at 6 pm.
to day for Cincinnati.
A telegram from Bowling Green
states that Barren river was again
overlooking all the low country, and
lower Green river is rising.
The Golden Crown passed Shaw
neetown without landing, being afraid
that the Golden Rule, which was only
eleven hours behind, would pass her.
The City of New Orleans, with 400
tons, and four days out from New Or
leans, passed up last evening. She
discharged here lot of sugar and po-
tatoes.
The City of Baton Rouge arrived at
New Orleans yesterday, and the John
a. Scudder, for st. Louis, aud Mary
Houston, for Cincinnati, left there
last evening.
The Belle Memphis will be the
Anchor Line packet leaving here at
10 am. to morrow for Vicksburg and
the City Of Providence at 5 pm. for
Cairo and st. Louis
The wrecking boat Charlie He'll has
recovered 1000 kegs of nails and con-
siderable other freight from the wreck
OF the James d. Parker on the falls
and is storing it at Louisville.
The Ste Genevieve, 10 command of
Captain George Carvell, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo, st. Louis and all way mail
landings Rolla Porter is her polite
clerk.
The new Anchor Line steamer Citv
of Cairo, Of the st. Louis and Vicks-
burg line, will leave St. Louis this
evening on her maiden trip. Cook
Hoyle and Eph Banks are in charge
Of the Nheel.
The entire track of the Memphis &
Little Rock railroad is out of water,
and men are hard at work putting the
road in perfect order By the 10Th
instant II is expected that through
trains will be running.
The Katie Hooper, in command Of
Captain Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving promptly at 4 pm. to
day for Madison, where direct con
nection is made with trains on the
Memphis & Little Rock railroad for
points West.
The Andy Baum arrived at day
light, with $50 tons of freight, and
will leave with return trip to-mor.
row at5 pm. for Cairo, Cincinnati
and the principal way landings on the
Ohio river, giving through tickets to
all points East at low rates.
Captain James II. Sylvester, who
has been connected with the river for
the past fifty years, died at Now Or
leans on Sunday last, aged 20 years,
After the late war he entered the ser.
vice Of the NJ V. T. Company and
remained until his death.
A dispatch from Captain Milt Harry
sta'es that the Josie Harry will arrive
to morrow morning with good trip,
and leave at her usual hour SATURDAY
evening for all points on While river
through 10 Newport, making direct
connection with packets for upper
White and Black rivers.
The Piasa, which collided with the
Jack Frost at Island No. 10, the other
night, had one barge cut to The water
line, one lost, and 30 feet of her guard
and larboard iantail broken. Captain
Malone stated that Jake Faux, the
pilot on watch, blew one whistle, which
was answered BY five short whistles.
The Piasa was going up and the Frost
down.
Mr.. Jerry Matson, a quiet and uu
assuming gentleman, is in charge OF
the cabins OF the steamer Dean
Adams. Under his supervision every.
thing in his department is kept neat
and tidy, his tables are always supplied
with the best in the market, and BY
his close attention to business and
kind treatment to passengers, he has
made himself popular with the tray
cling public.
The body of Robert Kelly, engineer
on watch at the time Of the Golden
City disaster. was foundyesterday and
identified Last night it was shipped
to his father in Covingten, Ky Ii
was not burned in the least, showing
that at the last moment he jumped in
to the river and was drowned. The
Marine Engineers Association of
which he was a worthy member will
attend his fnneralin body.
The fast and elegant steamer Dean