Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-09

ehu uOuuu kOI OlnCluudLl, passed. EV-
ansville last evening.
The City Of Baton Rouge is the
Anchor Line packet leaving Sc. Louis
to-day for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum departed last even.
ing for Cincinnati with 1900 feet Of
lumber, % bbls oil and a fair list Of
people. -.
The Rene Mscready departed last
evening for st. Francis river with a
good trip and will go through to
Wittsburg.
Captain j. L. Carter, of the u. p.
Schenck, was quite i'll with pleurisy
when bis boat arrived at Cincinnati
Monday last.
The Dean Adams will arrive to-
night and leaves at 5 pm. tomorrow
with a return trip for Arkansaw City
and way landings.
The Citizens wharf boat at Vieks
burg will probably be removed to
kleinston to morrow, ON account OF
the declining river.
Colonel j. D. Moore. chief clerk of
the Vint Shinkle, is the happy father
Of a young daughter, born in Coving-
ton, KY, last Saturday night.
The new steamer Kate Adams.
building at Pittsburg for the Memphis
and Arkansaw City trade, will be
ready to launch by Saturday next.
The Anchor Line steamer Ste
Genevieve will be found in port to-
morrow morning and leaves in the
evening with a return trip for Cairo
and st. Louis.
Further particulars of the accident
to the Gold Dust will be found on our
local page. Quite a number thought
to be dead have turned up, several Of
whom are slightly hurt.
The Golden Grown, from Cincin.
natl, passed Evansville yesterday al
noon and should pass here to morrow
evening or early Friday morning on
her way to New Orleans.
Captain Lloyd 7. Belt has purchased
at st. Louis the teamer Key West,
aud will take her to New Orleans to
run in the lower coast trade. The
terms OF the sale are private.
William Blower, a white mariner.
died on Monday last at the Marine
Hospital in Louisville. He was a
K%entuokiaD and had been employed
in the big 0. Line. No relatives being
known, he was inferred in Portland
cemetery.
Captain Henry Cooper's popular
Lee Line mail steamer, Coahoma, i.
the regular packet leaving
this evening for Osceola and way
landings, and will attend promptly t.
all business entrusted to her. Hugl
Tomlinson and Charles Bourne are il
charge ofthe Office.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive to
morrow, and leave on Friday, at pm.
with a return trip for points on tn,
Ohio river as far as Cincinnati
Through tickets to the principal cite
OF the East can be obtained by apply
ing to Captain r. w. Lightburne
agent Of the line, at No. z Monro
street.
The Katie Hooper is on berth Il
leave this evening for Pine Bluff an,
way landings on Arkansaw river, Civ
J ing close attention to all business en-
trusted to her, and making direc
connection with smaller boats 70
Little Rock and points above. Captai'
, Ed Rowland commands, with Charlie
Musselman and Will Darragh il
t charge Of the Office.
: Quite a number of river men wer
panied to read yesterday that Da
Durham, one of the mates of the Col
Dust, was among the persons suppose
, to be killed, but dispatches this morn
/ ing state that he turned up all RICH
and went on the City of Alton to St
> Louis. He gave up the use Of arden
spirits several months ago, and is nov
r one of the finest looking men in tn
5 Anchor Line.
NL|. IL-
Green Evans, colored, for some tim
past mail agent on the steamer Goa
homa, in the upper coast trade, ha
been "ousted" from his official position
doubtless on account Of the mistak
made by him in running for Count
, REGISTER .onthe Low Tax Republican
ticket, instead of the High Tax Re
publican, which was considered tn
simon pure Republican ticket in tn
late election.
A new feature in the transportatioI
of grain by river was the arrival,
, day or two since, of the tug City O
/ Henry with three canal boats in tov
4 from Chicago. The canal boats will
4 be loaded with new wheat and re
turned by the tug to Chicago. If tn
trip proves successful, it may possibl
4 result in the establishment of a regu
lar line for carrying wheat and othe
grain by water route, instead OF b
rail to Chicago.
The feet and elegant passenUe
steamer James Lee, in command o
Captain Stacker Lee, is the mai
packet leaving this evening sor Hell
q ena, Friars Point and way landings
' She will give strict attention to al
business entrusted to her and max
close connection at Glendale wit
trains on the Mobile & Northwestern
railroad. Arthur Browne, Plat
| Rhodes and w. j. Ashford are il
charge of the Office.
The Plow Boy came in at an earl
Q hour this morning with z bales cotton
SO bales hay and a good lot of sundries
She leaves again this evening in plac
of the Hard Cash for Devalls Bluf
Augusta, J~achsonport and all wa
landings, giving prompt attention
all business that offers and maxim
direct o%onnection with lioht drol