Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-16

Captain Larry Harinstszi, former
we'll known river man and success
fui steamboat agent at this place, died
in Philadelphia few days ago.
The Smoky City, which passed up $
day or two ago, ran ont into helo
below here and had to throw over
board 800 bushels of coal in order to
get of.
The Oakland, for st. Louis, and the
Future City, for New Orleans, passed
here yesterday. The latter dropped
barge load Of grain for the Memphis
City Mills.
The James Lee and Coahoma de-
parted last evening with fair trips.
They viii be back to leave again to.
morrow evening for the upper and
lower coasts.
Pat Normile, who sued for $4,000
damages on account Of injuries re.
ceived by the bursting Of steam
pipe a short time ago, has comprO-
missed for 1915.
The Vint Shinkle departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 107 bales
cotton, 10 bales rags, Sc SKIS bones,
260O SKIS oil meal, 10 tons old iron aud
fair list Of people.
The Katie Hooper is the railroad
packet leaving at pm. for Madison,
making direct connection with trains
on the Memphis & Little Rock rail-
road for points West.
The Belle Memphis, in command Of
Captain [. H. Mckee, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving tomorrow at 10
am, for Vicksburg and way landings.
Henry Corbyn is her polite clerk.
The directors down at Lacoaia re-
quest officers of steamboats, passing
down to run near the Mississippi
shore, from Laconia to Beasley's
Landing, for the protection Of their
levee. l47
The James d. Parker, from Cincin'
natl, arrived this morning with 40C
tons of miscellaneous freight She
leaves again on Saturday and will ticket
passengers through to Eastern points
at very low rates.
The Ste. Genevieve, in command Of
Captain G. W. Vickers, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving promptly at !
pm. to day for Cairo, st. Louis and
way mail landings. John L. Messen
| gale is her polite clerk.
The Golden Rule, with all thi
| freight she wanted, and over hun
dred people in the cabin. passed dowI
at 6 am, bound for New Orleans
| She spent but little time here, beini
anxious to reach her destination b.
Monday next.
We are pleased to learn that on
friends, the rivermen, are thinking
favorable regarding accident insur
ance in the Travellers Of Hartford
Many have already taken out policies
| and we advise those that have no
done so to call on Marx & RensdorI
the agents, Is Madison street, and b
insured. No man knows what tn
} next day will bring forth.
The Dean Adams, in command {
Captain Mark r. Cheek, is the ma
packet leaving this e7ening for He
ena, Terrene, Arkanssw City and a
way landings, attending promptly
all business entrusted to her and NAL
. ing close connection with trains q
. the Little Rock, Mississippi River
) Texas railroad. Captain A. j. Gun
] Minis presides at the desk, and
4 assisted by Walker Outlaw and l.,
Q Cummins, jr.
2 A telegram from Helena states tn
q the situation in river matters is som
+, what more encouraging, although Il
e danger has by no means passed
e large force of hands are still at wol
6 on the levees, and no further ne'
g from the breaks in the levee above
o below that city. The Iron Mounta
It & Helena railway is still covered wi
It water across L'Anguille bottom az
" trains run only to FELTON,, four mil
:, north of Mariana. The Midland ro
D. is clear its entire length and trai
e run regularly.
1t is a nice provision in case you a
disabled by accident to have a poll
!. in the Travellers of Hartford. Ma
9 of our citizens who had the misfortu
Is to get disabled, have received The
! weekly indemnity In case OF a fat
a accident the whole sum insured
n payable. The Travellers is the Ode
accident Insurance Company in Il
country, and the largest in the worl
1t has over s6,000,000 cash assets;
sued 1880 policies; paid 1880 d
ferent claims 10 1881; total clail
paid to January /, 1882, S4,695,S09
Its record for honest and fair dealt
g, is known all over this country a
d the main cause of its success. Call
Marx & Beusdorf, the agents of t
e company, No. 16 Madison street, 1
further particulars.
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