Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-02-25
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Orleans.
The Anchor Lice packets leaving
tomorrow at 10 am. will be the Gold
Dust for Vicksburg and the Common
wealth for St. Louis.
Pilot Cook Hoyle, of the Anchor
Line steamer Ste. Genevieve, il spend
ing a few days IN the city while his
boat isin retirement.
The levees in front Of New Orleans
are regarded as being weak and inse-
cure, and a forcs of hands are repair
ing and strengthening them.
TO our friends who need skifs down
the river we would say send your or
ders to O. W. Hunter, at shop on
Wolf river, or so Promenade street.
The Dean Adams will be the mail
packet leaving Monday evening for
Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw City and
all way landings on the lower coast.
The W. P. Halliday passed Vicks-
burg yesterday forenoon, and will be
due up tomorrow evening, bound for
st. Louis, She has a merry party of
excursionists aboard.
The Coahoma was preparing to leave
at noon to-day for 0sceola and way
landings on the upper coast. She will
De back tomorrow and leaves on
Monday for Helena and Friars Point.
1t is said that Jay Gould has got the
grain trade just where he wants it. He
is sending grain over his railroads and
letting. the river scheme, for which
great things were promised, go by the
board.
The span of the st. Charles bridge
and other property foated away BY
the recent food in the upper Missis-
sippi river have been found stranded
on a bar ten miles above the mouth Of
the Missouri river.
While the James Lee is lying IN on
account Of the extreme high water,
mate Tom Olaggett, and steward
Boyd, are putting in their time paint
ing up their boat. She'll be a daisy
when the job is finished.
The Katie Hooper, in command of
Captain Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving at 4 pm. to-day for
Madison, where direct connection is
made with trains on the Memphis &
Little Rock railroad for points West.
The new steamer David r. Powell,
which went to New Orleans under the
auspices Of the Anchor Line, arrived
there yesterday and was warmly re
ceiyed by all the tugs in port, which
had up steam. She leaves this even
ing with a return trip.
On Thursday morning last the FIJI
or embnnkment below Bear Grass cut
of broke and the rushing waters bore
down and carried away fully $50 feet
Of the Louisville Short Line railroad
and trestlework from Hancock street
landing to the new depot on the
wharf.
AT Madison, Ind, on Wednesday
night last the boathouse of Commo.
dore Wolf, containing a number of
fine pleasure bosts, was sunk, The
6o%athouse will probably prove a total
loss, though it is thought that the
pleasure boats will be saved in a dam
aged condition.
The fast and popular steamer Josie
Harry is the mail packet leaving this
evening for Helena, Terrene, Devalls
Bluff and all way landings, giving
prompt attention to all business, in
Guiding way landings on the Missis-
sippi river and making direct connec
tien with the regular packets for
upper White and Black rivers. Capt.
Milt K. Harry commands, and is
assisted in the Office by John G. Wyck
If and Peter Mitchell.
The splendid LIGHT draft steamer
Marlin Speed, in command Of Captain
John j. Darragh, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Pine Bluff and
all way landings on Arkansaw river.
attending promptly to all business
entrusted to her, and making direct
connection with the regular packets
Tor Little Rock and the points above.
Captain Charles Musselman presides
at the desk and is assisted by w. j.
Ashford, jr.
The popular Ohio river packet
James W. Gaf, is receiving at the foot
OF Court street and leaves promptly at
D pm. for Cairo, Louisville, Cincin.
natl and all principal way landings on
the Ohio river. She has splendid pas
senger accommodations and will give
through tickets to points east at very
low rates. Captain James Surtees
presides at the desk and is assisted by
Harry Galley and George Hendriek-
son.