Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-05
New Orleans will pass up to morrow,
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Vicksburg, after adding about twent,
tons.
The W. P. Halliday, from New
Orleans, and the City Of Providence
from Vicksburg, arrived at st. Loui
yesterday.
Captain Sam Hilzheim, the Pine
Bluff steamboat agent, who has beer
quite sick at Cincinnati, is rapidly
convalescing.
The Vint Shinkle is announced L
leave Cincinnati tomorrow evening fol
this city, to be followed on SATURDAY
by the new steamer Ida DaFragh.
An addition to the government
water gauge is needed at the foot Of
Jefferson street, as the figures now
given both official and unofficial.
are only guesswork.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Alton is announced to pass down at 1C
am. tomorrow for Vicksburg, New
Orleans and the bends. Captain AID
Storm is her agent.
X. H. Williams, clerk ofthe steamer
Dora Cabler, was married in Vicks-
burg on Thursday last to Miss Mollie
CLARK, a beautiful and accomplished
young lady ofthat city.
The City of Baton Rouge. 49 hours
behind time, passed down yesterday
for New Orleans. She had near 100
tons Of freight, and added lis bbls
lime, 10 head mules and a dozen
wagons.
A submarine diver is now at Hick-
man searching for the safe of the Gold
Dust. Besides the money belonging
to the boat, it contained $1,000 belong.
ing to Mr.. Wintersmith, a merchant
Of Helena, Ark.
Mrs. Captain A. L. Cummins. &C.
companied by her son, Lee Cummins.
ir, left by rail last night for Cincin,
natl, where they will pass away a
couple OF weeks taking in the sights
Of the Queen City, including the big
Exposition.
The Belle Shreveport, a light draft
boat hut heavy freight carrier, has
been thoroughly overhauled during
her retirement, and is now ready for
business. She belongs to the Anchor
Line, and will soon take her place in
the New Orleans trade.
Freight o rpoints on L Anguillea and
st. Francis rivers should be sent down
tomorrow evening on the steamer
James Lee, which makes direct con-
n%ection with the light draft steamer
Fulton at the mouth of st. Francis
river.
The neat little steamer Jimmie
Baker, in command of Captain L. A.
Reister, will leave this evening for all
way landings on the lower coast, as
far as DR.. Peters, and will give strict
attention to all business entrusted to
her. She will hereafter leave regu-
larry on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The Plow Boy arrived last night
and leaves with a return trip at 5 nm
tomorrow for Pine Bluff and way
landings on Arkansaw river, making
direct connection with light draft
steamers for Little Rock and points
above. Captain Ed Rowland com.
mands with j. N. Thompson in the
Office.
The Hard Cash will be here this
evening, and leave at 5 pm. to morrow
for Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Jackson
port and all way landings on White
river, attending promptly to all
busiress entrusted to her, and making
direct connection with light draft
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers.
The Arkansas City, in command of
Captain Harry Brolaski, arrived last
evening from V~icksburg, and laid here
until 10 am, when she proceeded on
her voyage to st. Louis, adding a small
lot Of miscellaneous freight. The
officers Of the boat are we'll pleased
with its workings, and in a short
while she will equal any Of the line in
point Of speed.
The Grand Jury Of the us. Circuit
Court for West Virginia, in session at
Parkersburg, yesterday brought in a
presentment OF manslaughter against
Inspector Young for granting a permit
to the steamer Scioto to carry more
passengers han authorized by law;
also against David Keller, pilot of the
Scloto, and Captain Inglebright and
Pilot Long, of the steamer Lomas.
Passengers wishing to attend the
Cincinnati Exposition are offered
extra inducements to do so by taking
passage on the steamer James w.
Gaff, which leaves here this evening.
Meals and s%taterooms will be furnished
free and excursionists will be given
free tickets of admission to the expo-
sltion and all places of amusement.
The Gaff carries a fine string band and
there will be music and dancing
during the entire trip.
The James W. Calf, in command of
Captain r. W. Wise. arrived this
forenoon from the Ohio with zoos
pkgs of freight, including 400 bbls
-four, 800 bbls cement, 400 bbls salt,
256 bales hay, 700 bdls paper and a big
list of sundries. She will have the
same all out by evening, and leave
with a return trip for all points on the
Ohio river through to Cincinnati,
where close connection is made with
the different railroads and through
tickets given to points East at low
rates. Captain James Surtees pre-,
sides at the desk, assisted by George
Hendrickson.
Captain james Kenniston, we'll
known to Memphis people, died at
Cincinnati on Sunday morning last
after a very brief illness, though he
had been infrm for several years. His
remains we're sent to Noblesville, Ind.
for interment beside those of his first
wife. Captain Kenniston had been
connected with the river almost his
entire life, first as carpenter, then as
striker engineer; afterward engineer
on a number Of steamers. He intro
duced the tubular boilers on the
upper Mississippi line of steamers
running to st. Paul, and was part
owner in the steamers Prince of
Wales and Sultaua in the New Or
leans trade. The Melnotte was among
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