Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-26

The City Of Providence arrived a
Nicksburg yesterday, and the U. p
Sehenck passed there on her way {,
New Orleans.
! An improvement was noticed in tn,
amount Of freight taken out yesterday
by local packets.
The Mary Houston IS the next 30
Line steamer due down for New Or.
leans and should pass here Faiday.
The little steamer Advance came
of the docks this forenoon, and will
leave tomorrow at daylight for st.
Francis river.
The City Of Baton Rouge, with a
big trip Of freight, passed down last
night, bound for New Orleans. She
added here about 81 tons.
The Anchor Line steamer. Arkansas
City, is behind time this trip, but will
pass down tonight, on her way to
V~icksburg.
Envelopes, Xxx, high cut, cheapest
in the city, at LEDGER job p-intir +
Office. $50
The Jimmie Baker is the only local
packet leaving here this evening. She
goes to Bledsoe's and Peters landings
in command Of Captain Emmerick.
Captain Alex. Msingault, of the
Fort Smith and Van Buren, ferryboat,
Munson, has been spending a few days
in the city, and returns to his boat
this evening.
Seessel, Ashner & Co., beef and
pork packers, Nos. 5 and G Howard row,
are prepared to furnish steamboats,
with all kinds Of fresh meats at lowest
market prices. 1T
Steamboat pilots report seeing for
several mornings past a brilliant comet
in the East, just about an hour before
sunrise.
The Piasa, with two empty b%arees,
and the Katie Hooper in tow. left last
night for the Ohio river. She will
drop the Katie Hooper at Paducah,
where the latter is to be placed on the
ways for a thorough overhauling.
Gus Young,a well known Ohio river
clerk, came down in charge OF the
freight department of the new Ida
Darragh, Gus will remain in town a
week or so to renew old acquaint
ances.
The United States suagboat Wichita
has been ordered to Little Rock. As
the boat is now lying on a sandbar in
the upper part Of Arkansaw river,
which at present is quite low, it is not
known whether she will take the over
land route or wait for a rise of the
river.
The Plow Boy will be found in port
this afternoon and leaves with a
return trip tomorrow at 5 pm. for
Pine Bluff and way landings on
Arkansaw river.
The Hard Cash will arrive this
afternoon and leave at 5 p m to-
morrow with a return trip for all
points on White river through to
Jaeksenport, where direct connection
will be made with light draft steamers
for upper White and Black rivers.
The Tiger is to leave st. Louis this
evening for this port, and will be
placed in the short trade below here,
to run in place Of the Jimmie Baker,
making her first trip from here on
Saturday next. Cantain 8 Rasket ia
to command.
The Anchor Line packet City of
New Orleans, for st. Louis, and the
Guiding Star, for Cincinnati, are
coming up the river together, having
passed Vicksburg yesterday, and will
be due here tomorrow afternoon.
The new ferryboat recently built by
the Towards, of Jacksonville, for
Captain Jabine, of Little Rock,
passed down yesterday on her way to
Arkansaw river. She is a neat and
tasty craft, we'll suited for the ferry
business.
Among the passengers who arrived
last night on the new Ida Darragh
were Miss Ida Darragh, after whom
the boat was named; Mrs. j. j. Oar
ragh and family, Captain Sam Hilz
helm, of Pine Bluff, aud Alex Frazer,
a well known pilot.
The officers of the Annie P. Silver,
which steamer passed up yesterday,
reported some trouble between q
couple of roustabouts, Henry Thomas
and Jim Brown, during which Brown
cut Thomas across the abdomen.
letting out his entrails. The wounded
man was brought here by the boat and
sent out to the hospital to be placed
under the care OF DR.. Carter, the
Marine Hospital surgeon.
The James W. Calf will be the
next packet leaving here on Friday
evening forCincinnati and way laLdings
on the Ohio river, taking excursion
lists to the Louisville and Cincinnati
Expositions at reduced rates. Full
information can be derived of Captain
r. w, Lightburne, agent Of the line,
at No Monroe street.
The government work at Grand
Chain on the lower Ohio river has
been suspended on account of the late
rise in that stream. The upper dyke
has deepened the water around Jack
son rock to the extent that further
blasting will be necessary to insure
safe passage for steamboats,.
The new Memphis and Arkansaw
river packet Ida Darragh sailed into
port last night with about 300 tons OF
freight, comprising 25H pkgs. She
was visited this forenoon by many of
our people, who pronounced her the
best boat of her class ever built for
that stream. Captain John Darragh
superintendent the building of the
boat in person, and had everything to
suit his taste and the comfort of hi.
patrons. Pilots Frank Carroll aud
George Volt brought her from Gin.
%cinnati. A full description Of the
boat will be given in tomorrow
LEDGER.