Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-07

burg yesterday Afternoon, snd should
pass here Sunday, on her way to Gin.
cinnati.
When the fishing season opens ur
there will be plenty Of dugouts for ali,
many having been made during the
The COahoma departed yesterday
with one Of the best trips of the sea
son. The Dean Adams was also well
patronized.
The people of Cairo will present the
new Anchor Line steamer City oil
Cairo with an elegant flag and a hand
some piano.
The Ste. Genevieve returned to st.
Louis last evening, after taking on
3Ul bales Of eastern-bound cotton for
reshipment at Cairo.
The Andy Baum, for this port, and
the Thomas Sherlock, for New Or
leans, are announced to leave Cincin-
natl tomorrow evening.
The business of the local packets
will improve, now that the food is
subsiding, there will be much demand
for breadstufs and provisions.
The Coahoma will return from
Erlars Point tonight, and leaves at
noon tomorrow for 0seeola and all
way landings on the upper coast.
Those who have not yet visited
Marion by the water route had better
do SO Sunday, as the 0verton may not
be able to go through week hence.
The fast and elegant Anchor Line
steamer, City Of Baton Rouge, is an
nounced to pass down at noon to-
morrow for Vicksburg, New Orleans
and the bends.
The City of Helena, from Memphis,
and the City of Greenville, from Vicks-
burg, arrived at st. Louis yesterday,
and the Gold Dust left there last
event ing for Vicksburg.
A dispatch from Lake City states
that Lake Pepin is clear of ice. A
heavy thunder storm accompanied by
high winds did much towards hasten
ing the opening Of navigation.
The Grand Jury has postponed its
investigation of the Golden City dis
aster until they can get the evidence
now boing brought out before the
United States Local Inspectors.
The Belle Memphis, in command Of
Captain |. II. Mckee, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving promptly at
pm. to-day for Cairo and. st. Louis.
Henry Corbyn is her polite clerk.
The James Lee resumes her trips
on Monday next to Helena aud Friars
Point. During her retirement she has
been reprinted inside aud out, also re-
ceived handsome new pilothouse,
Jacob Gomager, an old boat builder,
died at Cincinnati on Tuesday last.
lie was the Oldest steamboat builder
in the west, and had at one time a
yard on Licking river, opposite Gin.
cinnati.
The steamer Dove, which was built
by Major Adams for the upper Arkan.
saw river trade then sold to parties on
the lower coast, has been taken to
Mobile to ply between that point and
Tuscaloosa.
The Jos. B. Williams is now on
her way from Louisville to New Or.
leans with 26 boats, 3 barges coal,
barge hoop poles and %, 856 bushels O.
fuel coal, total of $751; bushels
equal to %, 27O tons.
Eph. Banks and Cook Hoyle. two
former Memphis pilots, and a couple
of the best on the river, are to be the
star gazers of the new Anchor Line
steamer City of Cairo, which leaves
St. Louis Thursday next on hel
maiden trip.
The Rene Macready, in command oil
Captain D. *. Joplin, is the railroad
packet leaving promptly at 4 D m. to.
day for Madison, where direct com.
munication is made with trains on the
Memphis & Little Rock railroad fol
points west.
1t is reported that the f. w. Cole
in command OF Captain w. j. Ash.
ford, has entered the New Orleans
and Vicksburg trade, making weekly
trips, leaving New Orleans every
Thursday at 5 pm G. g. Lewis is in
charge of the Office, and Charlie Pierce
at the wheel.
Captain L. p. brakes new and
splendid steamer j. A. Woodson, now
in port, is receiving to leave at 5 D m,
tomorrow for Pine Bluff and all way
landings on Arkansaw river, making
close connection with the regular
steamers for Little Rock and points
above. Charlie Musselman is her DO
lite clerk.
Captain G B. Russell's popular Ohio
river steamer Cons Millar, is on berth
to leave this evening for Cairo, Louis.
vile, Cincinnati and all principal way
landings, making close connection with
the different railroads and giving
through tickets to all points east at
very low rates. james w. Voris pre-
sides at the desk and is assisted by
Lowell lines.
The Josie Harry arrived before
daylight with splendid trip of freight
including l07 head Of cattle and 80,
600 feet Of lumber. She is receiving
to leave at pm. tomorrow for De.
walls Bluff, Augusta, Newport and all
intermediate landings, carrying the
mail and attending promptly to all
Mississippi river business as far as
Terrene, and making direct connec.
ton with the regular light draft
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers.
Major G. W. Howell, chief Of the
United States Engineers at New Or
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