Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-03

pick up, though it viii be duIlsr than
agar ago.
The Yint Shinkle, for this port, and
the Golden Crown, for New Orleans,
are announced to leave Cincinnati to-
morrow evening.
The City Of New Orleans, with 100
tons OF freight, passed up last evening
for st. Louis. She cleaned out boilers
and put of ZOO pkgs here.
The w. P. Halliday, in command of
Captain Beck jolly, is the Anchor
Lime packet passing down this even
ing for New Orleans, Vicksburg and
the bends.
The Laura Lee, Captains Hicks
and T~horvegan's recent purchase for
the Memphis aud Bend trade, is at
New Orleans, and ready for business.
looking very pretty.
The fast and elegant steamer Cha.:
Morgan will pass down this afternoon
bound for the Crescent City. Captain
Harry Stein commands and Frank FL
lison is in charge Of the Office.
The City Of Vicksburg, in COM
mand Of Captain r. K. Riley. is the
Anchor Line packet leaving this eve.
ming for Cairo, st. Louis and all way
landings. Billy BlGnker is her polite
clerk.
The Thomas Sherlock, five and a
half days out, with 1900 tons Of
freight, arrived this morning from
New Orleans. She discharged here a
lot of sugar and molasses, and will
proceed this evening on her way to
Cincinnati.
The directors of the Memphis and
Arkaesaw City Packet Company are
John D. Adams. Sam b. Adams, Dean
Adams, Mark r. Cheek and A. i.
Cummins. The company are now
running the steamer Dean Adams, and
will, it is said, have q new boat ready
by spring.
Last Jgauary there was five feet of
water in the Ohio at Louisville, and
navigation wholly suspended by ice.
The canal is now under water, and the
current sets up stream from the guard
lock to Seventh street, and when the
river falls the canal will be DISTRACTED
with mud.
C.P. Huntington has closed a con-
tract for the construction of two iron
steamships $50 feet long, AZ feet beam.
70 feet hold and about 3490 tons ca
paeity. They are to be employed
principally for the transportation of
coal from the cOmpany's mines Il, San
Francisco, it is asserted,
Captain David Written, a veteran
steamboat commander, died on Sun
day last at Mainville, Warren county,
Ohio, in the SOth year Of his age, hay
ing been an invalid for some time.
The deceased leaves a widow and two
sons, David and Oscar Written. the
latter being one ofthe Golden. Rules
pilots.
The neat sidewheol steamer, Rene
Macready, in command OF Captain O..
X. Joplin. is the only local packet
leaving this evening. She goes
through 10 Helena, attending to all
business that offers on tho Mississippi
river. also takes freight and passen-
gers for Mariana, the Cut OF, Wits
burg and all way landings on Ian
guile aud st. Francis rivers. A. L.
Bann ng presides at the desk and is
assisted by Charles Stockley and
james Conn.
The james W. Gaff arrived at 6
a m. from the Ohio with 500 tons Of
freight and a fair list OF people. She
has good weather to unload, and will
begin this evening to receive for her
return trip, leaving at 5 pm. to.mor-
row for all points on the Ohio river
through to Cincinnati, where close
connection is made with trains for the
East and through tickets given at
very low rates. James Surtees, Harry
Galley and George Hendrickson are
in charge of the onhea