Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-14

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arrived yesterday from St. Louis, and
will spend a while with his friends.
Mr.. Mart Simmons, the boatstore
man at Portsmouth, Ohio, is not ex-
pected to live. He has been in the
bo%atstore business there all his life.
The little government tug which
has been taking soundings about the
Helena harbor sunk Saturday night
and went down in forty feet of water.
lThe Belle Memphis, from St. Louis,
arrived at Vicksburg yesterday and
left there at noon to. day on her re-
turn trip. She passes here Friday at
10 am.
Captain B. o. Michel, a former
well known steamboat man, but now
a merchant at Hailes Point, is in the
city spending a few days with his
friends.
The City of Greenville, with a good
trip of freight, passed down this
morning at daylight for New Orleans.
after adding 30 tons Of miscellaneous
freight.
Some fellow" ought to repair the
plank sidewalk leading from Front
street to the levee, and receive the
thanks of the balance of the com
munity.
Seessel, Ashner & Co., beef and
pork packers, Nos. 5 and 6 Howard row
are prepared to furnish STEAMBOATS,
with all kinds Of fresh meats at lowest
market prices. 1T
The City Of Vicksburg, from St
Louis, passed down this forenoon for
Vicksburg. She discharged 100 bbls
-four, % bbls onions and potatoes, 49,
skis bran, 43S pkgs sundries and added
20 tons.
The little steamer W. D. Jones Oh
her down trip in Big Sandy struck q
snag about twelve miles above Cat
lettsburg Thursday night and sunk
No lives were lost but the boat was
considerably damaged and some freight
lost.
The late rains have extended all
along the upper Ohio valley and a
good stage of water may be expected
in a day or two. There will certainly
be enough to let the Kate Adams out.
People below here are anxiously
awaiting her arrival.
Captain William Maingault, for
many years in charge of the Memphi.
x Little Rock transfer boat, but o.
late a merchant of Carlysle, Ark.
has again taken charge of the Genera
PierSon. He is number one steam
boatman and a genial fellow.
The Josie Harry will be in this
afternoon with the champion trip o
the season, and leaves again to. moi
row at 5 pm for all landings on White
river through to Jacksonport, whert
she connects with light draft steamers
for upper White and Black rivers.
William Fitzgerald, second engin
eer of the steamer Rene Macready
will be married to morrow afternoon
to Miss Nora Murphy, of Chelsea. A
night a reception at the residence Of
the brides mother will b.
given to the happy couple and
their friends.
The Rene Macready, in command
of Captain 0, K. Joplin, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for Hele-
ma, Mariana, the Cut of and all
landings on the Mississippi, L'Anguille
and st. Francis rivers, attending
promptly to whatever business may
offer. A. l.. Banning is in charge Of
the office.
Mr.. Robert L. Groomes, a wei
known engineer, for a long time will
the late Captain j. G. Andrews on tn,
II, A. Dickey and connected with tina
steamer until her recent sale, arrived
yesterday from St. Louis by tn,
steamer Helena, and is open for al
engagement either on a boat or to put
up mill machinery.
A dispatch from New Orleans stateI
that a serious collision occurred nea.
Plaquemine, between the st. Loui
towboat Cole and the John NJ. Cham
berS, the latter sinking in seven fee
Of water with 800 bales of cotton OIL
board. The Cole mentioned must b
Captain Ed Richardson's freight an,
passenger steamer Il. w. Cole.
Captain Abe Hutchinson, of the st
Louis and KeOkuk packets, is in tn
city looking for a trade for a couple o
his fine boats. 1t now looks proba
BILE that be will place the War Eagl
aud another fast boat in the trad,
between Evansville and this porI
This would be u good trade ant
doubtless fine business could b,
done during the business season.
The Bayou Terrebone run
through the swamps and empties int
the gulf, sixty miles northwest of Ney
Orleans. 1t is not considered a nav
igabie stream and has only a rid
current; is from three to FIVE fee
deep, has no snags, and full of weed
and grass. The steamer Naturalize i
the only boat running on the bayol