Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-29

Inc John >. bransford, With q full
load Of lumber, passed up yesterday
atternoq bound for Rock Island,
about 800 miles above st. Louis.
The new iron hull steamer recently
built at st. Louis for the government,
passed here yesterday afternoon on an
inspection tour. Several of the River
Commission were on board.
Captain Hegler's elegant sidewheel
steamer Guiding Star is announced to
pass up tomorrow at 10 am. for the
Ohio river. Captain Ad Storm, at
the wharf boat, is her agent.
The body of woman, supposed to
be one Of the victims Of the Golden
City disaster, is reported lying at Dor.
deaux Point. Captain VIM. Mcintyre
has sent down to look after 1t.
The Gold Dust, in command of
Captain ]. I. McCord, will be the
Anchor Line pocket leaving here at
10 am. tomorrow for Cairo and st.
Louis. Henry Dietrich is her polite
clerk.
The John B. Maude, in command of
Captain Harry Brolaski, is the An.
Choir Line packet leaving here at 5
pm, to-day for Cairo, st. Louis and
way mail landings. Lem Carter is her
polite clerk.
Captain Coleman's tug Tilda came
down yesterday from 0bion river,
having 6 boats Of slaves in tow. She
replenished her fuel and supplies here
and was to leave this forenoon for
New Orleans.
The Granite State, unavoidably de-
tanned by bad weather, was preparing
to leave at noon to-day for Cairo. She
spent the night at the compress, taking
on near 800 bales cotton, and was TAX
ing on railroad iron to-day.
Three steamers have been wrecked
against the upper Mississippi and
Missouri bridge piers during the pres
ent month, and many RATS of lumber
destroyed. The River Commission
should look after these Instructions.
The beautiful Anchor Line steamer
City Of Cairo. in command Of Captain
George w. Vickers, will arrive this
evening and leave at 10 am. to morrow
for Vioksburg and intermediate
landings. Her accommodations
are elegant and officers courte-
Gus and attentive to the wants
and comfort of their patrons. Captain
Thomas White is in charge of the
Office.
The Office Of supervising inspector
for this district, made vacant by the
resignation of B. o. Carr, has not YET
been filed, and from what we can
learn, Captain s. s. Garrett, hull in
speetor at this port, will be appointed
he is not only well versed with the
affairs of the Office, but is lawyer Of
ability and his decisions will doubtless
be acceptable to the majority of steam,
boatmen.
The Josie Harry, in command O
Captain Milt R. Harry, is the mai
packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day fol
Helena. Terrene, Devalls Bluff. Au
gusta, Newport, and way landings
attending promptly to all business en-
trusted to her, including way landing
on the Mississippi river, and clos
connection will be made at Newpor
with light-draught steamers for uppe
White and Black rivers. Johl
tWyckoff and Peter Mitchell assis
with office affairs.
The Rene Rene Macresdy, whic1
left here on Tuesday last with ful
trip of freight, went through safel
and returned last night with % bale
cotton, l3 bdls and 70 dry hides, 10
, bdls shingles and 10000 feet walnu
lumber. Besides the above she re
: shipped 81 bales of cotton at Helena
The Macready will leave again thi
J evening for Helena, Mariana, tn
} Cut of and intermediate landings o.
, L'Anguille and st. Francis rivers
A. L. Banning presides at the desk
and is assisted by VIM. Nuckles an
Charles Stockley.