Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-15

The John B. Maude will be here in
the morning, and is the regular An
Choir Line packet leaving from the
Elevator building at pm. for Cairo.
st. Louis and way mail landings.
The tug Vanderburg, with a tow Of
slaves, lett here six weeks ago yester-
day. She delivered her tow at New
Orleans and expected to leave there
yesterday on her return to this port.
Joe Violet, late of the steamer
Rene Macready, will have charge Of
the medicine department of Captain
Thorwegan's new cetton boat Helena,
now approaching completion at St.
Louis.
The Tiger, in command Of Captain
John S. Basket, will leave this even.
ing for Peters, Bledsoe's and way
landings in Council and Walnut
bends. Wade Hampton is her chief
clerk.
james Moore, the local submarine
diver has received the contract for
removing the stumps left on the site of
the old Anchor Line elevator. He
will 20 right to work and put the job
through at short notice, 10 a manner
satisfactory to all concerned.
The Andy Baum, on her way to
this port, passed Evansville yesterday
afternoon. She will arrive Thursday
night and leave on Friday at 5p.m'
for Cincinnati. Captain G, Wash
Thompson, one Of the most popular
men Of the line, is coming down in
charge Of the Office.
Memphis is enjoying quite a reputa-
tion as a business point. She is q
great railroad center, and the best
steamboat town on the Mississippi or
Ohio rivers. There is talk Of making
this city the terminal point for another
line OF boats to start from Evansville,
a iue business town on the Ohio
river.
The Coahoma brought in from the
upper coast 327 bales cotton, 4 bags of
seed cotton, 796 bags cotton seed and
a good list Of people. She is the Lee
Line mail packet leaving this evening
for Osceola and way landings and will
attend promptly to all business in
trusted to her. Captain Henry Coop
er commands, with Hugh T~omliuson,
Chas. Bourne and John Rhodes in the
Office.
1t is useless for parties in Mobile or
anybody else talking about buying the
steamer Josie Harry. She was built
especially for the Memphis and White
river trade, is the finest sternwheel
steamer on the river and her popu
larity will compel Captain Milt Henry
to decline all offers until he becomes
interested in Arkansaw railroads.
Then he might part with her for his
own good.
The popular local packet James
Lee, in command of Captain Stacker
Lee, will leave again this evening for
Helena, Friars Point and intermediate
landings, carrying the mail and max
ing connection with the Mobile and
Northwestern, the Helena and Iron
Mountain, and the Arkansaw Mid
land railroads. Lloyd W. Whitlow
is in charge Of the Office, and is as
sisted by Platt PhOdes, Will Ashford
and Arthur Browne.
The railroad companies are now
using that portion of the leyee be-
tween Court and Monroe streets for a
warehouse and paying no wharfage.
This morning there was something
like a dozen carloads Of cotton there
which had been dumped off the cars
yesterday. If a steamboat Just makes
a landing to buy fuel and stores she
pays wharfage the same as if she did q
thousand dollar business. Why not
collect a few dimes from the railroads.
On account Of the cold wave now
upon us the gentlemen composing The
Congressional Committee coming
down on the Guiding Star are com.
PEELED to view the banks Of the river
through the stained glass doors of the
elegant steamer. The weather will b,
more pleasant after the boat passei
the brick church above New Orleans
The Guiding Star with her "notables'
is announced to leave here at 10 al
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Josie Harry came in yesterda!
afternoon with the champion trip O.
the season. She had out Of Whit,
river 1872 bales Of cotton, reshippeC
224 bales at Terrene and brought t.
this port 114S bales, 5l3 sacks of cot
ton seed and a good list of people
She goes back this evening to Devall'
Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and in.
termediate landings, giving prompt
attention to all business that offers anG
making direct connection with the
regular light draft steamers for upper
White and Black rivers. Captain
Milt r. Harry is her popular com.
mauder.
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