Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-02


The Commonwealth arrived at St.
Louis yesterday, and the Clinton left
there last evening for this port. She
will be here early Saturday morning,
and will return to st. Louis in the
evening.
The John B. Maude, in command Of
Captain S. A. McPheeters, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving at 5 m.
to-day for Cairo, st. Louis and way
mail landings. Lem Carter and s. A.
Van Mort are her polite clerks.
The relatives of Mrs. Monahan
have fully identified the articles sent
from here to Captain Neare, the same
having been found in the wreck of
the Golden City of which Mrs. Mona
han was one OF the victims.
The City of Providence, in command
Of Captain George Lenox, will be the
Anchor Line packet leaving at 10 am.
tomorrow for Vicksburg and princi.
pal way landings. Frank Perkins is
her polite clerk.
The pretty Belle Memphis, in com-
mand of Captain |. H.. Mckee, will be
up this evening from Vicksburg and
leaves at 10 am. to morrow for Cairo.
st. Louis and principal way landings.
Henry Corbyn is her polite clerk.
The Katie Hooper is due to day,
and leaves tomorrow evening with a
return trip for Pine Bluff and way
landings on Arkansaw river. making
connection at her destination with
smaller boats for Little Rock and
points above.
The Office OF United States Local
Inspectors of steam vessels for tn,
port Of Louisville is occupied by two
old boatmen. Captain James Mather,
Inspector of Hulls, was pilot of the
Tecumseh in 1926. George A.
Houghtou was engineer of the Nash.
vile in 1850.
The r. r. Springer from Cairo
passed down yesterday afternoon for
New Orleans. She had a start of 500
tons and added in Madrid Bend near
10000 bags Of corn, the rate on which
is Ia cents per hundred or near %
cents per sack. She discharged $50
packages here and added Sc bales of
cotton for New Orleans, and expected
to fill out below.
The sidewheel steamer, Rene Ma
cready, in command of Captain 0. X
Joplin, leaves again, this evening, for
Arkansaw..City and way landings in
place of the Dean Adams and makes
connection with trains on the Little
Rock, Mississippi river and Texas
railroad, Captain A. L. Cummins is
in charge Of the office, assisted by
Walker Outlaw, and Lee Cummins, jr.
The Hard Cash arrived yesterday
and brought out Of White river 1856
bales of cotton. She reshipped at
Terrene 1873 bales, and brought here
59S bales of cotton aud 1909 sacks of
cotton seed. She expected to leave
on her return to White river at ten
o'clock last night, but, on account of
not being able to procure labor, was
compelled Ia lay over until to day.
She was preparing to leave at noon.
The Golden Crown, on her seven
teenth day out from Cincinnati, passed
down yesterday afternoon towing a
barge and had in all near 1900 tons.
She did nothing of interest here. She
was detained at Louisville two or
three days awaiting the opening of the
canal, and had considerable trouble in
the lower Ohio on account of low
water. She is all right now, and will
probably go through without further
detention.
The Cons Millar, in command of
Captain @. B. Russell, is announced to
leave at D p. m, to-day, for all points
on the Ohio river, through to Gin
cinnati where close connection is made
with the different railroads aud pas
sengers ticketed through to the prin-
oipal cities of the East at low rates.
The accommodations of the Millar
are second to none in the line and her
officers are clever and experienced
men. James W. Voris is in charge of
the office and is assisted by Lowell
lines and Arson Temple.