Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-08

pay The appropriation is almost ex-
hausted,
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
Aakanssw City, 10 command Of Cap.
tain Harry BrclRski. will be up this
evening, and leaves from the elevator
at 10 o'clock 10 morrow morning for
Cairo aud st. Louis. Ohas Quesnel
presides in the office. hali.i
Il has been settled that the New
Mary Houston will load in the South.
ern Transportation Line, and the
steamers viii leave Cincinnati in the
iollovins order: Thomas Sherlock
Saturday Charles Morgan on Tuesday
next. Belle Shreveport on Thursday
and Mary Houton on Saturday fol,
lowing.
They are having lively times be-
tween Evansville and Paduch. There
are two opposition packets running
and passenger rates have been reduced
to 20 cents to any way point, while
freight rates are subject to the pleas
ure OF shippers The fight has been
going on abouta week, and before il
closes passengers will be taken free
and presented with a chrome of the
boat they patronizs,
The Vint Shinkle arrived during
the night with 1900 bbls of potatoes
1000 sacks Of salt, 70 bbls flour, 200
empty bbls, big lot of furniture and
miscellaneous freight She leaves
again tO-morrow evening for all points
on the Ohio river through to Cincin-
natl, and gives through tickets and
cheap rates TO points east. Captain
NJ. NJ. Deem commands, with Harry
Proctor in charge OF the office.
The steamer Hard Cash arrived last
evening, having completed her 30Oth
trip ia the Memphis and White river
trade. She brought in big list of
cotton and in charge OF Captain Thos.
z. Leathers, her new owner, will leave
this evening for Vicksburg and Yazoo
river direct As the Hard Cash has
been very successful boat, and she
has been turned over to good hands,
it is hoped that the same good luck
VIII continue with her and that she
will live and make money for her
owners until il becomes necessary to
dismantle her,
7, f. Cassells, Surveyor Of Gus,
toms for this port, has received from
Washington a dozen copies of the
Fifteenth Annual List OF Merchant
Vessels Of the United States" with
the official numbers and signal letters
awarded them by the Chief Of the
Bureau Of Statistics for the year end.
ing June 30. 1888, We don't know
that these books are Of any value to
steamboatmen on Western rivers, but
as they are sent here for distribution
those interested in the movement Of
merchant vessels ran procure one free
OF charge by calling at the Office of
the Surveyor.
The regular Memphis and Paducah
weekly packet, Henry A. Tyler, ar
rived early this morning with s. bbls
-four, 300 SKIS corn, l5l SKIS corn meal.
As bales cotton, 81 SKIS cotton seed and
$40 pckgs sundries. In command of
Captain John L. Massengale. She will
leave again on Saturday at II O'Clock
noon for Osceola, Hale's Point, Hick-
man, Cairo, Padueah and way land
ings, giving special attention to all
business that may be entrusted to her.
As the Tyler intends to run as regu-
lar weekly packet, it would be we'll
tor our merchants TO encourage her
BY giving her part Of their business.
Henry q, Lowe is her agent.
The roustsbout's report of the
steamer Kate Adams breaking down,
as was reported on the levee yesterday
afternoon proved erroneous, as she
sailed into port early this morning
ahead OF her regular schedule time
with fine list Of people and good
cargo, comprising 1853 bales cotton, 50
bags seed cotton and 1880 sacks cotton
seed. Ia command Of Captain Mark
r Cheek she will leave again this
evening for Helena, Terrene, Arkan-
saw City and way landings, carrying
the mail, giving close attention to all
business intrusted to her, and con-
nectiVg at her destination with trains
on the Little Rock, Mississippi and
Texas railroad. The Adams is with
out rival among the many packets
running from this port, and in charge
Of experienced boatmen. Captain Il.
w. OUTLAW presides in the Office, as
sisted by John Campbell, Lon Hudson