Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-10

The Dean adams and CoahOma
will be the Lee Line packets leaving
to morrow evening for the upper and
lower coasts.
The Raymond Horner and j. B.
Williams, with heavy tows of coal, are
coming out of the Ohio river destined
to New Orleans.
The Josie Harry is due to. day from
White river and goes back again on
Saturday next, taking freight and
passengers for all points on White,
Black. and Little Red rivers.
Captain Harry Br0laski's elegant
Anchor Limo steamer Arkansas City
will be up this evening from ViCks,
burg, and leave here at 10 am. to.
morrow for Cairo and St. Louis. Chas.
Quesnel is in charge of the Office.
Captain William Fenton, of Aurora,
Ind, was found dead in his bed on
Tuesday morning last, the cause sup
posed to be apoplexy. The deceased
was we'll known pilot and an uncle
Of Captain W. w. Fenton deceased.
The City Of Providence, in COM
mand Of Captain George Lenox, will
be the Anchor Line packet leaving
from the elevator at 10 am. to-mOr-
row for Vicksburg, Frank Perkins
and James McMeen are her clerks.
The New Mary Houston, with about
200 tons of freight and on her fourth
day out from New Orleans, passed up
yesterday afternoon for tho Ohio. She
discharged a lot Of sugar and molasses
and added ia bales compressed cot
ton.
Captain Ed Postal has closed cons
tract with Rees & Sons of Pittsburg
for new boat, to be called the Chick
asaw, and to take the place Of tie
steamer Hard Cash in the Memphis
and White river trade. She is to be
l6 feet longer and 3 feet more beam
than the Hard Cash.
The swift and elegant steamer Dean
Adams, in command Of Captain Mark
R. Cheek, is the Adams United States
mail packet leaving this evening for
Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw City and
way landings, attending promptly to
business and connecting at her desti-
nation with trains on the Little Rock,
Mississippi River and Texas railroad.
E, W. Outlaw presides in the Office,
assisted by Walker Outlaw, John G.
Wyckoff and Will Darragh.
The remains of Mr.. John Champ
Chamberlain were buried at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, yester-
day. He was for many years well
known and popular river clerk, and
was last on the White river packets.
Five or six years ago he quit the river
to accept position as railroad pas
senger agent, which position he held
at the time Of his death. His wife,
who survives him, was formerly the
widow of the late Captain Joe Spears.
Captain w. H. Longnecker, we'll
known stave dealer and owner Of the
tug Vanderburg, died at 4 o'clock this
morning, of pneumonia, after an i'll
ness of eleven days. Captain Long
necker began steamooating on the
Wabash river when a mere boy, and
has long been known as a reliable
master. He had been in falling
health for over year. Being a hard
working man he applied himself closely
to business, and was found to be fair
aud square to all with whom he had
dealings. His remains were, to-day,
placed in a metallic case and will be
conveyed to his former home in Mount
Carmel, ILL.,, where his brother, ORB
T. Longnecker, a popular physician,
resides. Mr.. Jacob Slanker, his
brother-in-law, of Bridgeport, ILL.,,
will accompany the remains, Captain
Longnecker was about 40 years of age,
unmarried, and leaves but one sister
and one brother. He was a member
OF the Knights Templar of Evansville,
Ind, where he has many friends who
will be sorry to learn Of his death.