Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-21

evening and Will pass here Wednesday.
the former for st. Louis and the latter
for Cincinnati. ft 3
The Anchor Line steamer W. P.
Halliday is announced to pass here to-
morrow evening on her way to New
Orleans. Captain AID Storm, at the
elevator, is her agent. I'D.
The river at this point commenced
rising on Saturday, the water coming
from the upper Mississippi, and il IS
possible that we will get three or four
feet before the rise runs out.
The Paris c. Brown, Of the South
era Transportation Line is announced
to pass down this morning on her way
to New Orleans. ii O. Lowe, at the
foot Of Jefferson street, is her agent.
The Golden Grown, Of the Southern
Transportation Line, is announced to
pass tomorrow at noon for all points
on the Ohio river through to Cincins
natl. Captain II. .. Lowe is agent.
The Belle Memphis, in commal d
Of Captain l. II. Mckee, will be the
Anchor Line packet passing down to-
morrow at 10 am, bound for Wick.
burg. Henry Corbyn is her chief
clerk. t.t..
The City of Vicksburg, in command
Of Captain r. X. Riley, will be up
this evening, and leaves at 10 m to
morrow for Cairo and st. Louis.
W. Y. Blenker is in charge Of the
Office. s
The Ida Darragh is the mail packet
leaving at pm. tomorrow for Pine
Bluff and way landings on Arkansaw
river, connecting at her destination
with the pool line boats for Little
Cock and points above.
Billy Johnson, we'll known second
clerk and formerly connected with
several Of the Memphis packets, left
st. Louis on Saturday last to accept
position on one of the boats navigating
the Red river of the north.
The Kate Adams is the mail packet
leay ing this evening for Arkansaw
City. Captain Mark II Cheek COM
mands, with the Office in charge Of
3. W. OUTLAW, assisted by Walker
Outlaw and John q. Wyckotf.
The City OF New Orleans, with 1860
tons of freight, passed here Saturday
night, bound for New Orleans. She
added here and at Hopefeld 240 bales
cotton, 1900 SKIS cotton seed meal, 30
bbls soap stock, and a lot Of sundries.
The Coaboma, in command OF Capt.
Marsh Miller, is the Lee Line mail
packet leaving this evening for Hell
ena and Friars Point. Captain A l..
Oummins presides in the office,
assisted by Platt Rhodes and Will
Ashford. Ytsaa ads
The Dean Adams, in command of
Captain Thomas Foster, is the Lee
Line mail packet leaving this evening
Tor Osceola, Plum Point and inter-
mediate landings on the upper coast.
Hugh Tomlinson presides ia the
Office, assisted by Chas. Bourne and
John Rhodes. n9l
Messrs. Hester & Northup have
contracted with Captain Kilby to get
the tug Billy Kilby out OF her trouble,
she having been aground at Island 40I
for nearly week. They left yester
day with couple Of barges in tow OF
the Red Fox, and its expected The tug
will be off in few days.
The James W. Calf is due to day,
and leaves at 5 pm. to morrow for
Cairo, Louisville, Evansville, Cincin
natl and way landings on the Ohio
river, making connection with the
different railroads and giving passen,
gers through tickets and cheap rates
to points East. Captain @. b. Rus
sell commands, with James Surtees ia
the Office.
Captain George l.. Norton, Super,
vising Inspector of steam vessels for
the New Orleans district, has entered
suit against the Daily States and Cant,
Richard Sinnott, for $4,000 damages
for libel. The suit is based on a pub
LEGATION in the States Of copy of two
letters that passed between e. w. |
Gould, Of st. Louis, and the editor OF |
a nautical sheet published in New
York, and not strictly accurate in
cash account with the nautical paper. |
Captain q. W. Hunter, the we'll |
known boat builder, who recently |
secured contract to furnish the pov-
eminent with $4,000 cords of willow
brush at 81 30 per cord, leaves to day |
for point about twenty miles below |
GIeenville, Miss, where he will, with
we'll selected force Of 100 men. cut
the brush and load the same ia barges
to be conveyed to Lake Providence |
Reach, where the River Commission
is doing some extensive work. Captain
Hunter is native ofChatham, in the
province Of New Brunswick, British
America, but came out here when
quite young man and by fair dealing
and close attention to his business OF |
ship carpentering has done we'll and is
held in high esteem by all with whom
be has had dealings. lie is first
class mechanic, as the tugs Tilda, |
Clarence and Daphne, which he built, |
will show. Asst will require about FIVE |
months to furnish the amount of brush |
called for in the contract, a quarter
boat for the wOrkmen, also barge or |
two, will be taken down. Captain
Hunter is competent in every way to |
fill the contract he has undertak en-
and the government will find no cause |
Of complaint as to the quality or guam
tity of material he furnishes.
p.S,a,,.,,s ~, p,.,., 49,