Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-07


sorsscSd sIth steamsfs on tbs Ohio,
Mississippi and Tennessee rivers. and
at the time of bis death was an owner
1.-THE New Albany Ferry Line.
A German passenger on the Cons
Millar jumped overheard and was
drowned at Shawnestown. His trunk
vas marked "zsischshss," and the
tag Of the ste .mship Eyer, Of
Bremen, on il; also. a train tag
"Pittsburg, February 81, 1888" He
got on the Cons Millar February 18th.
The deceased was about thirty-Hve
yeers old.
AT this port the river continues sta
tiOnary, and all the rivers above are
falling. 1t Is probable that the water
has reached It's highest mark at this
point, and a decline win set in here by
TO- morrow. The river at Relens and
points below is rising,a vast volume OF
water coming out OF the 81. Francis
river which left the Mississippi up
about New Madrid.
The COahoma, in command Of
Captain Henry Cooper, brought in 81
bales cotton, 2 bags seed cotton, 14S
SKIS cotton seed, "a sks corn and head
cattle. She is the Lee Line packet
leaving this evening f5r 0sceola, Plum
P lot and way landings on the upper
coast, carrying the U. s. mail aud
giving prompt attention to business
Hugh Tomlinson presides in the Office
assisted by Charles Bourne and John
Rhodes.
| The Charles P. Chouteau arrived
last night from New Orleans with
| 300 pkgs of freight, which she dis
charged at the levee, and this after
noon is at the compress taking on 1000
bales colt ~, sld will get away to-
night with good engagements below.
She vi golou, New Orleans with a
full load. Captain W. Thofwegan
I commands, with Captain George Mil
p tenberger and Peter Wirtz in charge
/, of the Office. g
The fast and elegant steamer james
Lee, in command of Captain Lloyd
w. Whitlow is the Lee Live U. s
mail packet leaving al 5 pm. to-day
; for Helena, Glendale. Rriars Point
and intermediate landings, attending
promptly to business aud connecting
. with trains on the Mobile and North
2 western, the Helena and Iron Noun
4 tain and the Arkabsaw Midland rail
roads. Arthur Browne presides il
: the Office, assisted by Platt Rhodel
% aud Will Ashford.
a The Hard Cash, in command o
Captain 4. G. Postal, arrived las
. night with 302 bales cotton, ALB sack
4 cottonseed and al SKIS corn. She re
. shipped 1870 bales at Terrene for New
Orleans, making total Of 462 bale
- out Of the river. The Hard Casl
|, leaves again this evening for Devall
. Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport and Wa,
landings, giving prompt attention t,
"a business and connecting with ligh
y draft steamers for upper White an,
:. B ack rivers. Charles and JOSEPH
= Postal are in chare of the Office.
: A new harbor and jobbing tug ha
il just been completed and lies at tn
n loot Of JEFF rsln street Her dimen
sions are 81 feet long, 10 feet bean
" and 81 feet hold. Her cylinder is l
x22, and steel boiler 1880, contain
If ing IA 6 inch hues. The machinery
% all new and furnished by Robert Tar
" rant, of Chicago. She has considers
% Bile power, and ia considered by tn
knowing ones to be very fine tul
rs Her owner is Captain W. D. Kilby, {
Ia Helena, who is we'll known STAY
,e man. Captain Oscar White, anothe
ID we'll known stave man and first ella,
pilot has been appointed in charg,
in The boat has been named Billy Kilb
,e in honor of the bright little sou OF tb
lg owner. The tug is to make trii
~ trip to day as high as Nptonyille, 40
on her return will take tow of stavt
~ to New Orleans.