Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-21

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St Louis yesterday, and the John
DippOld and barges left there for New
Orleans.
The City Of Providence for St.
Louis yesterday added 20 bbls oil and
50 churns sent from the Memphis
factory.
The COahoms, thoroughly over
hauled aud repaired, will arrive to-
morrow and resume business on don-
day next.
In order to accommodate her pas
sengers who wish to attend the races
to-day, the Josie Harry will lay over
until Z pm.
The City of St. Louis, for St.
Louis, and the Guiding Star, for Gin,
cinnati, are to leave New Orleans
this evening.
The Vint Shinkle left last night for
Cincinnati with 100 tons railroad iron,
10000 feet walnut lumber, 30 bales
rags and 500 bales cotton.
Diver John Downey. Of St. Louis,
arrived by rail yesterday, and left on
the City of Providence for the wreck
of the>J ohm 8. Branslord.
Captain ]. T. Washington, the vet
eran steamboat agent, has gone to
Newport, KY, to spend the summer
with relatives and friends.
The James w. Gaff will be here
Monday mrning, and leave on Tuesday
at . p m. on her grand excursion trip
to the Cincinnati dramatic festival.
The Charlie Brown was still here
this morning making up her tow, and
will leave portions of the same at
Helena, Terrene and Arksnsaw City.
Captain Lloyd Whitlow returned
home yesterday from a short visit to
Louisville and went out last night in
command of his boat, the James Lee.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
from the elevator at loan. to morrow
will be the Commonwealth, for Vicks-
burg, and the City of Cairo, for St.
Louis.
The Will s. Hays was expected to
pass up this forenoon on her way to
Cincinnati. She has big crowd Of
exeursionists on board, who are having
a lively time.
The coal shipment from Pittsburg
for the As hours ending last night were
2,754, 600 bushels, of which 100000
were for Louisville and the balance
for Cincinnati.
A dilapidated awning at the corner
Jefferson and water streets was broken
yesterday afternoon, and came very
near dropping" sevaral people to the
ground below.
The large and elegant Anchor Limo
steamer City Of Baton Rouge, in com.
mand of Captain Horace Bixby, will
pass down this evening on her way to
New Orleans. james Q. Elton is her
chief clerk.
The Will Kyle, with almost full
load, passed down last evening for
New Orleans. She put off here 200
pckgs and added 10 bales cotton, 48
bblS soap stock, lib bbls oil and 400
SKIS oil cake.
The Arkansas City, from st. Louis,
passed down yesterday afternoon, dis
charging here 3444 pkgs, and adding
200 SKIS corn, 100 bales hay and 20
toms of scellaneousfreightfor Vicks.
burg and way landings.
A negro laborer on the Vint Shinkle
was knocked In the head yesterday
with bar of iron by another work
man. He was unconscious for several
hours, and lay on the bow of the boat
until evening awaiting the action Of
the Board of Health or Marine Hos.
pital physician.
The Joseph Walton, bound for
New Orleans, sunk two barges yestcr.
day evening on the wing dam at
Louisville. Ore was loaded with
coal and the other with nails. They
are expected to break in two from the
weight of their cargoes. Their posi-.
tions blockade the mouth of the
canal.
The Josie Harry is the only local
packet leaving to-day, and will not
leave until Z o'clock this evening.
She will make way landings on the
mississippi as lar as Terrene, for the
accommodation of lower river passen-
gers, who wish to wait until the races
are over She goes through to New
port on White river and connects with
light draft steamers for upper White
and Black Rivers, Captain James
Kinman commands with Ansel Bank
smith and Hugh Smith in charge Of
the Office.
The Htna machine shops, at Bel
laire, are constructing steam steer
lug machine for one of Captain Sam,
uel Browns large towboats. The in.
veutor is Ellsworth Lewis, of Portland,
Ohio. 1t is impossible by the present
system to change or even hold the