Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-14

$500 "AN~ SA6 ANeN VI
cotton.
The Kate Adams will arrive TO-
night and is the Adams .. S. Mail
Line packet leaving at 5 pm. to.
morrow for Arkansaw City and way
landings.
The independent electric light
steamer Will s. Hays will be due up
tomorrow morning bound tor Cincin.
nett ald principal way landings on the
Ohio river.
eThe Golden Crown, from Ciucin-
natl, passed down last night full Of
people and loaded deep with freight
She discharged here 363 pkgs, but
wanted nothing.
The Andy Baum will be due to.
morrow evening, and leaves Friday at
pm. for Cincinnati and way land
ings on the Ohio river. Captain R. W.
Llghtburne is agent.
The Ida Darragh, in command Of
Captain Ed Rowland, is the railroad
packet leaving at 5 pm. to-day for
Madison, where connection is made
with trains for Little Rock and points
in the Southwest.
1.-THE Mary Houston which passed up
yesterday, was on her sixth day out
from New Orleans. She had a good
list of people and 700 tons Of freight
including 1000 bbls of oil taken on at
and above Vicksburg.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, IL Madison street. Memphis,
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind of work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
A telegram received this forenoon
states that the Vanderburg, which
left here ten days ago with tow o.
staycs for New Orleans, had sunk one
Of them between Islands 62 and 63.
The slaves are insured here.
The new tug Billy Kilby started
yesterday on her initial trip to New
Orleans, taking from here three
barges of slaves, and will add three
more at Helena aud the mouth Of St
Francis river. Oscar White and
John B, McCune are her pilots.
A force of hands started to day to
repair damages on the Memphis and
Little Rock railroad between Hope
field and Madison, and it is expected
that by Monday next trains will come
through from Little Rock, thus doing
away with the steamboat connection.
Mrs. Campbell, wife of Captain
John Campbell, deceased steamboat
man, died at Aberdeen, Ohio, on
Friday night last. She was a sister Of
the late Captain Charles B Church,
who was at one time a famous COM
mander in the Memphis aud New Or
leans trade.
| Yesterday forenoon the Anchor
Line whariboat was found to be leak,
ing, having taken in 3 feet of water
before it was noticed. The harbor tug
| DeSoto was summoned and with her
powerful syphOn soon reduced the
water in the hall so that the cause OF
the leak could be repaired.
The Coahoma, in command OF Gap
tain Henry Cooper, brought in ia
bales cotton, lC0 bags seed cotton and
32l SKIS cotton seed. She is the Lee
Line U. s. mail packet, leaving at 8
p. m. to day for 0sceola, Plum Point
ard way landings on the upper coast
and will attend promptly to all busi>
ness that offers. Hugh Tcmlinson
presides in the office, assisted by
Charles Bourne and John Rhodes.
On Sunday last was the thirteenth
anniversary of the Pilots Association
of Cincinnati, and 1t is credit to the
society to say that while all similar
bodies in other cities, both South snd
West, have dissolved and reorganized
several times, this one has ever been
firm and true to the principal that
causes workingmen to stand shoulder
to shoulder self protection, From
the date Of its organization March IL,
1870, to the present time the society
has lost fifteen members.
The Hard Cash, in command Of
Captain f. G. Postal, arrived at day,
light from White river with 454 bales
cotton, IL bags seed cotton, 537 SKIS
cotton seed and 4S4 SKIS corn. She
also rethipped 2O9 bales cotton at
Terrene for New Orleans, making
total Of 663 bales out OF the river.
The Hard Cash leaves again this
evening for all points on White river
through to Jacksonport, where she
connects with the Goodrich Line of
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers. Charles aud Joseph Postal
are in charge Of the Office.
The Katie Hooper, ia command Of
Captain g. B. Smith, arrived last
evening from Arkahsaw river, with
35l bales cotton. She reshipped $50