Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-10

cotton, 43 bags seed cotton, and lI6z
SKIS cotton seed. She leaves for Osce-
ola again this evening. Captain Henry
Cooper commands, with Billy Smith
ers in the Office.
Captain G. W. Boyd, q former well
known steambeatnan. died on We'd
nesday last at Delavin, ILL.,, aged &C
years. He was at one time a steam
boat agent Of the firm Of Sylvester 4
Boyd, Of St. Louis.
The small sternwheSl steamer
Henry Logan on Thursday last was
burned at Hswsville, KY, while I'm.
dergoing repairs. She had been run
ming between Greensboro and Camel
ton in connection with the railroad.
The City of ViCksburg will be due
up tonight, and is the Anchor Line
packet leaving at 10 o'clock to'mOr-
row morning for Cairo and st. Louis.
Captain Henry Keith commands, with
George Walton in charge Of the office.
The James Lee brought in 1876 bales
cotton, q bags seed cotton, and 1858
SKIS cotton seed. She leaves again
this evening for Helena and Friars
Point. Captain Marsh Miller COM
mands, with Plat Rhodes in the
Office.
The steamer Burnside, formerly the
G. W. Thompson, is to run in the
Cumberland river from Burnside to q
point nearly 200 miles below, making
semi-weekly trips aud acting as 4
feeder to the Cincinnati Southern
railroad,
The Andy Baum from Cincinnati
arrived during the night with a good
list of people and 34S9 pkgs freight.
She returns to the Ohio river to-mor-
row evening. Captain H. j. Vinton
commands, with Robert Mccoy in
charge of the Office.
Mr.. John P. Thorn, Of the firm Of
Roes & Thorn, the popular Pittsburg
boiler makers, is making a trip to the
river towns on the Ohio and Missis'
sippi rivers through to New Orleans,
from which point he will proceed to
Florida to bring home his wife.
The Rene Macready is the mail
packet leaving tomorrow evening fol-
Mariana, the Cut OF and all way
landings on L'Anguille and St, Fran
els rivers, through to Wittsburg,
where direct connection is made with
the light draft steamer Advance fol
the Sunk Lands.
Colonel bob" PeAse on Saturday
resigned his position as chief clerk Of
Josie Harry, to accept position il
the Office Of Captain Ed R. Thomas
general railroad and steamboat agent
! Mr.. II. X. Ward, of Des Arc, Ark.
was appointed to fill the vacancy, anC
J lett on his first trip Saturday evening
Alta o'clock this morning the great
electric light passenger steamer Will
/ s. Hays completed her FIRST trip in tn
Memphis and Vicksburg trade AM
besides good list Of people had 81
bales cotton, 4 bags seed cotton, Al
bbls oil and 1872 SKIS cotton seed, Il
: command Of Captain Ed Rowland
she leaves again tomorrow evening
3 taking freight and passengers for Hell
ena, Friars Point, Terrene, ArkanSaV
City, Greenville, Vicksburg and wa
landings, giving prompt attention t
D all G. o. D. aud other business il
trusted to her and connecting atVickl
: burg with boats fer New Orleans, ais
" with the regular packets for YSzo
and Tallahatchie rivers. Captain G
= Wash Floyd presideS in the Office.
= The champion passenger pack
Kate Adams arrived yesterday full
= people and a good freight list, con
prisiug 1856 bales cotton, 80 bags sec
cotton and 1923 SKIS cotton seed. 81
~ '. is the regular mail packet leaviI
=" this evening for Helena, Terrenn
Arkansaw City and way landings,
- tending promptly to all business i
~ trusted to her, and connecting at b
=. destination with trains on the Lit
:. Rock, Mississippi River aud Tex
railroad, The Adams is without
- peer among our many packets, hayi
y. elegant passenger sccOmmodatiol
''' and is we'll known as fast, safe a
- reliable boat, with courteous and
Az perienced officers. Captain Mark
ar' Cheek commands, with W. Q. BIZ
ker in charge ofthe Office, assisted
iA Amos Day and Morris Cans,