Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-01

it here for the Memphis Compress and
Storage Company.
The Vint Shinkle, bound for this
port, aud the Andy Baum, on her
way to Cincinnati, passed Evansville
yesterday afternoon.
The Louisville and Portland canal,
which has been closed during the past
week on account of high water, will
probably be opened this evening.
The U. P. Schenck, in command of
Captain j. l.. Carter, is announced to
pass up this evening for Cincinnati.
K. l.: Burns is in charge of the Of.
fee.
Colonel j. A. Silverthorn, late river
editor Of the Evansville Journal, has
severed his connection with that paper
and taken a like position on the Cous
rier. :
Captain Ed Outlaw went out yes
terday in charge of the Office of the
steamer Kate Adams, and is assisted
by Walker Outlaw and John C..
Wyckof.
The electric light steamer Will S.
Hays leaves Cincinnati to>day for
New Orleans, and the james W. Calf
leaves there tomorrow evening for
this port.
The Belle Memphis, from St. Louis,
passed down this forenoon for Vicks-
burg after discharging 2474 pkgs of
freight and adding about 30 tons for
points below.
A barge of ice is being unloaded at
the foot of Unipn street, but the same
has to be conveyed across several rail.
road tracks before it can be placed in
the warehouse.
The Anchor Line steamer W. P.
Halliday, in command of Captain s,
Jolly, is announced to pass here this
evening bound for New Orleans.
Owen G. Gates is her chief clerk.
Captain Scott McCarney, of the
steamer John A. Wood, who got off
his boat couple Of weeks ago at
Vicksburg on account of sickness,
died there on Sunday night of small.
pox.
The U. P. Schenck, due up this
evening has bridal couple on board,
the steward, Mr.. John l.. Schenck,
having been welded on Thursday last
to Miss Oammie Fulham, of New Or
leans.
The Central City. from st. Francis
river, arrived yesterday with 100000
feet of walnut lumber and will leave
this evening with it Tor Cairo, stopping
at the wreck of the Bransford to take
135. 900 feet more.
The r. r. Springer, with about
14OO tons of freight, passed here yes
terday afternoon bound for New Or
leans. She put off few packages, and
added here and at Hopefeld 68 bales
cotton and 244O sacks cotton seed meal.
The coal shipments from Pittsburg
during the past month have been un,
usually large, there having bet coal :.
boat water during the greater part of
the month. Some boats have made
three trips, and, as a consequence,
there is but little coal now there to
go.
Capt. Lloyd Whitlow and clerk
Arthur Browne yesterday resigned
their positions as officers of the Lee
Line steamer James Lee, and Cap
tains Marsh Miller and A. L. Cum
minis were appointed in their places
and took charge of the Coahema, the
James Lee laying up for repairs.
Operations upon the Mound City
ways have been suspended indefinitely,
but as the administrators of the Ham
bleton estate will soon offer for sale
the lease Of the ways and all property
appertaining to them belonging to the
estate, it is not probable work at the
shipyards will be discontinued any
great length Of time.
The Hard Cash arrived last night
from White river with 81 bales cotton,
90 SKIS cotton seed, So hides and good
list of sundries. She reshipped III
bales cotton at Terrene for New Or
leans, making total of 2O8 bales out
Of the river. The Hard Cash leaves
again tomorrow euening for White
river, going through to Jacksonport
The splendid steamer Ida Darragh,
in command of Captain e. B. Smith,
is the mail packet leaving this evening
for Pine Bluff and way landings on
Arkansaw river, attending promptly
to business and connecting at her des.
tination with the regular pool line
boats for Little Rock and points above.
Amos Day presides in the Office, as>
sisted by Lon Hudson.
The famous local packet James
Lee, after nearly four years of hard
work, left this morning for a couple of