Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-27

B. McCord, oolshe oolnnonwealth,
fieaves St. Louis Ehis otening for New
Orleans. "a AIAM 6oe oE
TheCity Of Baton Rouge, in com
mand Of Captain Horace Bixby,passes
here this evening bound for New Or
LEAFS. Captain Ad Storm, ct the ele-
Yator, is her agent.
Captain r. G. Gray is said to DO the
only one Of the Pittsburg delegates in
attendance at the meeting of the Steam
Board Of Navigation, being held in
New York this week.
The punctuAl and reliable steamer
Kate Adams will arrive tomorrow,
and is the mail packet leaving on
Monday evening Tor Arkansaw City
and all way landings.
The new Honduras coast packet
Oarozal, in course of construction at
Cincinnati, will be completed in about
two weeks, and she will be ready to
start on her voyage. by November H.
The Anchor lime steamer City Of
New Orleans is announced to pass up
this afternoon for Cairo and St. Louis.
Captain A. j. Carter commands, with
Archie Moods in charge Of the Office.
The Commonwealth, 10 command of
Captain S, Jolly, will be the Anchor
Line packet leaving here at 10 o'clock
Tomorrow morning for Cairo, St.Louis
and way landings. Henry Dietrich is
her chief clerk, ,,r~
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Cairo, in command Of Captain CIV.
Yickers, passes here at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning bound for Yicksburg
and way landings. Thomas White
presides in the Office GOT
The Ida Lee, in command of Capt.
]. Q, Collins, is the mail packet leav-
ing this evening for Mariana, the Gut
of and way landings on L'Anguille
and st. Francis rivers. Chas. StOckley
presides in the Office, hur
The government steamer Barnard
leaves st. Louis to-day with the select
committee appointed by Congress to
inspect the jetties. Captain j. T..
Earle is in command. James Mon
tague, pilot, Lewis Miller, steward.
The Il. w. Cole will arrive on Mon
day and leaves again on Tuesday eve.
ming at 5 O'Clock for Vicksburg and
all way landings, making connection
at her destination with boats for
Yazoo river and New Orleans. Capt.
Ed r. Thomas, her agent, will make
rates and give all desired information.
The Ida Darragh, from ArkansaW
river arrived at midnight with PIG
bales cotton and 1907 sacks cotton
seed. Shere shipped COZ bales cotton
at Terrene for New Orleans, makipga
total Of 1913 bales out ofthe river The
Darragh, in command efcaptaib u y. 3
Smith, is the mail packet leaving this
evening for Pine Bluff and way land
ings on Arkansaw river, making close
connection at her destinstion with the
Pool line boats for Little Rock and
points above. Ansel Banksmith pre-
sides in the Office, assisted by Lon
Hudson. sua.
For White river this evening we
have the elegant and popular passen,
ger steamer Josie Harry in command
Of. Captain Milt r. Harry. Her hour
of departure is 5 o'clock this evening,
and she goes to Devalls Bluff, Au-
gusta, Newport and way landings, Civ
ing prompt attention to business also
bills lading to ell points on White and
Black rivers, she making direct con
nection with a line Of light draft
steamers for these streams The
Harry has first class accommodations,
and is in charge Of clever and expert
enced officers. bob" Peasc and
Hugh Smith are in charge of the
office,
Pilots report good work done in the
river both below and above here, by
the United States snagboat J S, Ma
comb, in charge Of Captain Frank
Cayton, one Of the most experienced
pilots and commanders on the river,
His selection for this work has met
the approval OF almost every steam
boatman, and feeling a deep interest
in the same he knows just what. is
needed, and will do the best he can as,
long as there is money to do il With
If the work Ofkeepingthe Mississippi
river clear Of snags between St. Louis
and New Orleans was intrusted to
Captain Clayton, with sufficient APP
preparation for the same, steamboat
men would have no cause to grumblc
on account Of distractions to naViga.
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