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


The Iron Duke with several barges
containing 10000 tons of railroad
iron, passed down last evening bound
for New Orleans.
The Joseph B. Williams passed
Evansville yesterday forenoon, y
hours and 30 minutes out from Cairo
distance 1855 miles.
Captain William Hight, former
we'll known commander in the St.
Louis and St. Paul trade, died in St.
louis on Thursday last.
The james W. Gaff will be due here
Monday morning, and leaves on Tues
day at pm. for Cincinnati. Captain
R. W. Lightbune is agent.
The new and elegant Anchor Line
steamer City Of St. Louis, in COM
mand of Captain Dan Able, will pass
down this evening on her way to Ntw
Orleans.
Miss sallie Cannon, the accom>
plished daughter Of the late Captain
John W. Cannon, was married on
Thursday last to Mr.. John P. Starks,
of Frankfort, KY.
Captain Thomas l.. Davidson large
and splendid steamer Centennial is
announced to pass up at 6 o'clock
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis.
Dan Garin is her polite clerk.
The Coal City, with tow of coal
from Louisville, arrived at Cheeks
Island last evening where she left her
tow and came here to have a new
sheet placed in one Of her boilers.
The Commonwealth, in command Of
Captain j. 7. McCord, will be the
Anchor Line packet leaving at 10
am. to morrow for Vicksburg and
way landings. Henry Dietrich is her
chief clerk.
The great electric light steamer
Will s. Hays will be due down TO-
morrow afternoon or early Sunday
morning, on her way to New Orleans.
Fl. 9. Lowe, at the foot of Jefferson
street, is her agent.
The powerful towboat W. w.
O'Neil, with an immense tow of coal,
passed down yesterday afternoon for
New Orleans. ShO dropped here the
hull of the old Phil Allin, loaded
with %, 900 bushels of coal.
1t was thought at Evansville on
Wednesday last the engines of the
steamer Enquirer had been tempered
with. as the boat changed engineers
that day, ard the new,engineer could
not get the engines to work.
Major DOnnelly, of Springfield, ILL.,,
was at Cairo on Thursday last and Sc I,
cured data on which to institute suit
to condemn the ground wanted for a
marine hospital site. Proceedings
will commence in June next.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Cairo, in command of Captain G. w.
Vickers, will arrive tonight and
leave from the elevator at 10 am. to
morrow for Vicksburg, Thomas
White is in charge of the Office.
The wife Of the late Captain John
| N. Skunk died in Pittsburg on
Wednesday night last, aged about rs
years, and had been an invalid fol
some 10 or IL years. Her remains
were sent to Cincinnati for interment
The tug Tilda, which had her pilot
house smashed and chimney knocked
down in Obion river and came here
for repairs, completed the same and
lett this morning after her tow Of
slaves, which she takes to New Or.
leans.
The Josie Harry, in command Of
Captain Milt Harry,is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Devalls Bluff
Augusta, Newport and intermediate
landings attending promptly to
all business intrusted to her, includ
ling the principal wey landings on the
| Mississippi river and connecting at
her destination with the regular light
draft steamers for upper White and
Black rivers. Ansel Banksmith pre-
sides in the Office, assisted by Hugh