Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-22


river, having chartered the same
from Captain j. D. Randall.
Captain Jore Mason, exssteamboat
pilot, financially we'll fixed, and a
bachelor, aged II, suicided at Wheel.
ing, W. Va on Monday last.
The City Of Cairo, from St. Louis,
arrived at V;cksburg yesterday nom
ing, aud left there at noon to-day with
a return trip. She passes here Sun
day forenoon.
Captain Thsmas j. Darragh, Of
Little Rock, was in the city yesterday
calling on his friends. He left last
night in company with Captain James
Rees for Cincinnati.
The Josie Harry will arrive to.
morrow morning and is the U. S. mail
packet leaving at the usual hour on
Saturday evening for all points on
White river, through to Jackson
port.
Captain Adam Wolf has stepped
down and out from the position Of
Surveyor Of Customs for the port of
Nashville, after honorably performing
the duties of the office for tho nast 10
years.
The David R. Powell arrived at St.
Louis yesterday, and the new Anchor
Line steamer City Of st. Louis, lett
there last evening for New Orleans.
She will probably pass here Saturday
forenoon.
The w. P. Halliday, with 1900 tons
OF freight, passed down last night for
New Orleans, doing nothing of inter.
est here. She was drawing 10 feet,
and refused freight at all points be-
low Cairo.
The Charles Morgan, four days out
from New Orleans, passed up last
evening Ifor Cincinnati. She had 400
tons and nearly 100 passengers, adding
a few here, also 300 SKIS cotton seed
meal and Is head cattle.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab
lishment, l3 Madison street. Memphis,
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind Of work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
Captain w. d. Kilby's new TUG
Billy Kilby made the run from Hell,
ena to Friars Point in Al minutes
The distance is 10 miles. She is q
new tug, this being her first trip, and
is now bound for New Orleans with q
tow of slaves.
The Vint Shinkle will be found il
port this afternoon, and leaves at
p.m.to-morrow for Cincinnati and way
landings on the Ohio river, giving
through tickets and cheap rates tt
points cast. Captain NJ. NJ. Deem
commands, with Harry Proctor in tn,
office.
The Anchor Line packets passin,
here at 10 am. tomorrow will be tn,
Arkansas City, for Vicksburg, in com
mand of Captain Harry Brolaski, anC
the City OF Providence, for st. Louis
in command Of Captain George Len
nOx. Both are new and elegan
steamers. and in charge Of clever an,
experienced officers.
A dispatch from St. Louis says: |
is learned from parties just up from
the government works on the love-
Mississippi river that the commission
now on tour of inspection, is dis
penSing with the services of quite
number of civil engineers, reducing
the number Of men employed, with
view to making the unexpended ap
preparation last until the end of thu
fiscal year ending j une 30, 1884. NJ
new work will be marked out d
undertaken in the meantime.
The cotton carrier, Chas. P. Chou
tesu, was still in port this morning
being unable to obtain a deck crew
they all having quit yesterday. TIL,
crew of rs men who came on The
Chouteau contracted and signed theil
names to paper that they would
make the rOundatrip from New Or
leans to this port and return, but
having jumped the boat they forfeit
what they have earned on the up trip
but then, negro like, they will proba.
bly, find a shyster lawyer or magistrate
who will take their case and sue tn,
boat as was done on the last trip, but
Captain ThOrwegan has concluded tC
test this business, and will appeal to a
higher court every time this thing i,
tried.
The champion Kate Adams, it
command Of Captain Mark r. Cheek
arrived on time with lSi bales Gotten
40 bags seed cotton. ID head cattle anC
good list of people. She is tn,
Adams Line U. S. mail packet leaving
at 8 p IN. to-day for Helena, Terrone
Arkausaw City and way landings
giving prompt attention to business
and connecting at her destination will