Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-09

For Cairo and St. Louis to-day we
have The elegant Anchor Line steam
er Arkansas City, 10 command Of
Captain Harry BIolaski, with Charles
Quesnel in the Office. aiU
The Thos, Sherlock is announced to
leave Cincinnati Tomorrow evening
for New Orleans in charge Of Captain
John 5. Patterson, with Captain w.
+. Mcintyre in charge Of the Office.
Mr.. Lem Carter, late chief clerk Of
the John B. Maude and son Of Capt.
A. j. Carter, is now the levee repre-
sentative at New Orleans for the ex
tsnsige coal Grm Of B. D, Wood 4
bros. = 49,
The Golden Crown. in command Of
Captain Eugene Shinkle, is announced
to pass here at 5 o'clock this evening
for Vicksburg, New, Orleans and the
bends. Chant Shidkle presides in
the office.
The new Memphis and Arkansaw
river packet Joe Peters, in command
eff Captain Ed Rowland, will leave
Cincinnati to morrow evening in place
OF the James w. CAT for this port.
Merchants should telegraph their or.
ders at once.
The Dean Adams brought 10 1856
bales cotton, q bags seed cotton and
ITO SKIS cotton seed. She is the Lee
Line mail packet leaving again this
evening for 0sceola and way landings
on the upper coast Captain Henry
Cooper commands, with j. W. Smith
in the Office.
A clerk is on the levee receiving
freight for the steamer Josie Harry,
which will be due tomorrow morn
ing and leaves at o'clock in the eve
ming for all points on White river
1 through to Newport, where connection
is made with light draft steamers for
upper White and Black rivers.
Captain j. d. Hegler, Of the steam.
or Guiding Star, was married at Love-
land, Ohio, on Wednesday last to
Miss Anna d. Paxton, the accom-.
plished daughter of Hon. Samuel
Paxton, Of Loveland, and the happy
couple are making their bridal tour to
New Orleans on the Guiding Star.
Diver james Moore, who was Sc
verely hurt in the foot while in the
performance Of his duty at the Kansas
City railroad incline across the river
a few weeks ago, was able yesterday
with the aid Of a couple Of crutches, to
walk short distance, but it will be a
couple OF months, perhaps, before he is
able to resume business,
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Providence arrived from st. Louis
early this morning and discharged
1884 pkgs freight, including 672 bbls
-four, l25 bbls meal, 1877 bbls apples, 10
bbls crackers, 10 bbls grits, lib SKIS
corn, rs SKIS bran and 10 bales cotton.
She added about rs tons for points
below, and left at noon for Vicksburg.
The new Vint Shinkle, in command
Of Captain M. NJ. Deem, leaves
promptly at 5 o'clock this evening for
Cairo, Evansville, Louisville, Cincin>
natl and way landings on the Ohio
river, making connection at her desti.
nation with the different railroads and
furnishing through tickets and cheap
rates to points East. Harry Proctor
presides in the Office, assisted by Harry
Beet. taFEEh-f
The rise in st. Francis river enabled
the steamer Rene Macready to 90
through to Mariana and the Cut of
on her last trip. and she returned this
morning with 1856 bales cotton, l6 bags
seed cotton, and lii SKIS cotton seed
She leaves again tomorrow evening
for all landings on the L'Anguille and
st. Francis rivers through to the Cut
OF. Captain o. X. Joplin commands
with A. L. Banning in the Office.
Samuel Carter, aged uinety-two
years, the venerable father Of Captain
j. Lawrence Carter, of the U. P.
Schenck, died at his home, near Ame-
liza, Ohio, Wednesday afternoon. The
remains have been taken to Cinein-
natl for interment. Captain Carter
has been telegraphed to Cairo OF the
sad event The deceased was native
OF Virginia, but oneof the Oldest for
mer citizens Of Newport, Kentucky
where he resided over seventy years
ago. He was engaged in fatboating
produce and trading on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers in early days, and
was highly esteemed by large circle
of acquaintances.
Ats CLOCK this evening the steamer
Hard Cash will bid Memphis adieu
and in command OF Captain s. g. Bel
depart for Vicksburg and YazOo river
Yer departure gives place to a new
and iner boat, the Chickasaw, which
will arrive next week. The Hard
Cash will in the future make weekly
trips from Vicksburg to Mendon, .
point on Yazoo river 10 miles above
Yazoo City. The papers for the
transfer Of the boat from Captain
Postal to Captain feathers were all
fixed up yesterday and fine piece Of
gilt edge paper, representing, it is
said, the sum Of $4,000, changed
hands. We hope the Hard Cash will
prove herself to her new owners what
she has been in the past and that she
will meet with the same good luck in
her future trade.