Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-10


on her way to New Orleans.
The Future City and barges IRON
st. Louis, passed here yesterday after
noon bound for New Orleans.
The City Of Baton Rouge will b.
the Anchor Line packet, due up to-
morrow, bound for st. Louis.
The Centennial in command Of Cap
tain I. L. Davidson, is due up to
morrow morning bound for St. Louis
Captain james H. Rees arrived
yesterday from Pittsburg, but too late
Hays.
The Arkansas City arrived at Vicks.
burg yesterday morning and left there
at noon to-day on her return to St.
Louis.
A st. Louis dispatch states that
Diamond Joe Reynolds had his pocket
picked of $500 while riding In the
street cars.
The coal boatmen at Louisville are
hesitating about sending coal South
on account Of the food tide at New
Orleans.
Captain Gus Coleman received a
dispatch to-day stating that the tuq
Tllda had gotten barges off that were
aground at Ajax bar.
The Ida Lee left here yesterday for
Obion river, and will bring out a
cargo of lumber for the Kansas City
and Memphis railroad.
Pilot Lew Schraag, of the Memphis
and Ohio Packet Company, has res
covered from his late illness and Is
again on hand for duty.
The City of Vicksburg, from St.
Louis, passed down this forenoon for
Vicksburg, after discharging 1919
pkgs and adding about 80 tons.
The Belle Memphis, from Vicks-
burg, discharged 200 bales cotton and
passed up this forenoon to st. Louis,
taking on a big lot Of way freight.
Frank P. Bacon, former pilot and
commander in the Louisville mail
line, was married at 0wensboro, Ky.
on the 9th inst, to Miss Kate Nc
Lean. .i
The Charles Morgan and C. P.
ChOuteau were expected at New OrS
leans this forenoon, and the r. r
Springer leaves there this evening for
the Ohio.
High water prevails at New Or>
leans, the entire wharf and levee as
far as the railroad track between
Girod and Lafayette streets, being
covered by water from 4 10 8 inches
deep .epfaT
The w. P. Halliday, in command of
Captain 5, Jolly, is the Anchor Line
packet passing down this evening for
Vicksburg, New Orleans and the
beads, Owen G. Gates is in charge Of
the Office. p9t4o NHa"
The current Of the falls at Louis,
vile is now very slack up the Ken
lucky chute. The Ironsides, with a
tow OF four barges of iron ore,
assembled the chute easily on Satur.
day last, going up over the dam.
The Ida Darragh is due to day from
Arkansaw river and is the mail packet
leaving at 8 pm. tomorrow for Pine
Bluff and way landings, making con-
neetion at her destination with pool
line boats for Little Rock and points
above.
The Hard Cash will be in this even
ing and is the regular packet leaving
Tomorrow evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport,
where connection is made with light
draft steamers for upper White and
black rivers,
Engineer Handley, Of the Atcha-
falaya packet Warren, telegraphed to
Q. I. Dumont, of Cincinnati, that the
Warren passed the fast Corona in the
Mississippi, under way, in six minutes
The Corona is IS inch and the War.
rem II inch cylinders.
David i, Johnson, who has been
striker on boats from this port for
several years, vas examined yesterday
by Local Inspectors Ralston and
Brace, and having passed satisfacto-
rily a most thorough examination, was
granted a second engineers license.
Billy ByeEs, the medicine man of
the James w, Gaf, makes a good ad.
vertising agent for his packet. He has
distributed hundreds OF circulars and
posters giving particulars of the grand
excursion from this port toOincinnati,
leaving here on Tuesday, April Oath,
and arriving there in time for the great
dramatic festival,
Arrangements haye been made with
the Anchor Line steamers to bill
through freight from st. Louis to all
points in Texas reached by the Texas
and St Louis road. The Anchor
Line will take the shipments to Ark.
ansaw City, the Little Rock, Missis.
sippi River and Texas road will take
1t to Pine Bluff, where the Paramore
FSad will be ia operation May LIST,
when the above arrangement goes Into
effect.
The James W. Calf S new IS inch
cylinders work like charm, and she
is now able to make much better time
than formerly, Among her passengers
who arrived this morning were Mrs.
L. W aterman and Miss ida Levey, Of
Cincinnati, who are on their way to
the Hot Springs, of Arkansaw, and
Miss George, Of Madison, Ind, who
comes here on visit to friends, who
will see that her stay in the city is
made pleasant,
3The elegant steamer Will S. HAYS,
from Cincinnati, passed here yester.
day afternoon bound for New Orleans
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