Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-27
a.m. "a her way 70 Nss Orleans.
Captain Ad STORM Is agent.

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Captain Ad stotm Is agent.
A very pretty pair of chimheys for
the steamer Josie Harry. made by
Shea & Mccarthy, of the Eagle Boiler
Yard, can be seen at the corner Of
Front and Exchange streets.
Uri RaynOr, chief engineer of the
steamer Andy Baum, left by rail last
night for his home in Cincinnati, hav-
ing received telegram announcing
the serious illness of his wife.
The Arkansaw City from Vieksburg
arrived yesterday afternoon, dis.
charged 81 bales cotton, added 435I
bales Of eastern bound cotton and left
at 10 am. for Cairo and st. Louis.
She had a fair trip Of beth freight and
people.
The finishing touches Of the new
CoahOma are being put on and she
will be ready on Monday next to take
the place Of the James Lee in the
Friar's Point trade, while the latter
goes to Psducah for thorough over
hauling.
The Dick Fulton from Louisville,
with 10 boats and barges Of coal for
O'Neil & Co., of this city, had her
machinery disabled and left her tow at
Randolph, came here, had the same
repaired, and went back this morning
after her tow.
Captain Darragh, with the 7. f.
Eckert, is getting along very nicely
with the wrecking of the John 5.
Bransford. He has succeeded in get.
ting out the engines, nd is to-day at
work removing the boilers. There
are about 5000 feet Of lumber yet in
the hold to be taken out.
The splendid sidewheel steamer
New Mary HonstOn, of the Southern
Transportation Line, will pass here
this evening, bound for New Orleans.
She has fine passenger Accommodations,
and is in charge of clever and expert
enced officers. Captain Charles Mil
Ter commands, with Elliott Miller in
the Office.
The Andy Baum is receiving to
leave at 4 pm. to day for Cincinnati
and principal way landings on the
Ohio river. She takes passengers for
the round trip at reduced rates, and
remains at Cincinnati four days of the
dramatic festival week. Captain Vim
ton is her commander, and Robert
Mccoy and Charlie Vinton her gen.
tlemanly rlerks.
The Dean Adams, in command Of
Captain Thomas Foster, came in last
evening from the upper coast with a
light trip and returns this evening to
0sceOla, Plum Point and way land.
ingS, carrying the mail and attending
promptly to business that offers. Hugh
TOmlinson, assisted by Chas. Bourne
and John Rhodes is in charge Of the
office.
The D. Q. Fogle which has beer
running in the Yazoo river and it
tributaries during the past winter il
due up to- day on her way to Burling
ton, Iowa, where she will spend thu
summer in the raft towing business
Captain Fogle, her owner, came VI
yesterday a passenger on the ArkansaI
City and was looking out for pilot tt
take his boat to st. Louis.
Captain James B. Franklin, thu
energetic passenger agent of the Mem
phis and Ohio River Packet Com
pany, has worked very hard to secur,
people going to the Cincinnati dra
matte festival, to take passage by tn,
popular line he represents. Had i
not been for the unfortunate acciden
to the Calf on her trip down, the boa
would have been crowded. The Baum
leaving this evening, will get goot
showing ofpeople.
| The Josie Harry came in last even
ing from White river with 149 bale
cotton, 5l4 SKIS cotton seed, 20 SIX
corn and 80 head of hogs In com
mand Of Captain James Kinman sh,
will leave again to morrow for al
points on White river through t,
Newport, where connection is mad
with the regular light drift steamer
for upper White and Black rivers
Ansel Banksmith and Hugh Smitl
are in charge of the Office.
The James Lee, in command o
Capt, Lloyd w. Whitlow came in oil
time with 1876 bales of cotton, Is bag
seed cotton and 50 SKIS cotton seed
She returns this evening to Helena
Glendale, Friars Point aud way land
ings on the lower coast, carrying tn
mail, giving prompt attention to al
business that offers, and connecting
with trains on the Mobile and North
western, the Helena and Iron Noun
tain, and the Arkansaw Midland rail