Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-04


here. De- npfiH1
Major Adams and Capt, VIM. Elliott
each heve copy Of the constitution and
bylaws adopted by the association o.
steamboatmen at Cincinnati and St
Louis. We wouId suggest that previous
TO the meeting Of captains, pilots and
others about to organize an association
here, those interested will call upon
either of the gentlemen named and ek.
anime them and post themselyes as 10
any Objectionable featufes or proposed
amendments.
The new steamer Roscville will doubt
less make trial trip this evening, star:
ing from a poiht Just below themouth 0
Wolf river.
The Little Rock Railroad Company
ask the privilege of erecting sheds a
Center landing, TO which point thei
ferry dock will soon be removed Th,
Wharf and Landing Committee were in
structed at the last meeting OF the Gen
eral Council to attend to the matter, ant
will doubtless report favorably.
After repeated entreaties by thu
LEDGER, the Council at its recent meet
ing instructed the Wharf aud Landing
Committee to ascertain whether or not q
water-gauge at this port was actually
necessary. A committee of inquiry
should, now that the U. s. Signal Ser
vice Department is about erecting 9
gauge, be sent to the planters on botl
sides Of the river for distance Of two
hundred miles below who ship all theil
cotton to Memphis, and ask them if {
water-gauge would benefit them any.
The rumored sinking Of the Celeste
reported by the Associated Press dis
patches from Little Rock night before
last, was hoax, sure enough, as Major
Adams informs us that she was laying
at the landing at Pine Bluff, O. X, when
the dispatch was sent from Little Rock.
Capt Nat Green, the good looking
and well-dressed commander of the
great low-pressure Richmond, who has
for week past been an ornament to
our fashionable promenade-Main street
will probably leave for St. Louis to-
morrow, to bring out his popular boat as
soon as there is water enough to float
her to Cairo.
1t is not necessary for us to again
urge upon the delegates elected at the
meeting yesterday the Importance OF
their attending the convention at Louis
vile. 1t will be, without exception, a
meeting Of greater Importance than has
ever before been held by steamboatmen,
and the steamboat interests in the future
being at stake, all should attend who
can possibly go.
The fleet and spacious passenger and
freight steamer r. P. Walt is announced
to leave to-day at five pm for Devall's
Bluff, Jacksonport and all points on
White river. Captain II. L. Haines
goes out in command, and Sam Haines,
assisted by Will P. Walker, are clerks.
The United States mail steamer, Pat
Cleburne, Captain Reese Pritchard,
leaves for Little Rock, Pine Bluff and all
way landings on the Arkansas this after
noon at FIVE o'clock B. P. Fields and
II. We'll are clerks.
The gay and festive steamer Geo. w.
Cheek, with that popular commander,
Mark Cheek, in command, will leave at
FIVE p. m to-day for Helena, Friars Point
and all way landings Frank Confer
man is clerk.
A good-looking clerk of one Of our IA
vorite packets in the Napoleon trade
declares that he has been so bothered by
the young ladies as to his looks that he
will again grow the luxuriant mus
tache.
The fine steamer Julia will be down
to-day at FIVE pm. on her way to Vicks-
burg and the way points Captain
Townsend is in command, and James
Thompson is chief clerk.
The Belle of Pike is the regular
packet for ST. Louis this afternoon at
five o'clock. George Lennox commands,
Charles P. Hugh is clerk, and Billy Dill
is passenger agent.
The attention of our City Fathers is
respectfully called to the following re-
commentator of the Memphis landing,
published in the Cairo Bulletin of the
LIST inst, and now going the rounds of
the press: "The Ragon (meaning the
Mollie Ragonl from Memphis, had eighty
Eve bales of cotton. She has got her
belly full of Memphis, and will keep
away from that place for awhile Her
officers reported the levee as being in a
perpendicular condition, and not fit to
put freight on. The laborers demand
forty cents per hour, and at that will not
work only as suits them. After they
have tickets given them they begin to
rat and slip off up town, and when they
are paid they want full time, ard gene
rally have the hing arranged so that the
boats are conprlled 10 pay them.
The river editor Of the. Louisville
Ledger wisely suggests the attendance
at the convention Of the editors OF the
river departments OF all the Western
papers.
A special to the Cincinnati CONNER
cial says General Negley has gone
to Washington to try to get the law for
the reinspeetion of boats put OF, if pos
sible, until Congress meets. He tele-
graphs favorably.
The delegates who will come together
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