Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-21

Barney Barinds is her attentive purser
| Capt. Haines will at five pm. to-day
back out isnewly-furnished and elegant
steamer Mary Boyd for all points on the
Arkansas to Little Rock. Walter Out
law is clerk. Z . et'''''- ID {
The great racer Dexter, Capt. Isaac
FL. Jones commander, will arrive from
above and depart at FIVE o'clock this
evening for Vicksburg and New Or
leans. Owen Gates is her efficient Sec
rotary. '.'..s
The Emma Floyd will hardly get her
cargo discharged in time to leave to-day.
Messrs. 0 Bannon and Morris, recently
OF the overton Hotel, and. well known
70 river men along the entire
length of the Mississippi and its
tributaries, have leased the Pea
body Hotel, and take possession today.
Although young in years, the gentlemen
named are old in the business, and I'M
derstand thoroughly how to keep a
hotel the best in the world"
The Thos. II. Allen is the regular
Saturday mail steamer for White river.
The Schuyler was attached few DAYS
since at st. Louis for a repair bill of
$4,000 due the Marine Railway Com
pany.
The Belle Memphis will soon take
her place in the trade to this city, and
the Marble City will take the place of
the Colorado in the Vicksburg line.
General Macomb, U. engineer at st.
Anthony, has engaged the services of
we'll known diver. to explore the bed of
the river about the falls to ascertain
the condition of the limestone ledge.
The Rubicon will make one trip the
st. Louis and Vicksburg trade before
going below to enter the Greenville and
Vicksburg trade.
Navigation in the Missouri is becom-
ing extremely difficult.
An Omaha telegram states that the
steamer Silver Lake is at Cow Island
Unable to get farther up on account of
ow water. She has large number of
passengers on board. There are four or
i've more boats on the way up, of which
t is thought the Miner and Ackley only
will be able to get over the rapids.
The Rubicon was sold for the sum OF
$4,000 to John f. Noel and Jacob
swivel, each one-half.
We give below few suggestions made
o a young gentleman who had been pro
noted to first clerkship on St. Louis
'oat We will continue them tomorrow:
In opening a set of books, please note
nth gravity the sign" painted on the
ack, and be sure you do not get the
assengers in the Freight List, as the
wners expect you to charge them live
anne rates, and not by the hundred
eight. Bulk is not taken into consid-
ration.
Be cautious about entering ladies in
lie gentlemen's department, such an
ntry being liable to create confusion.
The second clerk has no rights you
re bound to respect.
In case of collision you will not be
onsidered responsible unless you are
nown to have seated habit of whisting
thereby rendering it difficult for pilots
comprehend signals from meeting
oats.
It's not necessary that first clerk
lould excel in the manly accomplish
ent of piano forte playing, but in case
9 thinks he has thorough knowledge
it, no objection is offered to his enter
lining passengers by displaying what
. knows about it.
You are entitled to admittance to the
dies cabin on special invitation from
i ladies therein, one Directing being
Efficient to black-ball.
You are entitled to three rations per
ay at the company's expense, and con
Iteration as an officer of the boat.
You will pay no bills unless author
ed by the second steward or porter.
You are not authorized by the com
my to interfere in any manner with
Their pilots or engineers rs regards the
Iyigation of the vessel.
The abuse of anybody presenting a
lt-tare pass is strictly in order, and
ould be INDUCED in at great length
d vigorously.