Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-17

experienced officer, Capt. Mark Cheek,
is the regular mail packet for Napoleon
and the bends, leaving this evening and
attending to all way business, connect.
ing with the Katie for New Or
leans and the bends. Jimmy Thomp-
son and Charley Sharpe, two gentle
men who are noted for their urbanity
and uniform kindness, have charge of
the office.
The magnificent passenger steamer
Grand Tower, Lennox commander, will
leave the elevator this evening as the
regular Anchor Line packet for Cairo,
St. Louis and intermediate landings,
making direct connection with transpor-
tation lines for all points East and West.
Tom White is her prime minister. Billy
Dill, the great and good passenger agent
of the line, will see that the guests of
the Grand Tower are comfortably slowed
away.
The Ella came in last evening from
White river with 265 bales of cotton and
put off at the mouth IA bales.
The Bismarck passed down for New
Orleans well laden. She added here 240
barrels meal.
The Joe Kinney up last evening had
237 bales of cotton for st. Louis.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land, will be found in port to-day receiv-
ing for Pine Bluff and all way points on
Arkansas river carrying the United
States mail and attending to all way
business. Walker Outlaw, an efficient
and clever gentleman, holds forth in the
Office.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lees
famous Friar's Point packet arrived last
night from Paducah. She looks better
than when she first came out, and is as
pretty as pink. She resumes her regu-
lar trips in the Friars Point trade on
Monday next.
The Colorado, Captain Ed Gray, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving to-mor-
row morning at ten o'clock for Vicks-
burg, carrying the United States mail
and attending to all way business. A
clever gentleman will be found in the
office.
Local Steamboat Inspectors Houghton
and Reynolds, Of Louisville, have com
pleted their report of the causes which
led to the explosion of the steamer
Devol, which occurred on Green river,
nesr Bowling Green, some three months
ago. The report is very long, and states
the matter in detail, laying the blame to
George Wilt, the unfortunate engineer,
who paid for his carelessness with his
life.
The John A. Scudder will pass up on
Sunday night for St. Louis.
The Ashland will be down on Monday
from Cincinnati.
The Ella, Captain Milt Harry, leaves
this evening for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, attending
to all way business. She is staunch
craft and has excellent passenger accom-
modations. Captain Ed Postal presides
in the Office and is ably assisted by Mr..
Ed. Crowel.
The Quickstep viii not be ready to
leave for White river until Saturday next,
when she will resume her regular weekly |
trims and remain in the trade throughout
the season.
The Shannon, Captain Arthur, will
leave the wharfboat this afternoon for
New Orleans, and will attend to all way |
business in the bends.
The Fort Gibson will be in this after
noon and return to Pine Bluff this even
ing. Freight will be received for her on
the wbarfboat.
A large number Of people visited and |
inspected the Phil Allin to-day. She
was the center of attraction at the land |
ing, and was pronounced by steamboat
men to be one Of the best boats on the
river. We will give full description Of
her on Monday, the day Of her departure.
Captain Lightburne received a tele-
gram to-day stating that the steamer
Ashland would arrive here tomorrow
and leave on Tuesday with return trip
for the Ohio.
An invention is now on exhibition in |
Liverpool, England, BY which oil or
rlycerine is made to perform the tunc-
lions If steam. by the same means-ap-