Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-04-14


DAYS with his family and friends.
They have had another big hre at
Helena. Full particulars will be found
in our local columns.
CaptaiR John Edison, an experienced
boatman, has been commissioned mate OF
the steamer Mary Boyd.
The Scudder got away yesterday after
noon with HOO tons of freight
The Lawrence. en- route from Cincin-
natl to Nashville, run through herself on
Saturday last near Shawneetown and
broke both cylinder heads.
The A. ]. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
leaves this evening for Napoleon and
the bends, attending to all way business.
Bob Wildberger and Charley Sharpe,
two clever gentleman, preside in the
office.
The Kittie Hegler, Captain ]. D. Heg-
Ter, Will leave on Thursday at II m. for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. Capt.
Dick Lightburne will make engagements
for her,
The Charles Bodmann, Captain o. Z.
Shinkle, leaves here Thursday at three
pm. promptly for New Orleans and the
bends.
The Mary Houston, Captain Charley
Miller, will leave here tomorrow at
twelve m. for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati. Elliott Miller is her prime
minister.
The staunch steamer Ashland, Capt.
VIM. Kyle, will be found in port to-mor-
row to receive for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, and leaves at FIVE o'clock.
Mr.. Alexander is her accommodating
clerk. Captain Dick Lightburne will
make engagements for her.
The swift and elegant passenger
steamer Pat Rogers, Captain Ben Merri-
les, leaves promptly this evening for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, ticket
ing passengers through to New York for
$25, and to Baltimore for $40, including
meals and staterooms. The Rogers has
unsurpassed passenger accommodations,
and will go through with dispatch. Mr..
Mullen, clever gentleman, controls the
office.
The City Of Vicksburg, Capt. Riley,
arrived this morning from st. Louis
with near 800 toss of freight. She puts
off here l25 tons of grain and produce,
and leaves the elevator this evening for
Vieksburg and the bends. Chris Sharpe,
an affable gentlemen, presides in the
office. Billy Dill, the popular passenger
agent of the line, will ticket passengers
through to all points South, North and
East.
The crevasse at McCullen's plantation
affects Wards creek and Bayou Fon-
tame BATTERIES, and about fifteen river
plantations between the crevasse and
Bayou Manchac.
Frank Smith and several Of the crew
Of the Belle Lee arrived in the city Sum
day evening to spend few days
Captain Carlton, Of the Katie, was in
the city yesterday visiting few frien DIS.
A bill has been introduced into Con-
gress for improving navigation at the
mouth of the Mississippi river.
The City of Alton and Mollie Moore
are due tomorrow evening from New
Orleans, en- route to St. Louis.
The Pine Bluff Press of the 9th con-
tains the following, headed ITO Our
Business Mem"
MEssRs. EDIroRs-A citizen among
you, and feeling lively interest in the
growth and prosperity of our little city, |
] beg leave to say WORD in regard to
matter of general interest which seems |
not to have been thought of by our bust.
ness men. The steamer Belle of Texas |
has been plying between this place and |
Memphis ever since the failure of the |
Adams line, with a regularity and
without precedent, and yet |
she has not, am told, been patronized
by our people. Why is it so? She is a
No. boat in every respect; runs rap
idly, making trips from Memphis to this
place in from thirty to thirty-fve hours;
her officers, from captain down, are all
quiet, sober, steady gentlemen; her fare
IS excellent for an Arkansas river boat;
her beds are clean. rooms good walters
attentive, and with underwriters she
stands at the head of the list. Captain
WOODBURY. is an old Arkansas river man,
and known to be reliable ia eTcTJ e
spect. He has put down the price OF
both freight and passage, and that when
be had but little competition, Other
boats charged SO to Memphis, and
Captain WOODBURY. put it down to IS
and $40. We used to pay SOC and Coo
per 100 pounds for freight, now the
Belle brings il for 25e to Soc. With
hese facts known, it is strange that
more interest has not been taken in sus-
aiming the Belle. We owe it to our
,elves and to the people on the river be-
ow to come forward and give the Belle
. strong support. Will it be done2 |
lope SO. AK OLD MERCHANT.