Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-08

The h G. Yaeger, due up to-day for
St. Louis, has 1000 sacks salt and 1900
boxes oranges.
The Belle Lee leaves New Orleans
to-day for Memphis.
The Joe Kinney, Captain Porter in
command, is the Anchor Line pocket to
leave for Vicksburg and the bends at ten
o'clock tomorrow morning. She carries
the mail and will attend to all way bust
ness. Joe Dill, an efficient officer, is her
clerk.
The Ella will be in port tomorrow
receiving for White river and tributaries.
She will leave on Saturday evening.
The Belle of Texas will be here to
leave for Pine Bluff on Tuesday next.
The Ella passed Devalls Bluff yester-
day with 300 bales of cotton, and will be
here on time.
Colonel B. o. Carr, experimenting
inspector of this district, left for Omaha
yesterday, where he will meet his wife,
who has been sojourning out west during
the summer.
The City of Vicksburg will pass up for
St. Louis tomorrow.
The John Kyle will be up on Sunday
bound for St. Louis.
The Mary Alice and barges, en- route
from New Orleans to st. Louis, has 1850
boxes of sugar aud 100, O0Ofeet OF timber.
The Frank Forest arrived this morn
ing from the upper coast with good list
of cotton and other freights. She leaves
to morrow evening with return trip for
Osceola and way landings. Captain o.
K. Joplin commands and ]. W. Rhodes
presides in the Office.
The Geo. W. Cheek was towed to the
foot of Washington street where she will
rest until business gets better.
Billy Dean, the celebrated lecturer
and efficient supercargo, goes on one OF
our local packets next week.
The Ella Hughes is making regular
trips between Little Rock and Pine Bluff
and is making money. Captain Drink
water, her noble commander, is now il
his glory, and is getting prouder every
day.
Captain Frank Vinson shipped on thu
John B. Maude to-day for New Orleanl
and the bends 600 packages of freight
including 100 barrels Of whisky.
The new and staunch Arkansas rivel
packet Maumelle leaves this evening fol
Pine Bluff, Little Rock, Fort Smith anC
all way landings on Arkansas river, at
tending to all way business. The
Maumelle is one of the most com
plete light-draught boats ever con
structed. On her trial trip she
made eight miles an hour up stream.
With one hundred boxes of coal or board
she draws less than one foot. She is
perfect success, and is one of the best
boats ever built for the Arkansas river.
Her owners. Messrs. G. W. johnson, A.
NJ. Woodruff, j. G. Jabine and W. kir-
ten, of Little Rock, are all well pleased
with their elegant packet. Her dimen-
sions are: los feet long, "a feet BEAM foot
hold. Two engines, liz inch cylinders,
with feet stroke; two boilers % feet
long. "a inches in diameter, double hues,
and a doctor engine with all modern
improvements, complete her machinery
The cabin is a marvel of beauty and
convenience, containing twelve state
rooms and twelve open berths, and cots
sufficient to accommodate fifty passen-
gers in addition to the crew. Her fdrni-
ture and carpets are the finest
We ever saw on a boat of her class
CAPTAIN James Bowlin, who is one OF the
most popular and experienced boatmen
on the Western waters, superintended
her construction, and he spared no pains
or expense in making her staunch and
complete in every department A. M.
Woodruff, who is recognized on Arkan-
sas river as gentleman ofintegrity and
is well liked, is her purser and one ofthe
owners. Charley Musselman, freight
clerk, is one Of the most popular clerks
on Arkansas river, and is noted as al
ways being correct and polite to all
whom he has business With. His friends
are legion, and he is 9 great acquisition
to the Maumelle. In bis line Of bust
ness he has no superior; he is always
correct and never fails to please
the shipping and travelling public
The Maumelle is receiving for Arkansas
river and all points through to For