Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-11

States mail and attending to all way
business. Messrs. Lee Cummings and
Charley Smither, two clever and ac-
commodating officers. have charge of the
office.
The fine steamer Illinois, in command
of that ever popular officer, Captain
Mark Cheek, will enter the Memphis and
Napoleon trade on Tuesday next.
The Cherokee, for New Orleans, and
the Nashville, for Memphis, will be down
tomorrow.
Captain Jim Bowlins new Arkansas
river packet, building at Madison, Ind,
is near completed.
Captain DeHaven has not purchased
the Legal Tender, as the upper country
papers have it.
Platt Stratton has been appointed
Supervising Inspector of steamboats, for
the second district.
The West Wind Captain John LaRue,
leaves this evening for Osceola and all
way landings, J. W. Rhodes, a genial
and clever gentleman, presides in the
office, and is ably seconded by Mr.. D.
G. Rhodes, polite and clever gentle
man, who is noted for his courtesy and
accommodation to the shipping and
travelling public.
Frisbee, United States Commissioner
at New Orleans, who has been extorting
money from steamboatmen, was bound
over to appear before the United States
District Court for trial
The City of Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Vicksburg and
the bends, carrying the United States
mail. George Walton, an agreeable
gentleman and accommodating officer,
presides at the desk.
Mr.. John Morris, late steward of the
steamer st. Genevieve, opened the new
hotel at the st. Louis Union stock yards
yesterday with grand free blow.
At meeting of the Western delegates
to the National Board of Steam Naviga-
ton, held at the Tiff House, Buffalo,
September 3, 1874, on motion R. H.
Voolfolk, Esq, of Louisville. Ky, was
made President, and Mr.. Ben M. Mer-
rifles, of Cincinnati, Secretary. On
motion a committee of FIVE, consist
ing of R. s. Semple, of Cincinnati; G..
@. Gray, Of Pittsburg; II. Verhoef, jr.,
of Louisville e. w. Gould and W. j..
Kountz. of st. Louis, was appointed to
call convention of Western and South
ern steamboat captains and owners, to
be held in st. Louis, Missouri, on the
last Wednesday in September, 1874 On
motion R. H. Voolfolk was added to the
above committee.
The St. Francis, Captain James Lee
in command, brought in this morning
from the lower coast 81 bales of cotton
and lot of seed. She leaves this even
ing for Friar's Point and the bends, car
rying the mail and attending to all way
business. Captain Stack Lee, worthy
and efficient officer, is her chief clerk,
and is ably seconded by Billy Willis.
The GAINESVILLE will be taken out on
the ways at Paducah tomorrow.
The St. Genevieve is the Saturday
Anchor Line packet for st. Louis.
The Ella, Captain Milt Harry, will be
found in port to-day to receive for all
points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, and will leave tomorrow even.
ing, connecting at the mouth of the
river with the Katie for New Orleans,
and at Devalls Bluff with the railroad
for Little Rock and Hot Springs.
The splendid steamer Cherokee, Capt.
George Wolf in command, will leave the
wharf tomorrow evening for New Or
leans and the bends. The Cherokee is
a new steamer and in charge of efficient
officers. Captain ]. 7. Washington will
make engagements for her.
Captain Jack Norment leaves this
evening on the A. j. White for Lake
Boglia to build small stern wheeler to
ply in Lake Boglia and run in connec
ton with railroad which penetrates
Bolivar county, The new steamer will
be 100 feet in length, 20 feet beam and
8 feet hold. Captain Norment expects
to transportation the interior 1000 bales
of cotton this season. He will have his
boat finished and ready for business in
sixty days.
The steamers George W. Cheek and
Illinois had a narrow escape from being
consumed by FIRE at one o'clock this
morning. The FIRE was confined to the
pantry. which was burned aud charred
inside, necessitating the rebuilding of
a new one. The loss will amount to a
few hundred dollars. Commander g
w. Cheek had no insurance on either
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