Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-29
The Capilol civ led Yicksburg yester.

The Capitol City left Vicksburg yester-
day for st. Louis.
The Mollie Moore and Glencoe are due
down tomorrow for New Orleans.
Henry Weaver, who shot Phil Dom
nally, second mate of the Quickstep,
few days since in selfdefense, was dis
charged yesterday by Esquire Miller.
The John F. Tolle, due up for St.
Louis, has 1925 sacks Of salt,
The Robert Mitchell, Captain James
Pepper, will leave the wharf this even
ing for New Orleans and the bends.
Captain Gus Desouchet does the honors
of the Office.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet, leaving the eleva-
tor tomorrow morning at ten o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
Captain Dill, passenger agent of the line,
will see that all wishing pleasant trip
down the river are comfortably slowed
away.
The Colorado, Captain Ed Gray in
command, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis, connecting at st. Louis with the
railroads for all points East and West.
A clever gentleman will be found in the
office.
The staunch aud light draft packet
/ Ella, in command of Capt. Milt Harry,
leaves this evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport,
connecting at the mouth of the river
with the Katie for New Orleans, and at
Devall's Bluff with the railroad for Lit
tie Rock and the Hot Springs. The
Ella has comfortable passenger accom-
modations, and is in charge of efficient
officers. Captain Ed Postal controls the
affairs of the Office, and is ably sec
onded by John Chamberlin.
Tom Demmons, the celebrated artist,
has quite number of painters at work
on the Illinois repainting her. She will
be a handsome steamer when finished
and will be the pride of the lower coast
trade.
The H. C. Yaeger is due up to-day,
bound for St. Louis.
The Cherokee for New Orleans and
vnt ShinkIe for Memphis leave Cincin-
natl this evening.
The elegant passenger steamer Mary
Boyd, in command of that ever popular
officer, Captain John Elliott, leaves on
Tuesday for White river, carrying the
United States mail and attending to all
way business. She will remain in the
Memphis and White river trade through
out the season as Tuesday mail packet
The Mary Boyd is staunch, and has
superb passenger accommodations.
Captain Joseph Elliott, an efficient aud
accommodating officer, will officiate in
the office. Dan Sullivan, clever gem
teman and favorite in White river, will
have charge Of the freight department
jim Hall, who is known the world over
as great and good medicine man, will
have charge of Bacchus, which will be
stocked with the finest wines, liquors,
cigars, ETC., in the market.
Messrs. RolstoD and Gronauer, local
inspectors, returned home last evening
from Cairo, wither they have been on a
tour Of inspection.
The splendid passenger and freight
steamer James D. Parker, in command
of that efficient and worthy officer
Captain Bob Wise, will be found in
port tomorrow to receive for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, and will leave
Monday. The Parker has superb
passenger accommodations, is safe
carrier and will go through with dispatch.
Mr.. Deems, a clever gentleman, presides
in the Office.
The Colorado came in at noon from
st. Louis with 300 tons of miscellaneous
freight.
A steamboat line is to be formed at
New Orleans for the benefit of the civil
rights porteges under the name and style
of the Union Steam Transportation Com
pany. The object of this company, says
the New Orleans Bulletin, is to con-
struct, purchase or otherwise procure
steamboats, aud other vessels to run and
navigate the Mississippi river and its
tributaries, for the purpose of carrying
mails, freight and passengers (irrespec-
tive of race or colot) The capital is
placed at $4,000, and the incorporators
are L. B. Wakeman for four shares; l..
Sewell, ten shares; d. DeHaven, five
shares; John Day, FIVE shares; A. W.
| Faulkner. one share; VIM, G.. Brown,