Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-12

points on White, Black and Little Red
rivers, connecting at the mouth of White
river with the Katie for New Orleans,
and at Devall's Bluff with the railroad
for Little Rock and Hot Springs. Cap
tain Ed Postal does the honors of the
Office and is ably assisted in the freight
department by John Chamberlin.
The City of Helena passed down last
evening for Helena with a fair trip. She
put off here 3lS barrels meal, So crates
cabbages, 60 barrels apples, GIL bales hay,
% barrels potatoes and added 10 tons of
way freight.
The st. Genevieve, Captain Vickers
in command, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business in the bends and con-
Meeting at Cairo and st. Louis with the
railroads for all points East and West
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake in com
mand, is the Anchor Line packet, leay-
ing tomorrow morning at ten clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying the
United States mail and attending to all
way business.
The Cherokee, Captain George Wolf,
will leave the wharf this evening for
New Orleans and the bends. Captain
Washington will make engagements for
her.
Captain John W. Malin, of the Laclede
Hotel at St. Louis, died at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, on Monday last Captain
Malin had been engaged on the river Tor
years. In 1851 he took command of q
steamer in the Keokuk packet trade,
where he remained until he opened the
Laclede Hotel, which he has conducted
with ability. He was born in Vevay,
Indiana, fatboated for awhile, kept store
in Client, run the steamers John Dem
non, Hamburg and other Ohio boats,
and first ran the Jennie Dean in the
Keokuk trade.
Captain Milt Harry has large force
Of men at work on the Quickstep, giving
her thorough overhauling She will
also be repainted and receive an entire
new outfit and be furnished with all the
modern improvements. She will be
ready for business by the first of the
month.
The Illinois makes her initial trip in
the Napoleon trade on Tuesday next.
The Phil Allin will be here in the early
part of the week, reconstructed and
ready to resume her regular trips in the
Friar's Point trade.
Captain Billy Maingault has given the
tug Oriole, of the St. Bernard Coal AS
ISOLATION, new coat of paint and his
pet now looks handsomer than ever. She
is on the track and ready to do towing
and attend to the supplying of steamers
with coal.
Hereafter all tolls OH the Louisville
and Portland canal must be paid in
United States currency before any boat
or barge will be locked through. No
sight drafts, checks or orders will be ac-
cepted.
The Colorado will pass up tomorrow
morning for st. Louis.
The Mary Alice and barges will pass
down to day for New Orleans.
The Mollie Moore will be due up to-
morrow bouAd for st. Louis.
The Tom Jasper, with barge in tow,
passed down this morning for New Or
leans we'll laden. She put off here q
packages of freight
Captain Ed Cobb received telegram
from Captain Ballard stating that the
Nashville would arrive in port on Sun
day and leave promptly Monday even
ing on return trip for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati.
The Illinois had up steam this morn
ing to try her machinery, which worked
like charm.
|. Captain Dave Hukill has fallen of
fifteen pounds since his fright by the
fire Thursday night, though his life was
insured.
Captain Ed Rowland will have the
staunch and light draught steamer Fort
Gibson, ready to leave here on Saturday
next for all points on Arkansas river
through to Pine Bluff. The late swell oil
eighteen inches will enable him to get
through and the merchants should get
their shipments ready for the Arkansas
river and forward them by the Fort
Gibson as Captain Rowland has never
failed in going through to his destina-
ton with the Fort Gibson alias the Gray
Mule. r-
The steamboatmen can find their
friend Con Keliher at the Stonewall
saloon on Second street, near Jefferson.
Jimmy Thompson, late clerk OF the
Capitol City, arrived here this morning