Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-05-19

ticketing passengers through to all
points East at low rates. Tiff Crider
and Mr.. Skunk, two clever gentlemen,
have charge of the office.
The Belle of Texas, Captain John
WOODBURY., leaves this evening for Pine
Bluff and way points on Arkansas river,
carrying the United States mail.
Messrs. VIM. Butler and Billy Willis,
two courteous and attentive gentlemen,
have charge of the office.
The George W. Cheek, Captain George
Malone, leaves this evening for Napo-
leon and the bends, attending to all way
business. Lee Cummins and Charley
Sharpe, two worthy and clever gentle
men, have charge Of the office.
The Belle Shreveport will be length
ened fifty feet and placed in the New
Orleans and St. Louis trade.
The St. Francis, Captain Basket, ar
rived this morning in a crippled condi-
ton. She brought in 228 bales of cot
ton and big list of passengers. In
descending St. Francis river yesterday
morning she collided with one of the
piers of the railroad bridge at Madison,
which tore out fifty feet of her lower
guards, smashed her cook-house and let
her wheel down. She struck on her
starboard side, near where she struck
some three weeks ago. Henry Wilbur
was at the wheel. The ST. Francis
will be repaired in time to leave
Thursday evening with return trip for
all points on St. Francis river. The
concussion occasioned by the collision
gave the passengers good shaking up
and big scare.
The splendid passenger steamer Mary
Boyd, Captain Reub Haines, leaves this
evening for Little Rock and all points
on Arkansas river. She has unsur-
passed passenger accommodations Gus
O'Neil, an efficient officer and clever
gentleman, presdes in the Office.
Captain John Myers will get well, but
will be cripple for life.
The Andy Baum lost one of her Chin
neys coming down.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Gus
Desouchet, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Evansville and Louisville. She has
unsurpassed passenger accommoda-
tons. 4l4
Mr.. Frank Buskirk, who has served as
chief clerk SO faithfully and with credit
to himself on the Belle of Texas, has
resigned his position and quits the
river, and will engage in business on
shore. He leaves this evening for Gin
cinnati, and on his arrival will be united
to one of Ohio's fafrest daughters. Mr..
Buskirk carries with him the best wishes
of large number Of friends. Mr..
William Butler, an efficient clerk and
worthy gentleman, is his successor
Beroni Ganaway, well known river
cook, died last Thursday. s (
The Great Republic is in the picnic
business at st. Louis. fra Boy
The. Fred Wilson No,2 passed up at
noon with three empty coal fats in tow.
The Bigley left this morning with a
tow of coal for New Orleans. ls'rniJ
The Bismarck and John f. Tolle, for
St. Louis, are due tonight from New
Orleans. .,,r r,1eu,re
The Asteamboatmen held a meeting
this afternoon at Captain George Cheek S
Office to make arrangements to attend
the funeral Of Captain Steve Wilkins,
which takes place tomorrow evening
at 20 clock from the residence of his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Ed Worsham, on
Second street, between Poplar and Elk
change. The steamboatmen at their
meeting to-day resolved to attend the
funeral in body, and respectfully invite
all river men in the city to join them IN
paying the last sad tribute to departed
friend. Appropriate resolutions were
also passed in respect to the memory Of
the deceased.
Captain II. G. Chase arrived this
morning from Little Rock with large
mail We return him thanks for file
of Little Rock papers of Sun days date.