Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-02

The Cairo and Nashville packet, Ada
Heilman, while laying up at Penn Island,
opposite Paducah, was destroyed by fire
on Monday morning. She was owned
by Messrs. Dix, Wassengole Il Arthur,
of Nashville, and was valued at $4,000,
partially insured.
The St. Francis had her new chimneys
up yesterday. They are a handsome
pair Of stacks and add much to the APP
pearance Of the boat.
Captain Pruden, the missing St. Louis
steamboatman, has not yet been heard
from.
The James Howard loads in the
Kountz line and leaves st. Louis next
Monday for New Orleans.
The Anchor Line packet Capitol City,
Capt. ONeal, leaves the elevator to.mor-
row evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Henry Dietrich, court
eous and attentive gentleman, has charge
of the Office in the absence of Jimmy
Thompson.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Reub Haines,
is the Saturday packet for Little Rock
and points on Arkansas river
Captain Sam Agles has resigned the
position of first clerk of tie Natchez
and is succeeded by F. Muse, clerk OF
the W. s. Pike.
The Channel ct Plum Point and
Osceola bars is getting lumpy and
crooked again, and down stream boats
experiences much trouble in getting over
the above places.
The Frank Forest, Captain O. K. Jop-
lin. came in this morning from the up
per coast with a fair list of cotton and
seed. She leaves tomorrow evening
with return trip for Osceola and all
way landings on the upper coast. J.W.
Rhodes, clever gentleman, does the
honors of the Office.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry, is
the regular Saturday White river packet.
She will be in port this evening to com
mence receiving freight and leave Sat
urday evening promptly with return
trip. 81 "a
The A. J. White is the Friday Napo-
leon packet.
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Billy Dean, formerly steamboatman
but now planter in Arkansas, passed
through the city yesterday en- route to
| Cincinnati to recuperate.
The Mollie Moore and st. Genevieve
will be up to morrow en- route to St.
Louis.
The City of Chester Captain Ed Gray,
came in this morning with full cargo
of grain and produce. She leaves the
elevator this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis, connecting at St. Louis with the
Northern Line packets and railroads for
St. Paul and all points East. She has
unsurpassed accommodations, and will
20 through on time Mr.. Quesnel, an
affable gentleman and accommodating
clerk, has charge of the Office. Mr..
Notthrop, who, by the way, is one of the
best caterers on the river and courte-
ous gentleman, never fails to make the
guests of the Chester com Portable and at
home, attends to the weary travellers and
alleviates the monotony of the trip by
furnishing them with bon.bons and the
best food in the country, and amuse-
men.s that would satisfy the most fastid-
iols. Put yourself in charge of Nor
throp aud you will enjoy the trip.
The West Wind is due down to-day,
en- route for New 0rleo ms, with tow of
stave boats and walnut lumber She
adds here two stave boats.
Captain James Salisbury received a
despatch from the Ella stating that she
would be in port tonight to receive for
all points on White river and leave Sat
urday evening with a return trip for
White, Black and Little Red rivers, car
rying the mail Captain John Elliott
commands the Ella, with Dan Sullivan
in charge of the Office.
This has been the dullest day this
summer on the landing
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