Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-06-12


evening, He goes to Evansville to
spend few weeks.
The James Howard adds here 800
sacks of oil cake.
The James d. Parker leaves here this
evening for Cincinnati with one of the
best passenger trips this season.
Bill, of the Appeal has crossed the
Rhine to rusticate and returns home on
the next trip of the Parker.
The Quickstep came in in gallant
style at noon with good trip of passen.
gers and fair freight list. She showed
off her good qualities by coming from
the point to the wharfboat in twenty
minutes. She leaves tomorrow evening
for all points on White river.
The order of the First Chancery
Court for the sale of the Bannock City,
Legal Tender and City of augusta was
rescinded yesterday, and the boats will
not be sold at present.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
connecting at St. Louis with the rail-
roads and the Northern Line packets
for St. Paul and all points East.
The Julia, Captain Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving tomorrow
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail.
The Fort Gibson Captain Ed Now
land, will be found in port to-day to
receive for Little Rock and all points on
Arkansas river, and leaves promptly to-
morrow evening.
The splendid passenger steamer Jas.
d. Parker, in command Of that ever
popular officer Captain Bob Wise,
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, attending to oil way
business. The Parker has good and
comfortable passenger accommodations,
and is in charge Of efficient and careful
officers. Billy Mcintyre, gentleman
who is noted for his urbanity and uni
form kindness, presides in the Office.
Those wishing a pleasant trip up the
river would do we'll to take passage on
the Parker.
The Arlington will arrive on Sunday
from Cincinnati.
The Hegler lays straight and easy and
Captain Hegler has his crew at work
clearing up the boat, anticipating rise
sufficient to float him off. She has 24O
bales of cotton on board yet.
The tow boat Alps is coming down
with two ice barges-one for Vicksburg
and the other for Greenville.
The James Howard has Withdrawn
from the association line.
The steamer Alexander Mitchell lost
her chimneys, pilot house and part of
her cabin in a tornado above Dubuque
last week.
Captain Rusk is repairing the Indiana
at Madison, Indiana.
The Red river raft has been closed by
the recent high water, which causes
suspension of navigation on the upper
river.
The new steamer Vint Shinkle, now
building at Cincinnati, will be finished
and ready for business by the 10Th of
July. Her dimensions are as follows;
Length, two hundred and twenty feet;
six feet hold; eighteen and half inch
cylinders, and five and half feet stroke.
The boat, it is said, will draw light two
feet, and can carry from nine hundred
to one thousand tons. Captain Kennis
ton will command the boat, and Billy
Mcintyre, of the James D. Parker, will
have charge of the Office. She was built
expressly for the Cincinnati and Mem
phis trade. Her owners are Parker,
Wise & Co., Vint Shinkle, Captain James
Kenniston and VIM. F. Mcintyre.
The Charles Bodmann will be down
on Sunday bound for New Orleans.
The A. ]. White had AZ bales OF cotton
and 47S sacks of seed.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry
will be found in port this afternoon to
receive for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, carrying the mail
and connecting at Devalrs Bluff with
the railroad for Little Rock and the Hot
Springs. Messrs. Ed Postal and John
Chamberlin are her clerks.
Henry Power, second clerk OF the
steamer Louisville, and son OF Captain
A. F. Power, was drowned at Cincinnati
on Monday night last.
The Anna and Lawrence have iald up
at Cincinnati.
The Mary Boyd, Capt Reub Haines'
laid over for some engagements, but leaves
promptly tomorrow evening for Pine
Bluff and all way points on Arkansas
river She is staunch boat and has
rood Messenger accommodations. Gus