Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-10

which will be taken to St. Louis to be
dismantIed.
The H. c. Yaeger passed up last night
for st. Louis. She put off here ITO bar
rels rice, 70 sacks salt, 900 bundles ties,
30 cases wine, As barrels salt ard 81 bar
rels block lead. She had 400 tons of
freight for St. Louis.
Captain Mark Cheek has recovered
his pet poodle and is again happy.
Captain Rusks son was quite i'll with
typhoid fever, and not expected to live,
when the boat passed here last night.
Captain Rusk had physician on board,
and was doing everything in his power
to save his son, who is promising youth.
Captain Washington is receiving 500
sacks of oil cake on the landing for
shipment south.
The Phil Allin will arrive in the early
part of the week. She will give good
account of herself when she starts out.
Bob Gillespie, who was formerly
known as one of the most popular Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas river steamboat
clerks, returned this morning from New
York, where he has been residing for
eighteen months, but had to come back
to his FIRST love, and is now open for a
clerkship on some frst-class packet.
The George W. Cheek, in command of
Captain Yves Sneed, who is known as
one of the best business men in Mem
phis and popular gentleman, will run
in the Memphis and 0sceola trade, for
which she is well adapted, and the
planters along the bends should feel
proud of her and appreciate the enter
prise of Captain Sneed and his friends
in placing her in the trade. She leaves
on Tuesday next for 0sceola and will
make regular trips. We feel assured
that she will become popular in the
trade, and prove lucrative to her owners.
The Grand Tower came in at noon
from St. Louis with full cargo of gram
and produce She done a heavy way
business down, which detained her
The Ella, Captain Milt Harry in com
mand, came in yesterday from White
river with 1875 bales of cotton, 80 sacks
of seed, and had good passenger list.
She reshipped at the mouth 1877 bales of
cotton. The Ella leaves this evening
with return trip for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, attending to
all way business, and connecting at De-
Wallis Bluff with the railroad for Little
Rock and Hot Springs Captain Ed
Postal is her prime minister.
The Illinois, in command of the ell
cient and worthy officer Captain Mark
Cheek, is the mail packet leaving this
evening fox Chicot City and the bends,
attending to all way business and con-
meeting at Chicot City with she Katie
for New Orleans and the bends, The
Illinois has no superior in fare, speed
and comfort. Jimmy Thompson and
Charley Sharpe, two efficient and worthy
officers, have charge of the office.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving here
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
connecting with the railroads for all |
points East and West Tom White is
her purser. Billy Dill, the popular pas
senger agent Of tie line, will see that
the guests are comfortably slowed away.
The stauneh and light draught steamer
Fort Gibson, Captain Ed NowIand in
command, leaves this evening for Pine
Bluff and all way points on Arkansas
river, carrying the United States mail
and attending to all way business, She
continues in the trade as a weekly
packet, and leaves Memphis on Satur-
days and Pine Bluff on Tuesdays.
Walker Outlaw, an efficient officer, pre-
sides il the Office.
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving here to-
morrow morning for Vieksburg aud the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Mr.. Goebel, {
clever gentleman, presides at the desk.
The Quicksiep viii be ready to leave
for White river on Saturday next.
The City of Augusta will have her re.
pairs finished in time to resume her
regular trips in White river on Saturday
next.
The Bismarck and Belle Of Shreve-
port will be down tomorrow for New