Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS.


First day Of the new cotton season.
The dull months of the year have passed
away and steamboatmen are happy.
We will have shoal water in a few
weeks.
The C. B. Church arrived at New Or
leans yesterday.
The City of Helena and Belle of
Shreveport for St. Louis left V:cksburg
yesterday.
The James D. Parker, for Memphis,
passed Evansville yesterday and will ar
rive here tomorrow morning, and exeurt
the insurance men and friends Thursday
and leave on Friday for a return
trip TO Cincinnati.
Captain ALI Grissom, chief clerk Of the
big Mary Belle, is in the city making
engagements for his mammoth steamer.
She enters the Memphis and New Or
leans trade October 9th.
We received a telegram from Captain
Ed Rowland last evening stating that
the Fort Gibson was all o. K. She ar
rived at Pine Bluff yesterday and left
there last night for Memphis. She will
be in on time, and leave on Saturday,
her regular day, with a return trip for
Arkansas river. The damage on her
cargo in the hull was light.
The Capitol City passed up last night
for st. Louis with a moderate trip.
The Osceola has gone to St. Louis to
be locked. Her guards will also be
widened, and she will have a new cabin
and texas added and be made almost a
new boat. She ~re-enters the St. Francis
river trade by October the LIST.
The Geo. W. Cheek cleared for Ma
poleon with a fair trip of freight and
people.
Captain Harphan, agent of the Board
of Underwriters, left last evening for
Pine Bluff to look after the interest of
the insurance companies.
The Quickstep, Capt. Jimmy Thomp-
son in command, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Friar's Point
and the bends, carrying the mail and at
tending to ell way business. Harry
Bateman is her clerk.
The Geo. W. Cheek enters the Helena
and bends trade September the 18th,
aud will run throughout the season,
making tri-weekly trips.
The City of Chester, Captain zeigler
is the Thursday Anchor Line packet
leaving for Cairo and St. Louis, con
Meeting with the principal railroads for
all points East and West.
The st. Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator tomorrow evening for Vicks
burg and the bends.
The A. ]. White, Capt. Geo. Malone
will arrive tonight from Vicksburg with
a fair trip. She re-enters the Napoleon
trade on Saturday next.
The Illinois, in command of the ever
popular officer Captain Mark Cheek,
will resume her regular trips in the
Vicksburg trade on Friday next. She
has been reftted and repainted IN
elegant style and will give a good &C
count of herself this season.
In our advertising columns will be
found the card of the new steamer Mary
Belle and the james Howard.
The Indiana will be down Friday
evening for New Orleans.
The City of Augusta leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis.
The Shannon and Arlington are load
ing at Cincinnati for New Orleans.
The Susie Silver and Bee and barges
are the next boats due en- route to New
Orleans.
Jim Kooken, passenger agent, late o.
Cairo, has been appointed passenger
agent for the Anchor Line at Vicksburg
He passed down Monday night on the
Julia.
Hopefeld bar showed itself this morn
ing.
Captain L~ightburne is making engage
ments for the Parker.
Captain Joe Spears, chief clerk Of the
Illinois, and family, returned home thi;
morning from Wheeling, Va, where be
has been to visit his relatives. The triI
has recuperated Joe, and he starts out
with new vigor and a determination tc
aid in keeping up the popularity of the
famous passenger steamer Illinois.
The National Steam Navigation Con.
v%ention meets in New York to-day,
Captain J.. w. Carleton has been APP
pointed general freight agent at New
Orleans for the Thompson Dean.
Captain Thomas Caldwell, who is we'll
known in river and shipping circles, has
purchased and re6tted in grand style the
Monarch Saloon, No. 4O5 Main street,
corner Mccall and Main street. Capt
Caldwell, being a good Judge Of ardent
spirits, has stocked his saloon with the
finest brands of liquors, wines and cigarI
ever brought TO this market. He open
out tomorrow with a 6ne lunch whicl
will continue from IL to 2 o'clock. Capt
Caldwell invites all his steamboat friends
to give him a call.
Captain Milt Harry has chartered the
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