Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-24

this evening for New Orleans.
Captain r. W. Lightburne has fitted
up his new office, 296 Front street, in
elegant style, and he is now prepared to
attend to all steamboat business with
promptness,
The Yint Shinkls gives a moonlight
excursion Thursday night. A good time
is anticipated.
The new and staunch steamer
Cherokee, Captain Byers, will leave
Glenn's wharfboat tomorrow evening
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Freight will be received for her at all
times on the w~harfboat.
The steamer Diamond Joe sunk q few
days since on the upper rapids.
The James D, Parker leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow evening for Memphis.
The Cherokee, en- route to Cincinnati,
has the machinery of the Lizzie HoE.
kins and Era No. l3, which will be PLACID
into new boats.
The 0sceola, Captain A. Haycock,
leaves Thursday evening for all points
on St. Francis river through to Wits
burg.
The Julia, Captain Vim Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet, leaving the eleva-
tor tomorrow morning at ten o'clock for
Cairo and St. Louis, connecting with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West. Mr.. Gobel has charge of the
Office.
The Mary Houston, Captain Charley
Miller, leaves tomorrow evening for
New Orleans and the bends. Elliott
Miller presides at the desk. Captain
L%ightburne will make engagements for
her.
Mr.. Williams, on the wharfboat, re-
ceived a telegram from Captain Wood.
burn stating that the Rosa Miller would
arrive here tomorrow morning, and
leave on Thursday for all points on
Arkansas river through to Fort Smith.
Freight will be received for her at all
times on the wharfboat.
Mr.. Williams, on Glenn's wharfboat
received a telegram from the Cherokee
stating that she would be here tomorrow
morning and leave promptly tomorrow
evening for the Ohio river.
Captain R. W. Lightburne has made
engagements to ship cotton by rail OIL
river which will be u~nequaled. He il
open for business in his new quarters
and all business entrusted to him will
meet with prompt attention.
The Landing Committee ought to
have the mud and filth on the levee
washed off as the river recedes.
Captain Lightburne will make en-.
gagements for the Vint Shinkle leaving
here Friday Tor the Ohio river.
Shauanau was the name of the Cum.
berland river when it was a spring
branch in l76O, the year Little Old
Jofeld discovered the Mouth Of Smith.
land.
W. P. Halliday was clerk of the High
Flyer in 1853.
Captain Charley Richards, proprietor
of the Sardis Miss. Hotel, was in the
city to day interviewing his old steam
boat friends and shaking hands with the
old timers. The Captain looks we'll and
says he grows younger every year.
James Woods, of Nashville, after
whom the finest boat that ever ran in the
Nashville and New Orleans trade was
named, is dead. The following is an
extract from one of the resolutions of
respect, adopted by The merchants and
business men Of Nashville, Before the
Introduction of steamboats, into the
Cumberland river, he, with his brothers,
Captain Joe Miller and others, all Of
whom are now dead, were proprietors Of
and nayigated.the waters from Nashville
t. New Orleans with barges, the arrivals
Of which at Nashville were ever regarded
with great interest, the entire popula.
ton turning out to receive and welcome
them"
They have a patent lung tester on the
Cheek, which was patened by Billy
Smither. The tester is similar to the
fire extinguisher, and is frequently tried