Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-23
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MISCELLANEOUS.
The inclement weather defers shin.
ments and cause a dullness Of business
in river circles.
The c. v. Kountz for New Orleans
and Grand Tower for Memphis, left ST.
Louis yesterday.
The st. Francis Belle and N. T. Miller
will arrive to-day from the Ohio river.
The J. D. Parker for Memphis passed
Evansville last night and will arrive
here tomorrow night.
The Phil Allin returned to Friar's
Point last evening with a big trip.
Captain Reese Dugan is working at
the wreck Of the Indiana, and he hopes
to have her aaoat in a few days.
Workmen are busily engaged in put.
ting the Legal Tender in trim for the
fall season. She will be repainted and
reoutitted in handsome style.
The Il. c. Yaeger is due up to-mor-
row from New Orleans
The Frank Forest, Captain O. X. Jon
lin, was unable to get out on time last
evening, but leaves promptly tomorrow
evening for Ashport and all way land
ings on the upper coast, and will. after
this trip, make triiweekly trips, leaving
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
The Julia, Captain VIM. Blake, is the
Anchor line packet leaving the elevator
this evening for V~icksburg and the bends.
carrying the mail and attending to ali
way business. VIM. Gobel, a clever
gentleman, holds forth in the office.
The Q~uickstep enters the lower coast
trade next week.
The Geo. W. Cheek starts out Monday
next.
The Ella Hughes will be down Sunday
from Cincinnati.
Receipts of cotton are increasing
daily.
= The Fort Gibson, Captain Eugene
Smith, will arrive tomorrow from Ar
kansas river, and leaves on Saturday
with a return trip for Little Rock.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator this evening for Cairo and St.
Louis, connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
Billy Blenker presides at the desk. The
Chester brought in big trip of grain
and produce.
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal, is the
Saturday White river mail packet. She
will be found in port to morrow to receive
freight, and leaves on Saturday with a
return trip.
The Mary Miller is loading at Cincin.
natl for New Orleans.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek, ar
rived this morning from Vieksburg with
5 bales of cotton, a lot of seed and sun
dries and a fair list Of people. She
leaves tomorrow evening with a return.
trip for Vicksburg and the bends. Joe
Spears, Charley Smither and John Cham
berlin, a trio Of clever gentlemen, have
charge of the Office.
The Era No. Q will get away this after
noon for st. Francis river. She was de.
layed on account Of the slow work of the
boiler makers.
The officers Of The illinois report the
cotton opening rapidly in the bends and
the planters busily engaged in picking.
We may expect large receipts Of cotton
in the next fortnight.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Frank
Mullins who was so brutally beaten by a
negro %rotsabout, on the Illinois, is not
expected to survive the day out. The
negro who assassinated him with an
iron nut is under arrest at Vicksburr
and in chains. We hope justice will be
melted out to him, as he is a great des.
perado.
Since writing the above Mr.. Frank
Mullins has expired. The deceased
leaves a wife and three children. The
steamboatmen and his friends generally
sympathize with his family. he was be-
loved by all who knew him, aud strict
aud honest in the performance OF bis
duties. The boats in port have their
Oolors at half-mast,