Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-28

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c%innati, ticketing passengers through to
Baltimore for 500; Philadelphia, $2s;
aud New York, $25; meals and state
rooms included. Mr., Reister does the
honors Of the office.
The City Of Chester is the Anchor
Line packet leaving tomorrow evening
for Cairo and St, Louis, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
She also connects with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
Billy Blenker is her attentive purser.
The Batesville, Captain Smith, will be
found in port to-day receiving for
all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers, and leaves this evening, car
rying the mail and attending to all way
business. Captain Ed Postal, an eff
cient officer, presides at the desk.
An advance of q per cent. a hundred
is expected at St. Louis this week.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator to morrow evening for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business.
Chris Sharpe, an affable gentleman, pre-
sides in the office.
A new iron snag boat 100 feet long, SO
feet beam and 5 feet 4 inches hold made
a trial trip at St. Louis last Saturday.
The new craft, which was pronounced a
success, is to work in the Ouachita river,
under the direction of Major w. d.
Benyuard, and will be commanded by
Justin Straszer.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek, will
arrive in port this evening and leave on
Friday with a return trip for Vicksburg
and the bends, paying strict attention to
all way business.
All freight consigned to the Milt Har-
ry White river line will be handled free
of charge for drayage and commission,
and forwarded with promptnesA
The Arlington will arrive to morrow
from Cincinnati with a full cargo of
Western products.
The Nick Longworth leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for New Orleans.
The Great Republic leaves St. Louis
tomorrow for New Orleans.
A new boat will be built at Cincinnati
to take the place Of the Charles Bod
mann.
Mr.. Boyer, second engineer on the
Andy Baum, was taken off the boat at
Louisville and sent to the hospital with
a severe attack of hemorrhage Of the
lungs.
Freights at Cincinnati for New Or
leans rule at 20 cents per hundred.
D. J.. Ballautine, late clerk of the
Kate Kinney, has started the Ballansine
Hotel in BOonville, Mo.
James B. Donoho, the polite and eff
fcient clerk of the St. Bernard Coal
Association, returned home yesterday
from a trip down the river on a
pleasure excursion. Mr.. Donoho re.
ports having a good time, but came
near being eaten up by the buffalo
gnats.
The 0sceola leaves tomorrow evening
for all points on St. Francis river
through to Wittsburg. She also attends
to all way business in Walnut and GOuu-
Gil bends. A. Haycock has charge of
the office.
The Petrol takes a tow of ice charges
from here to Little Rock.
Mack Hsmitt, the renowned and pop
ular commission merchant and steam
boat agent of Pine Bluff, and Captain
Matt Downs of the steamer Lizzie, ar.
rived here to-day from Vicksburg per
rail. The Lizzie wat purchased for the
Pine Bluff and Little Rock trade ex-
clasively. She is well adapted for the
trade. She will not interfere with the
Memphis packets. Captain Hamitt and
Captain Downs are here to purchase and
get q trip for her from the mouth Of the
river to Pine Bluff. The Illinois will
sign for all freight for her for Little
Rock and all way landings. The Lizzie
is a staunch steamer, and stands No. l
with the insurance companies. Captain
Lightburne says Mack had the Lizzie's
ehimneys painted black to take the
freckles of Of her face.
The Board Of Supervising Inspectors
for steam vessels have recently made
additions and amendments to the gen.
eral rules and regulations for the man
agement of steam vessels which have
been Endorsed By the Secretary of the
Treasury. We select from them the fol-
lowing which more Immediately con.
Germs our people:
Rule IL. Steamers navigating rivers
only Except ferry boats, freight boats,
canal boats aud towing boats, of less
than fifty tous) must have one good
substantial boat. freight ferry, canal
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