Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-24

Will piy III tu6N eW OTltdus anu hlhdu
sas river trade this season.
The Mollie Moore, en- route from New
Orleans % St. Louis, has 222 hogsheadi
and 1872 boxes of sugar and 300 tons o.
sundries. 9np
The Ruth, Captain Ed Postal in com
mand, will be found in port to-day re,
ceiving for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, and leaves to-mor'
row evening, carrying the mail and at.
tending to all way business. Ed
Crowell is her accommodating clerk.
Major John d. Adams is in the city
interviewing his friends.
The Era No. 8 got away last evening
for st, Francis river. She will return
in time TO leave on Tuesday next.
The Capitol City, Captain 0'Neal, 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.
Henry Deadrick, a clever gentleman,
presides at the desk.
The St. Genevieve. Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator tomorrow evening for Vicks.
burg and the bends, carrying the mail
and attending to all way business.
Freight will be received for her at ali
times at the elevator.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. K. Jop.
IN in command, leaves this evening for
Ashport and all way landings on the up.
per coast. Captain VIM. Joplin and Joe
W. Rhodes are her gentlemanly clerks.
The Forest will commence on Monday
next in making trips, leaving on Mon.
days, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee.
brought in this morning 81 bales Of cot.
ton. a lot Of seed and sundries and a big
list Of people. She returns to Friar'F
Point aud the bends this evening. Jimmy
Thompson presides at the desk.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Eugene
Smith in command, will be foundin port
to-day receiving for Arkansas river and
all points through to Little Rock, and
leaves promptly tomorrow evening, car.
rying the mail and attending to all way
business. Walker Outlaw a gentleman
who is noted for his uniform kindness
has charge of the Office.
The A. j. White, Capt. Geo. Malone.
came in this morning from Napoleon
with GA bales Of cotton, a lot Of seed and
suudries and a big list of people. She
leaves tomorrow evening with a return
trip for Napoleon and the bends, attend.
ing to all way business. Captain AL
Cummins presides in the office.
Captain Richard Lightburne, apent
for the James D. Parker, received a
telegram from Captain Rob Wise stat.
ing that he would arrive here to- morrow
and leave Monday evening on a return
trip for Cincinnati and all points on
the Ohio, ticketing passengers through
to Cincinnati and all Eastern points al
reduced rates. She also makes a grand
excursion trip to Cincinnati for those
wishing to visit the Exposition. Capt.
%Lightburne will make engagements ior
her.
The G. v. Kountz will be down Sun.
day for New Orleans.
The 7. N. Miller, a scow.bow boat.
came in this morning from the Ohio
river en- route to upper White river.
The Illinois, on leaving this evening.
will have a big trip Of freight and peo-
pie.
Captain Smith spent $4,000 at St.
Louis in repairing the Batesville and
made her as good as new.
The new Memphis and st. Francis
river packet, St. Francis Belle. arrived
this morning from Cincinnati with 200
tons Of freight, Is tons Of which is for
this place and l25 for Helena, St. Fran.
els river and points below. She had also
a fair passenger trip, including several
people for New Orleans, who were trans.
ferred to the Illinois. The new steamer
was built by Captains Abbott and Porter
expressly for the St. Francis river trade,
for which she is well adapted. Her dimen.
sions are: 1873 feet long; 26 feet beam,
with 4 foot hold. She has two double.
aue boilers 20 feet long, aud two engines
with cylinders l2A inches in diameter
and 4 feet stroke, Her cabin, which is
fitted up in comfortable style, has accom-
modatiOns for 40 people. Her staterooms
are furnished with spring mattresses and
all the other modern improvements. The
clerks Office is situated in the front part
Of the boat and is handsomely and CON
veniently arranged. Her guards are
wide and strong and are constructed
with a view to handling cotton and other
freights with ease and safety. This ele-
CANT packet will leave this evening for
all points on st, Francis river through
to Wittsburg and will continue in the
trade, making sCmtweekly trims through.
out the season. Captain WI R. Porter,
a gentleman Of integrity and an expert.
eneed boatman, commands, and Captain
j. G. Abbott, well known in shipping cit.
Giles as a fine business man, and by the
travelling public as a gentleman possess.
ed of all those pleasing qualities which
90 to make up the genial travelling com,
PAXTON, has charge Of the office. Under
the control Of two such men the st.
Francis Belle is bound to succeed.
The remains of our old steamboat
friend Frank Mullih, who expired yes
terday morning from his injuries, will
be inferred this evening. he was q
worthy member Of Chickasaw Lodg,
No. s, l.. Q. o. F. The members viii
turn out this evening 10 pay the last
solemn duties to their deceased brother
With deep regret we chronicle the sud
den death, at St. Louis, yesterday morn
ing, of Mr.. Munson S, VanDeventer
chief engineer of the steamer Osceola
The deceased was attacked with conges
ton of the brian, and after an illness Of
only a few hours, his spirit took its high.
to a better world. he leaves many warn
friends and an aged mother to mourn
his untimely death. Mr.. VanDeyenle
ives an eslimable gentleman, noted 70
his integrity and many good qualities o
head and heart, He Yves engaged to b,
married within q couple Of weeks to al
intelligent and accomplished young lad
Of this city, who deeply mourns his loss
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