Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-30

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Office, and is seconded by Owen Jamison
and Mcdonald.
Mrs. Joe Spears and her son leaves to-
day on the Parker for Wheeling, Va, 10
spend the summer with Mr.. Spears
friends. We wish the estimable lady
"bon voyage"
The City of Alton leaves St. Louis to-
morrow for New Orleans.
The Shannon leaves Cincinnati to-
morrow for New Orleans.
The City Of Helena, Captain Mckee,
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.
Geo. Walton does the honors of the
office.
The City of Vicksburg is the Anchor
Line packet leaving here tomorrow
evening for Vicksburg end the bends.
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. K. Jop-
lin, leaves this evening for Ashport and
all way landings on the upper coast,
attending to all way business. VIM. Jop-
lin has charge of the Office, and is
seconded by Pat Rhodes.
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
VWTF
Wise, leaves this evening for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Lutte Kelso
is her prime minister.
The Parker excrrted a large party of
ladies' and gentlemen last evening up
and down the river.
A number of prominent merchants
with their families had a social on the
Illinois last evening, and were well en-
tertained by the courteous officers of this
popular packet.
The Phil Allin, Captain Stack Lee in
command, is the regular Friday packet
leaving this evening for Friar's Point
and the bends. Jimmy Thompson and
Billy Willis have charge of the office.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry in com
mand, is the regular Saturday White
river mail packet. She leaves the wharf
tomorrow evening for all points or
White, Black and Little Red rivers, car.
rying the mail and attending to all way
business. Captain Ed Postal and Ed
Crowell are her clerks.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Eugene
Smith, is the regular Saturday Arkansa
river U. S. mail packet. She will be in
port to-day ready to receive and leave
tomorrow evening for Little Rock.
Walker Outlaw holds forth in the Office.
Captain Andrews, and Captain 0. X.
Joplin, Of the Frank Forest, have con.
tracted at Cincinnati for a new side
wheel steamer for the Memphis and Os
ceola trade. The new boat will be l6C
feet long, 80 feet beam and 81 foot hold
and have the engines ofthe Mary Ament
She will be finished and ready for bust
ness by the lst of October. She will BE-
supplied with all the modern improve
ments and be made a frst-class packet
The people Of the bends, we are satisfied
will feel proud Of the new packet, which
will be built expressly for the accommo
datioH Of the growing trade along tn,
upper coast.
Captain Harpman, the efficient agen
Of the Memphis and New Orleans BoarC
of Underwriters, aided Captain Bol
Wise last evening in entertaining tn
guests of the Parker. Captain Harpmal
is an old boatman, and while on TIL
river he made himself, as he does now
popular with everybody.
Mere accidents are noticed in the Goa
feet descending the Ohio. The ]. H
Bigley lost six barges and one fuel boa
near Marietta by the Baltic striking her
The Bigley was injured, and has laid "
for repairs. The Mary Ann lost a fue
fiat. The Coal City has a couple o
boats damaged.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Ma
Green 10 command, came in this morn
ing from the lower coast with a goot
list of people and a fair freight trip. Sh,
leaves tomorrow evening with a return
trip to Napoleon and the bends, attend
ing to all way business. Captain Lee
Cummins presides at the desk.
There will be lively times in Whit
and Arkansas rivers this season. Tn,
above rivers will be full Of boats seeking
business, but Milt Harry with his Rutl
and sidewheel steamer walk em-up
Quick" will say to them all, come OIL
McDuf and did be he who first erie
hold, enough"
Central Missouri has been flooded b,
the recent rains and much grain ant
fax destroyed.
There will be no overflow, notwithstand
ing the continued rains and rising Of tn
rivers.