Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-22

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New York, $25; meals and staterooms
included, The Parker has good accom-
modations. Mr.. Kelso has charge of
the office.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, leaves this evening for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Chris
Sharpe controls the office.
Captain Nat Green went out in COM
msnd Of the Illinois last evening, Capt.
Mark Cheek having stopped off on &C
count of sickness.
Thea. j. White, Capt Geo. Malone,
leaves this evening for Napoleon and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Captain A. l..
Cummins controls the affairs of the Office
and has for his aids Messrs. Smither and
Aydlett.
The Legal Tender, Captain Ed Now.
land in command, leaves this evening
for Little Rock and all way landings on
Arkansas river, carrying the mail and
paying strict attention to all way bust
ness. Walker Outlaw, q courteous gem
tleman, presides in the office and is Sec
onded by Joseph Boyd, a clever gentle
maa.
The Quickstep, Captain Ed Postal in
command, leaves this evening for White,
Black and Little Red rivers, carrying
the mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Ed Crowell presides in the office.
Captain Milt Harry stopped off at
J%acksonport this trip on account of sick.
ness in bis family. Captain Ed Postal
commands in his absence.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
came in this morning from St. Louis
with full cargo of grain and other pro-
duce. She leaves this evening with a re-
turn trip for Cairo and St. Louis, carry
ing the mail, attending to all way bust
ness and connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
Tom White is her prime minister, while
Mr.. Northrop, the celebrated caterer, su-
perintends the cuisine.
The Mary Houston has gone To Gin
cinnati to load for New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell is due down to.
morrow for New Orleans.
The Minneola will arrive tomorrow
morning from Cincinnati with a full
cargo Of Western products.
The Bismark will be down today for
New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan, Captain Albert
Stein, will leave the wharfboat tomorrow
morning at I o'clock for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati. She will 90
through with dispatch. Harry Stein,
one of the best fellows in the world, has
charge Of the Office.
The Julia passes up tomorrow morn.
ing for st. Louis.
The Vint Shinkle, for Memphis, passed
Evansville yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock, for New Or
leans, will be down on Monday.
The excursionists from Cincinnati
that came down on the Parker took {
good view of the city, and were enter
tanned last night at Mr.. Henry j. Lynn
residence.
Charles Marshall, owing to illness, hai
resigned his position Of chief enginee.
of the Cons Millar. Mr.. Sam Foster il
his successor.
Captain Bob Wise, by his prompt at
t%ention to business, has made his packet
the j. d. Parker, one of the most popu
lar boats on the river. She takes t,
Cincinnati this trip a grand excursion
party, which will be accompanied by tn
Helen De Este dramatic troupe. Captair
Bob is not of a dramatic turn of mind
but is democratic in all his views, an.
learning Of the wonderful success Of tn
Eyangelists, Messrs. White and Bliss
he is negotiating, through Captain Ligh'
burne, with Mr.. Bliss for an engagemer
to travel on the Parker and sing an
preach for the benefit of Captain Wise
friends and the guests of his boat.
Captain A. NJ. Halliday, of the Obi
No. 4, has closed his contract wit
Uncle John Robinson for the purchas
Of the steamer Era No. 9. he will col
tract forthwith for a new steamer for ht
machinery.
The Thompson Dean for New 0rlear
and Arlington for Memphis leave Gil
cinnati this evening.
The Robert Mitchell added $50 tor
} Of freight at Shawneetown.
James Deering, steward Of the steamt
Benton, shot himself q few days since.
The rates on freights from st. Lou
to New Orleans remain at 20 cents. pr
) hundred and 40 cents. per barrel f
-four.
After completing his job at the moui
Of the Mississippi, Captain Jas. B. Eat
will lay before Congress 0 p~roposition