Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-28


accommodating officers, will be found in
the office.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain Andrews,
came in from the upper coast with q fair
trip. She returns to AshpOrt this even
ing, paying strict attention to all way
business. Captain o. K. Joplin is her
efficient and worthy purser. RI
The Rosa Miller. Captain Ed Now
land, is the regular Saturday Arkansas
river mail packet in place of the Legal
Tender. She will be found in port this
evening ready to receive, Walker Out
law is her efficient purser.
The Ruth. Captain Ed Postal, is the
regular Saturday White river mail
packet. She will be found in port to-day
ready to receive, and leaves tomorrow
evening for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers.
The Commonwealth, Captain Shields,
will leave Glenn's whsrfboat this evening
for New Orleans and the bends, making
all principal way landings. Owen Gates
lie her purser. Captain Glenn will make
engagements for her.
The Ella, Captain Elliott, will have
her repairs finished to-day, and leaves
tomorrow evening for St. Francis river
and all points through to Wittsburg.
Captain Less Ware presides at the desk.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Paul,
will leave Glenn's big wharf boat to.mor-
row morning at IL o'clock for Cairo, Lou
isville and Cincinnati on a grand Cen.
tennial passenger trip, Captain Frank
Stein is her prime minister.
The Idlewild, Captain Stacker Lee, ar.
rived this morning from the lower coast
with 40 bales of cotton, a lot Of sundries
and a good list of people. She returns
tomorrow evening to Arkansas City and
the bends, carrying the mail and doing
all way business. Ed Thomas is her
head-center.
The Osceola will arrive this evening
from st. Francis river with u good trip
Of cotton and other freight and will com,
mence receiving tomorrow morning
for a return trip to all points on St
Francis river through to Wittsburg and
leaves with dispatch.
The Martha is to be sold this week al
New Orleans by the United States Mar
shall.
The colors of the steamers at Cincin.
natl on Wednesday were displayed al
halfmast in respect to the memory o.
Captain Bly, Weaver, Captain Elliott and
Engineer Green.
Captain Glenn, Of the wharfboat, hal
500 bales Of cotton engaged for the Robt
Mitchell.
Captain Glenn, of the big wharfboat
received telegram from Captain Shield
stating that the Commonwealth would
arrive here this evening and leave at
o'clock for New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphis and q
s. Turner, Charles B. Church and SUSIE
Silver for New Orleans leave Cincinnati
to morrow evening.
The steamer Columbia, which is Al
years old, is in the docks repairing, ant
her hull is still in a good condition.
There vas an Importer and Exporter
and now there is an Inspector. She wa
at Little Rock on Tuesday under the
command OF Captain Barker.
Captain Charley Morris, of the Pacific
Place, through Captain Joplin, of th'
%favorite packet 0sceola Belle, presented
US with a wonderful bird, which we ib'
tend to send to the Centennial.
Title 4493, section 80 Of the new re
vised steamboat laws, says that none bul
American citizens shall be licensed al
pilots or engineers. Boys, step up ant
and get your American papers.
Captain Thomas Darragh, late Of the
Rosa Miller, commands the Pine Bluff
in the Little Rock and Fort Smith trade
The John B. Maude, which LETT Vicks
burg yesterday for St. Louis, was tn,
first large steamer to come through tn,
new cutoff at Vicksburgo saT
The Era No, 8, Captain DrinkwateI
in command, re-enters the Memphis aht
Little Rock trade as a regular packet
We received q letter from the captain
stating that be would leave Littls Rocl
yesterday with his packet for Memphis
The famous and popular passsnge
steamer James D, Parker, Captain BoI
Wise in command, sails this evening 70
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. Tn
Parker offers great inducements to pass
angers, having good accommodations
feeds we'll, while her officers are attentiv,
and every want of the weary traveller i
supplied by her smiable skipper. G. B
Russell, a gentleman with whom it is
pleasure to travel aud do Business, ha
charge Of the Office.
In 1866, when the first Bob Lee wa
built at New Albany, lot Of rantanker
Gus Radicals over there threatened t
burn her up IT, Captain Cannon painte,
" Robert E. Lee" on her wheel-bouses
Captain John did put Robert E. Lee o
them; they didn't burn her up, and sh
won for herself a fame and name tina
was an honor and a credit to the cit
that would have destroyed her becaus
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