Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-17

Friday packet for Friar's Point and
the bends.
The Batesyille from White river
will be in port tomorrow, and leave
on Saturday with a return trip.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Matt
Trimble, leaves this evening for
Scanlan's Landing, attending to
all way business.
The Frank Forrest, Captain Jop-
lin, is the regular Friday Ashport
and upper coast packet.
The Bermuda will be dismantled
at Louisville and her machinery
placed in another boat now build
ing for the Cairo and Nashville
trade.
The Cons Millar left Cincinnati
last evening for Memphis.
The Grand Lake Coal Company
have purchased the towboat J. 5.
Mercer. Price $500.
The towboat VIM. Wagner will
be sold at Pittsburg at U. S. mar
shals sale on the 23d inst.
Freights at st. Louis are very
dull.
:. The hull of Captain John'Wood-
. burns new Arkansas river packet
! was successfully launched at Madi-
son yesterday.
Professor Tracy received a tele-
. gram this morning from Captain
, Bob Wise stating that he would be
here in time with his new steamer,
the j. W. Gaff, to make arrange
ments for his Centennial excursion
!, party leaving here Friday week.
Capt. Lawrence Garter, of the
: U. P. Schenck, found time to call
on us yesterday and chat over old
times, The captain was elated at
his success in getting out Of the
Ohio with his big trip, and as usua.
was smiling all over his face. May
success always attend him, say we
The Gov. Garland will arrive to-
morrow from Arkansas river with {
good trip of cotton, seed and othel
freight, and leaves Saturday with {
n return trip.
The City of Augusta, Captain
John D. Elliott, gives a grand Cen
~tennial excursion up and down TIN
river this evening, leaving tn
wharf at half past eight. GooC
music will be in attendance, ant
Manager Pfster will see that gooc
lie order prevails. A good time is an
ticipated; as it will be select affair
The City of Helena, Captain
Mckee, is the Anchor Line packe
leaving the elevator tomorrow a
1t 10 o'clock for Vicksburg and tn
ne bends, carrying the mail and dom
ro all way business. Geo. Walton, a
3 efficient gentleman, holds forth /
s. the office.
8 The Capitol City, Capt. 0'Nea
I'll is the Anchor Line packet leayin
tn the elevator tomorrow evening
5 o'clock for Cairo and st. Loui
making direct Connection with tn
principal railroads for all poin'
8 East aud West and ticketing pa
nd sengers through to the Centennii
III at reduced rates. Henry Deadric
he is her prime minister.
ng Captain Lees new Quickstep no
les building at Metropolis will
N launched next week. Her hull
a beautiful model and similar
the Idlewild's. Her engineer sa
that her power will be equal to Il
I'm Idlewild's, if not greater, by son
: alterations now being made, al
expects her to be at least as fast
es- the Idlewild.
The James D. Parker, CAPITA
WIN VIM. Tichenor, will arrive tod
lth from Cincinnati with 800 tons
miscellaneous freight, and W
ing leave tomorrow with a return tri
ina ticketing passengers through
yer the Centennial or New York I
1850. Messrs. Russell and G,
OcA bertson, two clever gentlemen, q
in charge of the Office.
'e" Captain Jas. Nichols new pacl
for the New Orleans and ArkanI
yer, river trade will be completed a
ana ready for business by the first
ieIt October. Her dimensions are
follows; Length, 175 feet; beam,
leit feet; hold, 4 feet, and will hay
ans, CARRYING capaeity for 1000 bales