Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-28

Captain Warman pilots the Ella
Hughes to Cincinnati.
The Cherokee is due up en- route
to Cincinnati.
When does a ship of war become
a ship of peace ? When she drops
her ranchor.
The Andy Baum resumes her
trips to Memphis next week.
The Cons MiIlar lays up at Gin
einnati to undergo repairs. Her
cabin will be heightened and the
boat thoroughly oyerhauled.
The Mitchell will soon be on the
track to New Orleans from Cincin-
matt,
The Robert E. Lee arrived at
New Orleans last Monday with
$500 bales cotton and $500 sacks
seed.
Captain Wenzel talks of building
a large steamer for the New Orleans
trade, to ply between Cincinnati
and the Crescent City.
The James D. Parker on her way
up lost six nights by fog.
The City of Helena, Captain
Mckee, is the Anchor Line packet,
leaving this evening for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Geo.
Walton, a clever gentleman, has
charge of the office.
The He'll Gate explosion has so
shocked the nerves and muddled
the brain of Brooks, Of the Appeal,
that he can't discern the difference
between a steamboat and a Wolf
river ''yacht."
The Ruth from White river and
Governor Garland from Arkansas
river will arrive tomorrow with
good lists of cotton and other
freights.
The 0Sceola Belle for the upper
coast and George W. Cheek for the
lower coast leaves tomorrow even
ing.
The Cheek, Osceola Belle and
Carl Sohurz had fair trips out.
The Fannie Moore leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for Pittsburg to load
for Arkansas river.
The G. B. Church leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan loads at
Cincinnati next week for New Or
leans. In addition to receiving
large cylinders the Morgan has been
otherwise improved.
The City of Chester, Captain Jas.
A. Yore, came in last night from
St. Louis with 800 tons of freight
and a goo. list of people. She re-
turns this evening to Cairo and st.
Louis, leaving the elevator at five
o'clock. She makes direct connec-
ton at Cairo and St. Louis with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The H.. @. Yaeger passed up last
night for st. Louis with a fair trip.
She put off here 600 bundles ties,
600 sacks salt and a lot of sundries.
The Phil Allin, Capt. Stacker
Lee, came in at noon with a good
trip of cotton and people. She was
delayed on account of the fog and
heavy way business. She returns
this evening to Arkansas City, car
rying the mail and doing all way
business. Jimmy Thompson is her
head center.
The Belle of Texas, which is now
one Of the finest and most com
packets for passengers that
plies the waters, leaves this evening
for Friar's Point, Laconia and River
ton, giving especial attention to all
way business. The Belle has been
repaired, reprinted and put in first
order, and will remain in the
trade, leaving Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, until the A. j. White
comes out. Capt. Lee Cummins,
an experienced steamboatman and
clever gentleman, one who is recog-
nized for his integrity and prompt
attention to business, commands,
while in the office will be found
the smiling phiz of Dan Sullivan,
who is well and fayorably known in
shipping and travelling circles.
TTndar fba administration Of Ooot