Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-25

Inc me light draught steamer sceola
viii be brought around from Madison
and will resume her regular trips be-
tween here and st. Francis river, leav-
ing next Tuesday.
The N. N. Jones with her tow passed
Helena yesterday afternoon all 0. K.
The Phil Allin. Captain James Lee,
arrived last evening from St. Francis
river with % bales o ,cotton, 1888 horses
and 3 lot Of sundries and reshipped
at Helena al bales Of cotton.
The Kountz aud Tolle are due up for
St, Louis. The TOlle will tow the Yea
ger to St. Louis.
The hull of the new Bob Lee will be
launched at Jacksonville to-day. One
hundred guns will be fred and she will
be christened as she glides into the wa
ter.
The friends and admirers of the fam
GUS IdleWild will present her with a new
set OF colors which she viii wear grace
fully, and her opponents will be made to
think she is indeed a Wildidle."
The departure this evening Of the rival
packets Idlewild and Illinois will as
usual no doubt attract a large number Of
citizens to the bluffs.
There are but two buildings in Arkan-
sas City into which the water has not en-
tered. False floors have been laid and
relaid as the food increased, and at pres
ent there is from one to three feet in
parlor, dining-room and kitchen.
The James Howard passed down last
night for New Orleans well laden. She
put off here several hundred packages of
freight.
The Charles Morgan, alias the Morgan
Rather, Captain Stein in command leaves
Glenn's big wharfbsst tomorrow norm
ing at 10 o'clock for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings.
Harry Stein presides at the desk.
The Andy Bapm, Captain Vinton,
leaves this evening for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all points East at reduced
rates. Mr. Deems, an efficient officer
and worthy gentleman, presides at the
desk.
The City of Augusta, Captain Milt
Harry, is announced for White river
this evening. She will 20 through to
%Jacksonport. Ed Crowell is her prime
minister.
Captain Bob Speed, Of Brown, Jones
& Co., leaves this evening on the City Of
Vicksburg for st. Louis on a business
trip. We commend him to the good
care of our contemporaries Of the great
city Of the West.
Steamboatmen complain Of dull times
and low rates of freight, and very few
boats outside of the local packets are
making expense. The boatmen fear
that they have a long and dull summer
before them.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Chris
Sharpe is her purser.
The magnificent passenger packet II
%linois, Captain George Malone in com
mand, leaves this evening for Vicksburg
and the bends, attending promptly to all
way business and making direct connec-
tion with the Katie for New Orleans and
the Yazoo river packets. The Illinois
has no superior in fare, speed and com
fort, Captain Joe Spears. an excellent
gentleman, controls Office affairs and is
seconded by Mr., Aydlett.
The Centennial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, Captain Miller in com
mand, came in this morning from the
Ohio river with 1900 tons of freight, in.
Guiding 400 ~hogsheads Of tobacco. She
adds here a lot Of cotton, oil meal aud
bsundries, and leaves this evening for New
Orleans, making all principal way land.
ings. The Dean has unsurpassed pas.
senger accommodations. George Mil
tenberger does the honors Of the Office.
The good steamer Belle Of Texas,
Captain Darrsgh, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for Little
Rock and all points on Arkansas river,
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. She is a safe and good carrier,
has comfortable passenger accommoda-
tons and will put her Little Rock pas.
sengers through with dispatch. Billy
Butler and Bill Nucles have charge Of
the Office.
The palatial passenger steamer Idle
wild, Captain Stack Lee ia. command,
came 10 this morning from the lower
coast with a fair trip Of people and cot
ton. She returDs this evening to Ar
kansas city and the bends, carrying the
mail and doing al way business. The
Idlewild is a safe carrier and her passen-
ger accommodations are unsurpassed.
Mr.. Ed Thomas, who is noted for his
courtesy and prompt attention 10 BUSH
ness, is her head-center and has for his
aids Messra. Hughes and Best.
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