Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-20


The Grand Republic passed up
this morning with 500 tons of
freight and was full of people. She
had the largest passenger trip of
the season. She put off here seve-
raj lots of freight and added some
people.
We made a trip up the bends
night before last on the splendid
Anchor Line steamer City Of Vicks-
burg, in command of that ever-pop-
ular officer, Captain Bob Riley,
and we were much surprised to see
the large amount of way business
she did in the bends. After leav-
ing Bradley's she made f~orty-odd
landings between that and Point
Pleasant, landing for even one pack
age, and sometimes to put off only
a letter and a paperat the landings,
thus affording the bends folks all
the accommodations requisite. We
had no idea of the magnitude Of
the bends business of the Anchor
Line packets. While the clerk
would attend to the receiving or
discharging of freight Captain Bob
would invite the planters on board
to pass the time, give them a cor
dial welcome and invite them to
partake of ice water or something.
The reliable'and popular steamer
James D. Parker came in this
morning from Cincinnati with $50
tons of miscellaneous freight and
did large way business all the way
down. She leaves tomorrow even
ing at 5 o'clock for Cairo, Louisville
and Cincinnati, ticketing pasSen-
gers through to the Centennial and
points East at reduced rates. Cap
tain VIM. Tichenor, an experienced
boatman and worthy gentleman,
now commands the Parker and will
sustain the reputation gained for
the Memphis favorite by Bob Wise.
The friends of this popular steamer
will find in Captain Tichenor a Sec
ond edition of Captain Bob Wise,
and all wis hing a safe and pleasant
trip will do well to take passage on
her. In t'ne Office will be found
Messrs. G. B. Russell and Charles
Colbert, twogentlemen Of acknowl-
edged ability in matters of bust
ness, and never-failing in their at
tentioD to passengers. Have your
arrangements perfected to leave by
the Parker.
The City of Helena, Captain
Mckee, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
Dlorning at 10 o'clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends, carrying the
mail and doing all way business
Geo. Walton is her prime minister,
The Capitol City, Captain
O'Neal, is the Anchor Line packet,
leaving the elevator tomorrow
evening at 5 o'clock for Cairo and
St. Louis, making direct connection
with the principal railroads for al
points East and West and taking
passengers through to the Centen
NAL at reduced rates. Henry Dead
rick, a clever gentleman, presideI
at the desk.
The Dyersburg packet AggiC
came out of Forked Deer river yes
terday with a large party Of excur
sionist, among whom were a mum
Der of the charming lasses ant
beautiful bellies of Dyersburg anC
vicinity. The Aggie, after excurt
ing several miles up and down tn,
Mississippi, ran alongside the Jas
D. Parker, and at the invitation 0
Captain Tichenor, her party cam
on board and remained an hour o
two, dancing and otherwise enjoy
Ing themselves, and after a vote 0
thanks rendered to the officers c
the Parker, the two boats parteI
company. Our old friend, Charli
Aston, who knows every cane o
the banks, and every cypress-kne
In Forked Deer river, is pilot of tn
Aggie. Charlie enjoys the goo
will and confidence Of everybody a
Dyersburg and, in fact, Of all VIII
know him. He is an experience
and reliable boatman, 1t has Sc.
dom been our pleasure to meet an
mingle with a more genial and SC
cial partythan that which compose
the excursionists of the steame