Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-04-05

ceive. Captain Lee Cummins is her
~head-center.
The Maumelle will be due here TO-
morrow morning from Arkansas river
en- route TO Cincinnati.
The Belle Of Texas and Legal Tender
will run through to Little Rock while the
water keeps up.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, brought in from the lower coast
q fair trip. She returns to Helena and
the bends this evening, doing all way
business. Messrs. Davis aud Lauglois
are her gentlenanly clerks.
Tie Vint Shinkle, Captain Remission,
will arrive today from the Ohio river
with a cargo of Western products, and
leaves Friday on a return trip to Gin,
c%innati.
The Pine Bluff packet Rosa Miller
has laid up at Little Rock.
The Cherokee leaves New Orleans to-
morrow for the Ohio river.
The Ella and 0sceola will carry pas
sengers and freight to Madison for the
Little Rock railroad, which, is submerged.
The splendid steamer Idlewild, Cap
tain Stacker Lee in command, arrived
last evening from the lower coast with a
fair list of cotton and a good list of PEG.
pie. She was delayed by fog, but will
leave promptly this evening for Port
Anderson and the bends, carrying the
mail and paying strict attention to all
way.business. Mr.. Ed. R. Thomas, a
courteous and efficient officer. presides
at the desk and is assisted by Messrs,
Hughes and Best.
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain Bot
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
tomorrow evening for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and attending
to all way business. Chris Sharpe holds
forth in the Office.
The appropriations for Western rivers
are about as liberal as could be desired.
The City Of Chester. Captain Zeigler
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to
morrow evening for Cairo and St. Louis
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Billy
B.encker is her prime minister.
Billy Ezell & Co, wharf boat proprie
tors, of Terrene, will construct this sum.
mer a couple Of barges which will BE-
used at Terrene as a wharfboat.
The Thompson Dean leaves New Or
leans tomorrow for Cincinnati on a Cen
%tennial passenger trip.
The high water continues to interfere
with business in the bends, and in conse
quence there is little movement in
f%reights.
Captain F. d. McCosh, a former boat
man, is secretary and book-keeper Of
the Mining and Manufacturing Company,
of Centralia, Ill.
The Dick Fulton, John Dippold, Sam
Parker and Alice Brown are coming
south with tows Of coal.
W. A. Thornburg, steamboat painter
at St Louis, is rusticatiug in Florida.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow evening for Memphis.
The Cairoites begin to feel uncomfort.
able on account Of the high water, and
many of them would prefer being on
higher ground.
The Louisville United States Local In.
spectors, during the quarter ending
March 3lst, issued the following licenses:
Masters, and masters and pilots, 20;
mates, 2; 6rst-class pilots, II; frst-class
engineers, "a; second-class engineers,
Z. Steamers inspected q passenger
steamers, tonnage 94O.79; l ferry
steamer, tonnage 255 20; l freight
steamer, tonnage 1856; 2 towing
steamers, tonnage l052,45j total ton
mage 2267. SO.
Captain Andy Johnson has taken com.
mand Of the Nellie Peck. Capt. John
A. Williams will take charge of the new
G. K. Peck.
George F. Strother died at Bayou La.
combe, in St. Tammany Parish, on Fri
day last, aged So years. The deceased
many years ago, was an Ohio river
clerk; he was aiterward engaged in the
steamboat agency.
The Frank Forest gets away to-day
with an ice barge in tow for Pine Bluff
The Charles Morgan passed down q
noon to-day for New Orleans, we'll lader
and full Of people, as usual. She pu.
of here q few lots Of freight and added
225 bales cotton, 1000 sacks of oil mea
and 10 cabin passengers.
Captain Bowman has recovered from
his late in~dispositiou, and went out las
night in command Of the 0sceola.
The Commonwealth is due up to-day
en- route to st. Louis.
United States local inspectors Of steam
vessels, Gronauer and Ralston, make tn
following report Of business transacteI
during the quarter ending March 81
1876: Licensed-3S masters; 10 mates
10 pilots; 46 engineers. Inspected
passenger, s towing, 2 ferry and 2 freigh
steamers; aggregate tonnage, 63S7 22-lO
tons.
The rates on freights from Cincinnati