Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-14
The st. Genevieve left vicksburg
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d Of. deneVleYe lett flcksDurg
yesterday for st. Louis.
Two negroes were captured on
the levee yesterday, after a hard
chase, for robbery on the Vint
Shinkle.
The Ella arrived to-day from
Arkansas river with a fair cargo.
She will be turned over to her
owners, the Captains Elliott, who
will put her in complete running
order for the fall season.
The Illinois will be completed
and starts out Tuesday for Vicks-
burg in her new dress. She is one
of the finest looking steamers on
the river, and repaired and made
almost as good as new. Captain
Mark Cheek is deserving of a heap
of credit for having the repairs made
here instead of up the river; he
preferred to leave his money with
our mechanics and supply store
men.
The old reliable packet Geo. W.
Cheek, Captain Nat Green in COM
mand, come in this morning from
the lower coast with s bales Of
cotton, $50 sacks of seed, a lot of
sundries and a good list Of people.
She returns to Friar's Point this
evening at sharp five, paying strict
attention to all way business. Capt.
D. P. Davis, a gentleman with whom
it is a pleasure to travel and do
business, presides at the desk, and
is ably assisted by John Langlois.
Mr.. Nick Hooth has purchased
the bar on the new steamer Quick
step.
The John B. Maude, Captain
VIM. Blake, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock for Vicksburg
and the bends.
The James d. Parker leaves Gin
cinnati tomorrow for Memphis.
Captain J. d. Hegler has pur-
chased at Cincinnati the big stern
wheel steamer Louisville - price
$4,000. He will probably build to
her machinery, as it is first class.
Steam was raised on the new
Memphis and Cincinnati packet j
W. Gaff on Wednesday. Her ma.
chinery worked satisfactorily.
The splendid steamer Vint Shin.
kle, Captain Remission in com.
mapd, leaves this evening for Cairo.
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticket.
ing passengers through to the Cen.
tennial and all points East at re.
duced rates. She has excellen.
passenger accommodations. Bill,
Mcintyre officiates in the Office, ant
will take good care of her guests
Captain John Sebastian, VIII,
owned and commanded the steame
Ohio Belle, which steamer was cap
tured and c%onfscated by the Con
federates at this port in 1861, diet
at Emporia, Kansas, ON Tuesday
last, aged ffty-eight years. Capt
Sebastian lost an arm, near Vicks
burg, while plotting the nationa
gunboat Tyler. In 1868 the Obi,
Belle was recaptured by the nationa
forces and was restored to he
proper owner.
: The U. P. Schenck, en- rout
I from New Orleans to Cincinnati
with 500 tons of freight, when nea
Niblett's Landing ON Wednesda
t morning burst her steam pipe
which injured no person and di
: very little damage to the boa.
The John A. Scudder took her i
tow and carried her to the mout
: of White river, at which point sh
t will lay until her pipe, which is be
ing repaired here, is returned
: her. When her repairs are con
pleted she will proceed on her ioul
ney to Cincinnati. The Scheme
' has had bad luck this trip, havin
: lost several days by grounding i
the upper Ohio on the down tril
but we hope Capt. Lawrence Carte
e her worthy commander, will hay
! no further trouble with his craft.