Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-05

transportation company.
Captain Bob Wise will be here
tomorrow morning with the famous
james d. Parker, and returns to-
Cincinnati on Friday.
The Rosa Miller, Captain ]. j.
Darragh, leaves this evening for
Little Rock and all points on Ar
kansas river, carrying the mail and
attendingto all way business. Billy
Butler and Billy Nucles, two clever
gentlemen, have charge of the
office.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Nat Green, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Friars
Point and the bends, giving prompt
attention to all way business.
Messrs. D.. P. Davis and John
Langlois, two clever gentlemen, do
the honors of the Office.
The Phil Allin, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in this morning from the
lower coast with 80 bales of cotton,
800 sacks seed and a lot of sundries.
She returns this evening to Green
vile, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Jimmy.
Thompson controls Office affairs
and is ably assisted by Cook Creigh-
ton and Mr.. Burke.
Captain @. Arthur, secretary Of
the New Orleans and Ouachita
River Packet Company, and also
agent for McMillan's capstan pat
ent, arrived in the city this morn
ing from Hot Springs and is stop
ping at the Peabody. The steam
boat owners here are settling up
with him for the use of the cap
STAINS, according to the late decisions
in his favor.
Mr.. N. NJ. Jones received a tele-
gram this morning from Captain
Ed Rowland, dated Pine Bluff,
stating hat the Ella passed there
on time and would arrive at Mem
phis Friday morning. 1t was the
Ella Hughes, not the Ella, that
broke her shaft.
Scandinavian anticipate an
active fall and winter business,
based on the present favorable crop
outlook. We hope they may realize
their fondest anticipations.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for Memphis.
The new Arkansas river packet
Governor Garland is announced to
leave Cincinnati Friday for Arkan-
sas river.
The Arlington leaves Cincinnati
Thursday for New Orleans and the
Fannie Tatum leaves Saturday.
Columbus Seabright, the gen
tlsman who discovered Ten Mile
bayou and the sunk lands, cele-
brated yesterday.
The Cherokee is due down for
New Orleans.
Wabash river is at high tide
again and OVERLOOKING the bottom
lands.
Died, in Evansville Marine Hos.
pital, last month, Neal Hancock
and Alex Jones, deck-hands on the
Pat Cleburne.
Henry Adkins has been ap.
pointed superintendent of the
Consolidated Dock Companies al
st. Louis.
The late flood in the Tennessee
left the wharf of Knoxville covered
| with a deposit Of sand, which is {
great Improvement.
| The Governor Garland left Pitts
burg Monday evening for ArkansaI
f river with a good freight trip
although she was only drawing 81
inches. She is considered one o
q the best sternwheel boats that ha
been built at Pittsburg for som
i, time.
The wife and infant daughter o
Mr. Len. S. Miller died at the resi-
dence of Chas. G. Schultz, in Louis
! vile, last Sunday morning. MI
Miller was formerly clerk of tn
h Virginia and other steamers.
] Captain Rees W. Dugan has beer
elected President of the Boatmen'
Tilden and Hendricks Club at 81
Louis. Anything to beat Wheeler
Is the cry of the marine %fraternit,
On Thursday night, while tn
Savannah, of the Keokuk Norther