Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-29

nolnluS y EnOcn EnSleyS place
with a private party, a number
OF invited guests of Mr.. Ensley.
The Utah will be sold at mar.
shaPs sale at st. Louis in a few days
The Idlewild makes an excursion
from Cairo to Columbus this even.
ing.
The City of Augusta gives a
grand excursion up and down the
river tomorrow afternoon and
night, leaving the wharf at 8
o'clock. Good order will be main
tanned. Arnoldys brass band will
make music for the excursionists.
Captain Charles q. Arthur dis
posed of his half interest in the
Shannon at Cincinnati on Thurs
day to Captain wv. Blanks, and
bought the steamer Louisville from
Captain A. +. Power. He will
have the Louisville locked and re-
paired and run her in the Oincin-
natl and New Orleans trade this
season, and then dismantle her and
put her machinery into a new boat
which will be built after the model
of the Golden Rule.
The new and elegant steamer
Governor Garland leaves this even
ing for Little Rock and all points
on Arkansas river, carrying the
mail and attending promptly to all
way business. The Garland is swift,
has good passenger accommodations
and will put passengers into Little
Rock Monday afternoon. Walker
Outlaw, a thorough-going officer,
will be found behind the desk, ably
assisted by Joe Boyd.
The St Genevieve, Capt. Wick
erS, is the Anchor Line packet leav-
ing the elevator tomorrow evening
at sharp five for Cairo and St.
Louis, making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. She will
ticket passengers through to the
Centennial at reduced rates.
The Phil Allin, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in at noon from the
lower coast with a big trip Of peo-
pie and fair freight list. She re-
turns this evening to Greenyille and
the bends, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business. Jimmy
Thompson presides at the desk and
is assisted in the Office by Cook
Creighton and Mr.. Burke, two ac-
commodating clerks.
The Frank Forrest, which has
been locked and put in complete
running order, reprinted in hand
some style, refurnished and re-up-
holstered, leaves this evening for
Ashport to take the place of the
Osceola Belle in the upper coast
trade. The latter steamer lays up
until the cotton season opens out.
The new steamer R. E. Lee,
Captain John Cannon, will leave
the foot of Monroe street Monday
at II m. for New Orleans, making
principal way landings. John
Mossop holds forth in the office.
Captain j. 7. Washington will
make engagements for her. The
Lee is the finest steamer ever built
to ply the Western waters.
WHAT THE HowARDs ARE DoING.
The Towards have a large force
employed, and are working on four
Captain Parisot's boat, for
the Yazoo, is we'll advanced. and
viii be launched in about ten DAYS.
She is a sternwheel boat, $50 feet
SO feet beam, 81 feet hold
and 6 feet guards. The frame of
Captain Ryman's lower Cumber-
boat is set up and advancing
rapidly. She is 100 feet long, 81
feet beam and Al feet hold-to have
a full length cabin. Work has also
been commenced on Captain Ry-
mans upper Cumberland river boat;
sternwheel, 140 feet long, 81 feet
beam and 81 feet hold, 10 be fin
ished about December LIST. The
frame of Captain Albert Smiths
boat, for White river, is also being