Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-04


place on the City of Augusta last
night, under the management OF
the @. d. Club, was postponed until
Tuesday night next on account OF
the weather. Tickets that was sold
for last night will be good Tuesday
night.
The Independent candidate for
magistrate in the Fourteenth civil
district, J.. Hall by name, is cooling
his political heels to-day, as it were.
The Golden Rule is due up Sun
day bound for Cincinnati.
The Grand Republic is having
the Gearing gas generator placed in
her furnace. 1t is said to be a great
fuel saver. Captain Gearing, the
owner of the patent, is the noted
cabin builder, who also built the
cabin Of the Great Republic.
The Robert Mitchell for New
Orleans, and Cons Millar for Mem
phis, passed Louisville yesterday.
Col. Jake Frolich, of the SearcY
Record, came around on the Ruth,
and is the guest of Captain Milt
Harry.
The City of Augusta gives an
other grand Centennial river excur-
sion on Sunday afternoon next.
The A. j. White, Captain Nat
Green, brought in from the lower
coast a fine trip of people and a fair
list of freight. She will return to
Friar's Point this evening, attend
ing promptly to all way business.
Messrs. S. P. Davis and Jno. Lang
lois are her attentive clerks.
The Capitol City, Capt. 0'Neal,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator this evening for Cairo
and st. Louis, making direct con-
nection with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Henry
Deadrick holds forth in the Office.
Captain ]. ]. Powers, of Vicks-
burg, was the lucky purchaser Of
the Kate Dickson at marshals sale
at Covington, KY; price $4275.
She will be used as a cotton-seed
boat for the Vicksburg Oil Works.
The famous passenger packet
James D. Parker, Captain VIM.
Tichenor in command, leaves this
evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to the Centennial and
points East at reduced rates. Mr..
@. B. Russell, a gentleman who is
noted for his urbanity, does the
honors Of the Office.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
came in last night from White
river with IL bales of cotton, ISL
sacks seed and a lot of sundries.
She lays up to be repaired and re-
painted for the fall season. The
Batesyille, with Captain Harry and
his crew, leaves tomorrow evening
for White river in place of the
Ruth, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business.
The Frank Forrest, Capt. VIM.
Joplin, leaves this evening for Ash
port, doing all way business. Dur
ing her retirement she has been
locked, redecked and undergone a
thorough overhauling from the pilot
house to the kelson, her hull being
now in a splendid condition. Her
repairs were done under the super
vision of Mr.. W. A. King, chief
engineer of the feet, and he says
the Forrest is now in better running
order than when she first entered
the trade. She has also been re-
painted and ~refurnished, and looks
as fresh as a morning rose. Platt
Rhodes, a handsome blonde, sheds
light in the Office and slings the
bad" quill.
The Gov. Garland, Capt. Ed
Rowland, will be found in port to-
day receiving for Little Rock and
all points on Arkansas river, and
leaves tomorrow evening, carrying
the mail and doingall way business.
Walker Outlaw is her efficient
purser.