Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-24

The Fleta from New Orleans lett
the mouth of the river Tuesday for
Little Rock with $50 tons OF freight
The Thomas Sherlock is adyer-
tised to leave Cincinnati to-day for
New Orleans, and the John L.
Rhodes on Saturday.
Captain A. w. Williamson is
building a cotton boat at Spring
vile, Kentucky, for the Southern
trade. She is 175 feet long, 80 feet
beam, 80 feet floor, 10 inch cylin-
ders with 4 feet stroke. She will
be ready for business by the 10Th
of October.
The Osceola, Capt. Kafer, is re-
ceiying for st. Francis river and all
points through to Wittsburg, and
leaves tomorrow evening. James
Salisbury is IN the office.
The Gus Donnally, a new Gin
cinnati and New Orleans packet,
was successfully launched at Gin
cinnati Saturday. Her dimensions
are as follows $50 feet long, Al
feet beam, and I feet 4 inches hold.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
Trimble, leaves the foot of Union
street this evening for Scanlan's
Landing, attending to all way bust
ness.
The Golden Rule, Captain 0. ?.
Shinkle, viii leave Glenn's wharf
boat this evening at four o'clock for
New Orleans and the bends.
The Capitol City, Capt. 0'Neal,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator tomorrow morning at
ten o'clock for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and doing
all way business. Henry Deadrick
is her prime minister.
The Gov. Garland will arrive to-
morrow morning from Arkansas
river, and leave on Saturday with
a return trip.
Captain Milt Harry will have his
fine steamer Ruth ready for bust
ness by tomorrow. She will be
dropped down to the wharfboat
Saturday morning and leaves Satur.
day evening for White river. Elk
perienced steamboatmen say she il
the neatest and best looking packe'
that comes to the wharf.
The A. J. White is the regular
Friday packet for Friar's Point.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc
Kee, is the Anchor Line packe
leaving the elevator tp-morroV
, evening for Cairo and St. Louis
making close connection with tn
! principal railroads for all point
East and West. Geo. Walton doe
the honors of the office.
? The new Memphis and Cincin
/ natl packet j. W. Calf, in comman
of hal popular officer Captain 30
t Wise, will arrive in port this after
e noon with 800 tons Of miscellaneou
G freight. She leaves tomorrow eve
4 ming at five o'clock for Cairo, Loui
vile and Cincinnati, with a gran
Centennial excursion trip, ticketin
.e passengers through to the Center
/ NAL and New York for s12 81
e The. Gaff is the best packet eve
!, constructed for the Memphis trad
Her hull is 235 feet long, 80 fe'
beam, "a feet floor and 81 feet hol
and has carrying capacity for Z;
u tons. The machinery is entire
new, which consists Of two ste
70 boilers 474 inches in diameter al
!, "a feet long, containing ten flu
le each two lever engines 16 inch
:, in diameter with G feet stroke. 81
has a good doctor and is well su.
a. piled with fire engines, syphC
pumps and all other equipmen
necessary. She has a full leng
cabin elegantly furnished, wifi
I, will accommodate seyenty-fve pt
sengers. In fact, she is the me
complete packet that ever piled t
r. Western waters. The following
a list of the officers: Captain,
W. Wise; first clerk, Ed D. Mill,
second clerk, Joe Meyer; pilots,
H. Kelso and Lew Schragg ; ma
as James B. Troy; steward, Villa
- Collins; engineer, Fred True
~ carpenter, George Fields. Capt.
Wise requests us to extend an in
' tation to all his Memphis frier
and patrons to call on him this e
''0 ming and inspeot his new DO