Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-02


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Is her porser,
The 6ec steamer A. y. White. King
Menus packet IN command Of Admiral
George Malone, sails promptly al Eve
o'clock this evening Tor Napoleon aud
the bends, paying strict attention to all
way business, The White will aeconmo.
date all returning excnrslouists. Prime
Minister Lee Cummins, with that gentle.
manly courtesy and politeness so char.
aoteristic, will receive the guests and
have their every want supplied while on
board. Morris Herman, who has no
compeer as a steward, will look after the
inner man, and the passengers on board
OF His Msjssty's f%avorite steamer will
be feasted in royal style.
Captain Thomas Bowman deserves a
great deal Of credit for his able manage.
ment in getting his steames aaoat and
bringing her into port without much
damage aud a small expense to the in
suranee companies. She will be repaired
by a side dock, and be ready TO resume
her regular trips in the st, Francis river
trade on Tuesday next.
The channel between Cairo and St.
Louis is getting thin again.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Paul,
will leave 6lenn's wharfboat this even.
ing for New Orleans and the bends,
making all principal way landings.
Frank Stein holds forth in the office.
The Ruth is the Saturday White river
mail packet. She win arrive in port to-.
morrow.
The Legal Tender is the Saturday Ar.
kansas river mail packet.
Wharfmaster Kallaher's monthly re-
port Of twenty-six days collections
amounted % S2,l55 So; a good showing.
Captain Billy Ezell, of Terrene, re-
turns home to day on the Dean, he was
well pleased with the carnival.
The ldlewild will arrive tomorrow
evening from the lower coast, and leave
on Saturday, her regular day. for Gaines
Landing
The U. P. Schenck is due from below
to-day EN- route to Cincinnati with $50
tons Of freight.
The Commonwealth will pass down to-
day for New Orleans.
Captains Rsum and Frank Beck, jr.,
owners of the Belle Yazoo, which sunk
near Baton Rouge, have settled with the
Cincinnati insurance companies, and re.
ceceived eighty per cent on the insur.
ance and the wreck.
The passengers Of the Rosa Miller
gave Captain Tom Darragh and Will Il.
Reese, clerk, a vote Of thanks for their
kindness on the Msrdi-Gras trip.
Captain Stack Lee, Of the Idiewild,
like Captain Bob Wise, secured Memphi
invitations for himself, officers and the
major portion of his passengers. The
Anchor Line, White and Arkansas river
packets, and several other local packets,
through Admiral Stormy, were supplied
With invitations to the Memphi.
Little Rock, Cairo, Evansville, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and Wheeling all took
Mardi Gras in theil'n.
The John A. Scudder for St. Louis
and Golden Rule for Cincinnati leave
New Orleans this evening.
Surely, misfortunes and disasters never
come singly. The Bill Henderson sunk;
May Lowry burned; Belle Yazoo sunk,
City of Quincy sunk; Kitty Hegler
burned; Mary Bell burned; Rapides
sunk 0sceola suuk-all in February.
The latter steamer ia aAoat again and
VIII De on the track IN a lew days.
To the River Editor Of the Ledger:
In the name and by the authority OF
His Majesty the King Of the Carnival, /
am authorized to return thanks to Cap.
tain Wise and the afable clerks of the
steamer james D. Parker for their man
told kindness extended to his loyal sub
jects on their trip to the city of Memphis.
The Parker left Cincinnati on Friday
evening, the 25th ult., with about thirty
passengers, and arrived here with nearly
zoo on Tuesday morning. The Captain
surrendered bis boat to His Majesty 8
subjects, and the trip was one continued
round Of mirth and pleasure. "0n with
the dance; let JOY be unconfned," was
the w%atchword, and, with a splendid
string band, there was no lack of that
pleasant and innocent enjoyment. Sat
urday night there was a phantom"
party, and Monday night a grand masoue
party, and ell we're made TO feel at home.
There is not q more accommodating set
OF officers that runs the river than Cap
tain Wise and the clerks of the James
D. Parker. PAssEyeER.