Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-17

makes q trial trip to-day at Little Rock.
King Momus has commissioned Cap
tain George Malone the Earl of Catfish.
and Captain Lee Cummins the Duke of
Bells.
The splendid and popular passenger
steamer A. ]. White, Captain George
Malone, is the regular Thursday Napo-
leon and bends packet. leaving this
evening and attending promptly to all
way business, Captain Lee Cummins is
her worthy and efficient purser. She
came in at IL o'clock with BAT bales OF
cotton, lit sacks seed, 1877 packages Of
sundriss, and was full of people. She
~reshipped at Helena 81 bales cotton.
The Schenck will be due down to-mor.
row for New Orleans.
The Legal Tender arrives tomorrow
from Little Rock and returns on Satu.-
day.
The Ruth will arrive tomorrow from
White river and return on Saturday.
That magnificent passenger steamer
the Thompson Dean, Captain W. B.
Miller, leaves this evening for New Or
leans on q grand MArdi Gras excursion,
making all principal way landings and
carrying the mail for Admiral Storm Of
the Anchor Line to all points between
hers and Vicksburg. She has uusur-
passed passenger accommodations. Mr..
George Milteuberger, q gentleman with
whom it is q pleasure to travel and cd
business, presides at the desk and is sec
onded by Mr.. Wayne.
The City OF Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
Saturday evening for Vicksburg and the
bends. carrying the mail and attending
to all way business, Freight will be re-
ceived for her at all times at the elevator.
The Robert Mitchell and H. s, Turner
passed mp this morning for the Ohio
river.
The Mary Houston passed down this
morning for New Orleans fully laden.
The Fontenelle and Ashland will 20
out Of Arkansas river this week for New
Orleans with zeal 1000 bales Of cotton
each.
Ben Fields has been commissioned
second clerk Of the Ella Hughes, and
Chunk Weaver has been made head
clerk Of the new steamer Pine Bluff, and
Joe Thomas, late Of the Ella Hughes,
has been commissioned as chief clerk Of
the Rosa Miller, and still they are not
happy.
From the officers of the A. j. White
We learn that the City Of Quincy, sunk q
few days since at HardiD's Point, is
breaking in two, and that she cannot be
raised. The 7. F. Eckert will commence
wrecking her to-day.
The Belle st. Louis is due up en- route
to St. Louis.
The Idlewild will have her repairs FIN.
ished and resume her regular trips on
Tuesday next. The painters are dress.
ing her up in handsome style. She will
look mighty pretty when they get through
with her.
The James D. Parker, Captain BOZ
Wise, came in this morning from Ohio
river With 1920 pieces Of hollow.ware and
iron, 200 kegs Of nails, 200 pieces of fur
%niture, 200 bales Of hay, 700 packages o.
sundries, 1878 dry and 1874 wet barrels
and registered 46 cabin and II deck pas
sengerS. She leaves positively this even
ing on her return for Cincinnati and vii
90 through with dispatch in srder to b,
there in time TO leave with q Crane
Msrdi. Grss excursion for Memphis
Captain Wise ia making great prepare,
tons to accommodate comfortably til
large number that will accompany hin
on the trip. His reputation for proVid
ing enjoyable entertainments for hi
guests is proverbial. Besides music
other ways and means have been adopte,
BY the officers to make the trip one con
tinued feast Of unalloyed pleasure to th,
excursionists. Hays says the schoo
children along the river cry for the Par
ker and that the big girls throw kisses a
the captain. The genial, eve popula
aud courteous clerk, Mi. e. B. Russell
will be found in the Office and contribute
largely to the enjoyment Of the guest
on the MArdi-Gras trip. We cannot bu
envy those who have secured passage Of
the Parker for this excursion and mos
heartily wish that we could be with them
TIE e~xorbitant wharfage tax imposes
upon steamers landing at our wharf !
driving a large amount Of trade from on
city and working grievous injuries upoI
our coal dealers and steamboat supply
store men. as we'll az to all others cor
nected With river interests. These me
slIpay a large privilege tax. and il seem
very hard that the city, to whose PROF
perity they 10 materially contribut,
should persist in a policy 90 dAmagin
10 their interests. Several instances I
the Inconsistency aud injustice OF thi
enormous wharfage tax have bee
brought 10 our notice within the las
thirty.six hours. The Bismarck lande
here this morning for the purpose (
coaling and purchasing supplies. sh
did no other business. yet, for this prie