Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-16

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fly, will resume her regular trips in
the Arkansas river trade week after
next.
A Cincinnati cargo can be found
best when it is within d~ecks-man-
ifestly.
Parson Wardlow and Billy Mont
gomery have gone to Arkansas to
hunt "pawpaws' to supply the
market here. They have made con-
tracts for large supplies.
When a colored school teacher in
Mississippi found upon his examin-
alton papers the question, ''How
does a ship at sea find its latitude
and longitude ?" he arose to the
question and promptly wrote, "It
finds its longitude hot and its lati-
tude kold."
The Hasenwheeler sub wet-ender
of the Avalanche Trask, for the
society man, is named All Jams. He
is light-headed and top-heavy and
addicted to corn juice, and some
days it is impossible to recognize
him from his brother, "Jim Jams"
The St. Genevieye, Capt. Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and giving
prompt attention to all way bust
ness.
The Anchor Line packet John
B. Maude, Captain VIM. Blake,
will leave the elevator tomorrow
evening at five o'clock for Cairo
and st. Louis, making direct con-
%nection with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Mr..
Goebel is her prime minister.
The new steamer Hard Cash will
be here to leave on Tuesday week,
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the Goth inst, for. White river.
She is a pretty boat, fast, and well
adapted to the White river trade.
The Mary Houston was sold at
Louisville Thursday at auction.
She was bought in by NJ. Nippert,
one of her old owners, for $5235.
Capt. Charley Miller, her former
commander, will take command
and put her in thorough repair for
the fall season, and run her in the
Cincinnati and New Orleans trade.
James Mahoney, late steward Of
the Phil Allin, has gone to Me-
tropolis to superintend the outfit Of
the new steamer Coahoma. Mr..
Mahoney has steamboated with
Captain Lee for over thirty years.
Though he is a colOred man, he is
highly respected amongst his old
steamboat friends. He is thorough
boatmau and has been on some of
finest boats hal ever piled the
Western waters.
Captain Mai Tremmel, with his
good little packet Carl Schurz,
came in this morning with five
bales of cotton, a lot OF seed, and
several passengers. Her trade is in.
creasing daily. She leaves the foot
of Monroe street this evening fol-
Scanlan's Landing, attending to all
way business. The Cotton Plant,
of Austin, says Capt. Nat Greene,
of the Cheek, is going to swallow
the Schurz and wipe her out, but
we think the Schurz and her little
captain are too tough for the Cheek
and Captain Nat to digest. The
SEIZURE, like a +" top-water," vii
float until eau ght by bigger fish.
st. Louis Advices of THURSDAY
states: Commodore Thompson
Dean, John D. Adams and Capt.
w. b. Miller, of the Dean, were OIL
Change to-day. The Dean vii
enter the Mem pills trade under thu
most hattering auspices. Captain
Frank Hicks, of the iron boa
Carondelet, was also a visitor OF
Change. He says he is going t
stick, and viii make some Of tn.
fine ones weaken. Johnny Haw
kins, the weLl-known New Orlean
, Cotton Exchange and saloon man
was also on Change. He will re
t main several days.
The Grand Republic will leay
st. Louis by the LIST of October, an,
s then enters the Memphis and NeV
. Orleans trade for the season. TIL
? Republic, properly managed, coul'
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