Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-28

0Sf W SNN~
this evening for Ashport and all
way landings on the upper coast
Platt Rhodes is her purSer,
City Engineer Meigs is making
out plans and specifications for re-
grading and repaying that portion
of the wharf from Jefferson to Mon
roe street.
The Belle of Shreveport passed
down Saturday night for New Or
leans fully laden, She added here
200 sacks of meal and \ lot Of other
stuff.
1t is believed that the Cincinnati
boat owners, now engagA in dis
cussing the future Of boating, viii
succeed in getting up a pool line to
New Orleans on the St. Louis plan.
They have been furnished with an
account Of all the minUtiN and
agreements which have made the
st. Louis pool line a success
The 0soela, Captain John Kat
fer, leaves tomorrow evening for
St Francis river an3 al points
through to Wittsburg. giving
prompt attention to al way bust
ness in Council ana Walnut bends
james Salisbury controls the office
affairs.
The City Of VickSborg, Captain
Bob Riley, Is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mOr-
row evening for Cairo and s.. Louis,
making direct connection with the
! principal railroads for all points
East and West. Chris Sharpe does
the honors of the Office.
The Ella, Capt. Ed. Postal, viii
arrive to-day from White river with
a fair list of freight and people, and
returns tomorrow evening to White
:. river in place Of the new steamer
Hard Cash.
The A. j. White brought in this
morning from the lower coast a
good list of cotton seed and other
freight, and leaves this evening
with a return trip for Friar's Point
and the bends, giving strict atten-
ton to all way business. Messrs
t. D, P. Davis and John Langlois
two clever gentlemen, have charg,
', of the Office.
r The Illinois, Capt. Mark Cheek
8 came in last night from Vicksbury
with 2S1S sacks seed, 81 bales o
J, cotton, a lot of sundries and a bi!
list Of people. She leaves on ia
IL morrow evening with a return triI
:; for V~icksburg and the bends, an,
9 makes direct connection with tn
packets for New Orleans and Yazo,
IS, river. Captain Joe Spears preside
at the desk.
. The A. j. White brought up an
er other new bale of cotton from Fri
tn ar's Point, consigned to ]. S. Rich
er ardson & Co. The staple is of goo
n texture and classed as middline
Mr.. Joe Clarkson, who so ably rel
resents the firm, will sell the ne,
III bale for a fancy price.
The City of Augusta came i
" yesterday from the lower coasI
Is with l541 sacks seed, 20 bales cotto
-h- and other stuff. She discharge
her cargo and took a large excu
sion party to Bradley Landin.
OK She leaves this evening for Greer
ne vile and the bends in place Of ii
Phil Allin, carrying the mail an
.ue attending to all way business. Cap
VIM. Elliott commands,w with Jimn
.n Thompson, Cook Creighton al
la Mr.. Burke in charge Of the offc
wv The Andy Baum, Captain Vii
rCy ton, came in last evening from Oh
%cinnati with 300 tons of miscell
oC' neous freight and affair list of peop
riP She lost the major portion Of h
chimneys in a storm ut Salt river
Thursday night. She came in
"' port with stumps not as high as h
hu' pilot house. The Baum leaves
!, morrow evening for Cairo, Lou
inc vile and Cincinnati, ticketing p,
lna Sengers through to the Centenn
oay at reduced rates. Mr.. Deems,
clever gentleman, has charge of t
office.
Il With sadness we chronicle
ON death Of Mr.. James A. Sayers, t
lor well-known steamboat passenl
lass agent, which occurred Saturd
-. afternoon at half past one o'clo0
UIll9 His fnneral vesterdav was very !