Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-16

afternoon from Arkansas river, and
viii leave tomorrow evening for
Little Rock, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business.
Charley Musselman seconds Capt.
Morrison in the office duties.
Captain r. W. Lightburne and
family and a party of ladies and
gentlemen who took passage on the
Cons Millar Saturday on a pleasure
trip to meet the Parker returned
last night much pleased with their
trip. They speak in the highest
praise of Captain Tichenor and his
officers; also of Captain @. B. Rus
sell and his officers.
The Grand Republic goes on the
docks at st. Lous, and will have her
upper guards cut down and be
transformed into a complete cotton
carrier. She will also be supplied
with an additional boiler and have
her present battery of seven length
ened to 4 feet. This will greatly
increase her speed. She will have
her repairs finished and ready to
enter the Memphis and New Or
leans trade by the 18th of Septem-
Der.
1t is rumored in river circles
that certain parties contemplate
putting two additional boats in the
Vicksburg and New Orleans trade.
A movement is on foot to purchase
the Bob Lee and consolidate her
with the new line.
The 0Sceola Belle, Captain An
drews, came in from the upper
coast, with an excellent trip for
this season of the year. She rea.
turns this evening to Ashport, car
rying the mail and attending to all
way business. Cyrus. Fay does the
honors Of the office.
The Anchor Line packet Capitol
City, Captain John Crane, leaves
the elevator tomorrow at 5 o'clock
for Cairo and st. Louis, doing all
bend business, connecting with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West and with the North
ern Line packets for st. Paul.
Henry Deadrick is her purser.
The John B. Maude, Captain
VIM. Blake, leaves the elevator to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail, doing all way business
and connecting at Vicksburg with
the r. &. Lee for New Orleans and
the packets for Yazoo and Talla-
hatchie rivers. MI. Gobel officiates
in the office.
The Mark Twain, Capt. Randall,
leaves this evening for Scanlan's
Landing in place ofthe Carl Schurz.
Capt. Phil Harmon will give prompt
attention to all way business. To
morrow evening the Mark Twain
will leave for the st. Francis, going
through to Wittsburg, taking the
mail and doing all way business.
The Coahoma, Capt. Stacker Lee,
came in yesterday from the lower
coast with a good trip of people but
moderOte freight list. She returns
to Friar's Point this evening giving
prompt attention to all way bust
ness Capt. Ed Thomas, a prince
of good fellows, is her chief clerk.
She connects every trip with a
light-draught steamer for Mariana,
and gives through rates and
through bills lading.
The James D. Parker, Captain
@. B. Russell, arrived last night
from the Ohio with $50 tons of
freight, including 572 SKIS corn, 500.
bbls salt, 80 bbls flour, 100 bbls
cement, 200 kegs nails, GAS pkgs
lard, 50 bales hay, rs bbls whisky,
80 bblS beans, IA pkgs eggs, "a tubs
butter, rs casks, 80 one-half casks
and 80 boxes bacon, 101 rolls bag
glng, II buggieS, IA coops chickens
and sundries, and also had a fair
passenger list. She leaves Wednes-
day evening with a return trip to
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to all points East at re-
duced rates. Capt. A. J. Lindsay,
a gentleman who is recognized for