Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-11

0N-NNS WV Nv AVNAo 1901
evening for V~icksburg and will be
here to leave Sunday morning at
ten o'clock.
Major John d. Adams is in the
city looking after his steamboat and
mail interests.
The Phil Allin, in a. bright
new dress, leaves next Tuesday for
Vicksburg in place of the Illinois.
The Illinois left Vicksburg TO-
day for Memphis with a fair list of
people and a good way trip.
The A. j. White returned last
evening to Arkansas City with a
fair list of freight and people.
The Alice Brown came in yester-
day afternoon with a tow of coal,
81 boats and six barges for Messrs.
Brown & Jones.
The Mark Twain got away last
evening for the st. Francis.
The City of Helena passed down
this morning for Vicksburg well
laden. She put off here several
huadred packages of freight and
added a good lot of bend freight.
Captain NJ. W. Kinney, the great
tarpaulin man, designs opening a
sail loft.
The Andy Baum, Capt. Vinton,
with Capt. Deems in the office,
leaves tomorrow evening for Gin
cinnati.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
Tremmel, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Scanlan's
and the bends. Phil Har-
mon, one Of the best fellows out,
presides in the office.
Capt. Fred Mantona is fishing
for the position of hull in
spector of this port.
The steady decline of the river
a large amount of filth on
The wharf, which should be cleared
off as the river declines.
The @. B. Church goes down the
this. evening for New Orleans.
Captain Patterson commands, with
Mr.. John Hambleton in the office.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves Gin
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The pall-bearers at Captain Bart
funeral Tuesday last at st.
we're G.. B. Allen, B. Gratz
L. D. Morrison, james A.
Broadhead, Miles Sells, Thomas
.icheson, George Balm, Peter L..
Isaac II. Sturgeon and G. W.
The Grand Republic, Capt. VIM.
Norwegian, leaves Glenn's wharf
boat tomorrow at IL m. for New
Orleans and Eads' jetties on a grand
excursion trip. George Miltenber-
ger is her top clerk, and he never
'ailS to make it pleasant for every
person that travels on the Repub-
ic.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, from the lower coast, had a
good trip, and returns this evening
70 Friar's Point, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Messrs.
Ed Thomas, James Thomas and
Smither, a trio of clever and
accommodating gentlemen, have
charge of the Office.
The Belle Of Texas, Captain Ed
Rowland, came in this morning
the Arkansas with a good
trip of freight and people, and
tomorrow evening for Little
and all points on the Arkan-
sas, carrying the mail and giving
special attention to all way business.
Jimmy Thompson is her purser.
Captain Vint Shinkle and others
contracted with the Cincinnati
Marine WAYS for a new sternwheel
for the Cincinnati and New
Orleans, trade. She will be ready
for business this fall and will be
$50 feet long, Al feet beam, and
6 feet depth of hold. The machinery
has not yet been contracted for, but
she will have 19-inch cylinders, with
z feet stroke, and 3 boilers 20 feet
and AZ inches in diameter.
The new boat will be a duplicate of
the Golden Rule, only she will be
10 feet longer, / foot wider, and
l inch more cylinder. Capt.
II. Drown is one of her owners
Ill