Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-25


The Belle Memphis arrived al
Vicksburg yesterday and leaves
there for st. Louis.
The City Of Helena is the An,
ohor Line packet leaving here Fri
day morning for Y~icksburg.
The Capitol City will leave st,
Louis tomorrow for Vicksburg in
place OF the st. Genevieye, the lat.
ter laying up for repairs.
The John B.. Maude cleared fol
st. Louis with a good trip of people
aud u moderate freight list. She
added here a lot of wheat and sew
eral packages of way freight.
Captain John I. Washington will
have his new wharfboat here and
ready for business by the first Of
september.
The wharfmaster has quit play
ing "hop-loo" now, as Capt. Lou
don has moved his stone boats.
Travel by river is increasing on
occount of the railroad blockade.
Pittsburg is still smoky over the
strike, 1t always was a dark and
nasty "hole.'
The new schooner built at Jeffer-
sonville, Ind, has been named the
James Howard, in honor of the
late well known steamboat builder.
We return thanks to Capt, Eph.
Banks, the efficient pilot of the
Coahoma, for information Of the
accident to the towboat Mary Ann.
The Osceola Belle, Capt. Andrews
in command, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for
Ashford and all way landings on
the upper coast. Capt. B. O..
Michel, a clever gentleman, does
the honors of the Office.
Capt. Bob Speed, Superintendent
of the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company. received a tele-
gram this morning, stating that
the Belle Texas left Pine Pluf yes
terday for Memphis, and Will ar
rive here tomorrow and return to
Arkansas river on Saturday.
Corporations vote millions for
railroads, but nary dollar for river
commerce, and in consequence the
bloated bondholders have now got
control Of all the roads and want
laborers and mechanics to work for
nothing and give them the
ten per cent. to so to Long Branch.
The Keystone, which has under
gone d thorough overhauling under
the superitendency Of Captain J. j..
Darragh, will be ready for towing
and jobbing in a few days.
The river routes East and West
are the best now for freight and
passengers owing to the strikes on
the various railroads. Captain r.
W. Lightburne, agent Of the Vint
Shinkle, will guarantee any freight
to all points by the Memphis and
Cincinnati Packet Company.
The Vinb Shinkle, Captain Ken
niston, leaves this evening for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
going through with dispatch and
ticketing passengers to all points
East and West at reduced rates.
Captain Billy Mcintyre has charge
Of the office.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular mail packet leay-
ing this evening for Friar's Point,
giving special attention to all way
business. Mr.. Ed Thomas, a gem
tleman who is recognized for his
courtesy and prompt attention to
business, has charge of the office.
The blue ribbon passenger steam
err Golden City, Captain Hegler in
command, will leave Glenn's wharf
boat tomorrow at 10 O'Clock am. for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
ticketing passengers through to all
points East at reduced rates. She
has unsurpassed passenger accom-
modations. Capt. Sterling McIn-
tyre, a courteous gentleman, con-
trolls the office.
The James W. Gaf, Captain Bob
Wise, bound for Memphis with a
full cargo of Western products,
passed Evansville last night, and
will arrive here tomorrow morning
and leave on Saturday with a return
trip for Cincinnati, tickoting pas