Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-15

. will be launched on the Attn prox. and be
ready for business November lst.
Sunday, the 23d inst, the DeSoto and
Bluff City clubs will have another race.
The Grand Lake and barges, which
are due down to-day, adds $50 tons Of
oil cake at the elevator.
The City of Alton leaves St. Louis to.
day for New Orleans.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat Trem-
mel, is the regular packet leaving this
evening for ScanlAn's Landing, doing all
way business. Captain Phil Harmon is
her purser.
The Mark Twain leaves on. Tuesday
next for St. Francis river.
The Belle Memphis left St. Louis last
evening for Memphis. She will arrive
tomorrow night and return to St. Louis
Monday evening,
Captain John 7. Washington and Cap
tain Carter, of St. Louis, proprietors of
the new wharfboat R. E. Lee. arrived
this morning on the Ruth.
The st. Genevieve passed the Grand
Lake aud barges laying up at Plum
Point last night waiting for daylight to
run the bar.
The officers Of the Katie Hooper re-
port the crops on Arkansas river as in a
lourishing condition, and the planters in
buoyant and good spirits.
The Arch P. Green for White river
added 10 tons OF Arkansas river freight
at Louisville.
Captain Thomas Darragh has put a
Rees steam FIRE pump on the Msumelle,
which will throw a stream Of water on
any part of the boat.
Captain A. I. Gilmore is building a
sidewheel boat at Jacksonville, which
he will name James Guthrie. She is 245
feet long, 81 feet beam and 81 feet hold.
The new Red river packet Danube for
New Orleans leaves Cincinnati to-day.
The Maumelle leaves Louisville to-day
for Memphis and Arkansas river.
The Madison packet Vigo, has been
crossed of.
Captain Charley Miller's new boat now
building at Jacksonville, will be named
the Mary Houston.
The Cons Millar, Captain William
Tichenor, is due to. night from Cincinnati
aud leaves Immediately after discharging
her cargo for the 0hiro river. Captain
R ". L%ightburne, her agent, will give
information as regards her movements.
The treasury department has decided
thst in cases where steamers desire to
change the business for whicb they we're
originally inspected, during the year for
which such inspection vas made, the re-
inspection and examination made neces-
sary by such change shall be done free
of expense to the owner of such steamer.
The Batesville, Captain W. C. Harry,
arrived last night from White river with
Us sacks -four. ll3 sacks meal, Sc sacks
seed, 10 sacks corn, l bale cotton, 5 head
cattle and 80 packages sundries. She
lays up and the Rlth resumes her regular
trips.
The Anchor Line packet Colorado,
Captain James 0'Neal, leaves the ele-
vator tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
for Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending to all way bust
ness and connecting at Arkopolis with
the Pine Bluff railroad and at Vicks.
burg with the R. E. Lee for New Orleans
aud the Yszoo river packets.
The John 0yerton, Captain Fogleman
will have her repairs finished to-day, and
will resume her regular trip to Mound
City tomorrow. During her retirement
she has undergone a thorough overhaul
ing and been reprinted, and now pre-
sents a beautiful appearance. She looks
as staunch and as pretty as the first day
she came out.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed Now
land, arrived last night from Arkansas
river with 3 bales of cotton and a lot of
sundries, and reshipped at the mouth IL
bales. She had also a splendid passen.
ger trip. The Katie leaves this evening
at sharp FIVE o'clock for Little Rock aud
all points on Arkansas river carrying
the mail and giving special attention to
all bend business. Jimmy Thompson
aud Billy Nucles, two clever gentlemen
and accommodating clerks, have charge
of the Office.
The Keystone, Captain Geo. Malone,
came 10 this morning from Mound City
r with Captain j. I. Warrington new
wharf boat. the r E. Lee, in tow, and
successfully landed it at the foot Of Mon.
roe street. Captain Washington will
. have her ready for business in q few
day. We have not learned yet at which
portion Of the landing the ~wharfmsster
3 designs permanently locating her. She
; is a splendid wharfboat, and has capacity
for storing a large amount of freight
s and is rugged with three large ant
4. staunch stages.
t The St GeHevieve, Captain Sam Nc
+ Pheters, arrived this morning from St
2 Louis with 700 bbls corn meal, 6Ss bbli
c and IS half bbls -four, 100 sacks wheat
n rs sacks oats. 100 sacks rye az crale