Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-31
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rail yesterday from New Orleans
and awaits here the arrival of his
boat.
The Osceola is due tomorrow
st. Francis river with a big
trip of cotton and other freight.
The @. B. Church and Charles
Morgan for New Orleans and the
Andy Baum for Memphis leaves
this evening.
The Glencoe, Captain Calhoun,
will leave Glenn's wharf boat this
evening at 5 o'clock for New Or
The Colorado, Captain Gray, will
be the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail and doing
way business.
The Tolle and Bee and barges
are due from below.
G. Mccullough, who has been
engaged on the river for years as
bar-keeper, died at Pittsburg on
Thursday aged fo~rty-three.
The Fanchen leaves st. Louis
next week for the mountains.
The new mountain steamer
General Custer, building on the
upper Ohio, will be finished in a
few days.
The James Howard leaves st,
Louis this evening for New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan will have a
large excursion party this trip from
indianapolis and Terre Haute.
Southern freights continue plen-
tiful along the Ohio river.
The owners of the defunct
steamer Mary Bell have got judg-
ment against the Empire Insurance
Company at St. Louis for a policy
which they had on the boat when
she burned.
The Belle Of Texas, with Captain
Ell Rowland in command, will
leave on Tuesday for the Arkansas
there is sufficient water for her
to go through.
Captain Alex Moses, agent of the
New Orleans board of underwriters,
arrived in the city last evening
from New Orleans and takes a trip
down the river this evening on the
Ruth.
The Belle Memphis, Captain
Crane, came in from st. Louis with
a full cargo of grain and produce.
She returns to st. Louis this even
ing at 5 o'clock, attending to all
bend business, and connecting with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. 0. Hewitt
presides at the desk.
The splendid steamer Cons Mil
lar, with the ever popular Captain
VIM. Tichenor in command, leaves
this evening at 5 o'clock for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketing
passengers through to all points
East. The Millar has unsurpassed
passenger accommodations. Capt.
James Wilson offciates in the office,
which is a sure guarantee of a
pleasant trip.
Captain Alex zeigler, one of the
oldest commanders of the Anchor
Line, will take command of the
Belle Memphis next trip, and Capt.
Crane, who has made the Belle
Memphis so popular under his ad-
ministration, will take command
of the Capitol City in place Of
Captain Jas. 0'Neal.
Major John Hardin and Captain
James Rees, jr., of the Memphis
and Arkansas river packet com.
pany, leave tomorrow for Pittsbure
to build two new steamers for the
Memphis and Arkansas river trade
The following are the dimension
Of the new steamers: Length, 18C
feet, with So feet beam and 81 foot
hold, with full length cabin ant
outfit similar to the Garland's.
They are to be finished and ready
for business by the first of Septcm
Der.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry
will arrive this afternoon from
White river with a big trip of cottor
and people, and leaves promptly to
morrow morning at o o'clock 70,
White river and all points through