Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-11-03

burg with the New Orleans and
Yazoo riyss packets.
Mr.. I. E. Erwin, a prominent
business man of Augusta, Ark,
who has been spending several
weeks in Virginia, w~illreturn home
this evening on the Hard Cash.
The st. Genevieve, Captain Sam
McPheeters, is the regular Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening at
5 o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and st.
Louis, doing all way business and
making close connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. saiso iEss .aa
The splendid steamer Golden
City, Captain J. D. Hegler, will
leave Glenn's wharf boat tomorrow
at 10 am. for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. Sterling
Mcintyre. an atfable gentleman,
oficiates in the office. laqa 81
The Thompson Dean, Captain
James Pepper, passed Vicksburg
yesterday at noon for Memphis.
She will arrive Monday morning
and return to New Orleans Tues
day evening. Captain Washington
is making engagements and receive
ing freight for her at the Lee wharf
boat. rsgl. r5
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Mark
R. Cheek, brought in from the lower
coast 70 bales and 10 bags of cot
ton, 259 sacks of seed and sundries,
aud returns this evening at sharp
five to Friar'S Point, doing all way
business. Capt, james Roland, Hal
Aydlett and Thomas Hughes do the
honors Of the Office.
Captains Washington and Carter
request that we correct the mistake
in to-day's Appeal, that they were
appointed agents Of the Cincinnati
and Memphis Packet Company.
They never made nor do they in
tend to make application for any
boat or company Of boats represent
ed by an established agent. They
expect and intend to do business on
high principles, becoming gentle
men, and no other, 1t is the Gin
cinnati and New Orleans Pool Line
referred to. The Appeal will please
correct. aaJ t5is6 f,f
The Batesyille, Capt. Phil Har-
mon, came in at noon with a good
list Of cotton and seed, aud returns
this evening to Scanlan's Landing,
attending to all way business. She
was delayed yesterday on account of
grounding neal S%canlan's. Captain
Henry Cooper and Lee Woodland are
her accommodating clerks.
The Mark Twain, Captain J. D.
Randall, came in last evening from
st. Francis river with 172 bales of.
cotton and 22s sacks of seed and
sundries. She returns this evening
to Mariana and all points on st.
Francis river, carrying the mail and
attending promptly to all way bust
ness. Mr.. D. b. Abrahams, a
courteous gentleman, is her chief
clerk, and is assisted by Birdie Ban
ming.
The Bismarck, laying at st. Louis
undergoing repairs and being re-
painted, caught fire yesterday after
noon and was totally destroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Bismarck was owned by the
Bismarck transportation Company,
valued at $4,000, and insured in
Pittsburg and Cincinnati offices for
$4,000. Capt. Spane, here com
mander, owned the, controlling in
terest in her. About twenty men
were at work repairing and repaint-
ing the boat when the fire broke
out.
The fast-running and palatial
steamer Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal in command, came in this
morning from White river with the
blue ribbon trip, having 547 bales
of cotton, 1851 sacks seed, 81 sacks
oats and 20 packages sundries,
which she discharged at the eleva-
tor, and reshipped at the mouth
III bales of cotton; total out of the
river 1924 bales of cotton. This
is the champion trip and the largest
brought out of the river since the
good old days of 1S67-S. The peo-