Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-29

in place Of the Carl Schurz, Capt.
Phil Harmon attends to the Office
duties. W
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, leaves the elevator this even
ing at five o'clock for Cairo and
st. Louis, attending to all bend bus
mess, and connecting with the prin-
cipal RAILROADS for all points East
and West and the Northern Line
packets for st. Paul. Tom White
presides at the desk. "a
The Goahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in this morning from the
lower coast with a fair freight list
for the times and was full Of peo-
pie. She returns this evening to
Friar's Point, carrying the mail and
doing all way business. Mr.. Ed
Thomas, an afable gentleman,
officiates in the Office.
The Alf Stevens, Captain A. L.
Cummins, came in this morning
from st. Louis, with near 500 tons
of freight, including 1918 sacks
corn, 655 sacks oats, 451 sacks bran,
600 barrels meal, 225 barrels and
so half barrels -four, IS tierces and
500 buckets Of lard, and 100 pack
ages sundries, and 80 bales hay.
She unloaded at Glenn's w~harfboat,
and returns this evening to Dyers-
burg and st. Louis.
Captain John Cannon, of the Bob
Lee, has contracted with the How.
ards, at Louisville, for a new boat
for the Bayou Sara trade. Her di-
mansions are as follows: length
25O feet, AZ feet beam, and 8 feet
hold. She will have 80 inch cylin-
ders, with niue feet stroke, which
will make her fast.
Pittsburg adViceS of Tuesday
say that Captain John S. Devenny,
United States supervising inspector,
still holds the fort, and will not
surrender it until his successor ar
rives there to take charge. There
is not likely to be any change made
in the local inspectors for the pres
ent at least.
Nathaniel W. VanDeyenter, a
w~ell-known Mississippi and Ohio
river steamboat engineer, died at
his residence in this city, yesterday
forenoon, of consumption of the
bowels, after a ~protracted illness.
Mr.. VanD eventer has been pecl-
liarly unfortunate. His father and
an only elder brother, both steam
boat engineers, died within the last
four years ; an only sister died a
few years since, and less than two
months ago his wife died. Thus
within a few years a whole family
have passed away with theexception
of the aged mother. Mr.. VanDe-
yenter was a native Of New Albany,
Indiana, and has served on the
Belle Memphis, Sioux City, Grand
Tower, G. w. Check, Quickstep,
Illinois, 0sceola, Az j. White, and
several other steamers. He was a
member of Banner Lodge, No. 147,
|. 0. 0. F., and his remains were
inferred by the order to-day at
Elmwood.
We are glad to inform our read
ers that next fall will more than
likely develop better facilities for
the receiving and handling of
freight than ever before offered by
the city Of Memphis. OF course
our many readers will be anxious
to know the full particulars. But
at present we can only say this 4:
One of our leading city officials, in
conjunction with one of our steam
boat agents, will soon place a large
wharf boat at Memphis, to transact
any and all business that may offer.
Another elevator, with a cotton
compress attached, is the newest or
latest feature Of the enterprise
offered to Memphis. The Ohio
river aud Cincinnati steamers claim
that Memphis is too important a
point to neglect any longer. They
have therefore concluded, in con-
nection with large capitalists, who
own large interests in steamboat
stock, to erect an elevator with
cotton press attached, ut a point
below Beal street. We have been
shown correspondence negotiating
for the purchase of one of tbe most