Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-29

BOOu MhteIldl anu tuleo presses
with which TO print their pa.
per and do fancy work for the
boat and passengers. The edition
issued for Memphis is full of inter-
esting reading matter. 1t isagood
medium for advertisers, as it will
be distributed at all the towns and
landings along the river.
Captain Fogleman with his ex-
cellent ferryboat the John OvertOn
will carry passengers over Sunday
to Hope6eld to the dedication of
the new Catholic Church for %
cents per passenger, leaving the
foot of Jefferson street at 10 O'clock;
returning at half past two o'clock.
Colonel ]. D. Moore, of the Gaff,
writes from Cincinnati stating that
his packet arrived there Yesterday.
Her damages are light. She will
be put on the docks and repaired
Immediately, and be ready to leave
Cincinnati on the 18th of April for
Memphis and leave here on the
goth of April with areturn trim for
Cincinnati. Ffi1I
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator this evening at
5 o'clock for Cairo and St. Louis,
doing all bend business and making.
direct connection with the princi-
pal railroads for all points East and
West. Tom White presides at the
desk. SHE brought in this morn
ing from Vicksburg and the bends
40 bales cotton and 1891 sacks of
seed, and added a good list of East
ern bound cotton.
The Kountz Line clerks kick
against the wharfage tax, while the
packets that have been doing bust
ness with our city for sometime
Willingly pay it. 1t comes in bad
taste for the Kountz Line fellows to
grumble about the Wharfage, as
they never landed at Memphis or
left a dollar hereif they could avoid
it. During their little squirt with
the Anchor Line they DO business
here, but as soon as the fight is
over and the little Ratchet buried
they will give us the go-by, and the
Kountz Line will have no further
use for Memphis except as a coaling
station.
The Golden Rule, Captain 0. P.
Shinkle, came in this morning from
Cincinnati. en- route to New Or
leans, with over 1900 tons Of freight
and a big passenger list. She dis
charged here 175 bbls potatoes, 100
bales hay, 7 bbls whisky, and sun
dries, and added at Glenn's wharf
boat 500 SKIS oil cake and 16O bales
cotton. Her passengers we're well
pleased with their trip and the gen.
ereus treatment of the officers. Mr..
William r. Shaw, than whom there
is not a more hoSpitable and clever
clerk on the river, has charge of
the Office. The Golden Rule will
get away this afternoon.
The fine steamer Jas. D. Parker,
Captain G. B. Russell in command,
came in this morning at 8 o'clock
from the Ohio river with an excel
lent trip. The following are the
principal items of her ergo: 8S5
bbls meal, 2OS SKIS corn, 222 pkgs
furniture, 295 pkgs glass ware, 1874
SKIS potatoes, asa bales hay, 700 bbls
potatoes, 432 empty oil bbls, 81 bbls
whisky, Ill bbls flour, 44O kegs
nails, 40 plows, 1O4 dozen buckets,
70 dozen tubs, 625 buckets lard, 80
SKIS bran, rs dozen baskets and 975
pkgs Sundries, GO cabin and AZ
deck passengers. Among her pas
sengers are Mr.. T. J. Cochran, a
prominent oil merchant Of Cincin-
natl, and his estimable lady, max.
ing a pleasure and inspecting tour,
this being their first trip South.
Mrs. Martindale, of Cincinnati, is
en- route to Arkansas, and Miss Ida
Hammitt, an accomplished young
lady goes south from here by rail.
The Parker leaves tomorrow even
ing for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati, attending to all way bust
ness and ticketing passengers
through ia all Eastern cities at ex-
ceedingly low rates and transferring
passengers and baggage to the rail
road depots free Of charge. She