Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-04

Frank, is due to-day from Gin
cinnati and leaves Wednesday evening
next for New Orleans, on her maiden
trip.
The Anchor Line packet Belle
Memphis, Captain John Crane in COM
will leave the Lee wharfboat
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying the
mail and doing all way business.
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley in command, is the Anchor Line
leaving the Lee wharfboat to-
morrow evening at 5 o'clock, for Cairo
and st. Louis, carrying the mail and
doing all way business.
Messrs. Bryan q 0'Niel, the cele-
brated coal operators have secured
the services of Dennie 0'Neil to repi.
resent them on the river and sell coal
to steamboats,. He will arrive to-mor-
row and assume his duties.
Mr.. Ed Crowell, the popular and
well known White river clerk, late of
the Ruth, returned home Saturday
from st. Louis. He takes charge
of the office of the new steamer
Josie Harry, on her arrival here.
The Adams mail line packet, Ouchi-
ia Belle, Captain Mark Cheek in COM
mand, with Captain Lee Cummins in
the office, is due from New Orleans.
She enters the Arkansas City trade as
a semi-weekly packet, leaving here on
Mondays and Thursdays.
The james Howard left st. Louis
Saturday evening for New Orleans,
and is due down tomorrow night.
Forty thousand dollars was spent on
her at st. Louis this summer in re-
pairs, and she is now one of the finest
boats afoat.
We r much indebted to Mr.. NJ. +.
Virgison for many favors extended the
LEDGER during the scourge in attend
ing to the river department. Mr.. Yir-
gison is a trustworthy gentleman, re-
cognized for his integrity and prompt
ness in all he undertakes to do,
Captain James Salisbury, who re-
manned at his post on the Lee wharf
boat during the epidemic, in addition
to his ardous wharfboat duties, aided
in getting river news items for the
LEDGER, for which services we fee
very grateful and appreciate,
Capt. j. G. Andrews, of the Osceols
Belle, returned home Saturday even.
ing from the lakes, looking the picture
of good health. He received a hearty
W ,lcome from his numerous friends
and especially from the officers anC
crew Of his boat, of which he resumed
command to-day.
Captain Milt Harry with his new
White river mail packet, the JOSH,
Harry, will arrive to-day from tn,
Ohio river and leave immediately foI
White river. She is y beautiful pack
ct and one of the best boats ever con
structed for White river. We will
give a full description of her on he
arrival.
The fno steamer Hard Cash, Cap
tain Ed Postal, will arrive to-day from
White river with a large list Of cotton
and leaves Wednesday evening with
return trip for White river, resumin
her regular trips. Charley Postal, he
popular clerk, will be found in tn
Office attending promptly to all bust
ness.
The new and elegant Arkansas rive
mail packet Marlin Speed, Captain
Eugene Smith, will arrive in port to
day from Arkansas river, and leay
this evening with a return trip 70
Little Rock and all points on Arkan
sas river, carrying the mail and doin
all way business. Billy Nuelea,
clever gentleman, presides at the desk
The Anchor Line Packet Compan
has fully resumed business to-day o
the Lee wharfboat. The st. Loui
Memphis, Natchez and New 0rleau
Anchor Liners have resumed theI
regular trips, and Captain AID Storm
superintendent of the line, with HI
corps Of clerks and assistants, arc y
at their posts ready for business.
The Hattie Rowland, Capt. Jane
II. Rees, left st. Louis Saturday ever
ing for Arkansas river, with a goo
freight trip and a large list of peopl,
} including a good number of Memph
ans. She will arrive tonight and leay
tomorrow evening for Little Rock No
alFpoints on Arkansas river, resumin
her regular trips.
The annual report Of the supervii
! ing inspector general of steamboat
! will state, among other things, that OF
of upward of 100000 900 passenge,
carried upon steam vessels during Il
, last fiscal year only 212 lives were 10
(orabout one and one-tenth persons 10
to each l,6O0, eco passengers carried
} and that fully one-tenth Of the casua
ties included in his report are not |
right chargeable to the inspection Sc
vice.
The Colorado passed down tn
morning for Vicksburg well lade
She discharged here 1475 bbls Hou
400 pals lard, 1876 sacks oats, 140 sacl
bran, 875 boxes crackers, 100 BIB
, potatoes, 80 bbls apples and 800 PIX.
/ sundries. She had also a large list
passengers. A large number Of ref
gees returned home on her.
e The 0sceola Belle, Captain j,
n Andrews, came in this morning fro
the upper coast with $50 bales and |,
r. sacks of cotton and $50 sacks see
and 13 cabin passengers, She leay
1t this evening at five o'clock with a 7
turn trip for Osceola and al points {
!, the upper coast. B. o. Michel,
genial and clever gentleman, contro
g the Office.