Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-08

board.
The James w. Gaff for Memphis
and Golden Grown for New Orleans
leave Cincinnati Saturday evening
next.
Captain II. j. Vinton, of the
Andy Baum, accompanied by his
wife, has gone to the coast of
Maine to r~ecuperate.
Captain William +. Fuller was
elected magistrate in tho First dis
triot of Newport Ky, on Monday.
We congratulate Squire Fuller on
his success, az
The Marlin Speed, Capt. Engene
Smith. will arrive from Arkansas
river tomorrow and leave on Satur-
day with a return trip for little
Rock.
The Ruth, Captain W. G. Harry,
will arrive tomorrow evening from
White river and leave on Saturday
with a return trip, going through
to Jacksonport.
The petition of steamboat own
ers to the general council praying
for the release either of the person.
al or the wharfage tax was referred
to the finance committee.
The Anchor Line Packet Com
pany was granted the privilege Of.
mooring a wharfboat at the land
ing by the general council at their
meeting last evening.
The City Of Vicksburg will pass
up tonight for st. Louis, Freight
will be received for her at the Lee
wharf boat, and viii be sent out to
her on a fiat towed by the tug.
The cotton crop this coming
season will be the largest since the
war, and there is every indication
of a busy and successful season for
all the steamboats,. Some think
there will hardly be tonnage enough
to do the business.
Mr.. Charles Martin, the medicine
man of the West Wind, and Mrs.
Cyrus Fay, the estimable wife of
Mr. Cyrus Fay, clerk of the West
Wind, and daughter, left this morn.
ing for Boston, there to spend the
heated term.
The yellow fever excitement has
about died out. The scare is over.
The city is cleaner and in a better
sanitary condition than it has been
at any time sinse it was incOrpora-
ted as a city, and is about as healthy
as usual at this season of the year.
The new steamer George w.
Cheek will be finished and ready
for business in a few weeks. She is
said to be beauty, and prettier
than ever. Captain Mark Cheek
will undoubtedly feel quite proud of
his pet steamer and will do a big
business with her this season. He
is a good boatman and worthy of
success.
The John A. Scudder passed up
last night for st. Louis. The tug
took her mail out to her and some
passengers wanted to go up the
river on her but Captain Carter re-
fused to take them, having a sick
lady on board. The people will
appreciate Captain Carter for his
action in the matter. Her officers
and crew were all well and in good
spirits.
The great fayorite Ohio river
passenger steamer Cons Millar,
Captain William Tichenor in com
mand, will arrive this afternoon
from the Ohio river with a full
cargo Of Western products and
leaves tomorrow evening at five
o'clock, with a return trip for Cairo.
Louisville and Cincinnati, ticketing
passengers through to New York
city and all other Eastern points at
a lower rate than ever. Captain
james Wilson, IAN affable gentleman,
holds forth in the Office. Captain
R. w. Lightburne, at his new office,
No. Z Monroe street, will make ar
rangements for her and will give in
formation as regards her move
ments.
The Golden Crown, en- route to
Cincinnati, passed Evansville on
Tuesday with all well on board.
She landed at the wharf with her
quadrille band playing aud her
passengers dancing on her boiler
deck. OF thirty children on board
not one had been sick for an hour
since leaving New Orleans. The.
board Of health and DR.. Austin
gave her a certificate that there was
no sickness Of any character what
ever on board. Over so of her
passengers signed a card of thanks
to the officers of. the boat, and state
most emphatically that there had
mot been a single case of yellow
fever on board during the trip.
The new steamer J. NJ. White.
with the new steamer Edward j.
Gay in tow, left Cairo last night at
eight o'clock for New Orleans and
is due down some time tonight.
The following is the dimensions of
the j. M. White: Length of hull
32l feet, so feet beam and "a feet
wide over all, III feet hold amid
ship, and ~ feet at the bow and