Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-14

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tentive-and is assisted by Billy
Smithers and Platt Rhodes.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, came in this morning
from the Arkansas with 80 bales OF
cotton and q lot of sundries and a
fair list of people. She GENE fiom
the mouth Of the river here in
twenty hours, making several land
ings for passengers, an exceedingly
good iIn for a sternwheeler. She
leaves tomorrow evening With a
return tip for Little Rock and all
points on the Arkansas river, taking
the mail and doing all way business
and making direct connection with
a light-draught steamer for Fort
Smith and all points on the upper
Arkansas. Jimmy Thompson and
Billy Nucles, two clever gentlemen,
DO the honors OF the office.
Captain Parisot is building four
boats this season for the Yazoo and
tributaries. One is Cor the Deer
creek trade, and VII be 80 feet long,
81 beam and 8 hold, to have the
Sunfower Bellies machinery. The
latter will soon leave Eicksburg for
Louisville to be dismantled. A new
boat for the Sunhower trade, under
construction, viii have new ma
chinery with los inch cylinders, 5
foot stroke. The huh is 1870 feet
long, &c foot beam end 4 foot hold,
with 1000 bales Of cotton capacity,
Another of the boats is 1855 feet
long, 80 foot beam and 5 foot hold,
with 1900 bales capacity. The
DAVID Sinton and Home are both
to be used up in the new boats.
Colonel Byers, of the James w.
.Gaff, dropped in on us to-day and
presented us with a time table and
schedule of the next trip of that
popular steamer. She leaves here
on her next trip Friday, June 2Sth,
arriving at Louisville July Sd, in
time for the great race between Ten
Brock end Mollie MCCARTHY, which
takes place at Louisville on the
Fourth of July. She WI take
passengers for the single or round
trip at excursion rates. Returning
she leaves Cincinnati for Memphis
July 9Th, thus giving her exour-
siOnists emple time to attend the
races and see the sights at louis
Vile.
The race between the Baltic and
Diana took place some twenty years
ago. The contest was one Of the
most exciting ever known in the
country. Autographs of the /,
boats taken just after the race, and
which purported to give a lifelike
view of steamboat racing on the
Mississippi, had an extensive sale.
An unusual amount Of money was
staked on the result, and after tax
ing any quantity Of resin, zine, oil
%turpentine and coal they showed out
from the New Orleans wharf for
Louis 5ine. There was little diff
ference in the speed of the boats,
and they remained a good deal of
the time side by side. The black
smoke rolled out of the tops of the
chimneys, and added darkness to
the night. Presently a boat came
quietly up and passed these boats
under way, and went about her
business
The great and good Ohio river
passenger packet James w. Gaf
came in to-day at 5 9 m. with a
splendid trip of freight and people.
She was delayed in the lower Ohio
on account Of bad weather and a
heavy way business. She brought
out to Cairo 1000 sacks Of corn and
nearly 5000 packages miscellaneous
freight. The principal items of her
cargo for This port are as follows;
GIL bbls meal, II bbls flour, III
SKIS corn, 1863 kegs nails, 25 bbls
whisky, 81 hhds bacon, so pkgs
sundries. She returns this evening
to Cincinnati, making all way land
ings and ticketing passengers
through TO New York and other
Eastern points cheaper than by any
other route, transferring baggage
aud passengers to railroad dopots
free of charge. She has superior
passenger accommodations, a large
and roomy promenade deck, and
carries an excellent band Of music
with which to entertain the guests
and relieve the monotonousness of
travelling. In fact she offers every
inducement to tourists and travel
ers generally who wish a pleasant,
safe end speedy journey up the
river. Captain Bob Wise, her very
worthy commander, is one of the
most popular boatmen on the river,
aud he is always watchful Of the
interests Of shippers and the COM
forts of his passengers. Captain ]
d. Moore, VINO is never more happy
than when entertaining and max
ing those with whom he comes in
contact agreeable and sociable, con.
trolls the Office, and is assisted by
Mr.. Wheeler, while Billy Collins.
the celebrated steward, feeds the
passengers of the Gaf sumptuously
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