Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-20


Mardi,Grss trip to New Orleans.
Fare $50 for the round trip. The
people of the river valley will find
this one of the best aud most pleas
ant opportunities ever offered to see
the Crescent City carnival.
Captain Milt Harry is Up the
Ohio soliciting bids for the con-
struction of a new White river
packet. The new steamer win be 175
feet long, SO feet beam, 5 feet clear
in the hold, and fitted with 8 boil
ers 40 inches in diameter, SO feet
long, 4 Aues, cylinders 16 inches in
diameter and 6 feet stroke.
The elegant passenger steamer
Golden City will leave Glenn's
wharfboat tomorrow morning at
ten O'Clock for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, going through with dis
patch. She has unsurpassed pas
senger accommodations Captain
Sterling Mcintyre, an affable gem
tleman, is her purser. Captain
Glenn will make engagements and
receive freight for her,
The City of Chester, Captain
Alex ziegler, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving tomorrow evening
for Cairo and st. Louis, making
connections with the principal rail-
roads for all points East and West,
and doing all bend business.
The "red tiger" packet Coahoma,
Captain Stacker Lee, brought in
from the lower coast 212 bales and
Is bags Of cotton, 351 sacks of seed
and sundries and a big list of peo-
pie. She brought up the Memphis
freight Of the @. p. Chouteau--29
hogsheads sugar, rs barrels molas-
SEES and 20 packages of sundries.
She returns to Friar's Point
this evening on time, carrying the
mail and giving special attention to
all plantation business. Captain
Ed Thomas, a worthy and efficient
clerk, has charge of the office.
The Yint ShinkIe, Captain Ken
n%istou, leaves at 5 o'clock this eve.
ming for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati, ticketing passengers to all
Eastern points at the lowest rates
and transferring passengers and
baggage to the railroad depots free
WI .. L
OF charge. She is a safe carrier and
has excellent passenger facilities.
Captain A.. j. Lindsay, a gentle
man with whom it is a pleasure to
travel or do business, has charge of
the office. Captain L~ightburne, her
indefatigable agent, will send her
off with 1000 bales of cotton and
100 tons Of other freight.
Robert Watson, the engineer of
the Lessie Taylor, was released upon
giving bond in the United States
Circuit Court at New Orleans for
$4,000. On the application of his
counsel to have his bond reduced,
Judge Billings said he felt more
like increasing it. Congress made
the crime with which he is charged
punishable by ten years. impriSon-
ment, and public sentiment de-
manded the rigid punishment of
the criminal negligence of engi-
neers whereby the lives of Thousands
are endangered.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Pos
tai, arrived last night from White
river, with 1868 bales cotton, 1909
sacks seed, 4G packages sundries,
and a fair list of people, and re-
shipped at the mouth 333 bales
cotton. Total out of the river, vol
bales. She will return 70 White
river this evening promptly at 5
o'clock, going through to Jackson
port, and making direct connnec-
ton with light-draught steamers
Tor upper White and Black rivers.
She will make a grand Mardi-G ras
trip and bring to Memphis a large
number of excursionists. Captain
Postal and Chief Clerk Charley
Postal are making preparations to
accommodate aud entertain in a
comfortable manner 200 passengers.
She will have one Of the best ex-
curSion8 brought to Mardi-G ras.
An excellent band Of music has
been engaged for the occasion, and
we feel assured that Mr.. Charley
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