Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-18

, his associate stockholders in the
/. Memphis and Arkansas line in
formed us this morning that they
} had not as yet contracted for a new
steamer.
| Captain Eads, in delivering his
lecture yesterday afternoon, re-
marked that "there is not a stretch
of the river from st. Louis to New
Orleans, fifty miles long, in which
| have not stood on some part of
the river bottom, beneath the shell
ter of the diving bell. l have
known the river intimately for
nearly forty years. I have made a
lifetime study of it, and | know
what l am talking about"
Captain Frank Hicks left New
Orleans last night for Cincinnati
by rail to close the contract for his
new Memphis and New Orleans
packet, which will be 2S5 feet long
with 81 feet beam, and have a car
rying capacity for 10000 bales Of
cotton. She is to be completed and
ready for business by the first Of
October.
The Phil Allin, Captain N. S.
Green, is the regular packet, leav-
ing this evening for Arkansas City,
attending promptly to all bends
business and connecting with the
Pine Bluff railroad for Pine Bluff.
John Gwathmey, Neil Booker and
Gabe Booker, a trio of clever and
accommodating gentlemen, have
charge of the Office.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc
Kee, is the Anchor Line packet,
leaving the elevator tomorrow eve
ming at five o'clock for Caro- and
st. Louis, doing all bends business
and connecting with the principal
railroads for all points East and
West. George Walton does the
honorS of the Office.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Lennox, win leave
the elevator tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock for Vicksburg, carrying
the mail, doing all bend business,
and connecting at Arkansas City
with the Pine Bluff railroad, and at
YickSburg with the New Orleans
and Yazoo river packets, giving
through bills Of lading and ticket
ing passengers through.
The @. P. Chouteau, Captain
William Norwegian, came in last
night from New Orleans with 9
bales cotton, 21S sacks seed cotton,
1901 sacks cotton seed, 239 barrels
molasses, "A sacks millet, 30 barrels
of soap stnf, and sundries. She
returns to New Orleans this even
ing, making all principal landings.
She is a reliable and safe carrier,
and being the only regular packet
left in the trade is certainly worthy
the confidence and patronage Of
and has splendid accom-
modatiOns for about forty passen-
gers. She will make one or two
more trips before laying up, and
her retirement will be
heightened and otherwise much
improved, re-entering the Memphis
and New Orleans trade in October
next. During the past season
Captain Thorweigan made a good
reputation for himself and excel
lent steamer in the trade and has
made numerous friends, who will
sustain and extend to him a
continuance of their patronage.
Mr.. George Miltenberger, a gentle
man of recognized ability, courteous
manner and promptness in business
is her chief clerk. He is seconded
by Captain Joe Spears, one Of the
best clerks on the river.
The celebrated and popular Ohio
river passenger steamer j. W. Gaff,
in command of that ever popular
bOatman, Captain Bob Wise, arrived
last night from the Ohio with 424
bales hay, 800 bbls meal, 155 sacks
corn, 200 kegs of horse. shoes, 1879
sacks bran, $50 wet bbls. 5 tons
6S5 pkgs sundries and forty
passengers, including several
excursioniSts who are making the
Among the number
Mrs. Broaddus, Miss Sallie
and Miss Cora Riggs, of
Oovington, Ky.; Miss Florence