Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-25


tive purser.
The James d. Parker for Mem
phls passed Evansville yesterda.
afternoon, and will arrive her
Monday and return to Cincinnati
on Wednesday next.
The Memphis and Cincinnati
Packet Line has established a pas
senger agency at Hot Springs, Ar
kansas, which is a great convent
eDoe for Eastern travellers.
Captain R. w. Lightburne, the
indefatigable agent and %superin.
tendent at this end of the line o.
the Memphis and Ohio River Packet
Line, returned home last Light
from Cincinnati.
The government snagboat De-
Russey has gone to Mound City to
lay up, the appropriation for service
being nearly expended. She has done
good service in the bends below
here, having removed 466 snag;
from the channel between here and
VickSburg,
The Colorado, Captain Sam
McPheeters, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor.
row Sunday evening, at ) o'clock.
sharp, for Cairo and St. Louis, at
tending to all bend business and
connecting with the principal rail
roads for all points East and West
The st. Louis and New Orleans
Anchor Line packet John A. Scud-
der, Captain Jack Carter, will ar
rive this afternoon from st. Louis
and leave in the morning at 10
O'Clock for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. Capt.
Garrett Huls, a clever gentleman
and popular boatman, is her chief
cerk.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Little
Rock and all points on the Arkan-
sas river, making direct connection
Little Rock with a light draught
steamer for Fort Smith and points
Jimmy Thompson and
Nucles are her gentlemanly
clerks.
Elisha Marshall, the veteran
mate, who has been a Waterman on
the Gaf since she came cut, is az
hicted with a carbuncle on the
breast, and has gone to the marine
hospital at Cincinnati for medical
treatment. He is one of the Oldest
mates on the river, and a faithful
officer.
superintendent AID Storm, at the
elevator, will ticket passengers over
the st. Louis and New Orleans and
Memphis Anchor Line packets
through to Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing
ton, Harrisburg and P%ittsburg, and
will also issue excursion tickets to
st. Paul and return, Minneapolis
and return, Denver, Col, and re-
turn, and Pueblo and return, which
will be good until October 31st.
Still the rivermen come to the
front as temperance advocates and
eVangelists. Last night Dan Sui
Ivan pressed in another neophyte;
this time it was Count ChamberliD,
who Immediately entered heart and
soul into the good work. 1t is
said the count will tell what he
knows about intemperanee some
night next week.
The John B. Maude, Captain
VIM. Blake, is the Anchor Line
packet, leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending to all way
business and connecting at Arkau-
Sas City with the Pine Bluff rail
road and at Vicksburg with the
New Orleans and Yazoo river pack.
cts, giving through bills Of lading
and ticketing passengers through
Mr.. Gobel is her clever clerk.
The yint Shinkle, Captain Ken.
niston, leaves this evening at
o'clock for Cairo, Louisville anC
Cincinnati, attending to all way
business and ticketing passenger
through to New York City for $27
and other Eastern cities at CORE
spondingly low rates, transferrin,
passengers and baggage to the rail