Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-18

The 0uachita Belle, Captain Mark
Cheek in command, will arrive TO.
morrow morning from Arkansas City
and will leave in the evening at
o'clock with a return trip to Arkan.
sas City, carrying the mail and attend.
ing to all way business. Captain Lee
Cummins is her chief clerk, and has
associated with him in the Office
Messrs. VIM. Thomas and Lee Cum
minis, jr.
The Mollie Moore, Captain John B.
Davis, will leave st. Louis this even.
ing for Memphis and will arrive here
Monday morning and leave in the
evening with a return trip. Captain
Jim Franklin, her agent, will make
engagements for her.
The elegant passenger steamer City
of Vicksburg, of the Anchor Line,
will arrive this evening from Vicks-
burg and will leave the compan ny S
wharf boat tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock for Cairo ard St. Louis, carry
ing the mail and attending to all bend
business and making connection with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Chris Sharpe, a
genial aud clever gentleman, presides
at the desk.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker Lee,
came in on time this morning from the
lower coast with a fair list of freight
and people, and leaves this evening
with a return trip for Helena and
Friar's Point, carrying the mail and
doing all way business and making
direct connection at Glendale with the
Mobile and Northwestern railroad.
Captain John I. Gwathmey, a gentle
man who is recognized for his integrity
and promptness in business, controls
the office, assisted by Messrs. Platt
Rhodes and j. W. Haley.
The splendid passenger steamer
Vint Shinkle, in command of that
ever popular boatman Captain Sterling
Mcintyre, leaves this evening at 5
o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati, ticketing passengers through
to all points Fast at exceedingly low
rates. The Shinkle is an excellent
steamer to travel on, has palatial pas
senger accommodations and is a safe
and reliable carrier. Captain j. A.
Lindsay, a worthy gentleman who
makes it pleasant for all that travel
on the Shinkle, has charge of the
office, seconded by Harry Gazzley.
one Of the best fellows in the world.
II you wish a safe and pleasant trip
up the river take passage on the Vint
Shinkle.
Little Rock Gazette, ID: Day before
yesterday there came very near being
a sad catastrophe on Bear Skin lake,
about fourteen miles from this city.
Captain Rees Pritchard, Phil Pfeifer
and James Lawson were on o fishing
excursion. Captain Pritchard and
Lawson got into a boat and rowed out
into the lake. When quite a distance
from the shore, the boat suddenly
turned, throwing the captain out.
Probably the water wasn't dashed and
hammered into foam. Probably there
wasn't a houndering unprecedented in
the history of Bear Skin lake. Mr..
Lawson began a series of rescuing
efforts, and was successful. Hence
the attempted fippancy Of this ar
ticle. But, to the heaviest part.
MIR. Pfeifer, on account of his ex-
IRENE ballasting nature. was not taken
into the boat. This was where the
fun came in, when the captain went
out. Mr.. Pfeifer spent the time re-
quired in the rescue in congratulating
his weight; the rest of the time in
congratulating the captain, Moral
Congratulate yourself, and then
others.