Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-14

$500 80 ~ AARAAn WIN a
moderate trip.
Captain VIII 2. Walker, late of the
Golden Grown, is now captain on the
Bostona.
The John ID. Scully scooted up to
Little Rock and Scully-ed" back
again with a light trip.
There is large amount of corn in
Madrid Bends awaiting shipment to
New Orleans.
The j. W. Gaf, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Evans
vile last evening.
The Mark Twain will have her re-
pairs completed by tomorrow and
returns to st. Francis river.
Captain j. H. Carter, alias Commo-
dore hollingpin, comes here in about
ten days to lecture.
The Henry Frank makes a New Or
leans Mardi- Gras excursion, leaving
here on Wednesday next.
The 0sceola Belle for the upper
coast, and Geo. w. Cheek and Illinois
for the lower coast, had excellent trips
out last night.
The Thomas Sherlock, en- route
from Cincinnati to New Orleans,
passed Evansville at 6 o'clock and is
due here Saturday night.
The City of Yicksburg, from st.
Louis, arrived at Vicksburg Yesterday
noon and leaves there to-day at noon
with a return trip.
The Pittsburg coal men are highly
elated overthe probability of the refusal
OF congress to make an additional APP
preparation for the Davis Island dam,
The work on the new Anchor Line
steamer City of Greenville is progress
ing rapidly toward completion. She
will be a beauty when she's done.
Captain Wash Floyd has his office
on the Marlin Speed ornamented and
decorated with wonderful and beauti-
full handiwork of the ladies.
Advices from Louisville report
Captain Sherley, an old steamboat
stock owner, as lying at the point OF
death and not expected to survive.
The City of Helena added here 1913
bales of Eastern-bound cotton and
cleared last evening for st. Louis with
a good up stream trip.
The reliable and punctual little
packet Jay Hardy, Captain Billy
Davis, leaves on time this evening for
Island 81, Old river, and all interme-
date landings.
Capt. Asa Bumgardener purchased
Of Mr.. Tom Bailey the little side
wheel steamer May B, and will rur
her in the Metropolis and Paducal
trade, for which she is well adapted.
The Golden City, Captain Hegler
passes down this evening for New
Orleans. Captain Billy Mcintyre, ;
genial and clever gentleman, does the
honors Of the Office.
The Marlin Speed brought out from
the upper Arkansas river to tn,
mouth, this trip, 1915 bales of cotton
the best trip brought out of tina
} stream this season.
River business in the bends con
tinues slack on account of the ba,
condition of the roads, planters beinj
unable to get their cotton out to tn.
r landings for shipment.
The famous passenger steamer Chas
, Morgan leaves Cincinnati tomorrow
evening with a grand Mardi-G ras ex
cursion for New Orleans, and leave
here the Wednesday following.
A negro drayman, who was too ven
%turesome yesterday afternoon in testin
the Daddy of Waters, got beyond hi
! reckoning and came near drowning hi
b mule and himself. He was rescue
by the crew of the Geo. w. Check.
The big James Howard, one of tn
finest steamers that plies the Missis
+ sippi, will leave st. Louis to-morro,
with a Mardi-Gras excursion. Sh
will leave this port on Wednesda
next, and arrive in New Orleans Sun
day evening the 23d.
The Belle Memphis passed dow
last evening for Vicksburg well laden
She discharged here 1926 bbls houl
GIG SKIS grain, 758 pkgs lard, 80 cask
and 10 boxes bacon, 10 bales and
bags of cotton, 10 mules and 935 pkg
sundries, and added 30 tons for point
below.
!, The Colorado, Captain San
McPheeters, of the Anchor Line, vii
leave the company wharfboat, foot O
Monroe street, to-morrow.morning a
! 10 O'Clock, for Vicksburg and tn
. bends, doing all way business. Charlie
} Quesnel, late of the Belle Memphis,
! her chief clerk.
The famous Towards, Of Jefferson
! vile, are figuring on a number of 10
, ton bulk grain barges for the Ancho
| Line at st. Louis. They will be bui.
4 under the special supervision of Cap
John p. keiser, the eagle-eyed super
] intendent OF thatlamous line of steam
crs.
The Anchor Lime packet John /
! Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, will leay
{ the Anchor Line wharf boat, foot {
a Monroe street, tomorrow evening fo
3 Cairo and st. Louis, attending to a
bend business and making direct con
nection with the principal railroad
for all points East and West,
Johnny Briggs, second clerk of tn
Marlin Speed, came over last evenin
from Little Rock by rail, being sun
monod home by an addition in hi
family of a sweet little cherub, weigh
ing only twelve pounds. We congral
ulate him on the happy event. H
returns to Little Rock this evening b
rail to rejoin his packet.
Captain Kenniston, formerly CON
mander of the Vint Shinkle, cam
Is down on her this trip, and goes frol
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