Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-08

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charge Of the Office. and is seconded
by Nat Banks.
The Pointe Coupce Pelican says (:
We consider it compliment paid our
parish that Captain 4. p. feathers
should choose three live oaks from its
soil TO be the stem and stern Of his
new Natchez. For weeks the axes
have been piled with infinite pains and
skill to reduce these mOnarchs of
the forest to their proper shapes to
fulfill their new functions. The PROV
is taken from a splendid tree grown on
the plantation of our neighbOr, Mr..
Jules Labatut, and the stern piece
from an aged oak on the old Jeter
place.
The new, swift and palatial White
river mail packet Josie Harry came in
last night from White river with 698
bales cotton, 2l02 sacks seed, % pkgs
eggs, 66 bids and pkgs hides and furs,
10 pkgs sundries and a good list Of
people. She leaves this evening
promptly at 6 o'clock with a return
trip for White river, carrying the mail,
doing all way business and making
close connection at Jacksonport with
the li%ght-draught steamers Milt Harry
and Alberta for upper White and
Black rivers. The Josie is a safe and
reliable carrier and is one Of the best
appointed passenger steamers on the
river. Captain Milf Harry, the popu-
lar boatman of White river, com
mands, with Colonel Joe Moore, a
clever gentleman and efficient clerk.
in charge Of the Office, assisted by Dan
Sullivan.
We can hardly believe that Captain
j. A. Lindsay, chief clerk of the Vint
Shinkle, so far forgot himself as to put
in circulation a report that the yellow
fever still exists in Memphis. He is
said to have made such a statement to
the Cincinnati board of health and
publicity is given to it in the press of
Cincinnati. This erroneous report has
caused the board of health of the latter
city to place an embargo on all rags
and paper stock coming frem the
South. By this act Cincinnati and
the Memphis and Cincinnati packets
will be the losers, and it is hard to
imagine why an officer of one of these
boats would put such a maleyolent re-
port in circulation, which will work
more real injury to the line of packets
he is connected with than to Memphis.
Porkopolis has been a good market for
our rags, but st. Louis is equally as
good. We hope there is some mistake
about this reported interview between
the captain and health officer at Gin
cinnati,
The new and magnificent passenger
steamer Ed Richardson, in command
Of the old veteran Captain John W.
Cannon, is receiving at the Lee wharf
boat for New Orleans, and will leave
this evening at 6 o'clock, making all
the principal way landings. The
Richardson is not only one of the
safest and best carriars on the river.
but has palatial passenger accommo.
datlons, and is differed by practical
and careful boarmen. She is M Of
the best boats ever constructed, and
has already proven herself to be 8
success. With large carrying capacity
she is swift and runs regular, and hal
always shown herself to be a betteI
boat than her owners and builder,
expected her to be. Before the season
is ended she will give a good account
Of her running qualities. Captain
Thomas Howard, a gentleman who ha,
endeared himself to the shipping anC
travelling public by his integrity anC
promptness in business and universal
courtesy, is her chief clerk. Thos,
wishing a safe and pleasant journey tC
the Crescent City will do well to takt
passage on her.
The new and magnificent passenger
and freight steamer w. p. Halliday
which was constructed by the How
ards, at Jacksonville, for Captain
Gould, leaves the Anchor Line wharf
boat, foot of Monroe street, tomorrow
evening at 4 o'clock for New Orleans
making all principal way landings
The Halliday is said to be the strong.
eat boat of her inches ever built fol
the st. Louis and New Orleans trade
She stands, Of course, AL with the
underwriters, and will carry 1000 tons
of freight, Her dimensionsan and power
are as follows, viz: Hull 300 feet in
length, II feet beam, 8 feet hold, with
full model. She has forty state-rooms
in the main cabin and twenty-six in
the texas, Many of those in the main
cabin are unusually large, and are fur.
nished with bedsteads, dressing
bureaus, Curtains and all the appoint
ments of a nice bed chamber.
Those in the ladies' cabin are
connected by a door from one
into the adjoining room, for the ac-
commodatiOn of families. The inisl
of the cabin is a novelty, and en-.
tirely original with Captain Gould, Sc
far as its application to steamboats, i,
concerned. The furniture is plain
but substantial carpets, bedding, etc.
all that need be desired on a first. class
boat. The machinery is all new, and
Of the following dimensions Cylin.
ders y inches in diameter, 10 feet
stroke. Superintendent Ad Storm
will make engagements for her and
receive freight at all times at the An.
Choir Line w~harfboat. foot of Monroe
street. Captain Il. w. Gonld is hei
worthy commander aud Mr.. +, Gould
her purser.