Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-20
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~ 49, CuANlA AAANl0 NukAuOClns IL
connects the waters of the Allegheny
river with the Juniata, the Susque-
hanna and Delaware. The canal will
cost $4,000, 900,
The st. Louis and Iron Mountain
railroad purchased, at Little Rock
yesterday, the steamer Rose City, and
takes her to Red river to use for
Transporting timber and supplies for
the bridge at Fulton, which was re-
Gently washed away.
The Thomas Sherlock passed up
last evening for Cincinnati with 600
tons of freight and 80 people. She
added here at Glenn's wharfboat sew
eral lots of freight and discharged LOG
bbls potatoes, $50 boxes fruit. 1Og
pkgs ale, q bbls resin and s. pkgs sun
dries.
The Anchor Line packet James
Howard, bound for st. Louis, passed
Ncksburg yesterday at IL am, and
will arrive here tomorrow morning,
and leave the company's wharf boat at
Bpm. for Cairo and st. Louis, attend
ing to all bend business and making
connection with the principal rail-
roads for all points East and West.
The B~atesyille, Capt. Maumus in
command, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening at 8 o'clock for
all points on st. Francis river, going
through to Wittsburg. Birdie Ban
ming, a genial and clever young gentle
man, controls the Office.
Mr.. Will Turpin has resigned his
position as pilot of the Gen. Pike Mr..
w. II. kelso, who was for many years
in the Mail Line, on the Gen. Buell.,
United States and other boats of the
company, succeeds Mr.. Turpin. For
the past six years Mr.. Kelso has been
plotting on the Memphis and Cincin-
natl boats.
Mr.. Neil Booker, who has faithfully
filled the position of second clerk on
the Ouachita Belle the past season,
resigned this morning and accepted a
position as freight clerk on a lower
coast packet. Neil is a competent
clerk and makes friends wherever he
goes. r.a
Captain John B. Davis will leave
st. Louis Monday next for Memphis
with his new Arkansas City packet,
the Rob Roy. He respectfully solicits
orders from merchants here for freight
to be shipped by his excellent steamer.
Merchants should show an apprecia-
ton of Captain Davis enterprise and
have their orders shipped on the Rob
Boy.
Captain Fritz has put the neat little
steamer h. p, Rogers in complete
running order. She is painted in
handsome style, and has entered
the Scanlan's Landing trade as a
daily packet, leaving the foot of Union
street every evening at 5 o'clock. She
will make all way landings between
here and Scanlan's.
Captain Randall has completed the
repairs on his st. Francis river packet,
the General Miles, and has had her
reprinted and put in excellent order
and leaves with her to-day to enter her
in the trade, plying between Madison
and Wittsburg, running in connection
with the Little Rock railroad.
The Maumelle, Capt. Reese Pritch.
ard, arrived last night from Arkansas
river with 81 bales cotton. los sacks
seed, 10 head cattle and 81 packages
sundries. She leaves the Lee wharf
boat this evening at 6 o'clock for Ar
kansas river, going through to Little
Rock, carrying the mail and attending
to way business, Captain j. A. Nc
Council and Charley Musselman, two
very clever gentlemen and efficient
clerks, control the office.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,
arrived last night from White river
with 5 bales cotton and 63S SKIS seed
and II pkgs sundries, and reshipped
at the mouth 10 bales cotton. She
lays up for the present and will be
taken to Mound City to be locked. re-
paired and reprinted and put in good
order for next seasons business, and
will resume her regular trips July
9th, and then the Josie Harry will re-
tire to repaint and repair. The Josie
Harry will take out all orders brought
by the Hard Cash and attend to her
business during her retirement.
The St. Geneyieve, Capt. Ed Gray,
of the Anchor Line, came in this
morning from st. Louis with a splen-
did trip of freight, Including 1885 bbls
flour and meal, 1925 SKIS corn, 1140 SKIS
bran, 1850 pals lard, bbls whisky. 80
tierces and % kegs lard, 3 casks bacon.
So tieroes hams, 40 head hogs, 1900
pkgs general mdse, 1854 pkgs in all.
She is receiving at the Anchor Line
wharfboat for a return trip and leaves
this evening at five o'clock, sharp. for
Cairo and st. Louis, attending to all
bend business and making direct con-
nectiOn with the principal railroads for
all points East and West.
The palatiaI and swift mail and pas
senger steamer, Ouachita Belle, of
the Adams Mail Line, Captain Mark
Cheek, leaves this evening at 0 o'clock
sharp for Vieksburg, carrying the
mail, paying strict attention to all way
aud plantation business and making
close connection at Vicksburg with
the regular packets for New Orleans
and Yazoo river, giving through bills
of lading and ticketing passengers
through. The Belle is not only a
safe and reliable carrier but has un-
surpassed passengers accommodations.
Captain Lee Cummins, q gentleman
who is recognized for his integrity and
promptness in business, controls the
Office and is ably assisted by Messrs.
Neil Booker and Lee Cummins, jr,
Tho Cons Millar, Captain William
Tchanor emma in last ~aVnninU frnr,