Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08

port and Providence and Philadelphia
get fat appropriations in the name of
the old Tag. Under that sign the
Mississippi and tributaries wants a
little healthy work.
The fine steamer Hattie Rowland.
Of the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company, Captain j. j. Oar
ragh in command, leaves this evening
for Little Rock and all points on Ar
kansas river, carrying the mail and
doing all way business. Captain j. A.
Mcdonnell does the honors of the
office, assisted by w. b, McEnulty.
A Washington special throws out
the hint that in case the leyee bill is
crowded out again there will be a
combination of Southern members to
block all the appropriation jobs in
which the Northern Democrats are
interested, and even the regular ap-
preparation bills themselves. Of
course this is the right thing to do.
The Southern members can easily
compel the measures they desire if
they choose to exercise the necessary
pluck and determination.
The popular lower coast packet Geo.
W. Cheek, Captain Stacker Lee in
command, came in this morning on
time, with A bales cotton, 228 sacks
seed and II packages sundries and had
also a big list of people. She leaves
this evening at 5 o'clock with a return
trip for Friar's Point, carrying the
mail and doing all way business. W.
w. Houston, a genial and clever gen
tleman, is her purser, with Mr.. Banks.
a clever and accommodating gentle
man, in charge Of the freight depart
ment.
The famous passenger steamer j.
w. Gaf, Captain Bob Wise, leaves
this evening at 5 O'Clock for Cairo.
Louisville and Cincinnati, attending
to all way business and making direct
connection with the principal railroads
for all points East and West. Captain
Wash Thompson, a gentleman with
whom it is a pleasure to travel and do
business, is her chief clerk, while
Billy Collins, one of the best stew
ards on the river, caters to the
comforts and wants of the passen-
gers, and Colonel Byers, NJ. D., will
see that every care and attention is
shown inyalids and passengers if taken
sick while on board.
The new and palatisl passenger
steamer Josie Harry, in command of
that ever popular boatman, Milt
Harry, leaves this evening on time for
White river carrying the mail, attend
ing promptly to all way business and
going through to Jacksonport, making
direct connection with the light
draught packets Milt Harry and Al
berta for upper White and Black
rivers. The Josie is not only a safe and
reliable carrier, but has palatial ac-
commodations, and is one of the best
adapted steamers that ever piled
White river. Captain Joe Moore, a
courteous gentleman, presides at the
desk, with Ham Williams, a clever
and accommodating gentleman, as
assistant.
Pittsburg advices of Thursday say
Considerable snow again to-day, but
it is thawing, and if the weather don't
turn cold, look for more within the
next day or two. The Cherokee ar.
rived last night, and received consid-
cradle freight to-day for St. Louis
She will leave Saturday evening OF
Sunday morning. The towboats San
1 Clark, Fred Wilson and Josh Cook
arrived. The Stockdale and Granite
State are due tonight, as is also the
towboat Boaz. The w. p. Thompson
leaves for Cincinnati tomorrow, and
the Stockdale will follow on Saturday
Next trip she will leave on her regu.
lar day, Monday, and while she will
continue in the trade, and will leave
here every Monday as heretofore, she
has no connection with the old line
The boilers of the Inflated Abe HAYS
were lifted up out of the river to.
day by a crane boat. The defunct
Allegheny Savings Bank, in which a
number of our prominent steamboat.
men were so unfortunate as to be
stockholders, has effected a settle
ment. The depositors get fifty pei
cent. in cash, and take the assets OF
the bank for the balance. Captain
Slant. j. Bachelor is no better, and
there is not much hope of his recov-
cry.