Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-06

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last evening for st. Louis.
The Belle of Shreveport arrived at
New Orleans yesterday from St.
Louis.
The rain to-day dampened the May
party on Bob Wise's great and good
Gaf.
The City of Helena, of the Anchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening for
Vicksburg, and leaves here Thursday
morning at ten o'clock.
The hull of the old Katie lies over
at Grenta and is often used by the
V%icksburg packets for the diseharging
and storing Of cotton seed.
Messrs. Collins and Byers, it is said.
will execute a pas seul this afternoon
on the Gaff for the edifation of CAPT.
Wise's little guests.
Notwithstanding the unpropitious
weather Captain Bob Wise's grand
entertainment will come off on the
famous James w. CAT this afternoon.
John Gwathmey went out last even
ing in charge of the office of the
Coahoma, the cause being on account
Of Billy Smither committing suicide
by putting a halter on himself.
The Paris G. Brown passed up last
evening for Cincinnati with a fair up
stream trip. She put off here several
lots of freight and added some Eastern
bound cotton.
The Greyhound came in last night
with a tow of Shotwell coal for
Messrs. Brown & Jones and left this
morning for the lower Ohio river with
a tow of empties.
The Thomas Sherlock, bound for
New Orleans, passed Evansville last
night at eight o'clock, and will leave
here Wednesday morning. Captain
Glenn is making engagements for her.
Mr.. j, D. Fuller returned home last
night on the Hard Cash. He is well
pleased with his trip and speaks in
glowing terms of the treatment re-
ceived from the officers of the boat
and her great popularity along White
river.
Commodore James Wise, superin-
tendent of the Memphis and Cincin-
natl Packet Line, arrived last night by
rail from Cincinnati. He came here
to help Captain Bob Wise entertain
the little folks on the James w. Calf
to-day.
The G. P. Chouteau, Captain VIM.
Thorweigan, will leave the Anchor
Line wharfboat tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. George
Mlltenberg does the honors Of the
Office.
Captain j. D. Hegler with his most
elegant passenger steamer Golden City,
will pass down this afternoon for New
Orleans. She is a good steamer to
travel on. Captain Billy Mcintyre,
one of the c~leverest gentlemen on the
river, has charge of the Office.
The Batesville, Captain j. D. Ran
dali, leaves this evening at six o'clock
sharp for st, Francis river, carrying
the mail and going through to Wits
burg, making direct connection with a
light draft boat for the Sunk Lands.
Birdie Banning, a clever gentleman,
is her purser.
1t is respectfully suggested to us
to solicit the pilots of the lower Mis-
sissippi to take some steps toward
having the remains ofpilot Sam Bowen
disinterred. He died of yellow fever
last summer on board the steamer
Mollie Moore and was buried at Jack.
son Point, where the river threatens
to wash the body away. We hope the
matter will be looked into.
The Memphis and Arkansas river
packet Maumelle, Captain Reese
Pritchard, is receiving at the Lee
wharfboat for Little Rock and all
points on the Arkansas river, and
will leave this evening at 5o'clock
carrying the mail doing all way bust.
ness, and making direct connection al
the Rock with a light-draught steamer
for Fort Smith. Captain j.. A. Nc.
Council and Charley Musselman are
her chief clerks.
Commodore James Wise, of the
Memphis and Cincinnati packet line.
who came down here to see the little
folks, was around to-day interviewing
the many patrons of the line. He is
the guest of Captain R. w. Light
burne, superintendent at this end OF
the line. Captain Richard, who is
himself in more than three times.
had his distinguished visitor on
Change to-day, and introduced him
generally among the merchants.
The Anchor Line packet John A.
Scudder leaves the company's wharf
boat this evening at 5 o'clock fol
Cairo and St. Louis, attending to all
bend business and making direct con.
u%ection with the principal railroad
for all points East and West. Capt
Elem Calvert, a worthy gentleman
and one of our former citizens, is in
command, with Capt. Garrett Huls,
great favorite of Memphis, il
charge of the Office.
Tho Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal
arrived last night from White rive.
with 43 bales and 3 bags cotton, CT;
SKIS seed, 30 pkgs butter and 50 pkg
sundries. She had also a fair list 0
people, She Is receiving at the foo
Of Court street feF q return trip ant
leaves tomorrow evening, goinl
through to JacksoupOrt aud making
direct connection with light draugh'
packets for upper White and Blacl
rivers. Charley Postal and j. 9
Wyckog two Of the best fellows il
the world, are hes clerks,
The old reliable Hard Cash, q
which Captain Ed Postal is master
IN appreciation of the church folks Al
Augista. of which his devoted wife i