Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-16

hull put under her. She will be here
tomorrow.
j. |. Mulholland, late of the steamer
Alert, was married at Vicksburg, on
Tuesday evening last, TO the lovely
and accomplished sister Of the lament
ed Captain w. j. McCrady.
The hard rains Of yesterday after
noon and this morning have washed
the leyee clean of the filth and de-
posits which have accumulated for
some weeks.
The Belle Memphis, of the Anchor
Line, will arrive here tomorrow
morning from st. Louis with a full
cargo Of grain and general merchan-
disc andleayes tomorrow evening with
a return trip for Cairo and st. Louis.
The new and p~alatial passenger
steamer Guiding Star, Captain w. B.
Miller, leaves this evening at 4 o'clock
for New Orleans, making all principal
way landings. Captain Glenn will
make engagements for her. Captain
John 5. Jones, a genial and clever
gentleman, does the honors of the
Office.
The Colorado, Captain Geo. Corvell,
of the Anchor Line, will arrive tor
night from Y~icksburg and leaves the
company's wharfboat tomorrow even
ing . o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and st.
Louis, attending to all bend business
and making close connection with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West.
The fine steamer John A. Scudder,
of the Anchor Line, in command Of
the old veteran, Captain Elem Cal
vert, will leave the company's wharf
boat, foot of Monroe street, tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock for New Or
leans, making all principal way land
ings. Captain Garrett Huls, a worthy
aud efficient officer, presides at the
desk.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening at six o'clock for
Osceola and all way landings on the
upper coast. B. 0. Michel, a gentle
man who is recognized for his integ-
rity and universal courtesy, is her
chief clerk, assisted by Will Lash and
AlSpeeres,
Pittsburg kilograms of Wednesday /:
1t is estimated that there are 300
loaded coal boats and barges here
abouts, containing about 100000
bushels, ready to leave on the first
water, Colonel Merrill writes in re-
gard to the %snagboat Woodruff, that
she will be put to work just as o o as
the appropriation made by congress
for that work is available. Coal men
are hopeful Of a coalboat rise within
the next week or two.
The Mark Twain came in yesterday
afternoon from Cairo with 1000 sacks
corn 400 bbls meal and 80 bbls salt,
aud also had in tow a barge of coal,
She will be discharged to-day and
turned over to her new owners and
will take the place of the John Over.
ton in the transfer and ferry business.
She is in frst-class order now, having
been docked at Cairo and thoroughly
overhauled. The Overton will be
taken up the river next week and con
verted into a new boat.
The excellent light draught mai
packet Marlin Speed, of the Mem.
phis and Arkansas river mail line
Captain Ed Rowland in command
will arrive to-day from Arkansa,
river with a fair list of cotton anC
other freights and leaves tomorrow
evening with a return trip, goin,
through to Little Rock. Wash Floyd
a whole-souled gentleman, presides a
the desk.
The Anchor Line packet, John B
Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, viii
leave the cOmpany's wharfboat foo
of Monroe street, tomorrow morning
at 10 O'Clock for Vicksburg, carrying
the mail, doing all way business ant
making connection at Vicksburg will
, the regular packets for New Orlean.
and Yazoo river, giving through bill
of lading and tieketing passenger
through, Billy Blenker, one of tn,
most popular clerks on the river, ha.
charge of the Office.
The red tiger packet Coahoma
| of the Lee Mail Line, in command o
Captain Stacker Lee, a practical anC
careful boatman, came in on time from
, the lower coast with 80 bales cotton
lOl sacks seed, 5 head cattle and sun
dries. She also had a large list O
r people. She leaves this evening at
o'clock, sharp, with a return trip for
Friar's Point, carrying the mail, max.
ing all way landings on schedule tim,
+, and connecting at Glendale with the
Mobile and Northwestern railroad
Captain John Gwathmey, who is on,
8 of the best fellows in the world, con
trolls the office, and has associated witt
: him Messrs. Platt Rhodes and J. w
Haley.
Can it be possible hat the averag
4 Western and Southern people are get
/ ting tired Of the racket of railroa
> travel, as the travel is actually relaps
> ing to the quieter and more comfort
: able water routes I'm. Y. Bulletin
In answer to the Bulletin we woul
say, that the major portion of tn
travel that has heretofore been by raj
t is now seeking the water routes. PEG
pie appear to have found out that til
/ comforts which can be had on GU
V river steamers more than make up 70
the slight loss Of time as compared t
& railroad speed besides which there
an actual saving in money, and more