Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-30

The new Phil Alin, building at
Pittsburg, will be completed by the
10th Of August.
The Vint ShiHSle, for Memphis,
and Golden City, for New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday.
The famous Natchez leaves New
Orleans tomorrow evening for Gin
cinnati.
The James Howard, Captain James
IO'Neal, of the ADfhor Line, leaves
Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock for New
Orleans.
The river between Cairo and Vicks-
burg is full of snags. The snagboats.
if put into service during the low
stage Of water, could do a great deal
Of good.
Mr.. Wash Floyd, late chief clerk of
the Marlin Speed, returned last even
ing from Louisville, whittier he has
been on a brief business trip.
The hull of Dan Riee's floating
opera house is being built at Mound
City, and the old man himself is with
Adam Forepaugh, in Chicago.
Major John d. Adams left last
night for Pittsburg to look after the
construction of his new sidewheel
steamer, which is being built for the
Memphis and Vicksburg trade.
The City of Vicksburg, of the
Anchor Line, leaves st. Louis this
evening for Vicksburg, and leaves
here Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. VIM. Tracy, steward of the City
of Helena, was yesterday appraised by
telegraph of the sudden death of his
wife. He disembarked here and left
for st. Louis by rail.
President John A. Scudder, of the
Anchor Line, has addressed a letter
to his men recommending the accident
policy scheme. Charley Haight is the
agent here for the accident policy
scheme.
The new steamer w. ?. Halliday
made a run from New Orleans to st.
Louis in five days and five hours, an
exceedingly quick run for her, as she
attended to all way business and spent
several hours here cleaning out.
The Vicksburg Commercial, of
Wednesday, reports that the Trader,
which is out of White river, bound
for New Orleans, with a raft of white
oak timber, was caught in a storm
above Vicksburg, and that her raft
was blown to pieces.
The neat little steamer H. p. Rog-
ers, Captain John Fritz, leaves the
foot Of Union street this evening at 5
o'clock for Scanlan's Landing, attend
ing promptly to all way business.
Lewis Fritz, a clever gentleman, pre-
sides at the desk.
The superb passenger steamer Mary
Houston, Captain Charley Miller, will
leave Glenn's wharfboat this evening
at 5 o'clock for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. Elliott
Miller does the honors of the Office.
Captain Glenn will receive freight for
her at his wharfboat, foot of Jefferson
street.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G.
Andrews, came in this morning from
the upper coast with 10 sacks seed,
100 packages sundries, and a large list
of people. She leaves this evening at
five o'clock with a return trip for
Osceola, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way and plantation business.
B. o. Michel is her chief clerk, and
has associated with him in the Office
Messrs. Cyrus Fay and Al Speeres.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Ed
Nowland, of the Arkansas River Mail
! Line, will arrive tomorrow morning
from Little Rock, and will leave on
Saturday with a return trip for Little
Rock and all points on Arkansas river.
Captain Jimmy Thompson and Amos
Day, two clever and accommodating
clerks, have charge of the office.
Captain Wash HonshelI, superin.
tendodnt of the Pomeroy Packet Co.,
has contracted with the Cincinnati
Marine Ways for the hull and cabin
of a sidewheel steamer 300 feet long,
43 feet beam, and 81 feet depth of
hold, to be completed for the fall trade.
The machinery will consist of 4 steel
boilers, containing 6 ten-inch hues,
each AZ inches in diameter and 30
feet long, and the famous Bostona's
cylinders, 25 inches in diameter, with
8 feet stroke, working Is feet buckets,
Captain Milt Harry telegraphed his
agent, Captain j. II. Washington, from
Devall's Bluff, that he would arrive
here this evening with his elegant
steamer, the Josie Harry, and would
leave tomorrow evening at 6 O'clock.
sharp, with a return trip for White
river. Captain Washington will make
engagements and receive freight for
her at the Lee wharfboat.
Superintendent AID Storm is now
prepared to ticket passengers through
to st. Paul and all points on the upper
Mississippi over his celebrated line of
packets, the Anchor Line, and the
well regulated Northern Line packets.
Captain Storm will give excursion
rates to those purchasing through
tickets over his line, which are much
cheaper than by any other route. The
Anchor and Northern Line packets
are unexCelled.
The new and p%alatial mail and pass
enger steamer Josie Harry, Captain
Milt Harry, will arrive this evening
from White river, and will leave the
Lee wharf boat tomorrow evening at
six o'clock, sharp, with a return trip,
going through to Jacksonport, carry
ing the mail, attending promptly to all
way business, aud connecting at Jack
sOnport with light-draught steamers
for upper White and Black rivers.
Walker Outlaw is her efficient and
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