Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-20

II AN0lNaA IUA .IItIIHI
phis, and Sam Roberts and barges for
the Ohio river, left New Orleans last
evening.
The j. W. Calf for Memphis with a
Mardi-Gras excursion. and the Guild
ing Star for New Orleans, left Cincin.
natl last evening.
The Hard Cash had an excellent
trip out, and Captain Ed Postal was
in The best of spirits. He is desery-
ing of a good trip.
The Andy Baum cleared last even
ing for Cincinnati with $40 bales cot
ton, 900 bbls oil and sundries and 30
cabin passengers.
IT the wharfage collector does not
soon remove the mud and filth from
the levee the steamboatmen will not
pay the exorbitant wharfage tax.
The John A.. Scudder passed down
this morning for New Orleans after
adding here 500 bundles of ties and a
lot of sundries.
The celebrated passenger steamer
Josie Harry will arrive tonight from
White river and leave on Saturday
with a return trip.
Captain Randall, with his good little
steamer the Mark Twain, left this
morning for st. Francis river and the
Sunk Lands.
The Marlin Speed will arrive here
tomorrow and leave on Saturday with
a return trip for the Arkansas river,
going through to Fort Smith.
The Kehlor of the Kountz Express
Line passed up this morning for St.
Louis. She discharged here 80 hhds
sugar, l20 bbls molasses and sundries.
The Golden Crown passed up last
evening for Cincinnati with 600 tons
of freight. She put off here several
small lots of freight, and added 475
bales compressed cotton.
The Cons Millar, Captain VIM.
Tichenor, will arrive to-day from Gin
cinnati with a full cargo of Western
products, and will leave on Saturday
with a return trip.
The Charles Morgan passed down
at noon for New Orleans we'll laden
and in addition to her big freight she
had 125 exeursionists for New
Orleans. The most Of them paid their
compliments to the Bluffs,
The Centennial passed up last night
for st. Louis with 100 tons of freight,
including $50 hhds sugar, 500 bbls
mOlasses, 400 bales iute and 1850 bXs
oranges and lemons. She put off here
20 bbls potatoes and Z crates cabbage,
The new Memphis and New Orleans
packet Ed Richardson, Captain John
Cannon in command, will leave here
Saturday evening next for New Or
leans. Freights will be received for
her at all times at the Lee wharfboat.
Martin A. Doss, an old-time steam
boatman and father of Wess Doss,
pilot of the Charles Morgan, died in
Cincinnati on Sunday last. The de-
ceased was n years of age and we'll
known among the marine community,
Mr.. L. i. Hine, of Keokuk, is
about to return to the steamboat bust
ness, and will run on an upper Mis-
souri, boat as clerk. He was formerly
on the boats owned by John j. Roe
and John G. Copelin, and with the
Northern Line.
, The Anchor Line packet City Of
= Alton, Captain Bixby, leaves this eve
: ming for Cairo and st. Louis, doing
, all way business. Freights will be re-
; ceiyed for her and passengers regis
tered at all hours during the day at
: the Anchor Line wharfboat,
The swift and p%alatial passenger
steamer Grand Tower, of the Anchor
Line, Captain Lennox in command,
leaves the company's wharfboat this
evening for Yicksburg and the bends
attending promptly to all way bust
. ness. Captain Lennox commands.
with Tom White in the Office.
A stave-barge, which was loose and
on a bender with the great Father Of
Waters, in her cruising along the lower
= portion of the wharf struck the Belle
Memphis, tearing away her nosing and
damaging her to the extent of a few
dollars. The barge was captured by a
tug and safely landed at Fort Pick
ering.
The Lee Mail Line steamer George
w. Cheek, in command of that popu-
lar and clever boatman Capt. Stacker
Lee, leaves this evening on her regu-
lar time for Friar's Point and the
bends, attending promptly to all way
. business. Billy Houston, a genial
and clever gentleman, presides in the
Office. ~
The Avalanche is after the wharf
master hot and heavy and wants him
or the trustee to do their duty-that
; is, clean up the leyec. There will be
no tax to collect from steamboats, I'M
! less the officials regard their interests
! better, as the steamboatmen propose
: to enioin the wharfage tax in the
United States Court.
|, The Anchor Line packet Belle
Memphis, Captain John G. Crane, is
, receiving at the Anchor Line wharf
? boat for Cairo and st. Louis, and
! leaves this evening, making direct
connection with the principal rail
} roads for all points East and West.
! She receives 800 bales Of Eastern
bound cotton at this port,
A.. The Henry Frank, for New Orleans,
| had200Obales cotton $500 sacks oil cake
/, and 1000 sacks oil meal, and took ON
at HopeGeld 1900 sacks oil cake and
100 bales cotton, She has engage
ments at Helena and points below
sufficient to Gil her out. She has also
a good list Of people, including one or
two bridal parties making the round
+ trip.