Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-19

lnC lell0Ntt0ue passed IN lcSter-
day for St. Louis. She will load there
Tor the mountains.
The d. Stein takes tho place Of the
burned steamer Bertha Drummer in
the Bayou d'Arbonne trade.
The John Hanna has resumed her
regular trips in the 0uachita river
trade.
Captain Tiff Strider has succeeded
Lew Young as freight clerk of the
Paris c. Brown.
Mr.. James Brown, Of Paducah. Ky.
has gone TO Washington City to secure
a patent for a propeller for steamboats,.
Commodore Milt Harry, OF the
White River Mail Line, will arrive
home to-day from Washington City.
There is coalboat rise at Pittsburg.
and several tows of coal leave there
to-day for the Southern markets.
The Grafton is due here from the
Tennessee river with a tow of slaves
and coal for New Orleans.
The City of Vicksburg, Of the An
Choir Line, left st. Louis last evening
for V~icksburg and leaves here Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The C, P, Chouteau, en- route from
st. Louis to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg yesterday morning at s
o'clock.
The Gold Dust, of the Anchor
Line, leaves V~icksburg to-day at II
am, for st. Louis, and will arrive here
Monday and leave in the evening.
The Golden Rule, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, left Evans
vile this morning and will be here to
leave Monday afternoon.
The w. P. Halliday, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis to-day for New
Orleans, and leaves here Tuesday
morning.
Captain John 2. Keiser, of the
Anchor Line, arrived in the city last
night from st. Louis, and is the guest
Of Captain AID Storm.
Major John Hardin, superintendent
Of the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company, returned home last
night from Virginia.
Captain NJ. M. Deems has recovered
sufficiently from his late spell of sick
ness to admit of him resuming his
duties on his packet.
Captain VIM. Dean, aged "a, is an
insurance agent in Pittsburg. The
last boat he commanded was the Navi-
gator.
The Maumelle left Little Rock YES
terday noon for Memphis, and will
arrive Monday and leave Tuesday
with a return trip for Arkansas river.
The Annie P. Silver will be down
Monday morning for New Orleans.
She left St. Louis Thursday evening
with a full trip in sight.
Rates on freights from st. Louis to
New Orleans continue to rule at 10
cents per hundred and 20 cents per
Dbl on -four.
The 0uachita Belle, of the Adams
Mail Line, left Vicksburg yesterday
noon for Memphis, and will arrive
here tomorrow and return to Vicks-
burg Tuesday evening.
Colonel Ed Richardson, of New Or
leans, who is known as one of the
largest cotton shippers on the lower
Mississippi, was a visitor yesterday af-
ternoon at the cotton exchange.
Captain Joe Spears, who has charge
of the clerical department of Morgan
& Cos. wharfboat at Friar's Point.
came up last night on the City Of
Greenville on a brief visit to his nu-
merous friends.
The Northern Line schedule Of
salaries for this season gives captains.
500 first clerks, 800; second clerks.
$50; pilots, $50; first mate, SIS
second mate, $40; roustabouts, $50 pei
month and board.
The Hard Cash will pass Devall h
Bluff tomorrow morning for Mem
phis with a good list Of cotton and
miscellaneous freights. She will ar
rive here Monday night and return to
White river Wednesday evening.
The John B. Maude, of the Anchor
Line, passed down at 1Oa.m. for Vicks-
burg with a splendid trip of freight.
She discharged here $50 SKIS bran. 300
bbls meal, 300 bbls -four, % ties hams.
800 pkgs sundries, and added 80 tons
for points below.
Captain r. w. Wise, of the j. w.
Calf, who was recently elected an
honorary member of the Bluff City
Grays, was present at their public
drill at the Exposition building last
night. The captain was congratu.
lated by the ladies and others on his
fine military appearance.
Walter Il. Dill, who at one time was
one Of the most popular clerks on the
river, and had charge of the office Of
the finest steamers that piled in tho
st. Louis and New Orleans trade
resides and does business at Miami
Mo-, having given up river bushes!
on account Of his health.
The Katis Hooper, in command o
that popular boatmap Capt, Ed Now
land leaves this evening at 3 o'elocE
for Little Rock and all points on Ar
kansas river, carrying the mail anC
doing all way business. Jimmy
Thompson, a worthy and aooommoda
ting clerk, presides al the desk.
The James Howard came In yester
day afternoon from st. Louis with ;
big trip of freight. She discharged
here 400 bbls -four, 900 SKIS grain, "a
bales hay, 200 bbls meal and % pkg
Sa1dries, and added 1900 SKIS oil mea
and cake and Q iGt Of miscellaneou,
freight, and took on al Hole9eld Don
sks oil cake and left this morning.
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