Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-13

dition.
Captain W. H. Walker will not
bring his docks from Cairo, to be To-
Gated here, before fall.
The Annie p. Silver is undergoing
a thorough overhauling at st. Louis,
and receiving a new dress.
The H. p. Rogers is the packet
leaving this evening for Scanlan's
Landing. Captain John Fritz com
mands, with Louis Fritz in the office.
Captain Wherry has gone to Little
Rock to locate and do business on
shore instead of following the hard
life of a marine.
There will be a skif race in front
of the city on the Fourth of July for
one hundred dollars. Three skifs so
far have been entered.
Clay Dale, first mate of the Paris
Z. Brown, has been admitted into the
marine hospital, at Cincinnati, suffer
ing from an %infamatory complaint.
Captain Tom Singleton, Of Coving-
ton, Ky. has gone and got married,
and Is making his bridal tour on the
Golden Rule.
The City Of Vicksburg, of the An
Choir Line, leaves st. Louis tomorrow
at 10 An. for Vicksburg, and leaves
here Saturday at 10 am.
Several enthusiastic boatmen have
put up $50 to purchase a fine set of
horns for the swiftest tug in our har-
Dor. The test will be made on the
Fourth of July.
Captain B. +. Montana, so the Com
mercial says, has been writing to Gin
cinnati to obtain a fast sidewheel
boat and a good sternwheeler for the
lower coast trade.
The Ba~tesville, Captain j. d. Ran
dali, will arrive tomorrow morning
from the st. Francis river. and will
leave tomorrow evening with a return
trip for Mariana and all points on
the st. Francis.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Ed
Rowland in command, will arrive TO-
day from the Arkansas and leave on
Saturday with a return trip for Little
Rock and all points on the Arkansas
river. Captain Jimmy Thompson pre-
sides at the desk.
The elegant passenger steamer the
Guiding Star, Captain w. b. Miller
Ia command, will pass down this even
ing for New Orleans, leaving Glenn's
wharfboat at 4 pm, making all prin-
cipal way landings,
The City of Greenville will arrive
this evening from V~icksburg, and
leaves tomorrow evening for Cairo
and st. Louis, doing all way business
and making direct connection with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Captain Jack Carter,
late Of the John A. Scudder, is in
command.
The City of Alton, of the Anchor
Line, will leave the Anchor Line
w%harfboat tomorrow evening for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings. Captain Bixby commands.
which means that she will go through
safe.
The Osceola Belle, Captain J. G..
Andrews, came in on time from the
upper coast with a fair trip for this
season of the year, and leaves this
evening at 6 o'clock, sharp, with a re-
turn trip for Osceola and the bends.
B. 0. Michel is her chief clerk, which
is a sure guarantee of all business
being properly attended to.
j. II. Fowler, Captain of the James
Fisk. is the only surviving brother OF
the Fowler boys. Whyte commanded
the Il. Howard, in the Nashville and
New Orleans trade. Wylie was mas
ter of the grand old Armada. Dick
had charge of the ill-fated Pat Gle
burne, and Gus built, owned and ran
the famous Idlewild. These men all
honored their profession as boatmen,
and their several good names were
household words on the lower Ohio
river.
The Hattie Nowland, Captain Milt
Harry in command, will be found in
port to-day receiving for White river,
and will leave tomorrow evening in
place of the Josie Harry, carrying the
mail, attending to all way business
and making direct connection at
Jacksonport with light-draught steam
ers for upper White and Black rivers.
Walker Outlaw, the popular clerk of
the Josie Harry, has charge of the
office.
The Coahoma, the red tiger "
packet, of which Stacker Lee is
master, brought in this morning As
bales cotton, ll6 sacks seed. 30 bbls
oil and 30 pkgs sundries, and, as
usual, had a large list of people.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Friar's Point. Captain John
" MdIHmtl, que VI TUE DeSb fellows III
the world, is her chief clerk, and has
associated with him in the Office
Messys. Platt Rhodes and j. w. Hally.
who are clever and accommodating.
The old favorite Ohio river passen.
ger steamer James ID. Parker, Captain
Charley Russell in command, came in
last night from Cincinnati with a big
trip Of freight, Of which the following
are the principal items 1778 bbls
-four and meal, 1879 SKIS corn. 328
bales hay, 1915 empty barrels, 62 wei
barrels, 536 boxes merchandise, 1850
pkgs lard, 90 pkgs furniture, and 40
pkgs general merchandise, aud regis.
tered on the down trip 80 cabin pas
sengers and a large lot of deckers.
She leaves Saturday evening with a
return trip for Cincinnati, tioketing
passengers through to all points East
at an exceedingly low rate. She will
also give excursion rates to all points
on the Ohio river. Bob Mccoy and