Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-20

Jones, an honorable gentleman, does
the honors of the Office. Captain
Glenn will make engagements and re-
ceive freight for her at all hours at his
wharf boat, foot Of Union street.
The swift and elegant passenger
steamer Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, Of the Anchor Line, will leave
the company's wharfbOat, foot Of
Monroe street, this afternoon at 4
o'clock for Yicksburg, doing all bend
business and making direct connec-
ton at Vicksburg with the New Or
leans packets and the Parisott Line
for YazoO river, giving through bills
Of lading and ticketing passengers
through. She discharges here 400
pkgs Of miscellaneous freight and adds
20 tons for points below, aud a mum
Der Of passengers who have been
waiting for her.
The Illinois, Captain John B. Davis
in command, came in on time from
the lower coast with 30 bales and 4
bags of cotton, 100 sacks seed and sun
dries, and had as usual a good list of
people. She also did a heavy way
business on the round trip. The Hi
nois is getting to be quite a fayorite
with the shipping and travelling pub
lie, and she is entitled to a liberal
patronage as she is a safe and reliable
carrier, and her officers are untiring
in their efforts to please and accom-
modate the shipping and travelling
public. Captain John G~wathmey,
than whom no more clever gentleman
lives, controls the office, assisted by
Marlin Jones and Lou Briggs, two
accommodating clerks and clever gem
tlemen. obi
The elegant sidewheel steamer Red
Wing, Captain George Malone, of the
Adams Mail Line, came in on time
this morning with 81 bales Of cotton,
40 SKIS seed, 176 beer kegs and SIM
dries, and had also a good list Of peo-
pie and did a heavy way business on
the round trip. She leaves tomorrow
evening for Vicksburg, attending to
all bend business, carrying the mail
and making direct connection at
Vicksburg with the New Orleans
packets, and also the Parisott Line for
Yazoo river, giving through bills of
lading and ticketing passengers
through. Captain Ed Thomas is her
chief clerk, and is ably assisted by
Jimmy Thomas and Hal Aydlett.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
came in this morning from Cincinnati
with a splendid trip. The following
are the principal items of her cargo p:
226 bbls apples, 10 bbls onions, 125
bbls meal, 249 bbls hominy, 405 bbls
-four, % bbls whisky, ISL pkgs lard,
go bales hay, SO head of hogs. 1873
pkgs sundries, 1886 SKIS corn, AGA SKIS
bran, ia SKIS oats, 800 SKIS feed, 80 bxs
axle grease, 1856 bxs starch, 20 bbls
vinegar, 9 bales cotton and % head of
horses. She leaves Saturday evening
with a return trip to Cincinnati, tick
citing passengers through to all points
East at an exceedingly low rate. Mr..
Young, a worthy gentleman, holds
forth in the Office in place of Captain
Deems, who stopped off on account of
sickness.
CINCINNATI, March II, 1879.-In
accordance with a resolution of the
chamber Of commerce, of Cincinnati,
OF the 10th inst, and in view of the
vast Importance of the repeal or modi-
fcation of the present steamboat laws,
and of the immediate and permanent
improvement of the low water naviga-
ton Of the Ohio river from Pittsburp
to its mouth, also that of the Missis.
sippi river from st. Louis to the Gull
of Mexico, and the reclamation of the
low lands of its valley from overflow:
in order that congress and the whole
country may have a full and free ex-
preston of opinion from river men,
merchants and others deeply in sym
pathy with the above measures, we
deem it necessary to hold a conven-
ton, to convene in this city on Mon
day, the 3lst of March, 1879, and you
are hereby invited to attend, Please
reply at your earliest convenience, il
you can be present.
THOs. SHERLOCK,
JAS. S. WISE,
DAVID GIBSON,
Address Committe.
Thos. Sherlock. Chairman.