Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-04

carg0l is considered insured while on
Wharfboats unless specially insured.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Dan
Moore, will leave Glenn's wharfboat
this afternoon for Cincinnati.
The Florence Meyer, from Arkan-
sas river, bound for New Orleans.
passed Yicksburg yesterday.
The G. p. Chouteau, en- route from
Memphis to New Orleans, passed
Vickshurg yesterday afternoon.
The Illinois cleared for Arkansas
City with a splendid trip of freight
and people,
The Thompson Dean from Memphis
and Golden Rule from Cincinnati ar
rived at New Orleans this morning.
The U. P. Schenck leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for New Orleans. and will
be followed on Thursday by the Gold
en- Crown.
The City of Alton, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis to-day, and will
be followed on Thursday by the Annie
P. Silver.
The mammoth steamer Henry
Frank will arrive tomorrow morning
from New Orleans and leave in the
evening with a return trip.
The 0sceola Belle will have her re-
pairs completed, and will leave on
Thursday next for Osceola and the
upper coast.
The good little steamer Jay Hardy.
Captain Billy Davis, leaves this even
ing for Island 81 and Old river, doing
all way business.
The Gold Dust, ell route from New
Orleans to st. Louis, passed Vicks-
burg Sunday night and is due here to-
morrow morning.
The Red Wing left Vicksburg YES
terday at noon and will arrive here
Thursday evening. She leaves with a
return trip Friday.
Captain Richey with his new and
neat little steamer, the Shields. is
prospecting for a local trade. He wall
either 60 to st. Francis river or ply in
the lower coast trade.
Andy G, Swain, pilot Of the Cotton
Valley when she sunk, has had his
pilots license restored to him at New
Orleans, and is now one of the Laura
Lees pilots.
The City of Vicksburg passed up
this morning at s O'Clock with a fair
trip. She put off here a few pkgs of
freight and added some people and
several small lots of freight.
Captain Alf Grissom, of the big
Henry Frank, was on change today
interviewing cotton men and making
engagements for his steamer. which Is
one Of the safest and best carriers on
the river.
Captain George w. Rea, late of the
Suaken steamer Texas, has purchased
the Yazoo Valley and viii run her in
the Red river trade in place Of the
Texas.
The present coal run foots up as
follows: For Cincinnati. 1.O46, OOO
bushels; Louisville, $4,000 bushels
Madison, $1,000 bushels; New Orleans,
$4,000 bushels grand total, 1927, 900
bushels.
The A., G. Donnally passed down
last night for New Orleans well laden.
She added in Madrid bends 1000 sacks
corn. She put of here 70 barrels
potatoes, and added a few small lots
Of freight.
The Batesville, Captain Maumus il
command, leaves this evening for St
Francis river, carrying the mail anC
going through to W~ittsburg. Captain
ID. b. Abrahams, a genial and clever
gentleman, is her purser, with Birdie
Banning as assistant.
Captain Ed Rowland, with his ex-
%cellent packet, the Katie Hooper
brought out from the Arkansas river
the banner trip of the season, havinl
1919 bales cotton, 10 bags seed cotton
473 SKIS seed, lO5 rolls bagging and 81
pkgs sundries.
The owners of the Jim Fisk have
determined to build a new boat to tax,
the place of the Fisk in the Paducal
/, and Cairo trade. She will be 100 fee
long, 30 feet beam, 5 feet hold, 2 boil,
ers q feet long, ~ inches in diameter
10 inch cylinders, 5 feet stroke, full
cabin and will be named Gus Fowler
: The regular independent Whit,
river packet Hard Cash, Captain EC
Postal, will arrive tonight from
White river with a good list of cottor
and will leave tomorrow evening witt
a return trip, going through to Jack.
sonport and making direct connection
with light-draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers.
The fine steamer Katie Hooper
Captain Ed Rowland, leaves prompt,
this evening for Arkansas river. goint
through to Little Rock, carrying the
, mail and doing all way business. Cap.
/ tain Jimmy Thompson is her chieI
clerk, which is a sure guarntee that
all business entrusted to her will meet
with proper care and attention.
The elegant steamer Grand Tower
Captain Lennox, of the Anchor Line.
having been detained by fog and bad
weather, was unable to leave here on
time, but will leave promptly this eve
ming at 5 o'clock for Vicksburg and
the bends, giving strict attention to
! all way business,
The splendid passenger steamer
John A. Scudder, Captain Jack Car.
ter, Of the Anchor Line, will leave
the Anchor Line Wlarfboat this even
ing for New Orleans, making all prin.
cipal way landings. Captain Garrett
Huls, a sociable gentleman, presides
at the desk,
The new steel boat built at Pitts
burg by James Rees, Esq, and shipped