Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-30
MISCELLANEOUS

at Pittsburg.
Steamboats, bring cord wood in order
to make both ends meet.
The City of Alton, from St. Louie.
arrived at New Orleans yesterday.
The John A. Scudder lay here all
day Yesterday, cleaning out boilers.
The +. o. Stanard, from New Or.
leans, arrived at st. Louis yesterday
The levee was a deserted place las
evening after the departure of the G.
W. Check.
The dirt taken from the bluff j:
being used to fill up the alley above
Jefferson street.
O'Neal & Co. is the name of the
Pittsburg coal firm who are to build
the powerful towboats,
joseph Fairman, a Pittsburgh
sfeamboatman, s seriously i'll in the
hospital at Cincinnati.
The new towboar, Iron Drke, build.
iOg for Gray's iron line, will be ready
10 leave Plttsburg on the 1st inst.
Considerable grain in bulk is leay-
rg st. Louis for the south, more than
ever known at this season Of the year.
The G.. w. Cheek, for Arkansas
City, departed last evening with a
good trip of both freight end people.
The Gold Dust lef. Vicksbu e ve7-
terday at noon, aud will pass up sun
day at 10 am. for Cairo and 81. Lcuis.
The fttle side wheel steamer S$ar
OF the West leaves this evening at FIVE
o'clock for Sceplon's and all way land
iugs.
1be James D. Parker. for Mem
phis, aud U. p. Schenck Tor New Or.
Iears, leaves Ciuciu1ati tomorrow
evening.
The James W. CAT, for Memphis,
passed Louisville last evening, and
vii, be here 10 time 90 leave GU Tues
cay evening" next Cor Cincipnau
The City of Helena, from Vicks-
burg, arrived last evening flying Fight.
She added a few lots of way freight
and left last forenoon for Cairo amidst
Louis.
The shady side ofthe skid piles are
called into reqIisition to-day il oder
to enable levee loafers to discuss po-
%litical matters without becoming oVei-
heated.
Cap,l'n Scot, of Oregon, an old
time s,eambcasman, has a patout for
steamboat models, which Re claims
will increase their speed 80 per cent.
He is at Pjttsburg interviewing the
builders there.
The Golden City, for New Orleans,
passes down this afternoon. Captqin
j. D. Hcgler and Adam Waylano will
make you comfortable, should you
wish to make a trip with them to the
Crescent City.
The large and elegant passenger
steamer james Howard, Captain j.
H. Pepper in command, will pass
down tomorrow evening ca route to
New Orleans, leaving rom the com
pany's wharf peat foot of Upio1s II: eet.
Not a single steamboatuaa W. !
vote for the negro Ed. Shaw fer
sheriff on Thursday next. They had
enough OF him several years ago, when
he was wharf master, aud to voteSior
Powell will be equivalent to o%astiog
Two votes against Athy.
The excursion given last night en-
The Osecola Belle was q PLEASANT Of
fair, everything pa. sing off quietly.
Those having charge OF the affair
we're g'eat'y assisted by Mr.. j. Mat.
son, the popular steward of the boat,
WHO w4s'y6ry OBligipg and courteous.
Tue splendid upper coast staomer,
Qsceola Belle, Cap ain Henry Cooper
ia command, came in on time lest
evening with l bale cotton, 10 SKIS
cotton seed aud suudrieI. She leaves
this evening with o reLgrn trip for
Csceola and all way lcpqing3. John
Haley presides at the desk and is as
sisted by Hugh 1%'om'iusor,
The Batesyille, frcm St, Francs
river, al.ived last night towing a barge
of cord wood, t5ke1 on al bout twer y
FIVE miles below here. She reuuiU s
this ever;ng TO Mariana, the Cut-oi,
and other points on st. Francs river,
clrfs .lg the mail and paying st.ivt
attention to business. C4plain 0. X.
Joplin is in command, aud A. l..
Banning in tue Office,
The Josie Harry will be found in
.lort to-m9rrQw morning, and leaves at
Eve o'clock in the evening for QevalVs
Bluff, Augusta Jaeksolpott and in
t9ruediata landings, connecting with
the light draught s}oapers Wiupie
aud Nit Harry Tor upper White aud
Black rivers. Captain Milt r. Harry
s in command, aud Walker Outlaw
has cha-ge Of the Office.
The new A0cbC" lipe steamer, Cly
of Provide zoe, Capt. George Le7ut2
in command, lett 81. Louis las even
ing on her iliJial trip in the Vicls-
burg TRACE. Sac viii ary;ge to-
no 'ow Diybt, and lay be.eu , SUE
day 81 10 a. M. All who wish TO see
a beau 't1l boa. can 81 down 10 the
Alchor lilJ whariDoat previous o
thpt hoIr aud see something really
fine.
1'be d~ire0siops o. tho Great East
e-c, which is expected to visit New
0,lesqs, arei LeDgtb of doat lire,
GO fee. leostb Of Geek over all, $50
f.et; width sp;Gsb'p, lis fee; width
oVer wheel9ouse. 10 feet. She
would dlaW, win a load Of 10000
tons, 80 fees l'qbt, sac would draw
19 feet. According to the Lloyds,
her mel9lre ne 1t is about 900 tons.
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