Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-24

Jennie Spears, widow OF the late Joe
Spears, well known in marine circles.
The w. p. Halliday, from st.
Louis, passed down last night with a
big trip of freight. She discharged
here $50 bales hay and 60 boxes I've,
and added 40 bbls -four. 30 bbls lime,
and3O bales cotton.
The New Mary Houston, for Gin
c%innati, passed up last evening with
300 tons freight and So passengers.
She discharged here IA hhds sugar,
100 empty molasses barrels, 10 cases
sardines and 10 bbls rice. She added
a few people.
Weather permitting, two excur-
sions will take place on the river to-
night, one on the steamer Vint Shin
kle, by the ladies Of st. Mary's cathe-
dral, and the other on the steamer
Osceola Belle, by the ladies Of the
Methodist church.
The Colorado, from st. Louis, ar
rived at daylight with 4,160 packages
freight, including 46l bbls of -four.
400 bbls Of meal, 1905 sacks of grain,
10 %tierces of meat 1000 rolls bagging,
and 949 packages sundries. The Col
orado leaves with a return trip at 8
pm. for Cairo and St. Louis. Oven
G. Gates is her polite clerk.
In 1876, Captain John w. Cannon
built the present Robert II. Lee, at a
cost of $4,000. With her he made
in one year 500, 900 in good clear
money. He then built the John w.
Cannon at a cost of $3.50, 600, and after
her the Ed. Richardson, at a cost of
$4,000. In steamboat stock, he
now owns the John w. Cannon entire,
seven heights of the Robert 4. Lee,
one-half the Thompson Dean.
A railway is to run along our river
front. The right of way has been
granted to the Mississippi and Ten
nessee railroad company. Steamboat
men in general protest against this
act of the legislative council, and
they have a right to do so, for the
whole river front, or at least that part
between Beal and Jefferson streets,
should be used only for steamboatmen
and their interests, and not allowed
to be INSTRUCTED by railroad tracks,
cars, etc. The elevated railway from
Beal to Jefferson would be less obiec-
tionable to the steamboat fraternity.
Messrs. g. B. Bryan & Co.'S. tug,
Oriole, which has been on tho docks
for the past three weeks, receiving a
general overhauling, is now finished
and ready for business. During her
retirement her machinery was thor.
oughly overhauled. She received a
thorough printing and brushing up,
and to-day equals, if not surpasses,
any tug on the river, in pointof beauty
and speed. A new whistle has been
placed on her, said to be the sweetest
toned in the harbor. Captain McNeely
is in charge Of the tug and Johnny
Prescott will look after the machinery.
The steamer Vint. Shinkle, in com
mand of Captain A. j. Lindsay, ar
rived last night on good time, with a
fair trip Of freight, including 80 bbls
-four, 80 bbls meal, 60 SKIS corn, 210
bales hay, 26 bbls whisky, 125 boxes
starch, $50 boxes soap, $50 empty bar
rels, 6 bales cotton and BOG pkgs sun
dries. The Shinkle leaves to morrow
evening with a return trip for
Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati and all
principal way landings on the Ohio
river, connecting with the different
railroads for the east, and giving pas
sengers through tickets to all points
east at low rates. Captain Joe D.
Moore presides at the desk, and is as
sisted by Charley Patterson.
Captain Milt Harry's popular
packet, Josie Harry, arrived this
morning with 24 bales cotton, IS sacks
cotton seed a large list OF
sundries and full of people. The 10.
sic Harry was well received by the
planters and others along the line who
saw in her a 6rst-class packet and one
worthy of their patronage. She will
continue to run in the Adams mail
line, leaving here every Monday and
Thursday at 8 p. m. in place Of the
Ouachita Belle. She leaves again
this evening, carrying the mail and
paying strict attention to all business
entrusted to her. She connects at
Arkansas City with the Mississippi
river, Pine Bluff and Texas railroad.
Captain A. j. Oummins, Billy Thorn
as and Lee Cummins, jr., a trio Of
clever gentlemen, are in charge of the
Office.