Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-02
ADDITIONAL RIVER.


The Iron Mountain is en- route
from st. Louis to New Orleans with
a tow Of five barges loaded with grain
and produce.
The Centennial, of the Anchor line
Captain Davidson, will leave the com
panys wharf boat tomorrow at 9 am.
for New Orleans, making all principal
way landings.
Captain r. p. Glenn is loading at
his elevator, barge No. IL, with 5000
sacks of oil cake for New Orleans.
which will be taken in tow by the
Future City.
Captain William Ashford. with his
Shields boat, had in a fair trip. and
returns again this evening to Com
merce. Captain Ed. Crowell, her chief
clerk, is one Of the most popular boat
man in the bends.
The Shields, Captain Whitehead,
had in fair trip, and leaves this
evening at five 0 clock, with a return
trip for Commerce. She attends
promptly to all way business. Neil
Booker dOest he honors of the Office.
Captain Charley Russell, with his
iayorite packet, the James d. Parker,
will arrive to-day from the Ohio, and
leave tomorrow evening with return
trip for Cairo, Louisville and Cincin-
natl, ticketing passengers through to
all points east. Mr.. Robert Mccoy,
a worthy gentleman, has charge of the
Office.
The famous passenger steamer
Charles Morgan, Captain Alf. Stein,
will leave tomorrow morning at 3
o'clock for Cincinnati. She will 20
through with dispatch, and will ticket
passengers to all points east. making
connections with the principal rail-
roads for all points east and west
Harry Stein, one Of the most sociable
and attentive officers on the river, is
her purser. =.
The splendid steamer Robert Mitch
ell, Of the Southern transportation
company, Captain Dan Moore in com
mand. and Captain Frank Stein in
the Office, will arrive from the Ohio
river tomorrow morning aud leave
the Lee wharfboat at II m. for New
Orleans. Her agent, Captain J. 7.
Washington, is making engagements
for her.
The Hattie Nowland, Capt. John
Darragh's elegant Arkansas river mail
packet IS receivingat the lee wharf
boat for Pine Bluff, Little Rock. Fort
Smith and all points on Arkansas riv-
Ter, She is one of the safest and best
carriers on the river, and is under the
management of competent officers. In
order to accommodate her patrons,
she has changed her days of departure
from Tuesdays to Wednesdays, She
leaves tomorrow evening for Pire
Bluff and all points on Arkansas river,
and will make direct connection with
the Marlin Speed for Little Rock,
Fort Smith and upper Arkansas.
Charley Musselman and Wiz Darraeh
are her clerks, which is a sure guaran-
tee that's all business will be properly
attended to.
The New Oeleans Picayune, in re-
ferring to the unreliability of the
colored rousters and stevedores, SAYS
that the Ashland, loading to leave
Wednesday evening, was deserted by
her crew at the instigation of these
worthless scoundrels, and had to 20
out with a deck force of only eight or
ten men, which will prolong her trip
three or four days over the usual time,
involving an extra expense of between
five hundred and thousand dollars.
SteambOatmen have themselves to
blame Tor great deal of the annoy
ancC to which they are subjected by
these negroes. Time was when white
nell done the work of handling
freight on the leyee, and did it we'll
aud at reasonable rates. Then the
plantation negroes focked to the river
and river towns, and by working for
wages entirely inadequate to the work |
done, hut which seemed fortune in
their eyes, drove white deck crews
from the steamboats, and white steve
dores from the levce. Now this black
elephant is. proving troublesome, and |
the men wl@ caught him and put him
to work are heartily wishing him
God-speed to Kansas, or aDywhefe
else.