Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-11

gO0u Trips out.
Captain George Lennox has had the
electric light put on his fine steamer
City Of Providence.
The steamboatmen's flagstaff was
raised on the public landing at Pitts.
burg on Wednesday last.
The U. P. Sehenck, for New Or.
leans, is due down tomorrow, en-
route to the Crescent City.
Captain William Pendleton. pilot Of
the James w. CAT, is on the sick list
at his home in Newport, Ky.
The James w. Gaf, for Memphis
and the viii Kyle, for New Orleans
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The towboat Diamond, at Pitts.
burg, is to be put up at public sale or
Tie Both instant, ifnOt sold before.
The Joe Kinney is the Anchor line
packet passing here at 10 am. to.
morrow, en- route to Cairo and st.
Louis.
The Southern transportation linz
has reOrganized, with Captain Henry
A. Jones president, and Ed. D. Millel
secretary,
The Poitevent departed for Com.
MERGE with a moderate trip. After
the present she will make daily trips
leaving at 5 pm.
The Mary Houston, for Cincinnati
aud the Wyoming and John Dippold
and barges, for st. Louis, left New
Orleans last evening.
Captain Smiths new upper White
river packet Alberta has $50 tons Of
freight engaged at Louisville. She
will probably leave there to-day.
Another U, S. snagboat got a hole
knocked in her hull-General Harry
White is the name Of the boat and the
Allegheny river the place where the
accident occurred.
The Colorado, Captain Sam.
McPheeters in command, is the
Anchor line packet leaving this eve
ming for Cairo and St. Louis. Owen
G. Gates is her polite clerk.
The Annie P. Silver, Captain David
Il. Silver in command, is the Anchor
line packet passing down at ten am.
Tomorrow, en- route to V~icksburg,
New Orleans and the bends.
William Burgess is now in charge
Of the cabin Of the Josie Harry. and
will see that the Josie's passengers
are ted on the best that can be pro-
cured in both city and country.
j. D. Fuller, representing Captain
K. ?. Glenn, has fully from
his late spell of typhoid fever, and can
be found at his office, foot of Jefer.
son street, attending to business.
The owners of six New Orleans
steamers favored a reorganization Of
the old line at the meeting held in
Cincinnati, on Wednesday last, while
several advocated a joint stock com.
pany of all the tonnage in the line.
Captain j. T. Washington, tn,
agent for the S. 7. line and othel
boats, has removed his office to No. 5,
Madison street. This will be founC
more convenient for those havinl
business with the boats he represents
The new and elegant steamer Cit,
of Providence, of the Anchor line
passes down tomorrow at ten a. m.. eI
route to Vicksburg and the bends
Captain George LennOx is in com
mand and Frank Perkins presides a
the desk.
The Batesville, Captain 0. K. Jop
lin in command, is the mail packe.
leaving this evening Tor Mariana. tn,
Cutoff. and all intermediate landing
on L'Anguille and st. Francis rivers
A. Il. Banning presides at the desk
and Is assisted by Will Lash.
Captain w. G. Hardwick, the corr
king, wants to contract with response
BILE parties for towing seven hatboat
$50 feet long, "a feet wide, and draw
ing 8 feet Of water, from the lowe
Ohio river to Baton Rouge, La
Captain Hardwick will be here unit
the 18th inst, after which he can b,
addressed at Leavenworth, Ind.
The new iron steamer John t
Moore, Commodore j. Ed. Montgom
cry in command, is on berth to ieav,
this evening for Helena and all inter
mediate landings, paying strict atten
ton to all G. o. d. and other business
The Moore has fine passenger accom-
mOdatiOns and her officers will do al
they can to make their patrons com
Portable while on the boat. W. Ii
Stone is her polite clerk, and is assist
ed by his brother, j, H. Stsne.
The lively josie Harry, Captain NJ
R, Harry in command, Is on berth Il
leave this evening for Devall's Bluff
Augusta, Jacksonport and all inter
mediate landings, carrying the mail
paying strict attention to al way bust
9ess, qRd connecting with the lighI
draught packets Winnie and Nil
Harry for upper White, Black an,
Little Red rivers. The Harry ha
frst.olass accommodations, sets al
excellent table, and her officers will
be found polite and social. Wake
OUTLAW presides at the desk, aud i
assisted BY William johnson.
Captain Billy Tiehnor's popula.
packet, Cons Miller, leves this eve
ming for Cairo, Louisville, Cincinnati
and all way landings on the Ohio
connecting With the different railroads
and giving passengers through ticket
to all eastern points at very low rates
The Millar has frst-class accommo
dations, sets q fine table, carries
string band for tho pleasure of he
patrons, and her officers will be fount
ever ready to do what they can 4
make all feel comfortable and a
home while on the boat. Jimm,
Voris and Harry Galley, a couple o
clever young men. are in charge Of tn.
Office.
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