Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-09

X. X. Springer will pass up tomorrow
at 3 am, enroute to Cairo. Louisville
and st. Louis.
|. Captain VIM. G. Postal is now in
command of the Emma G. Elliott in
the st. Louis and Grand Tower
trade.
Parties are contemplating the start.
ing a boat building yard at Dyers.
burg, Tenn Plenty Of good lumber
up that way.
The elegant passenger steamer Jas
Howard, Of the Anchor line, will pas
down tomorrow evening en- route t.
New Orleans.
The Ste. Genevieve from Memphis
and the City of Greenville, from
Vicksburg, arrived at St. Louis yes.
terday.
The Golden Crown, from Cincinnati
arrived at New Orleans yesterday and
leaves there tomorrow evening with q
return trip.
Mr.. w. II. Markham, of Little
Rock, has been appointed mail agent
OF the Josie Harry in the Arkansas
City trade.
The little steamer Star of the West
lett last evening for Scanlon's with a
COED trip Of freight, an item of which
was nearly 100 bbls of lime.
The boats laying up at this port are
all being repaired and overhauled
preparing for a brisk business during
the coming season.
Another excursion will be given on
steamer Osceola Belle next Sunday
afternoon and night. A good time
will be had by all who attend. as the
management will be in good hands.
Every evening after dark crowds
can be seen vending their way to the
bluffs to enjoy the pure river breeze
and fight Arkansaw mosquitoes.
Fly-time, in the true sense of the
word, has not interfered with marines
as yet. We believe all are making
both ends meet.
Phin. Star, the "boss mate" has
gone to his rancho up in Iowa, and
will return in time for the fall bust
ness.
Steamboatmen were very much in
.terested in the doings of the conven
ton yesterday, and are we'll satisfied
with the ticket put forward. The
local ticket, with Hancock and Eng
llsh lnSures a prosperous business
next season.
The Kountz line freight carrier. Il.
y: Stanard, passed down yesterday
with a big trip. She put off here $50
bbls meal and 2lS bales hay.
The steam launch Sentinel. is TO be
sent to Cairo for duty at that station
and the Picket, recently sunk in the
Ohio, will. as soon as she is raised be
taken to Vicksburg for duty at that
station.
The 0sceola lBelle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, arrived last NIGHT
with a fair trip, and leaves again this
evening for Osceola and all way land
ings on the upper coast, carrying the
mail and paying strict attention to all
way business. John Haley presides
at the desk, and is assisted by Hugh
Tomlinson.
Captain James Remission, sold
Tubular" arrived this morning 4
passenger on the Cons Millar, the
guest Of Captain Billy Tichenor. The
young Cd man is the very picture o.
health, and looks as if he will pass faI
beyond the time allotted to man. "OlC
Tubular is still fond of dancing. anC
he has had a good deal of that limo.
cent amusement since the boat LEFT
Cincinnati.
The Batesv,lle, Captain O. K. Jop.
lin in command, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Mariana
the Cutoff and all way landings or
LAnguille and st. Francis rivers
connecting with the Marcus Collins
for Wittsburg and the sunk lands
A. l.. Banning is her chief clerk, and
is assisted by Will Lash.
The G. w. Cheek is being thor.
oughly oyerhauled, painted up and
put in frst-class condition, and will.
on tomorrow week, enter the White
river trade in place of the Josie
Harry, continuing in the same until
the fall season opens, when the Josie
will resume her place in the White
river trade, and the 0uachita Belle
will return to the Arkansas City
trade.
The swift and elegant passenger
steamer James Lee, brought in from
the lower coast 43 sacks cotton seed,
20 bbls oil and a big list of people.
She is the mail packet leaving
this evening for Helena. Fri
ar's Point, and all way landings, con-
Meeting at Glendale with the Mobile
and Northwestern train. The Lee is
tlrst class IN all her appointments and
her officers will be found social and
polite. Lloyd w. Whitlow is her
chief clerk, and is assisted by Mike
Logan, Platt Rhodes and Arthur
Brown.
The Golden City needed a new sheet
in n of her boilers, tried to get the
same at New Orleans but failed. re-
paired or patched up the best she
could and came here hoping to find
one at this point, but she met with no
better success. Captain Hegler in
formed us that the only boiler sheet
in the city was the property of the
owners of the tug 0riole. So he had
to tighten up the rivets, repair the
best he could, and will probably have
to so through to Cincinnati before he
can get a new sheet for his boiler.
This does not speak well for our port,
where boats often stop to have work
done. We should be prepared to do
ouV bind Of papoiripU or nah ov