Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-29

The H. j. Dickey, Mike Davis,
Katie Hooper and Piasa are at the
Boneyard. The owners of the two
former are willing TO part with them
at a reasonable price.
The City Of Greenville, in command
Of Captain Joe Bryan, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving at 8 pm. for
Cairo, st. Louis and all way landings,
Chas. Quesnel is her polite clerk.
The Tiger, in command Of Captain
William Flowers, is on berth TO leave
this evening for Cottonwood Point and
all intermediate landings. Kneel
Booker and John Rhodes are in charge
ofthe Office.
The Anchor Line Company are
building another boat for the st.
Louis and Vicksburg trade, and she
will be named the City Of Cairo. She
will probably be launched by the mid
die Of next month.
Commodore james S. Wise, Super
intendent of the Memphis q Ohio
River Packets. is in the city, mingling
with his friends and looking after the
Interests Of the popular line Of boats he
so ably represents.
The Golden City, lacking about two
hundred tons, passed down last even
ing for New Orleans. She had about
forty cabin passengers who roamed
around up town while the boat lay at
the landing several hours.
The Thomas Sherlock, with 800
tons Of freight passed up yesterday for
Cincinnati. At Vicksburg she added
to her cargo 200 bales rags and 100
bills oil; at Refuge she added 600 bbls
oil; at Greenville she added 1876 bbls
oil, and at Friars Point she got 100
bbls oil.
Captain Gus Fogleman, ofthe ferry
steamer John Oyerton, is making an
improvement to the ferry dock where
by the stage can be kept off the rocks
when not in use, and for the protec-
ton of the same during sudden
changes of the river.
Until further notice there will be no
Wednesday packet for Arkansaw
river. The Marlin Speed, due to- day,
will remain in port until Saturday,
aud hereafter leave regularly on that
day. The short crop has made bust
ness quite light on Arkansaw river.
The Rene Macready, in command Of
Captain 0. X. Joplin, will leave at 5
pm. to-day for Mariana, the Cut OF
and all way landings on L'Anguille
and st. Francis rivers, through to
Wittsburg, where direct connection is
made with the light draft steamer
Advance for the Sunk Lands. A, L..
Banning is in charge of the office, and
is assisted by bis brother Edward.
The james w. Gaf arrived last
night with 400 tons of freight, aud did
a good business all the way down. She
has her freight all out, and is receiving
to leave to morrow evening for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati, and all way
landings on the Ohio river, making
close connection with the different
railroads ceatering at Cincinnati, and
giving through tickets 10 all points
East at very low rates. Captain r w.
Wise commands, and James Surtees is
in charge of the Office.
All who can should visit the land
ing this evening and inspect the new
Anchor Line steamer, City of New
Orleans, which is said to be the finest
and best appointed steamer in the
line, and the equal if not the superior
of any boat built by the Towards Of
Jacksonville, who have grown famous
as boat builders. She is 300 feet long,
40 feet beam, 81 feet width overall, 90
depth of hold and is 80 feet from
the bottom of the hull
to the top of the main
saloon skylights, and GIL feet from
the bottom Of the hull to the ton Of
her handsome pilot house. The
cabin is beautiful in design and i;
furnished in a most elegant and costly
manner. The freight capacity Of this
new boat is 1900 tons yet she draw,
but 40 inches light. Captain A. j
Carter an experienced pilot and com
mander is 10 charge Of the vessel, anC
Archie Woods is in charge Of the of
fee.