Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-18

crowded with ladies to buy various
articles. which are sold far below their
value.
The Kate Adams will arrive to-
night, and leaves again on Monday
evening for Arkansaw City and way
landings. She is an elegant steamer,
and worthy Of a good share of patron
age.
The City of Helena will be up this
evening, and is the Anchor Line
packet leaving at 10 o'clock in the
morning for Cairo and St. Louis. Cap
tain J. 7. McCord commands, with
George Walton in charge of the Office.
The large and elegant Anchor Line
steamer City of St. Louis is announced
to pass here at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for New Orleans. Captain
Dan Able commands, with William
Mason in charge of the Office.
The Ida Darragh is due this even
ing for St. Francis river, aud leaves
again on Tuesday, going through to
Mark Tree, the crossing of the Kansas
City and Memphis railroad.
Captain r. w. Lightburne, agent Of
the Memphis and Ohio River Packet
Company, announces the steamer Jas.
W. Gaff to leave here at noon of Mon
day next for Cincinnati and way
landings on tie Ohio ri yer.
Captain John Thornburg thinks il
rather strange that the law of St.
Louis prohibits the discharge of q
steamboat at their levee on Sunday
but permits the crew of the harbol
boat to work the same as on a weeE
day.
Captain TichenOr says the Will. S
Hays will not be taken out on the
ways at Paducah, as there are toe
many boats there awaiting their turn
and the Hays does not much need
to be taken out. The extra hog,
claims wanted at her stern can be put
on the water if necessary. He is hsv,
ing all other work done to convert hel
into cotton carrier, and she will b.
ready for the fall business.
Cincinnati has got into the fash
ion OF announcing to the public tina
certain boats will leave there OF
Wednesday evening, but on Thursday
morning they are still in port, aud thu
morning papers Of that date announce
them for Saturday, using the wore
positively" If it is the desire of tn,
Southern Transportation and Mem
phis Lines to send out one boat
week, why not come square out anC
say so?
Mr.. Charlie Thompson, ship a
penter at the Paducah Marine Ways
was seriously hurt on Thursday morn
ing last while at WORK on the Mem
phis ferry boat John Overton, which
is now undergoing an overhauling a
that point. 1t was thought tia
Thompson was very seriously hurt
but Captain Gus Fogleman, who ar
rived in the city this morning, state
that Thompson is getting along finely
was out yesterday and made visit t
the ways, The 0vertOn's repairs vii
be finished next week, and she will b.
here by tomorrow week ready fol
business.
The neat and elegant passenger
steamer Josie Harry, with the genia
Milt R. Harry in command, leaves
this evening for Devall's Bluff, Angus.
ia, Newport and intermediate land.
ings, giving prompt attention to al
business that offers and connecting al
her destination with the regular light
draft steamers for upper White and
Black rivers. The Harry is ons Of
the best appointed steamers on the
river, With splendid accommodation
and is fast, safe aud reliable boat
H.r electric light at the jackstaff i,
one of the most powerful on the river
the rays OF which can be plainly seer
at long distance. Captain Milt Harry
is assisted in the Office by 2. P. Peast
and Hugh Smith.
Why are railroads a SUGGEST No
simply because they can carry freigh
or passengers through on short time
but because they leave their depolt
and pass stations at the time appointed
and do not hold over until they get
load" While railroads carry passen
gers to their destination in shor
space Of time, they have no advan
tage over steamboats,, for though tn,
latter take longer time to travel tn,
same number Of miles, yet the loss il
time is fully made up BY good, com
Portable accommodations, squar,
meals with plenty of time to cat, ant
people who are not In very great
hurry would prefer the comfortable
steamboat if they could place any re
lance in them. The Anchor LinC
boats do a good and profitable bust
ness because they move" on as neal
schedule time as it is possible for {