Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-07-18

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Orleans yesterday.
The John B. Maude left New Orleans
last evening for St. Louis
The Atlantic and barges will pass
down tonight for New Orleans.
The John Kyle and Belle Shreveport,
for New Orleans, will pass down this
evening.
The Capitol City passed down last
evening for Vicksburg with 600 tons Of
freight. She added here 10 tons of way
freight.
The Minneola is still aground at Shaw
neetown.
The new St. Louis and New Orleans
packet line will be styled the Changers
Line.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is
the Anchor Line packet for Cairo and
St. Louis, leaving the elevator this even
ing, connecting at St. Louis With the
Northern Line packets and railroads for
St. Paul and all points East and West.
Tom White is her purser
The GAINESVILLE, Captain Reese Pritch-
ard, leaves this evening for Pine Bluff
and all way points on Arkansas river.
The Clarksville is staunch and of light
draught, and will go through with dis
patch. John O'Neal, courteous and
attentive gentleman, has charge of the
Office.
The Great Republic leaves New Or
leans this evening for St. Louis.
Captain Reese Dugan is wrecking the
Belfast
The regular Saturday Pine Bluff
packet, Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land in command, will leave this evening
for all points on Arkansas river to Pine
Bluff, carrying the United States mail.
She is a good steamer and will go through
on time. Captain John Hardin presides
at the desk, and is ably seconded by Joe
Boyd.
The Quickstep, Captain Milt Harry,
leaves this evening for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers, at
tending to all way business. She con-
meets at the mouth of White river with
the Belle Yazoo for New Orleans, and
at DeVall's Bluff with trains for Little
Rock and the Hot Springs. Ed Postal
and John Chamberlin do the honors Of
the Office.
The R. W. Dugan will be due to-mor-
row from Cincinnati.
The j. D.. Parker leaves Cincinnati
this evening for Memphis.
The river bank from Wolf river down
to Jefferson street is caving in rapidly.
The local packets out last evening had
moderate trips.
The st. Genevieve cleared for St.
Louis last night with fair passenger
trip.
The United States mail packet Ella,
Captain John Elliott in command, leaves
this evening for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers, carrying
the mails and attending to all way bust
ness. Dan Sullivan an efficient and
worthy officer, has charge of the office.
The Paragon leaves Cincinnati this
evening for New Orleans.
Marsh Miller has found new channel
opposite Ashley's Point.
John Britton is now mating the Bas-
trop.
The Pauline Carroll will pass up on
Monday for St. Louis.
Captain Hegler writes to a friend here
that he would have the Kittie Hegler
launched to the waters edge to-day, and
by Wednesday would have her in the
river. Success attend him.
An unknown man committed suicide
at Cincinnati on the 18th by jumping off
of the wharfboat.
The steamer Gladiola, en- route from
New Orleans to Jefferson, struck snag
Tuesday night in Red river at Hyam's
landing and sunk Immediately, and
afterward broke into. She will prove a
total loss. She was insured in Pittsburg
offices for $4,000.
The elegant passenger and freight
steamer Belle of Shreveport, Captain j.
W. Rea in command, will leave the
wharf tomorrow at Gam. for New Or
leans and the bends. Captain Washing
ton will make engagements for her.
The II. c. Yaeger is due up to-day, en-
route for st. Louis.
The Grand Tower, from st. Louis,
brought in this morning $50 tons of grain
and produce.
The Fannie Tatum arrived at s o'clock
from New Orleans. She put off here
5000 bundles of cotton ties, 40 barrels
and 20 halfbarrels of molasses. She
adds here 80 bales of rags, 200 beer kegs,
a lot of old iron, $50 bales cotton and