Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-23
ds. Mr.. A. Hancock has charge Of

bends. Mr.. A. Haycock has charge Of
the Office.
The Great Republic, Captain VIM.
Thorweigan, leaves the wharf this even
ing for Cairo and St. Louis, connecting
with the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Philo Young is her
prime minister.
The Frank Forest backed out this
morning for the upper coast with a
moderate trip Of freight and people.
The City Of Chester, Captain zeigler,
is the Thursday Anchor Line packet for
Cairo and St. Louis. She leaves to-mor-
row evening and connects with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West. Billy Blenker is her efficient
purser.
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickers, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the
elevator tomorrow evening for Vicks-
burg and the bends, carrying the mail
and attending to all way business. Capt.
Lee Finney does the honors Of the o.
fee.
The Charles Morgan, Captain Albert
Stein, will leave the wharf tomorrow
evening for New Orleans and the bends,
attending to all way business. Harry
Stein presides at the desk.
The favorite Vicksburg and bends
packet Illinois will arrive this evening
from Vicksburg, and leaves on Friday
with a return trip.
Billy Haines went out as pilot on the
Belle of Texas last evening.
Captain Zeigler, Of the City Of Chester,
through Captain AID Storm, superinten-
dent of the elevator, presented to the
Masonic fraternity, for their picnic to-
morrow, a handsome cake.
Steamboatmen complain OF the dull
times and say that it has been summer
or ay.time with a majority of them for
the past year. August, for the idle boat
men, will seemingly have one hundred
and one days.
The Cherokee passed up last night
for the Ohio river with $50 tons of
freight.
An interesting wedding occurred at
Pittsburg a few days since. Captain
Thomas Darragh. formerly clerk Of the
burned steamer Paragon, was united il
the holy bands of wedlock 10 Miss Jennie
Finley, a beautiful and accomplished
young lady of Pittsburg. We join with
the river fraternity in wishing them a
long life of domestic felicity. The noble
and manly qualities Of the groom will
never permit the wreath of flowers that
crownsthe contamination of their love to
fade. To the newly welded pair we bid
bon voyage.
The Thompson Dean passed up this
morning for the Ohio river with a fair
freight trip and 80 cabin passengers.
Captain AL! Grissom. of the new Belle
Lee, was a passenger on the Thompson
Dean en- route to Metropolis, where the
new hull is under construction.
The Thomas Sherlock for New Or
leans and Cons Millar for Memphis
leaves Cincinnati this evening.
The Shannon is loading at Cincin-
natl for New Orleans.
Harry W. Stein, the clerk of the
Charles Morgan, was the recipient of a
handsome gold-headed cane from bis
numerous friends of Louisville.
Pittsburg advices of Monday:
The wife of Captain J. Sharpe Nc.
Donald, a former well known coal opera.
tor, died at the residence of her husband.
tn Sewickley, on Saturday. The de.
ceased was the daughter Of Captain John
Dippold.
Work is being pushed forward on
Captain John WOODBURY. new boat. II
is reported hat Captain George D.
Moore is prospecting for a new boat.
The Fearless barges, which we're badly
damaged by fire when the Nellie EberI
and Juniata were burned, will be sent tC
the shipyard for repairs.
Officers Of steamboats, and railroads
will, by refusing to grant all favors il
the name Of the LEDGER, and notifying
me Of the same, greatly oblige
88t E. WHITMoRE.