Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-14

the crops at the latter part Of the season.
The Julia, Captain Wm. Blake, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving the elevator
tomorrow evening for Vicksburg and the
bends.
The City of Chester, Captain zeigler,
is the Thursday Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow evening
for Cairo and St. Louis, connecting with
the packets for St. Paul and the prin-
cipal railroads for all points East and
West.
The Ella Hughes passed up this morn
ing fer Madison, Ind, where she will be
taken out on the ways and be recon
structed.
The A. j. White backed out last
ing for Napoleon with a good trip Of
freight and people.
The H. S. Turner cleared for Cincin-
natl with a moderate freight trip and rs
cabin passengers.
The Thompson Dean passed up last
evening with 100 tons Of freight and 10
cabin passengers. She reships at Cairo
and goes to Mound City to have her
guards cut down and be converted into
q cotton carrier. She will enter the
Memphis and New Orleans trade by the
10th of September.
Next month will be the longest and
hardest for steamboatmen. River men
say August expands itself and doubles
any other month of the year.
The Illinois Captain Mark Cheek, will
arrive tonight from Vicksburg with
another good trip, and leaves on Friday
with a return trip for Vieksburg and the
bends.
The veteran, Captain James Lee, who
is sojourniug at Hot Springs, is rapidly
regaining his health. The Captain will
return to Memphis in a few weeks and
resume command Of the Hopping Phil.
Captain Stack Lee who has so ably re-
presented Captain James Lee during his
absence, will take charge of the Quick
step, put her in complete running
order aud repaint her, prepatory to
placing her in the Friar's Point trade
in connection with the Phil Allin.
The Robert Mitchell will be down to-
day for New Orleans.
The Minneola, Captain Skunk, will
arrive to-day from Cincinnati with a full
cargo Of Western products, and leaves
on Saturday with a return trip for the
Ohio river. Captain Lightburne will
make engagements for her.
The staunch and light draught steamer
Osceola, Captain A. Hsycock in com.
mand, is receiving at the foot Of Monroe
street for all points on St. Francis river,
and leaves tomorrow evening. She
pays particular attention to all way bust
ness in Council and Walnut bends.
James Hall has charge Of the office.
The Commonwealth and Yaeger are
due up to-day bound for St. Louis.
The Cons Millsr for Memphis ant
Charles Morgan for New Orleans leaves
Cincinnati this evening.
The John A. Scudder is loading at St
Louis for New Orleans.
The Vicksburg Herald, of Monday
says:
They do say that negro women wert
furnished with cabin accommodation
on the steamer Thomas Sherlock yester
day, and there was considerable indig
nation about the river front in conse
quence. 1t may do along the Ohio river
but the people in this part Of the coun
try are not quite prepared as yet fot
social equality, and the boat that at
tempts to enforce it will suffer.
Captain Billy Joyce, of Jacksonville
Ark, will enter a boat in the White rive.
and New Orleans trade this season. Tn
Captain is quite popular on White river
The freshet out Of Big Sandy river ha.
destroyed considerable property. ThI
steamer Sam Cravens was swamped il
the mouth of the Big Sandy by the food
Several houses were washed away ant
crops destroyed.
The Ohio river at Huntington, Yves
Virginia, rose Is feet in "a hours.
The food out Of Licking river, whicI
emptys into the Ohio at Cincinnati
damaged the crops and destroyed pre-
perty along the above stream. A larg
tree struck the floating coal elevator a
Cincinnati yesterday morning and sun
it and four barges of coal. The foo
carried with it several coal fats an
other water crafts lying at the mouth Q
Licking river.
The Robert Mitchell, Captain Lev
Hates in command, will leave the whal
this evening for New Orleans and tn
bends, attending to all way business
The Mitchell has unsurpassed passenge
accommodations. Captain Gus Desor
Chef does the honors of the office.
The Mary Houston leaves Louisvill
next Tuesday on her grand excursio.
trip to St. Paul.