Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-02


last evening for Louisville.
The Grand Lake and bnrges for st.
Louis passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The Cherokee arrived al Cincinnati
yesterday.
The City Of Augusta left Cincinnati
yesterday for Memphis.
The Susie Silver for New Orleans,
and Grand Tower for Memphis, left
st. Louis yesterday.
The Vint Shinkle and Charles Morgan
arrived at Cincinnati to-day.
The Belle of Shreveport is due up to.
day for st. Louis.
The James D. Parker had to tighten
through the canal.
The Era No. 9 leaves Cincinnati this
week for Arkansas river.
The Indiana, Captain Rusk, bound for
New Orleans, passed Evansville yester-
day morning. She will be here to-mor-
row and leave Glenn's wharfboat to.mor-
row evening for New Orleans and the
bends. Captain Frank Stein presides
at the desk. Mr.. Williams, on the
w%harfboat, will receive freight for her.
The Illinois dropped down below the
elevator OF account of the rapid eaving
OF the bank at the foot of Jefferson street.
She will not start out until Friday week
on account of the paint not being
dry enough. The White will make one
more trip in her place.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. K. Jop-
lin, came in yesterday from the upper
coast with a fair trip. She leaves to-
morrow evening with a return trip for
Ashport and all way landings in the
bends, paying strict attention to all way
business. VIM. Joplin is her clerk.
The Legal Tender, Captain Milt Harry.
in command, is receiving at Glenn's
wharfboat for all points on White, Black
and Little Red rivers, and leaves on
Saturday, carrying the mail and attend.
ing to all way business. Ed Crowell, a
courteous aud attentive gentleman, has
charge Of the office.
The Ruth will be here to leave on
Tuesday next for White river.
Captain Milt Harry has purchased the
elegant Sidewheel steamer Pat Cleburne
for the White river trade. He will run
the Ruth in connection with the Cleburne.
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise in command, will arrive to-day
from Cincinnati with a full cargo of
freight and people. If she gets in on
time she will excurt the insurance men
and their friends. The Parker returns
to Cincinnati tomorrow evening, ticket.
ing excursionists to Cincinnati and
points East at reduced rates. Mr..
Kelso is her gentlemanly clerk.
The St. Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Captain Lee Finney has
charge Of the Office.
The Rosa Miller is due tomorrow from
Arkansas river, aud leaves on Tuesday
next.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Ed Now
land in command, will arrive tomorrow
morning from Arkansas river, and leave
on Saturday, her regular day. Freight
will be received for her at Glenn's
wharfboat.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler
in command, came in from St. Louis
with a full cargo of grain and produce.
She leaves this evening with a return
trip for Cairo and St. Louis, connecting
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Billy Blenker
presides at the desk.
The Batesville is being locked and
put in thorough order at St. Louis. She
will run in connection with the Harry
White River Line.
The Shannon leaves Cincinnati to-day
for New Orleans.
Captain Kehoe, with his wrecking-
boat on White river, in recovering the
machinery of the Kitty Bruner, sunk on
the old Confederate blockade at St.
Charles in 1867, resurrected a lot Of
whisky that has laid in the hold Of the
Kittie nine years.
The fine steamer A. J. White, Captain
George Malone, came in this morning
with a big list Of people and a fair list
Of freight. She leaves tomorrow even.
ing for Vicksburg and the bends, paying
strict attention to all way business, and
connecting at Vicksburg with the packets
for New Orleans. A. l.. Cummins has
charge of the office.
Captain Ed Postal, of the Ruth, ar
rived in the city from Paducah this
morning and returns this evening.
The Rath will come off of the ways on
Saturday next and will arrive here Mon
day morning, and leave on Tuesday for
White river. The superintendent Of the
ways at Paducah says the Ruth's hull
is staunch and one of the best that he
has ever pulled out. She will be put in
complete running trim while out on tie
ways, and will be able to give a good &C
count of herself this season in White
river.
We regret TO learn of the illness nj