Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-19

The Charles Morgan left Cincinnati
Saturday evening. for New Orleans and
will pass here Wednesday evening.
The new White river packet Ruth left
New Orleans Saturday evening and will
arrive here Thursday morning.
The Bismarck left New Orleans Satur-
day evening for St. Louis.
The various packets out Saturday
evening had good trips of freight and
people.
The James Howard leaves St. Louis
Wednesday for New Orleans.
The vint Shinkle is due up to night
for Cincinnati with $50 tons of freight
and a good passenger list.
The Vicksburg Packet Company are
now carrying the mails.
The City Of Helena passed up at noon
yesterday for st. Louis with a moderate
trip.
The John A. Scudder passed down
yesterday afternoon for New Orleans
loaded fat in the water.
The Cons Millar, Captain James Pep.
per, cam in yesterday from Cincinnati
with ESQ tons of freight. She leaves to.
morrow evening with a return trip for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, attend
ing to all way business. Mr.. Reister has
charge Of the Office.
The Frank Forest, Captain o. K. Jop-
lin, leaves this evening for Ashport and
all way landings on the upper coast,
paying strict attention to all way bust
ness. VIM. Joplin presides at the desk.
The hull of Captain Frank Hicks new
steamer was successfully launched at
Metropolis Saturday morning.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
came in this morning from St. Louis
with a full cargo Of grain and other pro-
duce and leaves this evening with a re-
turn trip for Cairo and St. Louis, con-
Meeting with the principal railroads for
all points East and West. Mr.. Hewitt
holds forth in the Office.
The City Of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator this evening for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail and at.
tending to all way business. Mr.. Chris
Sharpe is her efficient purser.
The Phil AlIin, Captain Stack Lee,
is the regular Monday Friar's Point mail
packet leaving this evening and attend
ing to all way business. Jimmy Thomp-
son and Billy Willis are her clerks.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, is the regular Tuesday Napoleon
aud bends packet in place of the White.
She will be found in port to-day receiv-
ing, and leaves promptly tomorrow even
ing.
The White, Quickstep and Legal Ten
der will be put in fine order for the fall
season.
There will be lively times in river
circles this fall and we will all be happy.
Plenty of water in the river, but no
business.
Yesterday was a scorcher.
The Mary Houston leaves Louisville
tomorrow on her grand excursion trip to
St. Paul.
The Robert Mitchell en- route to New
Orleans, went into Vicksburg on one
wheel, having run through her starboard
cylinder at Arkansas City. The tug
Flora will assist her to New Orleans.
The Vicksburg Herald, of Saturday,
says:
On one Of the Anchor Line boats
the other day vas young man OF decent
look, BIT a good deal the worse for
whisky. He persisted in singing at the
top of his voice, and it was the poorest
kind Of singing. After a brief pause he
removed his hat and said: Now I'm
going TO sing something sad" Hadn't
you as soon wait until we get to Vieks.
burg2' inquired a passenger. "Wh-
what FRI gasped the young man. BE
cause, I've got a young mule on the
lower deck, and if he gets an idea that
he can sing as good as you do he'll
never be worth a nickle to brayl"-There
was no more singing.
Officers Of steamboats, and railroads
will, by refusing to grant all favors in
the name Of the LEDGER, and notifying
me Of the same, greatly oblige
88I =. WHITMoRE.