Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-31

The Frank Forest had a good trip for
the upper coast.
Jimmy Thompson went out in COM
mand of the Quickstep last evening.
Captain Stack Lee visits Helena and the
bends to settle up old business and inter.
view his numerous friends.
The Indiana left Louisville yesterday
for New Orleans. She will be here
Thursday evening.
The A. J. White left Vicksburg last
evening for Memphis with a fair trip
aud will be here tomorrow night.
The fog and mist hat now prevail in
the mornings delay steamers bound up
and down.
The City of Chester left St. Louis
yesterday for Memphis.
Heavy rains prevailed at Little Rock
yesterday.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt, Nat Green
in command, brought in this morning a
good list of people and a fine freight
list. She leaves this evening on a return
trip to Napoleon and the bends, paying
strict attention to all way business; D.
P. Davis, an efficient officer and cour.
teous gentleman, has charge of the Office,
The John B. Maude is loading at New
Orleans for St. Louis.
The Capitol City, Capt. O'Neal, is the
Anchor Line packet leaving the elevator
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis,
connecting with the principal railroads
for all points East and West; Henry
Deadrick is her purser.
The St, Genevieve, Captain Vickers,
is the Thursday Anchor Line packet for
Vicksburg and the bends. Freight will
be received for her, at all times, at the
elevator.
The James D. Parker will arrive
Thursday morning from Cincinnati, and
leave on Friday with a return trip.
The celebrated Friar's Point packet
Phil Allin starts out on Monday next.
The hopping Phil is in splendid order
for the fall campaign.
The Susie Silver leaves St. Louis this
evening for New Orleans.
The Ella goes from White river to Gin
elnnati to be repaired, repainted and re-
furnished.
Luke Bernard has been appointed
chief clerk of the Belle Memphis, vice
Mr.. 0. Hewitt.
The levee front, from Washington
down to Jefferson street, is still falling
in the river. There is a big crack in
Peter Lawless' shop, near the foot of
Washington street.
The Bee and barges are due from ST.
Louis en- route to New Orleans.
The Belle of Shreveport will be up
Thursday en- route to St. Louis.
H. B. Packer, Esq, coal dealer of this
city, is quite ill with an attack of bilious
fever,
The famous steamer Illinois, which
has been reprinted and put in complete
running order, will resume her regular
trips in the Vioksburg and bends trade
on Friday next. Captain Mark Cheek
has spared no pains or expense to make
her n Of the most complete packets
that ply the Western waters. She, will
give a good account Of herself when she
starts out.
Work on the hull of the Great Repub
lie is going forwarded rapidly.
The Glencoe and Bismarck will be
hauled out on the ways at Mound City
for repairs.
The Mary Miller enters the Cincinnati
and Pittsburg trade.
We regret to learn that Captain VIM.
Dill is quite i'll at his residence in this
city. We hope he will soon recover.
The Era No. 9 was launched at Madison
Saturday evening.
The Osceola, Captain Haycock, came
in this morning from St. Francis river
with a lot of cotton seed, shingles and
sundries. She lays up to repair. Her
guards will be widened, also her cabin
heightened and widened, and put in first
class order for the fall season. She will
resume her regular trips in the St.
Francis river trade by the LIST of October.
The Ruth was pulled out on the ways
at Paducah last evening. She will be
repaird and come off Of the ways Thurs
day evening and be here Friday evening,
and leave on Saturday, her regular day,
for White river. Ed Crowell, her super
cargo, car be found on the wharlboat
during the time to receive freight for
her.
The City Of Augusta leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow evening for Memphis.
The Shannon and Arlington are an
%nounced to leave Cincinnati tomorrow
for New Orleans.
Captain George Hazlett, of the
steamboat Andrew Ackley, was shot and
dangerously wounded by William
Doughety, at Matamoras, a few days