Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-12

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tertained of a freshet in the latter
stream.
The Bee and barges for New Orleans
left St. Louis Saturday evening.
The Thompson Dean and Grand Lake
and barges for St. Louis and Shannon
for Cincinnati left New Orleans Satur-
day evening.
Arkansas river is getting almost too
low to be navigable.
The Ella Hughes is en- route from
Little Rock to Madison, Ind, at which
point she will be taken out on the docks
and be reconstructed.
The Maumelle viii enter the Memphis
and Little Rock trade during low water.
The Minneola left Cincinnati Saturday
evening for Memphis.
The St. Geneyieve passed up yester-
day morning for St. Louis with a mod
crate trip.
The Bismarck passed down Saturday
night for New Orleans with 1900 tons Of
freights.
The packets out Saturday night had
good trips of freight and people.
The James D. Parker, for Cincinnati,
had $4,000 feet of lumber, Is bales of
cotton, a lot of old iron and rags and a
good list of people.
The rates on freights from St. Louis
to New Orleans continue at 20 cents per
hundred and 40 cents per barrel on -four.
The Thomas Sherlock passed up last
evening for the Ohio river with 300 tons
of freight and a fair passenger trip.
The Arlington has laid up at Cincin-
natl.
The Phil Allin, Captain Stack Lee in
command, brought in a fair trip from
Friar's Point. She leaves this evening
with a return trip for Friar's Point and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Messrs. Jimmy
Thompson and Billy Willis have charge
of the ofioe.
The Frank Forest, Captain 0. K. Jop-
lin in command, leaves this evening for
Ashport and all way landings on the
upper coast, paying strict attention to
all way business. VIM. Joplin, a worthy
gentleman and efficient officer, presides
at the desk
The A. J. White, Captain George
Malone, is the regular Tuesday Napo-
leon and bends packet. She will be
found in port to-day receiving, and
leaves tomorrow evening, paying strict
attention to all way business. Captain
A. L Cummins is her prime minister.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane in
command, arrived last evening from St.
Louis with a full cargo of grain and pro-
duce. She leaves the elevator this even
ing with a return trip for Cairo and St.
Louis, paying strict attention to all way
business and connecting with the princi-
pal railroads for all points East and
West, Mr., Hewitt, an affable gentle
man, presides in the Office.
The City of Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving the.
e%levator.this evening for Vicksburg and
the bends, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. George Walton,
a clever gentleman and accommodating
officer, presides at,the desk.
The H, S, Turner, in command Of that
ever popular officer Captain VIM.
Tichuor, came in this morning from
Cincinnati with a cargo Of. Western
products. She leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for Cairo, Louis.
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing passen-
gers through TO all points East. Mr.,
Shaw, a courteous gentleman, presides
at the Uesk.
The 0sceola will arrive this evening
from st. Francis river.
Excursion tickets for sale from Mem
phis to st. Paul and intermediate points,
good till October 10Th, at reduced rates,
by J.T. WASHINGTON,
300 Front street.
The steamer Thompson Dean, Capt.
VIM. Miller in command, will leave the
wharf tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
ticketing passengers through to all
points East. Geo. M~iltenberger does
the honors Of the office. Captain Wash
ington will make engagements for her.
The Future City and barges passed up
this morning for.St. Louis.
The John A. scudder is the next st.
Louis boat due down for New Orleans.
Morris Quinlah shot aud mortally
wounded Geo. McGinn, cooper on the
elevator, in Fort Pickering last evening.
Full particulars Of the tragedy viii be
found on our local page,
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincin-
natl Wednesday next for New Orleans.
Efforts are being made at Louisville
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