Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-26

Will add much to the appearance OIL
the Belle.
The Shannon for New Orleans,
and the Andy Baum for Memphis,
leave Cincinnati this evening.
The Charles Morgan leaves New
Orleans this evening for Cincinnati.
Captain Hite, of St. Louis, pur-
chased the Bruno at Cairo.
Pilot Henry Woods is in the hos
.pital at Cairo with an attack of
lung fever.
Commodore John A. Scudder
and family go to Rye Beach to
spend the summer.
The damage to the cotton crop
by the late food on upper Red river
is estimated at 10000 bales.
The new R. E. Lee promises to
be faster than the old boat.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Ken
niston, will arrive in port this even
ing from Cincinnati with a fair trip
of Western products, and returns
to Cincinnati Friday evening. Billy
Mcintyre is her purser.
The Golden Rule, Captain 0. P.
Shinkle, will leave Glenn's wharf
boat tomorrow at - m. for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings.
The Capitol City, Captain 0Neal,
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving
the elevator Friday morning at ten
o'clock for Vicksburg and the
bends.
Captain Albert Smiths new up
per White river boat is to be COM
pleted in sixty days, and is to draw
only nine inches of water light.
The officers of the bends packets
report the crops in a fOurishing
condition with the promise Of a
large yield.
Florida alligators are getting SC
dainty about what they eat that
when a bald-headed Northener falls
overheard the reptile snuffs around
him and waits a long Time before
taking him in out of the wet with
out his carpet-bag.
Captain John Hardin has in.
vented a new oil which is a certain
cure for pains, bruises, etc. 1t il
named the Anthelmetic oil, and il
made OF red worms.
Captain Thomas Darragh's beau
tiful and accomplished bride vii
arrive to-day by rail from st. Louis
and accompany the Captain arounC
to Arkansas river on his excellent
packet.
Sister Virginia Randolph, one o.
the Sisters of Charity who has beer
doing good service in our city fol
some time, left last evening on thu
Cons Millar for Cincinnati. Capt
Sterling Mcintyre extended her the
Inequalities of the boat, and took
her to Cincinnati free Of charge.
The United States marshal sells
the steamer Era No. 0 at Cincin.
natl to-day.
New crop potatoes are offering
freely along the lower Ohio river
for shipment to New Orleans.
The Lilly is hanging out hel
lights below Evansville.
The splendid light draugh
steamer, Rosa Miller, in command
of Captain Thomas Darragh,
worthy and popular boatman, leave.
this evening for Little Rock and al
points on Arkansas river, carrying
the mail and paying strict attention
to all way business. Wash Floyd
a gentleman with whom it is
pleasure to travel and do business
controls the Office affairs, and i
ably assisted by Billy Nucles.
The Presidents Island packe
BERTHE, which makes two trips
day to Presidents Island, leaving
morning and evening, is prepare,
at all times to do jobbing, ligh
towing, and be ready at short no
tice for charter, Or take out picni
or fishing parties at low rates. Sh
has a commodious barge which al
fords ample accommodation for pic
mic parties. See advertisement.
Wash Floyd resumes his position
to-day as chief clerk of the Ros
Miller. Captain Billy Butler re
tires and rusticates until his favorit
packet the Belle of Texas come
out. Billy accompanies Mr.. FloyI
, around this trip to close up out
standing business.