Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-29

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". Gaf will be ready for business
in two weeks. Steam viii be raised
on her Saturday.
Laborers are scarce along the up
per Mississippi and Missouri.
The Grand Republic leaves st.
Louis Saturday for New Orleans.
Captain W. O. Tichenor takes
command of the James D. Parker
on her arrival at Cincinnati.
Rates on freight from st. Louis
to New Orleans rule at 17ac per
hundred pounds and 25c per bar
rel on flour.
Capt. J. 7. Williams purchased
of the Iron Mountain Railway Com
pany the steamer Nellie Thomas.
She will be repaired and have new
cylinders put in. and will then ply
in the Upper Red and Little rivers,
between Fulton and the Indian
Nation, in connection with the
from Mountain and Southern
Railway Company.
The pilot of the Inflated Enter
prise, which was sunk through
running into the Colossal, is at
work on the Black river, booming.
The Dubuque Herald says he was
refused a license for running after
the old license had expired without
renewal. This is a warning to
pilots-and is a great thing for
Nose Hall and the Colossal, for the
Enterprise had no licensed pilot
aboard.
Captain Kountz's new steamer
E. 0. Stanard, rebuilt out of the
burned Paragon, at st. Louis, viii
be commanded by Captain D. M
Brady, with @. II. Seamon in thu
office. She will carry 1900 tons.
The many friends of the veteran
General Ranny, of st. Louis, vii
be panied to learn Of his seriou
illness, at the residence of hi
daughter-in-law in Montreal, Can
ada. He is confined to his bed by
paralytic stroke, which affects hi
whole left side.
Captain Thomas Darragh, of tn.
Rosa Miller, was married at Pitts
burg, on Tuesday last, to Miss Jen
ME NJ. Finley, a beautiful and aC
compliShed ladyof the above name,
city. Captain Tom, you have wol
a great prize in the lottery of life
a gem of purest brilliancy, to illr
, inmate your pathway down the rug
ged course of time. May you eve
/ be happy as now.
The Anchor Line packet CapitC
City, Captain 0'Neal, will leay
t the elevator tomorrow morning {
t 10 o'clock for Vicksburg and ii
bends, carrying the mail and a
tending to all way business. M
Henry Deadrick has charge of IL
; office.
General Flowers and Captain 4
HaycOck, of the steamer 0sceoli
leave to-day for Minnesota to spen
the summer. General Flowers an
e Captain Haycock have made MAJ
IS friends here who join us in wishir
them a pleasant time at the lax
# and a safe and speedy return. Du
ing their absence the 0sceola wi
be continued in the st. Franc
river trade, leaving every alterna
+ Tuesday. Captain John CATER,
experienced boatman, who has bee
II mating on her during the past Sc
son, will have charge of her, Wi
n an efficient officer in charge of Il
IL desk instead Of Mr.. Haycock.
ie The Vint Shinkle, Captain Ke
niston, came in this morning fro
u the Ohio river with $50 tons
a miscellaneous freight. She leay
! tomorrow evening for Cairo, Lou
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing pa
u sengers through to the Centenni
at reduced rates. Billy McInty1
n a clever gentleman, preSideS at t
H. desk.
& With deep regret we chroni,
~ the death of Mr.. VIM. Postal, t
venerable parent of Captain I
p Oscar and VIM. Postal, aged eigh
" seven years and sixteen days, viii
took place last evening atthe fam
l'O residence on Poplar street extend
"' The City Of Helena, Capti
Mckee, is the Anchor Line pacl
'lS leaving the elevator to-morr