Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-24

AHO Ai1luSOOu PdocoV up Adso
evening for Cincinnati with a big
trip of people and $50 tons of
freight.
The Grand Republic arrived at
st. Louis yesterday.
The City of Helena arrived at
V~icksburg yesterday.
The Charles Morgan arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
The new steamer Robert E. Lee
left Cairo yesterday for Paducah to
load with tobacco for New Orleans.
She made the run from Cairo to
Paducah, a distance of so miles, in
2 hours and "a minutes, making
the first five miles in 16 minutes.
Judging from the above run she
will be much faster than the old
boat. She is advertised to leave
Cairo tomorrow evening for New
Orleans.
The Rosa Miller left Little Rock
Saturday for Memphis. She will
arrive tonight and leave tomorrow
evening for a return trip to Little
Rock.
The Grand Lake and bargeS are
due up.
The Shannon leaves Cincinnati
on Wednesday for New Orleans.
The Cons Millar, Captain Sterl-
ing Mcintyre, came in yesterday
afternoon from Cincinnati with 200
tons of miscellaneous freight and a
fair list of people. She returns to
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
tomorrow evening, ticketing pas
sengers through to the Centennial
and points East at reduced rates.
Captain James Wilson, a gentleman
who is noted for his uniform kind
ness, has charge of the Office.
The Atlantic and barges. left st.
Louis Saturday for New Orleans.
The Osceola Belle, Captain VIM.
Joplin, brought in from the upper
coast a fair trip of corn, cotton
seed and sundries. She returns to
Ashport this evening, doing all
way business. Platt Rhodes pre-
sides at the desk.
The repairs of the Frank For
rest will be finished this week. She
takes the place of the Osceola Belle
in the upper coast trade, the latter
laying up until the cotton season
opens out.
Captain Bob Wise's new steamer,
the j. w. Gaff, will commence
loading at Cincinnati this week for
New Orleans.
The George W. Cheek came in
yesterday morning from the lower
coast with a fair trip. She goes to
Paducah to-day to go on the ways.
She will undergo a thorough over
hauling, have a new cabin put on
and be converted almost into a new
boat and be put in complete order
for the fall season in the Friar'E
Point trade.
Captain James Reese, jr, who
has been sojourning at the Hot
Springs for several weeks, has i'm.
proved rapidly and regained his
health, and leaves the Springs Oh
the 1st prox. for Memphis. We
learn that the Captain and Captain
Arthur, of the Shannon, contem.
, plate building afrst-class sidewhee.
steamer for the Cincinnati and
New Orleans trade.
Wash Floyd, the popular clerk o.
the Rosa Miller, is laid up for re,
pairs, with a Sprained shank.
The fine steamer A. j. White ar
rived this morning from Vicksbure
, with a fair list of cotton and sun
. dries and was fail of people. Sho
leaves this evening for Friar's Poin.
and the bends in place of the Geo
W. Cheek, attending to all wa,
business. Captain Nat Green, VIII,
has made himself SO popular inthr
trade, commands, with D. p. Davis
an efficient officer and courteou
) gentleman, in charge of the Office
ably assisted by John Langlois.
: The City Of Vicksburg, Captain
t Bob Riley in command, is the An
Choir Line packet, leaving the ele
yator tomorrow morning at tel
a O'Clock for Vicksburg and tn
S bends, carrying the mail and doinI
all way business. Chris Sharpe
one of the best fellows in the world
n a.