Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-21

Aho NiuO Dhlhkle leaves Olnclh-
natl thisevening for Memphis.
The Thomas Sherlock will not
load at Cincinnati for New Orleans
until there is more water in the
river.
The packets ont last night had
fair trips of freight and people.
The Thompson Dean, for New
Orleans, received at Helena nearly
5000 bales of cotton.
The City of yicksburg passed up
this morning for st. Louis, with a
fair list of cotton and people. She
added here 400 bales of Eastern
cotton.
The Ella Hughes reships her
Arkansas river freight on the Gov.
Garland.
The Mary Miller loads at CiEcin-
natl next week for New Orleans.
The Little Trout leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for White river
direct.
The Fanny Tatum leaves st.
Louis to-day for New Orleans.
The Cheek, with her new cylin-
der, will resume her regular trips
in the Friar's Point trade Monday
next.
James Bowling, a sport, who is
well known in river circles, was
shot and seriously wounded this
morning by a citizen.
The City of Augusta leaves New
Orleans to-day for White river.
Nine feet water is reported in the
channel in Tennessee chute around
Presidents Island.
The G. w. Anderson, a new boat
just completed by the Towards, is
the lightest draft boat of her class
that ever hoated. She is a fine
boat, and well built.
Captain George A. Williams has
gone into the steamboat agency
business in New Orleans, and has
associated himself with Captain G.
G. Wayne, under the name Of
Wayne & Williams.
Captain John Woodburn's new
steamer Fannie Moore leaves Gin
cinnati this evening for New Or.
leans.
Mr.. G. T. Dumont, the wei
known steamboat engine builder
was married to a lady residing il
Newport, Kentucky, last Tuesday
evening.
The new steamer Yazoo Valley
Captain Frank Beck, is announced
this evening for New Orleans. Shc
is an excellent steamer and haI
unsurpassed passengers accommo
dations. Captain R. P. Glenn vii
make engagements for her.
The Andy Baum will arriyI
Monday morning from Cincinnati
and leaves on Tuesday with a return
trip.
The magnificent passenger steam
er james Howard, Captain Pegran
in command, leaves tomorrow eve
ming for New Orleans and tn
bends, making all principal wa,
landings. Mr.. Chasing is her pun
ser. Captain j. II. Washington
her agent, will make engagement
for her.
The Cherokee, Captain Vol
came in this morning from tn
Ohio river, en- route to New Oh
leans, well laden. She adds her
several hundred bales Of cottoI
and will get away this afternoon.
Acolored steamboat cook, name,
Dick Nelson, took passage on tn
Garland for this port, and dice
under way, of consumption. SPUR
j. Z. Elliott held an inquest owe
the body this morning. The dc
ceased was a resident of st. Louis
and had recently been employed O
the Maumelle.
The regular daily packet for tn
lower coast, the Carl Schurz, Cap
Mat Tremmel, leaves the foot c
Monroe street this evening at shar
five for Scanlan's Landing, attend
ing to all way business.
W. II. Brown, the deceased ''coa
king" left a fortune Of nearly 81.
900, OC0-one-half in real estate an
: {, 100000 in personally. Abor
81, 900, 1000 Of the latter amount
in Pittsburg, and the balance
Cincinnati, Cairo, st. Louis, Men
, phis and New Orleans. His pc:
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