Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-11

packet for Arkansas City and the
bends.
The Belle of Shreveport is due
up to-day for st. Louis.
The Arlington, from the Ohio
river en- route to New Orleans, is
looked for tomorrow.
The Vint Shinkle is due to-mor-
row night from Cincinnati.
The Mary Houston was sold at
auction in Louisville on Saturday
for $500 cash. A good bargain.
Fred Leib,1 the pork packer, was the
lucky purchaser.
The surface of the river is COW
cred with drift.
The high stage of water has not
as yet done much injury to the
growing cropsin the bends.
Captain NJ. ID. F. H. Brooks, an
old steamboatman, died at New
Orleans on Thursday last.
The Rosa Miller, Captain ]. ].
Darragh, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for Little Rock
and all points on Arkansas river,
doing all way business. Billy But
Ter presides at the desk.
Captain Marsh Miller and num-
Der of other prominent steamboat
men have organized a Tilden and
Hendricks club.
The good and staunch steamer
Cons Millar, Captain Sterling Nc
Intyre in command, leaves this
evening for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to the Centennial and
points East at reduced rates. Cap
tain james Wilson presides at the
desk.
The Robert Mitchell and Golden
Rule are advertised to leave Cincin-
natl tomorrow for New Orleans.
Ny. Q. B. Russell, chief clerk of
the Parker, is still suffering from
the chills and fever.
The Fannie Tatum loads at
Pittsburg for New Orleans.
The following boats of the coal
fleet are laid up at Pittsburg: J. S.
Mcdonald, Lioness No. 2, Nellie
! Speer, Venture, John Hanna, John
A. Wood, Coal City, Bengal Tiger,
Joseph Walton, Samson No. 2,
Grand Lake, Mary Ann, Joseph A.
Stone, B. D. Wood, Sam Parker,
Ella, Coal Valley, George Lysle,
Tom Lysle, Iron City, My Choice,
Little Giant, Reindeer, Tom Rees,
John Dippold, Gipsey, John Gil
more, Arkansas, Tom DodswOrth
Samuel Clark, Eagle, Hornet No.
2, Panther, Diamond, Smoky City
Tom Rees No. 2, Dick Fulton No
8, Hercules, Storm and Stella. The
Coal Hill and Tigress have been
condemned.
The City Of Augusta leaves the
foot Of Court street this evening al
half-past eight o'clock on a grand
excursion up and down the river.
Good music will be in attendance,
and a pleasant time for all is in
store.
The Grand Tower, Captain Len.
nox, came in last evening from
Vicksburg with a fair list of people
and freight. She adds here alot o
Eastern cotton, a good number 0.
people, and leaves this evening a
sharp five for Cairo and st. Louis
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Tom White hold
forth in the Office.
The A. j. White, Captain Geo
Malone in command, leaves thiI
evening at sharp five o'clock fol
Vicksburg and the bends, attending
to all way business and connecting
with the packets for New 0rlean.
and Yazoo river. The White ha
unsurpassed passenger accommoda
tons. Captain Lee Cummins, as
sisted by a corps of efficient AM
attentive clerks, has charge of tn
office. Morris Herman, the cele
brated steward, will be found OIL
board to entertain and attend +,
the comforts of the guests.
, We are panied to learn of til
death of Mr.. Hugh BickerstafI
which took place at his residence
in this city, at 9 O'Clock this morn
ing. Mr.. Bickerstaf was a wei