Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-29

She arrived at 10 o'clock this morning
from Vicksburg with a fair list Of freight
and people.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Crane
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator tomorrow At 10 a NJ. for
Vicksburg aRd the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business
Chris Sharpe, an elegant gentleman, pre-
sides at the desk.
The Illinois, Captain Malone, arrived
this morning from Vicksbarg with a good
trip Of people and % bales of cotton,
9O3 sacks seed and sundries; she did a big
way business all the way up. She leaves
tomorrow evening for Vicksburg and
the bends, attending promptly to all way
business and making direct connection
with the Katie for New Orleans and the
Yazoo river packets. Captain Joe
Spears is her head-center, and has for
his aids Hal Aydlett and Mr.. Kline.
The Steamboat bill has been agreed to
by the Senate Commerce Committee,
and will be reported 10 the form in which
the measure passed the House. 1t will
be taken up by the Senate soon after
that body disposes of the Belknap case.
If considered prior to the Cincinnati
Convention it will escape to some extent
the stout opposition usually made to
like bills by Senator Conkling, whose an.
tagonism is attributed to the assiduous
care for the interests of Eastern parties.
The long siege of high water has filed
the crossings and changed the channel,
and the steamers already experience
much trouble between here and Cairo.
The channel is lumpy and hard to de-.
fine. The St. Genevieve, en- route to
Vicksburg, grounded Saturday night at
the foot Of Devils Elbow cu'-3f. Sac
was pulled of by the Maude, and arrived
at noon well laden. She put off here
5000 packages Of freight, added a lot of
bend freight, and got away during the
afternoon for Vicksburg. Below here the
channel is also changed, and is equally
as bad as tits between here and Cairo.
The Hopefeld bar will show itself in
few days.
The owners Of wet-enders are again
rs it will o be their harvest
time. Old ste~amboatmen predict a low
Of water throughout the summer.
The Andy Baum and Mary Houston
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
G. W.. Nichols, a passenger on The
Clsburne at the time of the explosion,
and who was badly scalded, died at
yesterday.
The Thomas Sherlock passed down at
noon to-day for New Orleans.
We regret to learn Of the sudden death
Of Mr.. James Frankliu's infant daughter
aged three months, which occurred
yesterday. The funeral takes place this
evening at 4 o'clock from his residence
on DeSoto street. We tender our heart.
felt sympathies to the afflicted parents.
The Centennial passenger steamer
Dean, Captain Vim Miller,
tomorrow evening at G o'clook
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
passengers through to the>Ceu.
tennial at reduced rates. George Mil
tenberger presides at the desk. Msjjr
Bradford will make engagements for
her.
The 0sceola lays over this trip, and
will not leave until Tuesday week. Dur.
the summer she will leave every other
Tuesday for St. Francis river,
Owing to the low stage OF water in the
Arkansas river Captain Rowland has
laid the City Of Augusta up and takes
The excellent light draught steamer Ella
out in her place.
The Grand Republic, Captain Thorwe.
gan, leaves to. morrw at 4 o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis on a grand Centen.
NAL passenger trip, connecting with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West. Philo Young and Jake
Sedan do the honors Of the office.
Captain j. I. Washington will make en-.
yagements for her.
The Grand Tower set the pegs for
hem again. She made the run from
Helena to this port in 6 hours and 70
and run the channel all the
,he way.
Captain Crane is coming down in
command of the V~icksburg in place of
Captain Bob Riley, the latter having
zone TO the Centennial.