Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-17

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The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry. leaves
this evening for White river, carrying
the mail and attending to all way busi-
ness. Ed CroWeH dose the honors OF the
office.
Owing to the Indictment weather last
evening the olored picnic excursion on
the 0sceola was postponed until Monday
evening. Preparations are being made
for a jolly time on board.
The Ella, Captain Ed Rowland, came
in this morning from Arkansas river
with 10 bales of cotton, 44S7 sacks OF
seed and a lot Of suuGries. She returns
this evening to Little Rock, carrying the
mail and attending to all way business,
Walker Outlaw controls the office.
The Anchor Line packet John b.
Maude, VIM. Blake in command, leaves
the elevator tomorrow morning at III
o'clock for Vicksburg and the bends,
carrying the mail and attending to all
way business. Billy Blenckner presides
at the desk.
The St. Genevieve, Captain Viekers'
is the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow for Cairo aud St Louis, making
direct connection with the principal
railroads for all points East and West.
The 0sceola will commence receiving
Monday morning for st. Francis river
ana leave on Tuesday, her regular day.
The Bee and barges passed up last
evening for St. Louis,
The railroad packet Charles Morgan,
Captain Albert Stein, passed Vicksburg
yesterday on time. She will arrive here
on schedule.time, and leave Glenn's
wharfboat tomorrow morning at 4
o'clock for Cincinnati on a grand CEN
%tennial passenger trip. Passengers de
string to take passage on the Morgan
can send their baggage down to Glenn's
wharfboat any time tonight aud 1t Will
be taken care of.
The Phil Alliu, Captain Lee, came IN
this morning from the lower coast with
e fair freight trip, and was full Of people.
She leaves this evening on a return trip
!. for G~reenville and the bends, carrying
! the mail and giving special attention to
all way business, Jimmy Thompson
=, gentleman who is recognized for his uni
: form kindness and prompt attention Z
, business, has charge OF the Office, aud IL
ably assisted by Messrs. Cook Creighton
y and Burke.
The bursting up Of the Cincinnati con
d %vention last evening disturbed the ele
ments. The changing Of the East t
the West cooled the atmosphere anC
chilled the hearts of the "patriots;" henc
the cold blasts this morning.
Buffalo Bill says he is now happy /
knowing that his wife cannot wear
pin back this summer.
Mr.. Ben Bruser, of Vicksburg, who
we'll and favorably known in river CT
cles, arrived in the city yesterday and
q. the guest Of Mr.. 7. Kehoe, the celebrate
n wrecker. Mr.. Bruser goes from here
Minnesota to spend the summer.
The local inspectors inspected Il
IS, Osceola yesterday and pronounced hi
d all o K. and gave her AL papers.
Jimmy Thompson, chief clerk of Il
Phil Allin; George h. Bell, of Muldoc
Bullet & Co., and Charley Blackbu
we're arrested at Laconia yesterd'
morning for swimming in the lake ba0
ut, of that place. The trial comes off ne
Monday.
The Golden Rale leaves Cincinn'
this evening for New Orleans.
Captain James Nichols and ALE
yer Perry have contracted with POmer
ing parties to build a 1900 bale cotton b
rise for the Arkansas river and New 0rlea
10 trade. 1t will be completed by the f
the Of October.
inns The Thompson Dean got over Gu
the berland dam and arrived at PaduC
IL Thursday evening. She added there
the hogsheads of tobacco, which neal fl
hes her. and she will pass down to-morI
hes, morning for New Orleans.
at A colored man named Dick Barry
Pa- overheard from the Thompson Dear
liver Cumberland dam and was drowned.
rose The grand Centennial passen
IS steamer Thompson Dean, Captain
'e at Miller, will leave the foot of Mon
read street tomorrow at IL m. for New
To a leans, making all principal way landii
ack- George Miltenberger presides at
g at desk.
The following is the list Of killed
wounded by the explosion Of the stea
Creole, on Thursday last: Killed.
this Boyer, chief engineer, 26 years
Zaehariah Washington, colored mini
pre- froh aAlgie1s, and two colored wor
Wounded-Captain 0pry, command
inc severely bruised; Joseph Sharp, n
and Henry Kountz, pilot, each
'rnoF his right leg broken the fireman, c
zo'p ed, with both eyes blinded; four r
abouts crippled, but not seriously /,
Oiu' Trayere, passenger, slightly injure,
G. Tremoulet, first clerk, slight!
fuay' jured, and Mr.. Crawford, s]eeretal
the Wrecking Association, sev
bruised. Mr.. Hunter, second eegi
colored, who was missing last night
tbia morning fonnd ia the hold undo