Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-21

VI S0AdA4Ccs DuC lCbutuo W uibC
river tomorrow evening, carrying
the mail and attending to all way
business.
The Golden Rule leaves Cincin-
matt tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow evening for Mem
phis.
II. A. Dohrman, clerk of the
Belle of Shreveport, is quite i'll at
st. Louis.
The storm at Pittsburg yesterday
did considerable damage.
The Charley Mcdonald stuck
her tow at Montgomery Island.
The rapid decline in the upper
Ohio will not let much Of the coal
fleet out.
The Phil Allin, Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular Saturday mail
packet for Greenyille and the bends.
She leaves tomorrow evening at
sharp five.
The Governor Garland, Captain
Ed Rowland, is the regular Satur-
day Arkansas river mail packet.
She viii be found in port to-day
receiving, and leaves tomorrow
evening for Little Rock and all
points on Arkansas river. Walker
Outlaw holds forth in the Office.
From two to three hundred acres
of cotton and corn were destroyed
in the Carbon and Dardanell bot
toms by the late freShet.
! The finishing touches are being
put on the Illinois, and she will be
ready to resume her regular trips
in the Vicksburg trade on Tuesday
next. In her new dress she presents
a beautiful appearance.
Captain Darragh has commenced
repairing the Belle Of Texas. ShC
is to have new chimneys, new
warehouses, new guards and made
almost new from the pilot house tx
: the kelson. Her cabins will bt
refurnished with new carpets, new
furniture and new bedding.
The City of Helena passed dowr
this morning for Vicksburg fully
laden. She put off here over 2OOt
packages of grain and produce.
The Capitol City, Captain 0'Neal
arrived last night from Vicksburl
with a fair list of cotton and a goo'
number Of people. She leaves tn
elevator this evening for Cairo an,
st. Louis, making direct connection
with the principal railroads for al
points East and West, ticketin
e passengers through to the Centen
d NAL at reduced rates. Henry Dead
rick, a clever gentleman, preside
at the desk.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain M
s. Green, brought in from the lowe
coast a good freight list and a larg
trip of passengers. She returns [
+; Friar's Point this evening, attend
% ing to all way business. Mr.. D. /
Davis, who has secured for himse
lie a very enviable reputation in I'll
. trade by his courtesy and strict a
ne tention to business, continues j
4 charge Of the office. Mr.. Davis
ne an efficient officer and has contrib
l uted greatly to the building up Of
10 good and lasting patronage for til
ne Cheek in the lower bends. Aft
'd this trip she will be withdrawn an
go to Paducah on Monday mex
where she will receive a thoroug
oyerhauling, have a new cabin pr
on and, in fact, be converted in.
q. almost a new boat. During h
iS' absence the White will take h
place, leaving here on Mondays f
w Friar's Point. The Cheek has be-
p" quite faithful in the trade, has II
regularly, never met with an acc
=. dent or lost a trip during the Sc
son. Captain Nat Green, her q
liant commander, has braved storr
no with his noble steamer when 9th
" boats were compelled to run asho.
The Cheeks repairs will be CO..
L pleted in a short time, and then
may look out for good reports fro
her during the fall season.
The fayorite passenger steam
James D. Parker leaves this eve
o. ing at 5 o'clock for Cairo, Lou
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing p
NV sengers through to the Centenn