Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-10-18

The Cons Millar cleared for the
Ohio river with 200 bales of cotton,
100 barrels oil and sundries and 20
cabin passengers.
The Bee and barges passed down
this morning. She added here a
barge loaded with oil cake and
meal.
The A. j. White, Captain Geo.
Malone, is the regular Thursday
packet for Riverton and the bends.
She Will be found in port tonight
and leaves at 3 o'clock, sharp, to-
morrow evening.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Lennox, leaves the
elevator tomorrow evening for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending to all way
business. Captain Tom White is
her purser.
Messrs. Boyle & Co. presented the
new steamer Hard Cash last evening
with handsome bound bible, which
was placed in the cabin for the
benefit and peruSal of the guests Of
Captain PostaIs beautiful steamer.
The Charles Morgan gets away
this afternoon for New Orleans.
She will fill out in the bends with
cotton.
The 0sceola, Captain Basket, is
the regular Thursday packet for st,
Francis river. She will be found
in port tomorrow morning.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for Memphis.
The new Arkansas river packet,
Florence Meyer, building at Gin
%cinnati, will raise steam this week.
The colors of the steamers in
port at Cincinnati, st. Louis and
other towns were displayed at hall
mast in respect to the memory Of
Captain james Howard.
The James Howard leaves st.
Louis to-day for New Orleans.
Captain James Reese, ir., leaves
this afternoon for Cincinnati. Dur.
ing his stay in our city he has made
a host Of friends, who join us in
wishing him d slfe journey and q
speedy return.
Captain James Roland, the
veteran boatman, is the dry-land
skipper for the Osceola, and remains
on shore to represent her interest,
and mako engagements for her,
All business entrusted to Captain
Roland will be strictly and prompt,
ly attended to-.
The commodious steamer John
A. Scudder, Captain Jack Garter
in command, will leave the foot Of
Monroe street tomorrow evening
at five o'clock for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings
Captain j. T. Washington vii
make engagements for her.
The @. B. Church passed up las
evening for Cincinnati. She pu.
off here 333 sacks salt, 10 bales o
sacks and several packages Of sun
dries.
A diminutiye craft called tn,
Freddie comes South to ply in tn,
upper st. Francis river trade.
The steamer Telegraph burst he.
steam-pipe yesterday at M%aysville
Kentucky, while lying at the wharf
which tore down the cook-house
slightly wounding Charles White
and scalding John Kleinfelter tn,
baker.
We are glad to notice that Messrs
Loudon & Co., the lcvee contrac
tors, have gone to work on the Ieve
in earnest, and now have a larg,
force of men at work. They com
menced piling yesterday, and hay'
a large force at work grading tn.
leyee preparatory to paving.
The Geo. W. Cheek is not quit
ready to resume her regular trips
and the Belle Of Texas will go GU
in her place.
A passenger named A. E. Eshle
man, who took passage on the Vim
Shinkle at this port, bound up tn
river Friday last, took sick anc
died on board before the boa
reached Cairo. Capt. Billy McIn
tyre and the officers Of the boat dit
everything in their power to saw
the poor unfortunate, but all thei.
efforts proyed futile. His remain