Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-07

leans, left St. Louis last evening.
The James D. Parker, for Memphis,
passed Evansville yesterday. She will
arrive here tomorrow and leave on Fri
day with a return trip for Cincinnati.
The Andy Baum cleared for einciu-
natl with 200 barrels oil, 70 barrels pota-
toes and 10 bales cotton, also a lot of
lumber.
The Charles Morgan, the great Cen
tenuial passenger steamer leaves Glenn's
wharfboat tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. Captain Albert
Stein commands, with that e%ver-popular
and courteous boat-man, Harry Stein, 10
charge Of the Office.
The City Of Helena, Captain Mckee,
is the Anchor Line packet, leaving Fri
day morning for Vicksburg and the
bends.
The Thompson Dean for New Or
leans and Cons Millar for Memphis leave
Cincinnati this evening.
The A. J. White, Captain Marsh Mil
Ter, is the regular Thursday Napoleon
and bends packet.
a new boat, constructed and finished
here for L. E. Patton, was inspected
yesterday; her dimensions are as follows:
100 feet long, 20 feet beam, 81 feet hold,
l boiler and single engine, with forty
horse power. The new craft has been
christened Samuel ]. Tilden-our next
President. Messrs P. E. Tufts & Co.
have chartered her, and will leave with
her this week on g coasting trip. She is
rugged up with a cotton seed "huller,"
and her main traffic will be in the cotton
seed business. James K. Mulkey, a
thorough business man and practical
boatman, will have command Of her.
Captain James P. jackson arrived at
New Orleans last Thursday, from Ship
with Landing, Mississippi, with two fat
boats, containing 5000 sacks Of cotton
seed. Captain Jackson made the trip
from shipwith Landing to New Orleans
in one hundred hours, the quickest fat
boat time on record.
The Phil Allin, Captain Stacker Lee,
came in this morning from the lower
coast with a good list of people and a
fair cargo Of cotton and seeG. She re.
turns this evening TO Arkansas City and
the bends, carrying the mail and giving
special attention to all way business.
Jimmy Thompson, one of the best fell
lows in the world, has charge Of the
office.
The Golden Rule passed up last might
for Cincianati with 500 tons of freight,
She put of here a lot Of sundries and
added IS tons Of railroad iron.
The Grand Republic is loading at st
Louis for New Orleans as an indepen
dent packet. Her skipper declined tC
become a member Of the pool.
The Belle Memphis has taken thu
Emma Elliott's place in the st. LouiI
and Grand Tower trade.
The Thomas Sherlock passed up thi
morning for Cincinnati, four days out
with 300 tons of freight and so csbil
passengers. She put of here a few lot
of sundPies.
The Commonwealth will be due "a
morrow morning from below, bound 70
St. Louis, with GOO hogsheads and 40
/. boxes Of sugar and 200 tons Of miseells
4 neous freight.
= The 0sceola cleared for St. Franci
river with a fair trip Of freight.
I The Illinois for Vicksburg mad a goo
showing of freight and people.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Ne
Green, brought in this morning a fai
trip of freight and people. She return
9 to Friar's Point and the bends this ever
J; ing, paying strict attention to all wa
3 business. D. P. Davis, a gentleman VII
is noted for bis uniform kindness an
accommodation to shippers and trave
ers. presides at the desk, ably assiste
by John Langlois.
:. The Bruno will be due to morrow froI
Arkansas river en- route to st. Louis.
The John +, Tolle passes down to-do
for New Orleans.
q The City Of Vicksburg for 81. Lou
had a good trip Of people and a bma
y list of Eastern cotton and miscellaneol
y freight, n3
Z Captain Taylor, of the steamer KaI
Dickson, and D. s. Marshal Hartingtc
we're killed yesterday neAr Maysvill
Kentucky.