Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-28

yanced to So cents per Dbl. on -four
and 374 to 40 cents per hundred.
The James ID. Parker for Mem
phis and U. P. Schcnck for New
Orleans leaves Cincinnati to-day.
The Grand Tower cleared for St.
Louis last night with an excellent
trip of people and a fair freight
list.
Captain Glenn is receiving for
the Centennial.
Captain R. W. Lightburne's line
VIA the Memphis and Cincinnati
packet company and the Great
Western and Chesapeake is the
great and reliable route East during
the railroad blockades.
A. Blacksmith, Esq, the clever
and accommodating clerk on Billy
EzelPs wharfboat at Terrene, came
up on the Ruth this morning on a
visit to his numerous friends.
Major John Adams and lady will
leave to-day for the East to spend
the summer.
The Iron Mountain railroad be-
ing bursted and unable to pay its
employees, the Ruth, with the little
captain, will take freight for Little
Rock and allpoints OR the Arkansas
river via Deyall's Bluff.
Considerable freight is being
shipped from st. Louis to New
York by the river and ocean route
on account of the railroad blockade.
Rates on freights at Cincinnati
for New Orleans rule at 25 cents
per hundred, 60 cents per Dbl. for
flour, and rs cents per Dbl. for
pork.
The Capitol City, Capt. John G..
Crane, leaves the elevator to-mor-
row morning at ten o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and doing all way bust
qess. Henry Dcadrick controls the
Office.
The Cons Millar, with 45O tons
of freight, including rs tons bulk
meat, so casks bacon, and $50
barrels salt for this port will arrive
Monday morning and return on
Wednesday next.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
Tremmel, leaves the foot of Mon
roe street at sharp five this evening
for Scanlan's landing and the
bends. Phil Harmon, a clever gen.
tleman, ofiiciates in the office.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Jas.
Yore, is the Anchor Line packet,
leaving tomorrow morning for st.
Louis. Mr.. Williams presides at
the desk.
The Centennial, Captain David
son, leaves Glenn's wharf boat to-
morrow morning at ten O'clock for
New Orleans, making all principal
way landings.
The excursion on the Calf last
evening was a grand affair, and
Captain Bob Wise, Colonel Moore,
her chief clerk, Billy Collins, her
celebrated steward, and Mr.. Byers
surpassed themselves in entertain
ing their guests. The Gaff and
her officers are deserving of praise,
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
Jim Rees' new boat, will leave
Pittsburg this evening for the Ark;
ansas river. She will make addi-
tions of freight at Cincinnati and
points on the Ohio. All orders
forwarded will meet with prompt
attention.
Steamboatmen are going right
along attending to business, and
steamboats, are running with their
usual regularity, and doing q fine
business. While railroads have
been made to suffer the conse-
quences Of a general strike through
out the North and East, steamboat
ing is not interlered with and
business increases daily, aud tire
commerce and trade CT the country
are demanding more boats, while
railroads are bankrupt and at a
deadlock. Over $50 new boats
are now being built to ply our
Western and Southern waters.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
came in last night from White
river with a biz trip for this season