Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-29

clnnatl last evening lot memphis.
The Glencoe for New Orleans
and Belle Memphis for Memphis
left st. Louis yesterday.
The Robert Mitchell for Cincin-
matt and Belle of Shreveport for
st. Louis left New Orleans last
evening.
The Coahoma returned to Friar's
Point with an excellent trip.
The Gaff for Cincinnati had 410
bbls oil, 400 bales cotton, so bales
rags and sundries, and 70 people.
The Hard Cash cleared for White
river with a splendid trip of freight
and people.
The Kellogg is en- route from the
Illinois river to this port with $500
tons Of ice.
The Carl Schurz is the packet
leaving tomorrow evening for
Scsnlan's Landing.
The rapid rise of the river at
Cincinnati on Tuesday submerged
and damaged a large amount of
freight on the levee awaiting ship
ment.
The Cherokee for New Orleans
came out from Cincinnati rather
light. She will fill up in the lower
Ohio.
Henry Maddox, recently assist
ant engineer on the Charles Nor
gan, died at Coyington, KY, on
Saturday last, Of consumption.
The Golden City leaves New Or
leans this evening for Cincinnati.
The Ella is the regular Saturday
mail packet for the Arkansas.
The City of Helena is the Anchor
Line packet leaving tomorrow
evening for st. Louis.
The Thomas Sherlock leaves
Cincinnati to-day for New Orleans.
The A. @. Donnally passed up
last night for Cincinnati with a
light trip. She put off here sew
erAl packages Of freight.
We deeply sympathize with Capt.
James Lee, jr., at the loss Of his
sou, Shelby Lee, who died last
night from scarlet fever. He was a
bright and promising child and the
idol Of the family.
The Golden Rule passed down
this morning for New Orleans fully
laden. She added here a few peo-
pie.
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator to morrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Yicks-
burg and the bends. She carries
the mail and attends to all way
business. Tom White presides at
the desk.
The Ruth, Capt. Milt Harry, will
come in tomorrow from the White
with a big trip Of freight and pao-
pie, and leaves Saturday with a re-
turn trip, going through to jack
sonport.
Among Che passengers Of the
Cons Millar, who are ex~cursionists
making the round trip, are Miss
Ada B. Wilson, daughter of Capt,
Wilson, chief clerk Of the Cons
Millar, Miss Hettie Tichenor, Capt.
Tichenor's daughter, and Miss Ida
Clemeuts-threo charming and ac-
complished young ladies.
The new upper Missouri river
packet Don Cameron was launched
at Jacksonville yesterday.
The Golden City will be length.
ened 20 feet this m
The A. J. White, Captain Geo
Malone, came in from the lower
coast with IL bales and Is bags Of
cotton, AGA sucks seed, and Gun.
dries, and had a big passenger trip.
She returns this evening at five
o'clock to Arkansas City, carrying
the mail and giving special atten.
ton to all bend business. Captain
Cook Creighton does the honors o.
the Office, and has for his aids Ha.
Aydlet and Johnny Briggs.
The splendid light-draugh.
steamer Aaumelle, Captain Thos
Darragh in command, leaves thi.
evening for Little Rock and al
/, points on Arkansas river, carrying
the mail and attending to all wa,
business. She is a good carrier ant