Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-02

packet sets IN Jne wafer as grace
fully as a duck.
!. Oak slaves are in great demand
at New Orleans. Several tows are
now en- route to that market.
!. The chamber of commerce al
Pittsburg has passed resolutions
favoring the retaining of Captain
John S. Deyinney as steamboat in.
spector of that district.
Captain Ed Nowland's new Ar.
kansas river packet, building at
Pittsburg, will be launched to-day.
! The Phil Allin left Vicksbarg
yesterday for Memphis with a good
trip. She will arrive tomorrow
evening and leave on Tuesday with
a return trip for V~icksburg.
The season for the hind
~wheelers" to Scratch gravel" is APP
preaching.
The Alex Kendall leaves st. Leuis
next week for the Yellowstone
river.
The new towboat Eads leaves st.
Louis to-day for New Orleans.
The Golden Rule is due Monday
evening from New Orleans en- route
to the Ohio, with GOO tons freight.
The tug yandeburg passed up
this morning from New Orleans.
The Petrol is due to-day from the
Illinois with a big tow of ice for
Frank Wait.
The Glencoe is due down Sunday
evening for New Orleans.
The beacon-light steamer Lilly
will establish lights in the canal at
Louisville.
Another effort will be made to
raise the hull of the Calumet, sunk
by the Ice last winter.
G. I. Dumont furnishes the ma
chinery for Captain browns new
steamer the Golden Crown.
Wesley Porter, the colo8ed porter
of the T%arascon, died Thursday last
Of heart disease.
A colored rouster, Albert Bender,
fell overheard from the Dick John
son Wednesday and was drowned.
The @. B. Church leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan has deferred
her departure until Wednesday
next.
The Capitol City cleared last
evening for st. Louis with a small
list of Eastern cotton and other
freight and a good number of peo-
pie.
VIM. Shipman, the fireman on the
Florence Lee who was scalded by
the bursting of her steam pipe a
few days since, died at Evansville
on Thursday. He has been in the
employ of the Ten nessee River
Packet Company for len years.
The Grand Republic, indepen-
dent, and the Pool Line steamer
Commonwealth, are loading at st.
Louis for New Orleans. SO the Pool
Line may be considered as bursted
and a cutting of rates Will follow.
The OSceola Belle, Captain An
drewS, will be down to-day and will
leave this evening for Osceola and
the upper coast, taking the mail
and dong all way business. PIatt
Rhodes and Cyrus Fay are her
clerks.
Captain R. G. Gay has contracted
at Freedom, Pa, to build two barges,
to be $50 feet long, 81 feet floor, SO
feet beam, 6 feet bold, with full
box, and will carry 1900 tons
each.
The Mark Twairl, Captain Ran
excellent light : draught
packet, will have her repairs COM
to-day and commence re-
ceiving Monday for the st. Francis,
leaving Tuesday at 5 pm.
The Centennial leaves New Or
leans tiia evening for st. Louis.
Glenn will sell special pass
age tickets on her to st. Paul, con-
heeting at st. Louis with the
Northern Line packets.
Captain AID Storm at the elevator
will ticket Passengers through to
st. Paul at excursion rates via the
Anchor and Northern Line pack
cts; also, 70 all points East via the
principal railroads at Cairo and st.