Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-18
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New Orleans yesterday.
A severe storm passed over Little
Rock on Sunday, doing considerable
damage.
The Belle Memphis returned to st.
Louis last evening With q moderate trip.
The Maumelle is due tomorrow morn
ing from Cincinnati with a full cargo of
freight for this port aud Arkansas river.
The Arch P. Green is due ts.morrow
from Cincinnati en- route to White river.
Captain Phin Starr, mate Of the Ruth,
is quite sick at the Worsham House,
suffering from an attack of maIarial fe-
yer.
The rates from St. Louis to New Or.
leans continue at Is cents per hundred
and so cents per Dbl. on -four.
The Susie Silver will leave St. Louis
tomorrow for New Orleans.
Captain Zeiglsr commands the City OF
Chester, with Henry Deatrich in charge
OF the office. She will be the regular
Thursday packet from here to St. Louis.
The Golden City will be up Thursday
morning.
The Carl Schurz for Scanlan's had an
excellent trip out last night.
Mr.. Frank Brannon, late of the Hi.
nois, succeeds Captain Tom Caldwell as
mate Of the Phil Allin. Frank is a good
officer and will give a good account Of
himself.
The George W. Cheek will arrive here
this afternoon and will enter the Helena
trade as a t~ri-weekly packet.
The City Of Alton is due down to.mor-
row for New Orleans.
The new steamer Danube is due down
Thursday morning for New Orleans.
The Atlantic and barges, en- route to
New Orleans, is aground at HorsetaiI
BAR.
The Grand Tower arrived at Vicksburg
Telterday at noon and leaves there to-
day at noon for St. Louis.
Captain Thomas Caldwell has resigned
lis position as mate Of the Hopping Phil,
md goes on the Cheek with Captain Mark
Among the passengers on the Coahoma
evening we're Mr.. Ed Holland and
lis sister, Miss Ella Holland, who make
he round trip.
The grand regatta between the DeSoto
md Bluff City rowing clubs takes place
lext Sunday at Mound City.
The receipts Of new cotton are gradu.
lily increasing. The staple will com.
hence coming in lively in a few days.
The City of Helena, Capt, Bob Riley,
been delayed by low water in the
upper river, will arrive here. this sfter-
noon at 8 o'clock and leave at 6 o'clock
or Vieksburg and the bends, attending
to way business and making her regular
.andings. Chris Sharpe is her courteous
Billy Thomas, late freight clerk of the
.Jarondelet. has retired from the river,
md will merchandise at Neblitts Land
ng. He left on the Illinois last evening
engage in his new business, in which
We wish him unbounded success.
Captain R, W. Lightburne, the efficient
representative of the Hard Cash, this
morning received q telegram from Capt.
dated Helena, stating that she
would arrive here this evening at seven
o'clock with a good trip and return to
morrow evening to White river and all
through to JaeksoDport,
The Carl Schurz, in making a landing
morning at Rowley's, nine miles be.
here. broke her shaft. Captain Mat
rremmsl came up to the city on horse
lack and chartered the tug Night Hawk
% 60 down after her and tow her up to
he city. She viii have her new shaft
and be ready to resume her regu.
ar trips on Monday next. IN the mean
lime Captain Tremmel will charter a
BOAT to make her Friday and Saturday
rips.
The John B MAude, Captain William
Blake, arrived last night from Vicksburg
md leaves the elevator this evening at s
o'clock for Cairo and St. Louis, attend.
ng to all bend business and making
,lese connection with the principal rail.
'oads for all points East and Wost Mr..
q clever gentleman, presides at
he desk.
The Mark Twain, Captain j.. D. Ran
iall, is receiving a. toe foot Of Jefferson
for St. Francis river aud all points
through to WittsbuFg. Owing to the Jew.
Ssh holiday yesterday, which delayed the
filing Of her orders, she deferred her
departure until tomorrow evening, at
which time she will promptly leave for
St. Francis river, taking freight for I'll
as high up as Wittsburg, making
connection at the cutoff with the
light-drauEht steamer Annie. She also
the mail. Lee Woodland is her
The elegant steamer Hard Cash, Capt.
Ed Postal, will come in this afternoon
White river with an excellent trip
of freight and people, and returns to
White river tomorrow evening, going
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