Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-04
Ths eaEl Sohala returned o soanIsaI.


! The Carl 5chnrz returned to Scanlsh's
: Landing with a splendid trip.
The Belle Memphis returned to St.
Louis With q moderate trip.
The st. Genevieye leaves St. Louis to-
morrow for Memphis.
s. B. BOice, pilot Of the Osceola
Belle, retires from the river and will
engage in planting at Daniels Point,
opposite AshpOrt.
Captain Mamus, pilot of the Mark
Twain, reports a new channel ct
Mhoon's which is 200 yards, with mark
three in 1t by keeping up to the right
of the tOwhead following the shore in
side.
Capt. Thorne's new Red river packet
Danube will make a trial trip tomorrow
at Madison.
The army worm has made its appear
ance in the bottoms along the river.
The Golden City is announced to leave
Cairo this evening for New Orleans.
No departures at New Orleans yester-
day.
The U. P. ScheDck arrived at New
Orleans yesterday morning.
Walker Outlaw returns to Arkopolis
to-day on the Phil Allin to resume his
duties as clerk in the railroad office at
that place.
The Keystone, Captain Malone in
command, leaves to-day for Mound City
to tow Captain W~ashington's wharfboat
to this port.
The A. j. White starts out next Tues.
day in the Friar's Point trade in com
mand of Captain George Malone.
Billy Smithers resumed his position as
second clerk of the Coahoma yesterday.
Mr.. Joe Rhodes, formerly clerk of the
Osceola Belle, vas married to-day to
Miss Claire Pullen, of Bartlett, Tenn.
The Maumelle leaves Paducah on
Thursday next for Cincinnati to load for
Memphis spd Arkansas river.
The officers OF the Hattie Nowland re-
port the cotton on Arkansas river as
opening rapidly and the planters pick.
ing actively.
The old song, Think Gently of The
Erring," is now sung in a new Key.
The James Howard leaves St. Louis
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Port EAds, due down tomorrow
for New Orleans, has 25, 900 bushels of
grain ia bulk.
The national board of steam naviga.
ton meets in convention tomorrow at
Pittsburg.
The St, Louis Times Of Sunday SAYS:
Parties are here from the Chic river
and Memphis looking at the St.. Joseph,
with a view Of purchasing her from P.
P. Mauion. She will carry about 600
tons and is in good condition"
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, will pass down this afternoon for
Vicksburg we'll laden. She will put off
1000 pkgs, aud adds 40 tons of miscel-
laneous freight.
The officers of the Hard Cash report
business improving along White river,
Nth the cotton opening out finely and
the planters busily engaged in picking.
Next trip they will bring several new
bales.
Mr.. Dan Sullivan, an expert clerk, who
is well and favorably known in the bends,
succeeds Captain Spears on the Allin,
and goes out this evening. Dan is an
accommodating and accurate clerk aud
will give a good account of himself.
The palatial passenger steamer Illinois
leaves on Thursday for Arkopolis and
the bends, and will continue in the trade
throughout the season, leaving on Mon.
days and Thursdays. During her retire
ment she has been put in splerdid order.
She is a irstclass packet, with all he.
appointments complete. Captain Nat
Green will command her, with Captain
Lee Cummins as chief clerk, assisted by
Joe Boyd and Billy Hare.
The John B. Maude, Captain William
Blake, arrived last night from Vicks
burg, and leaves the elevator this even
ing for Cairo and St. Louis, attending to
all bend business and making direct con.
nection with the principal railroads for
all points East aud West. Mr.. Gobell is
her purser.
Captain J. D. Randall, of the Mark
Twain, will have a new boat in the St.
Francis river trade this season with a
carrying capacity and passenger accom-
modations necessary for a frst-class
packet. The new boat will be ready for
business by the opening of the cotton
trade in st. Francis river.
The excellent light draught steamer
Mark Twain, Captain Randall, leaves
this evening for 81. Francis river and
all points through to Wittsbarg, con.
Meeting at the cut off with the Anna for
upper st. Francis river. She carries
the mail and pays special attention to
all way business. Mr.. Birdie Banning,
a clever youog gentleman, aids Captain
Randall in the Office.
The canal at Louisville will be closed
on the 18th inst. for repairs. 1t is IN.