Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-09
The john E. Tole Ieft 81. Iouis

The John +. Iolle left st. Louis
last evening for New Orleans
The Coahoma for Friar's Point
had a good trip of people and
freight out last night.
The OSceola Belle for the upper
coast was we'll represented. Il,
The Bee and barges and HI. @.
Yaeger are due down for New Or
leans.
The beacon light steamer Alice
left Cairo yesterday on an expedi-
ton down the river.
The "skirmishing fund.- excur-
sion comes off tonight on the
Vint Shinkle.
The steamer &c. Rankin is hard
aground below Power river, in the
upper Missouri, and Captain 81
Hemingway has gone to Bismarck
after ~jackscrews to get her off.
Southern freights are plentiful
along the Ohio river.
Light draught boats are being
brought into requisition along the
Ohio river on account of low water,
Only four feet reported ON the
bars between Louisville and Cairo.
The Golden City with two light
ers, bound for New Orleans, is in
the lower Ohio working her way
out. ala
Captain Maingault's excursion
with the Lulu and barge comes of
tomorrow night.
Business on the upper Missouri
is drawing to a close and the noun
tain boats are preparing to return
to st. Louis. f''f
Billy Collins, the celebrated
steward of the Gaf, has retired
from service during the heated
term to recuperate.
The Calf received considerable
New Orleans freight at Cincinnati
at thirty cents per hundred.
Mr.. Lutte Kelsoe, formerly clerk
on the Parker, was married to Miss
Mollie Cunningham, of Florence,
Indiana, on Sunday last.
Captain Aiken, of the Red River
Transportation Company, has been
awarded the mail contract between
New Orleans and Shreveport.
The ALI Stevens is due to-mor-
row from st. Louis with a cargo OF
grain and other stuff.
The Centennial with rs tons d
freight passed up last evening fol
st. Louis. She lay here several
hours cleaning out.
Capt. Ed Montgomery contem.
plates building a new boat for the
Yellowstone river trade,
Capt. Frank Hicks of the Caron.
delet came up the river yesterday
on the Centennial.
The Ruth, Capt. Milt Harry, vii
be in tomorrow from White rive
with another big trip of corn, whea
and flour, and returns Saturday.
The pilots of the packets repor
sclnt nine feet of water at OsceOli
bar, with the channel crooked ant
lumpy.
Captain Ed Nowland's new Ar
kansas river packet, the Kati
Hooper, leaves Cincinnati to-mor
row for Arkansas river direct.
The Aggie left this morning TO
Chester to enter the Kaskaski
river trade. Mart Hampton wen
out as pilot on her.
JEFF Hunt was the name Of til
negro who was drowned yesterda
off the wharfboat. He was a plan
tation hand and halls from som
landing between here and Friar'
Point.
I The John A. Wood passed u.
this morning with a tow of empt
coal barges.
Captain Mckee, of the City 9
! Helena, telegraphs that he will b
here on time, having for this plac
5GOOpackages of freight, principal
: dry barrels and bagging.
: The A. j. White, which has bee
reprinted and put in thorough re
/ pair during her retirement, will re
: enter the Friar's Point trade in
few days. Her days of departul
will be Tuesdays, Thursdays an
Saturdays, thus giving the benz
people the advantage of a dali
line of packets. which, they stan