Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-04

The Belle of Shreveport for New
Orleans and the St, Genevieye for
Vicksburg left st. Louis yesterday.
The J. B. Williams, Coal City
aud Jno. A. Wood for New Orleans
left Cairo yesterday
The Mark Twain will have her
new boiler up and ready for bust
ness in a few days.
The John Means passed up yes
terday afternoon with a tow of
barges and the steamer Cotton
Valley,
The City Of Helena passed down
this morning for Vicksburg fully
laden. She put off here a large
amount of freight and added several
lots Of bends freight.
The Kellogg came in yesterday
from Illinois river with tow of ice
for .Messrs. Bohlen & Huse.
The c. B. Church and A. G.
Donnally are advertised to leave
Cincinnati to-day for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincin-
matt tomorrow for Memphis.
The Potomac run through herself
Monday on her up trip to Louis
vile.
The Alf Stevens discharged her
cargo at Louisville, and goes on
the Madison ways for repairs.
The stockholders of the Evans.
vile and Tennessee River Packet
Company elected the old board.
The Grand Republic will leave
tomorrow for New Orleans and
Eads' jetties on a grand excursion
trip.
Captain Bart Able is lying at the
point of death, at his residence in
st. Louis, with paralysis.
The City of Augusta for New
Orleans and Shannon for st. Louis
left Little Rock yesterday.
The Charles Morgan arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
The Simpson Horner with a tow
of coal for New Orleans passed
Evansville yesterday.
Pilot George Madison returned
from the Black Hills sick and sore,
and can now be found on the cor.
ners, basking in the sunshine, solic-
iting aid to heal his wounds.
The Illinois left Yicksburg to-
day on time for Memphis with a
good list of people and a moderate
way trip. She will arrive Sunday
night and return to Vicksburg on
Tuesday.
The Robert Mitchell passed down
this morning fop New Orleans load
ed down to the guards. She put off
here several lots of freight, and
added some cotton and several
people.
Pittsburg adyices of the ID state
that the huh of the new mountain
steamer Big Horn has arrived, and
it is expected that she, as well as
the Rosebud, will be ready to leave
there on the 25th instant.
Supervising Inspector Devinney
has modified the decision of the
Cincinnati Local Inspectors, and
reduced the suspension of Pilot
John Stafford from 60 to 30 days.
Mr.. Stafford was at the wheel of.
the Sam Miller when she collided
with the Bostona.
The Capitol City, Captain John
G. Crane, leaves this evening. for
Cairo and st. Louis, attending to
all bend business and making direct
connection with the principal rail-
roads for all points East and West.
Henry Deadrick is purser.
Ma Tremmel, with his gay little
packet the Carl Sehurz, leaves this
evening for Scanlan's Landing and
the bends. Phil Harmon officiates
in the Office.
Tnad Ely and Major Bradford
want everybody going South to
purchase a ticket or ship their
freight on the great and good family
packet Thompson Dean.
The imperial passenger steamer
Thompson Dean, en- route tc New
Orleans with a grand excursion trip
for Eads' j%etties, passed Louisville.
yesterday, and will be here to leave
Sunday evening. Messrs. Bradlogd