Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-27

lan's Landing.
The Thompson Dean makes her initial
trip in the New Orleans and Greenville
trade next Wednesday.
The Andy Baum is being docksd at
Cincinnati aud put in good order for the
fall business.
The Cons Millar cleared for Cincin.
matt with 1873 bales of rags and paper,
SO barrels of oil, II barrels old iron, "A
sacks old paper, and sundries.
The Belle Of Shreveport leaves St.
Louis to-day for New Orleans.
Captain W. Il. Kyle designs running
the Ashland in the Helena and New Or.
leans trade.
The Colorado will leave St. Louis to.
morrow for Vicksburg.
A rise of some magnitude is reported
In the Tennessee river.
The Golddust is announced to. leave
st. Louis on Saturday next for New Or.
leans.
Captain John Cannon is improving
slowly from the injuries he received last
Monday by being run over in front of the
Gait House at Louisville.
Captain browns new steamer, the
Golden Grown, makes a trial trip at Gin.
e%innati on Saturday next.
The Yazoo leaves Louisville to-day for
New Orleans.
Captain W. B. Miller, late of the
Thompson Dean, has retired from the
river, and will make Detroit his future
home. :
Mr.. RATE Hicks, on his down trip on
the Illinois, contributed twelve dollars to
the amusement fund, and then wore off
for one year.
Charley Musselmau, second clerk of
the Maumelle, which is laid up at Little
Rock, came over this morning by rail,
and will remain in the city until his boat
starts out again.
The st. Genevieve loft St. Louis last
evening for Memphis. She will arrive
here tomorrow night and return to St.
Louis Saturday evening.
The new Red river packet Connie
Brandon, built BY Captain VIM. Barker
to u in connection with the Cairo and
Fulton railroad, passed down this morn.
ing for Red river.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to-mor.
row frsm the Arkansas river and the
Ruth from White river. Both steamers
will leave on Saturday with return trims.
The A. j. White, Captain George Ma.
lone, starts out Saturday next in the
Frisr's Point trade.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Mark
Il. Cheek, which is being put in apple.
pie order, makes her entry in the Helena
trade on Monday next.
Captain Yerkes will raise steam on his
packet, the Rose City, building at Madi.
son for the upper Arkansas river trade,
on Saturday next, and commence on
Monday loading at Cincinnati for Arkan.
sas river.
The Osceola Belle, Captain J. G. An.
crews, having been delayed on account
of business, did not arrive in time to re.
turn last evening, but positively leaves
this evening at 5 o'clock for Ashport
aud all way landings on the upper coast,
carrying the mail. B. o. Michel, a
clever gentleman, presides at the desk.
Captain 0. P. Sbinkle's new Golden
Rule is progressing finely, and will be
ready to launch from the marine WAYS
in q couple OF weeks. She will be a de-
cided improvement on the lost Golden
Rule, which was one Of the best paying
steamers eve built Tor the Cincinnati
and New Orleans trade.
Captain A. ]. Carter will be one Of the
pilots on the John A. Scudder in the
Memphis and New Orleans trade, and
Charles Il. Dix, formerly her chief clerk,
will assist Captain Grissom 10 the Office,
The Scudder will fill all contracts made
by Captain Frank Hicks for the Caron.
delet. Messrs. Bradford & Ely, agents
Of the line here, will contract al all times
for freights for the Seudder and Captain
Thorwegan's new iron steamer.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lenuox, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving the ele.
vator tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
for Vicksburg, carrying the mail, doing
all way business and connecting at Ark
opolis with the Pine Bluff railroad and
at Vicksburg with the R. L Lee for New
Orleans aud the Yazoo river packets.
Ton White is her purser.
Major Tim Cahooe. who was formerly
Captain Xinney's chief clerk, returned a
few days since from the Black Hills, to
which place be went last spring seeking
gold, but found one. In returning to
Memphis he was cast away in a storm
on the Yellowstone river and was three
months working his way home. He has
no more use for the Black Hills country;
the landing aud tarpaulin shed are far
more preferable to him.
The Illinois, Captain Nat Green in
command, arrived this morning from the
lower coast with "a bales OF new cotton
and 6 bags Of seed cotton, 62 sacks Of
seed and sundries. She returns this eve
ing to Arkopolis, carrying the mail and