Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-18

TaIlahatchie rivers. Captain Jas.
Rees is her top clerk and is assisted
by Joe Spears and Dan Sullivan.
The John l.. Rhodes, en- route
from Cincinnati TO ST.. Louis, in
descending the falls at Louisville
yesterday morning stranded herself
in the big eddy and knocked a small
hole in her hull, and was still
aground up to a late hour last
night,
Captain Stacker Lee, of the
wild tiger" packet Coahoma, is
willing to wager his last shekle on
the Chicks" and he is confident
the Guards in a competitive drill
with the Porter Rifles would get
away with them.
Captain Matt Tremmel, with his
Carl Schurz, accompanied by Mr..
Griere, superintendent of the
Memphis saw mills, is fully author
lied to collect and take charge of
all timber swept out of Wolf river
by the flood. Captain Tremmel
will take the timber to New Or
leans and sell it on account Of the
Memphis mills.
The A, J.. White, Captain Geo.
Malone, brought in from Arkansas
city 3 bales of cotton, 395 sacks of
seed and sundries and a good list of
people. She returns this evening
to Riverton, attending to all way
business. Cook Creighton, Johnny
Briggs and viii Darrah are her
clerks.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Ken.
neston, will arrive to-day from Gin
cinnati with a full cargo Of Western
products and return to Cincinnati
on Wednesday, ticketing passen-
gers through to Philadelphia for
$24.50 and to New York for $3.50.
The John B. Maude, Captain
VIM. Blake, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morningfo for Vicksburg, making
direct connection with the R, e.
Lee for New Orleans and the
Parisot line Of steamers for Yazoo
and Tallahatchie rivers. Mr.. Gobel
is her purser.
The plantations on the Arkan-
sas river along by Red Fork
and Swan lake were entirely un-
der water on Saturday and fears
were entertained for the safety of
the leyees at New Gascony and
South Bend. A break was hourly
expected on Saturday last.
Captain bud Broadhurst, owing
to a misunderstanding with Mr..
Grierne, superintendent of the saw
mills, will not make the trip down
the river with the Night Hawk in
search of lost timber. The Carl
Schurz will be the only boat that is
to collect the timber and
take it to New Orleans.
The st. Genevieye passed down
yesterday morning for V%ick8burg,
with a big load. She put off here
325 tons, including 1191 bbls. meal,
Az bbls. flour, 304 sacks corn, 10
bbls. hams, 80 sacks grass seed, SO
sacks oats, 20 bbls. rice, "a sacks
bran, IL packages eggs, ~ packages
butter, 1858 packages lard, 215
packages shot and lead, and added
20 tons of miscellaneous freight
and 10 tons Of ice shipped by
Frank Wait.
The Capitol Capt. John G.
Crane, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator to : morrow
evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
connecting with the principal rail-
for all points East aud West
and the Northern Line packets for
st. Paul. Henry Deadrick holds
forth in the Office.
The Maumelle, Captain Darragh,
will arrive to-day from Arkansas
and leaves tomorrow evening
for Little Rock, carrying the mail
and doing all way business. Mr..
W. M. Morrison controls the Office,
is seconded by Charley Mussel-
man. The Maumelle on her trip to
Little Rock discovered and passed
through a new cutoff nine miles
below Little Rock, near Terry's