Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-20

lrelgnV anu psople.
The Robert Mitchell for the Ohio
river and James Howard for st.
Louis passed VickSburg yesterday.
The Bismarck and A. @. Don
nally for New Orleans passed Vicks-
burg yesterday all o. K.
The ]. W. Calf arrived at Gin
cinnati this morning.
The Andy Baum for Memphis
and Golden City for New Orleans
passed Louisville yesterday.
The st. Genevieye left st. Louis
yesterday for Vicksburg.
Arkansas river is on a tear again,
and in consequence is much
swollen.
The John Dippold, with a tow
of stone for Eads' j~etties, collided
with the Plymouth at Natchez
few nights since, and sunk two
loaded barges.
The beacon light, which has been
stationed 400 yards below DR..
Peters, has been moved up to his
landing on account of the high
water,
Don't you forget it." the Carl
Schurz leaves this evening for Scan.
lan's Landing. Capt. Mat Trem-
mel is her skipper, and Phil Har-
mon her purser.
The Maumelle returns to Arkan-
sas river Tuesday next.
The John A. Scudder leaves st.
Louis to-day for New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell is due up to-
morrow for the Ohio.
The Osceola Belle, Captain An
drews, leaves tomorrow evening for
Ashport and all way landings on
the upper coast. Platt Rhodes is
her chief clerk.
The 0sceola and Florence Meyer
arrived at St. Louis yesterday.
Southern freights at St. Louis
ara extremely dull, and unless there
is an improvement the Pool Line
will send out but one boat a week.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow for Memphis.
The Charles Morgan leaves Gin
cinnati to-day for New Orleans,
and the Thomas Sherlock to.mor-
row.
Packard, the bogus governor of
Louisiana, who was so severe on
steamboatmen when he was United
States marshal Of that district, will
have to abdicate, pack his bag and
return to Maine.
Captain G. B. Russell, Of the j.
Parker, was on change this
morning with his energetic agent,
Captain R. W. Lightburne, making
engagements for his popular packet.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, came in last evening with 10
bales of cotton, 100 sacks seed and
and a good list Of people.
She returns TO Friar's Point at FIVE
o'clock, carrying the mail and at.
tending promptly to all way bust
ness. Captain Ed Thomas does the
honors of the office.
The Grand Tower, Capt. Lennox,
in last night from Vicksburg,
and leaves the elevator this evening
for Cairo and st. Louis, doing all
bend business and making direct
connection with the principal rail
roads for all points East and West.
The fine steamer Jas. D. Parker,
Captain Russell, leaves tomorrow
evening for Cincinnati and all way
points on the Ohio river. Captain
Lindsay will room passengers that
wish a pleasant journey up the Ohio.
The City Of Helena passed down
this morning for Vicksburg. She
put off here 1900 packages of
freight and added a good lot of
bends freight.
The Cincinnati Commercial, of
Thursday, contains the following:
"A correspondent, referring to the
.Gaf e%xcursionists at Memphis, says
Charley Smith and Commodore
Wise laid out al the Memphians,
including the genial Captain Dick
Lightburne, who declares the Gin
cinnatians are miracles"
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
will arrive to-day from White river
with a good trip of freight and peo-
pie, and leaves to. morrow evening