Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-18

list of freight and a good number
of people.
The Jane D. Parker, Capt. G. B.
Russell, will arrive Monday morn
ing from the Ohio, and returns on
Tuesday to Cincinnati.
The Belle of Shreveport is due
down for New Orleans.
The Glencoe is due mp.
The U. P. Schenck is due up to-
morrow night from New Orleans.
Captain Henry McNutt, pilot of
the Coahoma, has gone to Chester,
Illinois, to get spliced.
The Katie Hooper leaves prompt
ly this evening for Arkansas river.
See local page for a full descrip-
ton Of her.
Freight rates to New Orleans at
st. Louis have been advanced to
454c per Dbl on on flour, 22c per
hundred, and way freights 5 cents
above this.
The Carondelet will enter the
New Orleans and Memphis trade
the 10Th of next month.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Oincin.
nati to-day for Memphis. She
brings a large number of excur-
sionists from Indiana, who make
the round trip on her.
The Carl Sehurz, Captain Mat
is the regular packet
leaving this evening for ScanIan's
Landing and the bends.
The Julia's stave-boats were still
aground at 0sceola bar last night.
The Mark Twain will be here to-
day from st. Francis river, and re-
turns to Wittsburg Tuesday next.
Home leaves Cincinnati this
evening for New Orleans.
The E. Stanard leaves st. Louis
for New Orleans.
The Hattie Rowland arrived at
Rock yesterday. She leaves
5here this morning for Memphis,
and will arrive here on Monday and
return to the Arkansas on Tuesday.
The opening of the canal around
,he DesMonies rapids will be cele-
DRAFTED at Keokuk to-day. The
,anal is seven and a half miles in
-ength, with three locks three hun
lred feet in width.
The Anchor Line packet Capitol
Captain John Crane, leaves
the elevator tomorrow morning at
10 O'clock for Cairo and st. Louis,
all bend business and con-
Meeting with the principal railroads
all points East and West.
Deadrick is her purser.
Captain VIM. Maingaulfs little
daughter, Eva, died yesterday, after
a short illness, and was buried this
morning in Elmwood Cemetery.
Captain Maingault has our sincere
sympathy in this his sad bereaye-
ment.
The Colorado, Captain James
O'Neal, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg
and the bends, carrying the mail
and making direct connection with
the New Orleans and Yazoo river
packets. She also connects with
the Pine Bluff and Chicot railroad,
through rates.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
in last night from White river
with 5 bales of cotton, 290 SKIS seed,
All SKIS corn, liz SKIS meal, 10 SKIS
wheat, 4 cattle, 10 pkgs hides, 81
buckets butter and 70 pkgs sun
dries. She goes to Mound City to-
day to be locked and undergo a
thorough overhauling for the com
ing season.
The staunch and light draught
steamer B@atesville arrived last night
from White river and leaves this
evening for Jacksonport in place of
the Ruth, carrying the mail and
attending to all business on Black
and Little Red rivers. Captain
Harry commands, while Mr.. Ed
Crowell viii be found punctiliously
discharging the duties of the office,
assisted by Billy Turney.
The arrival this morning of
Captain Ed Nowland's new Arkan-
sas river packet was the sensation