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

to Friar's Point with an excellent
trip of freight and people.
The Capitol City for St. Louis
had q good list Of people and a fair
list of Eastern cotton.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
Tie A.. @. Donnally left Oincin-
matt last evening for New Orleans.
The .. p. Schenck from New
Orleans reached Cincinnati this
morning.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
yesterday for Memphis, will be here
Monday morning and leave in the
evening with q return trip.
The James d.. Parker will be in
port Monday morning from Gin
cinnati and will leave Wednesday
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with a return trip for the Ohio.
The Grand Lake and barges
passed up yesterday afternoon for
st. Louis.
The Alberta will probably go to.
the mountains to spend the sum
mer.
The Homer and barges passed
up this morning for the Ohio.
Captain Ed Rowland goes out in
command of the Belle of Texas
this evening.
The Thomas Sherlock passed up
at noon with a l24 cents trip.
The Coal City, with a big tow of
coal, passed down at 9 a.m.
The J.B. Williams, with 80 boats
of coal, passed down at noon, the
largest tow ever taken down the
river. She fired a salute as she
dFifted by.
81 say" l say" came around on
the Eckert, and he seems to think
that the pilot hat sunk his boat,
the Fannie Moore, was in league
with the spirits or hi.
Captain Dugan, the great wreck
er, and commander of the Eokert,
leaves to-day for Cincinnati. He
wrecked the Fannie Moore, and re-
covered all that was worth saving.
The Raven passed up this morn
ing for the Ohio river with a tow of
empty bargea.
The John A. Scudder passed up
this morning for st. Louis with a
moderate trip.
The Aggie, Captain Maumus,
came in from st. Francis river with
p bales of cotton and a lot of seed
and sundries. She returns to st.
Francis river on Tuesday, going
through to Wittsburg, carrying the
mail and doing all way business.
The Carl Schurz, in command of
Captain Phil Harmon, an efficient
officer, leaves this evening at 5
o'clock for Scanlan's Landing and
the bends.
Captain Stacker Lee, of the Goa
homa, entertained the Knights
Templar yesterday in royal style,
and many compliments were paid
him. Stack is "Lee" all ever,
and worthy of the name which
every person w%orships.
The I. f. Eckert came in this
morning from the Arkansas with
the machinery and cabin furniture,
and what could be saved from the
wreck, Of the Fannie Moore.
The Andy Baum for Memphis,
and Q. B. Church for New Orleans,
leave Cincinnati to-day.
Captain Mike Wise and Captain
Sam Beatty contemplate opening a
watering place on the gulf coast,
near New Orleans.
The Golden Rule is due up Mon
day. The Baker and barge line
boats leave st. Louis to-day for
New Orleans with over 200, 900
bushels Of grain in bulk.
The Night Hawk, Captain Broad
hurst, arrived in New Orleans all
0. k. with her tow, and will be
here in the early part of the week
ready for towing and doing jobbing.
The Grand Republic leaves St.
Louis next week for New 0rleaus.
Major John Forbes, who is we'll
known here in commercial circles
and has for several years past rep
resented several different railroads
as a fast line agent for cotton, will
leave in a few days for the Black