Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-28

tsrday with a good trip Of people
and a fair freight list. She viii
come in tomorrow, and returns to
Vicksburg Tuesday next.
The Kellogg left st, Louis yes
terday for Memphis with a tow of
ice for Messrs. Bohlen & Huse.
The Belle Memphis left ST. Louis
yesterday for Memphis and returns
to st. Louis Monday evening.
The new steamer General Custer
left St. Louis yesterday for Fort
Benton.
The Charles Morgan for New
Orleans passed Evansville yesterday
morning, and viii leave here to-
morrow evening. Captain Glenn
will make engagements for her.
The ]. W. Gaff for Memphis
passed Evansville yesterday morn
ing aud will arrive here on Monday
and return to Cincinnati Wednes-
day.
The Bismarck and .. T. Schenck
are due up on Monday from New
Orleans.
Captain George Pegram is dan
gerously i'll at st. Louis.
The recovery of Captain James
Tschudi, who has been i'll for several
weeks at st. Louis, is doubtful.
Enoch Taylor, formerly Of Mem
phis, was badly beaten a few days
since by Commodore james Wise
for councilman of the Fifteenth
ward in Cincinnati.
The Carondelet arrived this
morning from Evansville, en- route
to New Orleans, with a big load of
corn and other freight. She fills
out here with 1900 sacks of oil
meal.
The TolIe aud Future City leave
st. Louis to-day for New Orleans.
Rates on freights from st. Louis
to New Orleans rule at 40 cents per
barrel on -four and 20 cents per
hundred.
Several steamboatmen leave here
this evening for the Black Hills.
Mr.. Wash Floyd, late clerk of
the Illinois aud the Belle of Texas,
leaves this evening for the Hot
Springs to be billed out. We wish
him a safe journey and a speedy
return.
Captain Milt R. Harry will leave
in a few weeks for Pittsburg, to
build a new boat for the Memphis
and White river trade.
The new steamer Andes will be
launched at Cincinnati to-day.
The Fawn has been Withdrawn
from the Cincinnati and Evansville
Trade and laid up at Jacksonville.
The Colorado, Capt. Ed Gray, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock for
Vicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending to all way
business.
The St. Geneyieve, Captain Sam
McPheeters, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving tomorrow evening
for Cairo and st. Louis, doing all
way business and making direct
connection with the principal rail
roads for all points East and West.
Mr.. Craig, the celebrated nursery
man, leaves this evening on the
Vint Shinke for a trip up the Ohio
river with a rare selection of shrub
berry, plants and choice flowers.
The great and good Ruth, in
command of the famous little cap
tain, Mlt Harry, leaves to-day at 5
o'clock. for White river, going
through to Jacksonport, carrying
the mail, doinga all way business and
making close connection with the
Alberta for Ba%tesville and the Nc
Arthur for Black river. Ed Crowell
controls the Office, and is assisted
by Win Turney.
Capt. Ed Rowland, Of the Belle
of Texas, will arrive home this even
ing from Pittsburg, whittier he has
been to contract for a new boat to
take the place of the Garland.
Southern freights along the lower
Ohio continue scarce. Corn, grain
and other freights are being ship
ped East on account Of lower rates.
Captain L. Fl. Woodburn, of the
Fannie Moore, came around on the