Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-15

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The Golden City will have her
new shaft in place and leave Gin
cinnati Saturday next for New Or
leans.
The J. W. Gaff passed Evansville
yesterday for Memphis and will ar
rive here Thursday morning.
The CarOndelet passed up last
evening for st. Louis with over 700
tons of freight. She put off at
Hopefeld 100 tons.
The 0sceola Belle for the upper
coast had a good showing.
The U. P. Schenck passed down
this morning for New Orleans fully
laden.
The Cons Millar leaves Cincin-.
natl tomorrow evening for Mem
phis.
W. H. S%ilyerthorn, a son of the
veteran of the Evansville Journal,
was married a few days since at
Cannelton, Indiana, to Miss Anna
Round.
The E. 0. Stanard is advertised
to leave st. Louis to-day for New
Orleans and the Centennial to-mor-
row.
The City of Helena leaves St.
Louis to-day for Vicksburg.
Captain E. A. Shebble has sold
his interest in the City of Alton to
Captain Mason for $4,000.
New Orleans freighta at St. Louis
rule at twenty cents per hundred
and forty cents per barrel on -four.
Memphis ireights fifteen cents per
hundred and thirty cents per barrel
on flour.
Captain Drown will name his
new boat the Golden Grown.
Low water in the upper Missouri
is giving the mountain boats con-
siderable trouble.
Messrs. Bohlen, Huse & Go. ship
on the Phil Allin this evening to
Lake Providence so tons of ice.
As Ice is cheap this season we ex-
pect an increase of orders from the
town and plantations in the bends.
The City of Vicksburg passed
down this morning for Vicksburg
with a full cargo. She put off here
over 1000 packages and added sew
eral lots of way freight.
The buffalo gnats in the bends
are worse than they have been for a
number Of years, and they are kill
ing a great deal of stock. A good
spell of dry weather would weed
them out.
The Anchor Line packet John
B. Maude, Captain VIM. Blake,
leaves the elevator this evening at
five o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis.
She will attend to all bend business
and make close connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. Gobel Isl her
purser.
The imperial Thompson Dean,
Captain W. B. Miller, leaves the
wharf promptly at six o'clock for
Cincinnati and all points on the
going through with dispatch.
She is making a quick run. Capt.
does the honors of the office.
Messgs. Bradford q Ely viii make
engagements for her.
The Coahoma and A. j. White
for the lower coast had fair trips
out last evening. They both backed
out together and proceeded down
the river at railroad speed, making
an interesting sight to the many
people on the bluffs.
The neat little steamer Aggie,
Captain j. Maumus, leaves this eve
ming for st. Francis river, going
through to Wittsburg. She carries
the mail and gives special attention
to all plantation business. b.. O..
Michel, a clever gentleman, pre-
sides at the desk.
The Charles Morgan on her
present trip made the run from New
Orleans in six days and fifteen
She registered on the round
trip two hundred and six cabin and
one hundred and fifty-fve deck
passengers. She leaves Cincinnati
tomorrow evening on her return
trip to New Orleans.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed
arrival to-day from White