Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-14

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terday.
, The Vint Shinkle for Memphis
and Thomas Sherlock for New Or
leans left Cincinnati last night.
The A. O. Donnally and Cons
Millar arrived at Cincinnati this
morning.
At least half the cotton crop
along Arkansas river has been de-
stroyed by the overflow.
The Future City and barges pass
ed down last night for New Or
leans.
The Mary Houston passed up at
10 o'clock last night with 400 tons
offreight and a good passenger trip.
She put off here 80 sacks salt, Is
packages sundries and added 100
barrels potatoes.
The James d. Parker cleared for
Cincinnati with $50 bales cotton,
25O barrels oil, 70 barrels tallow,
30 bales rags, a lot of iron and So
people.
Capt. bud Broadhurst returned
from New Orleans by rail. The
Garrett is towing up his tug, the
Night Hawk, and the Two Brothers.
Capt. Pete Macarthur will build
a boat this summer on the upper
Ohio for the upper White river
trade.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
will arrive tomorrow from White
river and leave on Saturday with a
return trip,
The contract for improving the
leVee from Court street to south of
Monroe has been let to Messrs.
Larkin Il Co. The contract is to
be completed by the first of Sep
TENDER.
The H. G. Yaeger is loading at
st. Louis for New Orleans.
The Golden Rule leaves Cincin-
matt to-day for New Orleans.
Joseph Walton & Co. have pur-
chased, at P~ittsburg, the tow-boat
Sharp Mcdonald terms private.
Captain John B. Conway will
build a stern-wheeler for the Pitts
burg and st. Louis trade.
Lewis II. Reno, an old and well
known river man, aged s. years,
died at his residence, in Allegheny
City, Penn, on Saturday last.
The James Howard will COM
mence loading at st. Louis for New
Orleans the latter part of the week.
AT st. Louis the swell in the
river has about spent itself, and the
upper streams will all be falling in
a day or two.
The high water has done great
damage at Council Bluffs.
The Hard Cash cleared for White
river last night with a moderate
trip. She laid over until midnight
for a number of young ladies, grad
yates of the State Female College.
The Coahoma for the lower coast,
and the Osceola Belle for the upper
coast, had fair trips out.
Major John D. Adams left last
evening for Little Rock by rail.
Mr.. Harry Stein, the popular
clerk Of the Charles Morgan, was
up town this morning viewing and
admiring the Chickasaw Guards.
The John Dippold finished her
repairs and left last evening for her
tow of empty targes, which are
moored at Helena.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Ed
Rowland, will arrive tomorrow
morning from Arkansas river and
leave on Saturday with a return trip
for Little Rock.
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
evening for Cairo and st. Louis, do
ing allway business, and connect
ing with the principal railroads for
all points East and West, and the
Northern Line packets for st. Paul.
Tom White is her purser.
The Charles Morgan passed down
this morning for New Orleans With
a very good cargo. She added here
1000 sacks oil cake and 3 bales of
cotton and several passengers and
will fill out at Terrene. She
skinned the Mitchell in the Ohio