Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-22

day afternoon.
The John Dippold, with a tow of
stone forsEads' ~jetties, left Cairo
yesterday. ag'a
il, The tow-bOat- Fleming, with a
tow of ice for Memphis, left Cairo
last evening,
, The City of Augusta came out OF
the Arkansas river, en- route to New
Orleans, loaded down to the guards.
!: The Belle of Memphis has come
off the docks at st. Louis and is
now in fine running order.
The Qseeola Belle is the Wednes-
day packet for the upper coast.
Thomas Burns and Henry Wea-
yer are furnishing steamboats, with
Frank Wait ice.
The John a. Wood is due up to-
day with a tow of empty barges.
The S. @. Baker burnt her boil.
ers at Yicksburg and snagged one
of her barges.
The Capitol City leaves st. Louis
to-day for Memphis and V~icksburg.
The Golden City leaves Cincin-
natl to-day for New Orleans, and
the Mary Houston is advertised to
leave tomorrow.
The Andy Baum leaves Cincin-
natl tomorrow for Memphis.
The Ruth will pass Devall's
Bluff tomorrow for Memphis with
another big trip.
The G. B. Church is due up this
evening for the Ohio.
The department is after crooked
steamboat inspectors in the North
west.
The John B. Maude passed down
this morning for Vicksburg well
laden. She put off here over 1000
packages of grain and miscellaneous
freight and added a large quantity
of way freight.
The Gumby Jordan, a new boat
for the Chatahoochie river trade,
will be completed in a few weeks at
Louisville, and ready for business.
The Future City and barges
passed down at 5 am. for New Or
leans.
The Bee and barges passed up at
Fam.
The Golden Rule will be due
down tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Thompson Dean leaves Gin
cinnati this evening for New Or
leans, and viii be here to leave or
Saturday next. Messrs. Bradford
& Ely will make engagements for
her.
The Belle of Shreveport passed
up this morning for st. Louis with
400 hhds and 200 boxes sugar, 500.
bbls new potatoes, 750 SKIS salt and
500 tons sundries. She put off
here 300 bbls cement, rs SKIS salt
and 40 pkgs sundries.
Capt Charley Morris, of the Pa
eifc place, through Capt. Andrews,
of the sceola Belle, presented us
with a real puDger gourd, which is
cartooncd all over, exhibiting sew
eral different characters.
Rates on freights from st. Louis
to Memphis rule at Is to 20 cents
per hundred; -four 80 cents per
barrel; pork As cents per barrel.
To Y~icksburg and New Orleans 20
cents per hundred; 40 cents per
barrel on flour; 60 cents on pork,
and hay 20 cents per hundred.
The Maumelle, Captain Thomas
Dirragh, leaves this evening for
Little Rock and all points on the
Arkansas, going through with dis
patch. She takes the mail and
gives special attention to all bend
business. VIM. M. Morrison, a
gentleman with whom it is a pleas
ure to travel and do business, con
trolls the Office, and is ably assisted
by Charley Musselman.
The staunch little packet Aggie,
Captain Maumus in command, is
receiving at the foot of Union street
for the st. Francis and all points
through to Wittsburg, and leaves
positively this evening at 5 o'clock.
She will give special attention to all
way business. B. 0. Michel, a
worthy and efficient officer, presides
at the desk.
The City of Yicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley. IL the Anchor Line