Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-31


tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Commonwealth is due down
tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Kountz Line steamers will
hereafter discharge their freight at
the elevator.
The excursion on the Carl Schurz
last night was a grand success.
Capt. W. H. Abrams, who is well
known in marine circles, has taken
charge Of the river department Of
the st. Louis Dispatch.
The John +. Tolle passed up
yesterday afternoon for st. Louis.
She discharged at the elevator 400
barrels of cement and sundries.
The Colorado left st. Louis last
night for Vicksburg and will be
here to leave Sunday morning.
The Capitol City left Vicksburg
yesterday noon for St. Louis and
will arrive here Saturday night and
leave Sunday morning at ten
O'Clock.
The Belle Memphis leaves st.
Louis to-day for Memphis and will
be here Sunday night and return
Monday evening.
The Golden City, Captain He
gler, will leave Cairo tomorrow
evening for New Orleans, and will
be here to leave Monday at noon.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Lennox, will pass
down this afternoon for Vicksburg.
She has over 1000 packages Of mer-
chandise to put off here, and will
add60 tons Of miscellaneous freight
for the bends and Yicksbnrg.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
Tremmel, is the regular packet
leaving this evening for Scanlan's
Landing, attending to all way bust
ness. Phil Harmon, a clever gen
tleman, is her purser.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, is the regular mail packet leay-
ing this evening for Friar's Point
and the bends, giving special atten-
ton to all business. Ed Thomas
is her purser.
The Coahoma made the run
from Friar's Point to Memphis in
twelve hours, and made 2S land
ings. This is extraordinary time,
taking into consideration the low
stage Of the water and ragged con-
dition of the river.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Ken
n%iston, arrived this morning from
Cincinnati, with $50 tons of mis-
cellaneous freight. She leaves this
evening promptly at 5 o'clock for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
ticketing passengers through to all
points East at reduced rates. Billy
Mcintyre, q gentleman with whom
it is a pleasure to travel and do
business, controls the Office.
The st. Geneyieye, Captain Sam
McPheeters, is the regular Saturday
Anchor Line packet for st. Louis,
leaving the elevator at sharp five.
She will arrive tonight from St
Louis with a full cargo of grain
and produce.
The City Of Helena, Capt. Mckee,
arrived last night from Vicksburg
with a good trip of people, includ-
ing a large number of young gen.
tlemen on their way to Cape Girar-
deau to attend the Catholic schools
at hat point. She had also the
remains of Mr.. Geo. Rea on board,
accompanied by his mother and
sister. The City of Helena leaves
the elevator at 8 o'clock, sharp, fol
Cairo and St. Louis, attending t.
all way business and connecting
with the principal railroads for al
points East and West. Mr.. George
Walton presides at the desk.
Night before last, while the Kat,
Hooper was laying alongside of thu
Hattie Rowland at Summers Land.
ing, on Arkansas river, a coloreC
woman, a passenger Oh tho Haiti,
Rowland, in stepping from her t.
the Katie Hooper, made a misstep
fell into the river aud was drowned
Efforts were made by the officers o
the Katie Hooper to rescue her, bu
to- no avail.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Et
Rowland, came in this morning