Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-03
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The Greyhound returned to the
lower Ohio river last evening with
a tow of empty bargeS.
| Captain James Rees' new Arkan-
sas river packet Hattie Rowland
passed Louisville yesterday, and il
due here tomorrow evening.
The All Stevens arrived at st
Louis yesterday.
The filth and mud left on the
levee by the receding river should
be cleaned of, as it already makes
a great stencil.
Capt. Geo. W. Cheek returned
home from Georgia yesterday, and
looks much improved in health.
Billy Butler goes out as chief
clerk Of Captain Rees' new Arkan.
sas river packet.
The e. 0. Stanard is due up for
st. Louis.
Capt. Dan Moore, Frank Stein
and others of Cincinnati have pnr-
chased Of Captain James Paul the
steamer Robert Mitchell. Terms
private.
Captain ]. 7. Washington's new
wharfboat, the hull of the r. E,
Lee, will be put on the ways at
Mound City in a few days to be
docked and fixed. She will be
ready for business by the first Of
the month.
On the up trip of the Shinkle,
while below Louisville, a couple OF
thieves went through four state
rooms and got away with a lot Of
watches and jewelry and Sis in
money.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
Tremmel, is the regular packet for
Soanlan'8 Landing, leaving this
evening and attending to all way
business. Capt. Phil Harmon, a
clever gentleman, controls the office.
The pilots of the packets report
from 81 to 9 feet in the channel be.
tween here and Cairo. In the lower
Ohio there is only from Al to 5
feet in the channel, with the cross
ingS lumpy.
The Ruth, Capt. Milt Harry, will
be here this afternoon from White
river with big trip of freight, in
Gliding corn, wheat and miscel-
laneous freight. She returns to-
morrow evening, going through to
Iacksonport, taking the mail and
doing all way business.
The great railroad packet Charles
Morgan, Captain Stein, leaves the
wharf boat to morrow night for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
ticketing passengers through to all
points East. Captain Glenn is re-
ceiying for her on the wharf boat.
Harry Stein, one of the best fellows
in the world, presides in the office.
Captain B. 0. Michel, yesterday
afternoon, sold to Captain Tetlow,
of Chester, ILL.,, the steamer Aggie /;
price, $4,000. Captain Tetlow will
run her in the Kaskaskia river
trade.
The City OF Helena, Captain Nc
Kee, came in last night from Vicks-
burg with a big list of people and
a fair freight list, including G
bales of cotton. She leaves the
elevator at sharp five this evening
for Cairo and st. louis, attending
to all bend business and connecting
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West and with the
Northern Line packets for st. Paul.
George Walton does the honors of
the office.
The Coahonia, Captain Stacker
Lee, brought in this morning from
the lower coast a good trip of peo-
pie and a big freight list for this
season Of the year, which included
rs bales of cotton, 81 sacks seed
and sundries The Coahoma re-
turns this evening to Friar's Point,
carrying the mail and giving special
attention to all plantation business.
Ed Thomas, a whole-souled gentle
man, has charge Of the office.
The Grand Tower passed down
this morning for Yicksburg with
an excellent trip. She put off here
POI sacks corn, As sacks rye, 100
sacks oats, 40 bales hay, $50 barrels
corn meal, 100 barrels and so half
barrels flour, 10 barrels peoans, 2