Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-14

Otioduo odturudJ evening LOT OF. Louis,
The Colorado left st. Louis last even.
ing for Vicksburg. aud will pass down
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Belle Memphis leaves St. Louis
to-day for Memphis.
The St. Genevieve ia the regular An
Choir Line packet leaving tomorrow even.
ing for st. Louis. She will be in tonight.
The George W. Cheek for Memphis
passed Evansville last evening at FIVE
O'clock.
The canal at Louisville will be closed
for repairs Monday next.
The Cons Millar for Memphis passed
Evansville yesterday morning at two
o'clock. She is due tonight and leaves
Immediately with q return trip for Gin
cinnati. Captain r. W. Lighthurne is
h:r agent.
The Keystone, with Captain Washing
tons wharfboat in tow, is due down on
Sunday morning,
The Grand Lake aud barges left Cairo
yesterday afternoon for New Orleans. q
The Batesville, Captain W. c. Harry,
will arrive this evening from White river
with an excellent trip of freight. She
retires aud the Ruth resumes her regular
trips.
The A. j. White will commence her
regular trips in the Friar's Point trade
on Tuesday next.
The Arch P. Green leaves Cincinnati
to-day for White river direct.
The Danube leaves Cincinnati to.mor.
row for New Orleans.
The Cincinnati and Memphis packets
will not resume their regular trips until
after the canal opens again, which will
be after the first of October, unless there
is q rise in the river sufficient for them
to navigate the falls.
The deck passenger drowned off the
City of Helena last trip is said to be
Plus Worter, Of Vicksburg.
Our efficient wharfmsster is using
every exertion to have the repairs on the
levee completed before the business sea-
son fairly sets in.
The City of Alton is announced TO
leave st. Louis tomorrow for New Or
leans.
The U. P. Scbenck has laid Up at Cairo
aud her crew has gone home.
The new steamer Golden Grown will
make her trial trip on tie 18th inst.
The Rosebud is the only boat running
in the Yellowstone river at present.
The pilots Of the Grand Tower report
eight feet at Osceola bar.
The Phil Allin arrived at Vicksburp
last evening, and leaves there to-day at
noon for Memphis. She will be here
Sunday night.
The Mark Twain, Captain Randall,
came in from st. Francis river with a
moderate trip. Owing to low water she
was unable to go above Ford's bar; she
reshipped on the Mariana and turned
back.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Nat Trem-
mel, is the regular packet leaving the
foot Of Union street this evening at FIVE
o clock for Scanlan's Landing, doing all
way business. Captain Phil Harmon, a
worthy gentleman, presides in the Office
The Coehoma, Captain Stacker Lee,
brought in this morning from the lower
coast five bales Of new cotton. She re.
turns this evening to Friar's Point, car.
rying the mail and doing all way bust.
ness. Ed Thomas has charge OF the
Office.
The City Of Helena, Captain Mckee,
leaves the elevator to day at 5 o'clock
for Cairo and St. Louis, attending to all
way business and connecting with the
principal railroads for all points East
and West. She also tickets passengers
to and from the St. Louis Fair at excur.
sion rates. George Walton presides at
the desk. She added here 1853 bales of
cotton for the coast. several lots of mis-
%cellaneous freight and a good list Of PEG.
pie.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry, will
arrive tonight from Mound City and will
leave to. morrow evening for White river
aud all points through to J~acksonport,
carrying the mail and giving special at
tention to all bend business. During her
retirement she was locked at Mound City
and underwent a thorough overhauling;
was repainted in handsome style, newly
QUILTED and put in frst-class running
order. Ed Crowell. a gentleman who Is
recognized for his integrity and unifsrm
kindness to all, is her chief clerk.
The Grand Tower passed down this
morning for Yicksburg well laden. She
put of here I'll bbls -four, $50 bbls meal,
SO bbls potatoes, ia bbls apples, S5 scks
bran, 9 boxes eggs, 2 coops chickens, SO
baskets fruit, 30 pkgs white lead, Is kegs
powder, % crates cabbage, $40 pkgs lard,
! bale cotton, rs spkgs wagon stuff, Is
pkgs sundries, and added $50 tons of
miscellaneous freight aud a good mum.
Der Of people.
The new Red river packet Carrie Bran
don, which was built at New Albany, is
named in honor Of one Of the bellies of
Little Rock, Arkansas. She was built
for the Red river trade. to connect with
the Cairo and Fulton ra;Iroed cko :.