Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-08

Arkansas City with an excellent
trip of freight and people
At Omaha the river rose fourteen
inches yesterday.
The Mary Houston arrived at
New Orleans yesterday.
Arkansas river is booming and
over its banks in many places above
Little Rock.
The Hillman, en- route from
Cairo to Nashville, has been
aground on the shoals for two days.
The Vint Shinkle and Robert
Mitchell arrived at Cincinnati this
morning.
The James D. Parker for Mem
phi8 passed Louisville yesterday.
The Belle Memphis left St. Louis
yesterday for Memphis. and yicks-
burg, and will be here Sunday NOR
ming, and leave at 10 O'Clock for
Vicksburg.
The new towboat Port Eads is
due down to-day for New Orleans.
The A. G. Donnally will be up
on Sunday for st. Louis.
The U. P. Schenck viii be down
on Sunday for New Orleans.
The Charles Morgan leaves Gin
cinnati tonight for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum for Memphis
and Robert Mitchell for New Or
leans are advertised to leave Gin
%cinnati tomorrow.
The City of V%ickaburg and Col
orado lay up at st. Louis to be re-
paired and reprinted.
The Grand Republic is still re-
ceiving at st. Louis for New Or
leans, and will leave this evening or
tomorrow sure. Captain R. P.
Glenn is receiving for her.
Capt. VIM. Tichenor and Capt.
James Wilson, chief clerk of the
Cons Millar, and her officers cele-
brated Commodore james S. Wise's
silver wedding on board last night.
Bismarck adyices, of June 9th,
reports the Yellowstone and Mis-.
souri, rivers at flood hight.
The steamer Black Hills has laid
up at Yankton with burned boilers.
She cannot be repaired until new
bJiler plates can be sent to her from
st. Louis or Pittsburg, her boilers
being made of Steel.
The boats in the Yellowstone
river trade have all the business
they can do.
The rise at Pttsburg Will let out
the coal feet which has been wait
ing several weeks for sufficient
water to float their coal to market.
The Phil Allin arrived at Vicks-
burg yesterday with a good trip and
leaves there at noon to-day for
Memphis, and will arrive here Sun
day evening and return to VickS-
burg on Tuesday.
The John b. Mande, Captain
William Blake, arrived at Vicks-
burg yesterday, and leaves there to-
day for st. Louis, and will be here
to leave Sunday evening.
There are thirteen boats in the
Pool Line, ten of which are at St.
Louis, and three out. The E. O.
Stanard, one of the outboats, will
arrive before the Republic leaves,
leaving only two boats running in
the st. Louis and New Orleans
trade.
The rapid rise in Wolf river this
morning broke loose two or three
RATS of logs which foated past the
city. They belong to the mills here
and will probably be landed at
Presidents Island.
The G. B. Church passed down
for New Orleans well laden. She
put off here 8 bbls. whisky and 10
packages sundries, and added 750
sacks oil cake, 200 sacks oil meal
and several people.
The City Of Helena, Captain
Mckee, came up last night from
Vicksburg, and viii leave the eleya-
tor this evening at 8 O'Clock, sharp,
for Cairo and st. Louis, making
direct connection with the ptinci-
pal railroads for all points East and
the Northern Line packets for st.
Paul. Geo. Walton, a clever gen
tleman, presides at the desk.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat