Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-05

Captain James Nichols has hi
steamer the Florence Meyer, out
on the ways at Cincinnati building
a new cabin for her.
The A. @. Dounally, bound fol
New Orleans, left Evansville yester,
day morning at 6 o'clock, and vii
be due here tomorrow,
The Illinois returned to Vicks.
burg last evening with a fair freight
trip and a good passenger list and
a large number Of deckerS.
The Charles Morgan for Cincin-
natl passed Evansville yesterday
morning at 4 O'clock, and the
j. W. Calf passed at midnight.
The City of Alton leaves st
Louis this evening for New Orleans,
and will arrive here Saturday after
noon and leave Sunday morning.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg
yesterday at noon for st. Louis.
She will arrive here tomorrow
evening and leave Friday evening,
Captain Milt Harry is repairing
the Ruth and putting her in COM
plete running order, and resumes
his trips on July 18th, when the
Hard Cash will lay up and repair
and repaint for the fall season.
The City of Augusta, Captain
John Elliott, will give a grand ex-
cursion tonight up and down the
river, leaving the wharf at half
past eight. Good music will be in
attendance and good order on board
will be maintained.
The Commonwealth passed down
this morning loaded flat in the
water. She refused freight and
passengers here. She had about
80 feet of her starboard guards torn
off by cOlliding with the John Dip
pold at the Chalk bluffs.
The Louisville Courier-Journa
Of Yesterday SAYS: "The fare from
Memphis to New York is only
S22. so. Memphis packets to Gin
cinnnati, thence by a%ll.rail. The
fare from here to New York is $50.
Memphis leads us u dollar or two"
The West Wind, Captain j. G.
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening at six O'clock
for 0sceola and the upper coast,
attending promptly to all way bust
ness. Messrs. B. O. Michel and
Cyrus Fay, two worthy gentlemen,
have charge of the Office.
The business houses on Front
street will be closed this afternoon
in order to give their employees
an opportunity to participate
in the unwilling Of the Con-
federate monument and dec
Grafton of the graves. All the
steamboatmen in port will also take
part in the ceremonies. They are
foremost in a good cause.
The st. Louis and New Orleans
Anchor Line packet John A.
Scudder, Captain Jack Carter,
leaves the elevator this evening at
five O'Clock for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to the bend business and
connecting with the principal rail-
roads for all points East and West.
Captain Garrett Huls, a clever gem
tleman and popular boatman, is her
purser.
The good little steamer Mark
Twain, Captain j. D. Randall in
command, leaves the foot Of Mon
roe street promptly this evening for
Wittsburg and all points on st.
Francis river, carrying the mail,
attending to all way business and
connecting with the light-draught
steamer Anna, for the Sunk lands.
A. L. Banning, a gentleman vino
is recognized for his integrity and
attention to business, con-
trolls the Office, assisted by Lee
Cummins, jr.
The Cons Millar, Captain VIM.
Tichenor, will arrive this evening
from the Ohio with a full cargo Of
Western products and a fair list of
people, and leaves Friday evening
with a return trip to Cincinnati at
tending to all way business and
ticketing passengers through to
New York and all Eastern points
at exceedingly low rates. Captain
James Wilson, a genial and clever
presides at the desk.
Captain Lightburne will make en-
gagements for her.
Captain Milt Harry's new White
river steamer, building at Pitts
burg, will be launched on Saturday
next. Captain W. G. Harry, who
is experimenting her construction,
writes that her hull has a beautiful
model, and is constructed of the
best material that can be procured,
and when completed she will be one
of best boats that ever entered the
White river trade. Captain Harry
will name his new boat the Josie
Harry, after his estimable wife. He
could not have selected a more APP