Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03

day afternoon and is due down to-
night on her way to New Orleans.
The Manmelle left Little Rock
yesterday for Memphis and will ar
rive Monday and return to Arkan-
sas river on Tuesday.
The coal shipments from Pitts
burg on the present rise r as fol-
lows: For Cincinnati, 100000
bushels for Louisville, l,042,OOO;
for Wheeling, 100000. sA
Joseph Crawford, who shot and
killed Dick Savage in an a~lterca-
ton in the Crawford House, at
Pittsburg, night before last, is a
steamboat steward. Ne
The fine sidewheel passenger
steamer Centennial, Captain David
son, will leave the Lee wharf boat
this evening at 5 o'clock for New
Orleans.
The new steamer Marlin Speed
leaves this evening for Arkansas
river in place of the Katie Hooper.
On our local page will be found a
notice of heEembracing her descrip-
ton, etc.
The City Of Helena passed down
Yesterday afternoon for Vicksburg
after discharging here i542 barrel;
flour and meal, 504 packages lard,
155 barrels whisky, zoe sacks corn.
oats and bran and S44 packages
sundries.
Mr.. VIM. Thomas, late SECOND
clerk Of the A. ]. White, and fam
lily left last evening on the Vim
Shinkle for Greensboro. KY, al
which point they will rusticate I'm.
til the middle of September.
The Gold Dust is due up Sunday
night from New Orleans, bound fol
st Louis. The following are tht
principal items of her cargo: l22t
barrels rosin, 749 bales jute, 2O0l
sacks salt, - barrels rice, 81 sack.
coffee, 10 barrels molasses and ~
tons sundries.
The Anchor Line packet Johl
B. Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, vii
leave the Lee wharf boat tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks
burg and the bends, carrying tn
mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Mr.. Gobel is her purser.
The board Of health, ut thei
.meeting yesterday afternoon
passed a resolution imposing a fin
of $50 against the owner Of an,
skif, TUG, f~errybOat, or other water
craft, for permitting any passengel
baggage or freight from New Oh
leans or Yicksburg to cross the rive
in their crafts from the Arkansa
shore.
The neat little mail packet Mar
! Twain, Captain Maumus in CON
! mand, came in this morning froI
. st. Francis river with a fair tn
and leaves at 5 o'clock this evenin
promptly for Mariana and a
points on Arkansas river, doing a
way business. Messrs. A. L. Bal
. ming and Lee Cummings, jr., tW
: clever little gentlemen, control Il
Office.
The Hard Cash is being tho
oughly renovated and repaint6
and will be finished and ready Fl
. business in a few weeks, and vi
re-enter the White river trade
or about the LIST of September 81
: is being put In splendid order, al
|. when she comes out she will
y one Of the best and handsome
= packets that ever piled Viii
: river. Captain Ed Postal is spa
: ing no pains or expense in repai
!. ing her and she will be in bett
: condition than when she first car
: out.
I, Captain w. c. Harry, of L
Q Ruth, received a telegram th
L morning from Captain Milt Harr
: at Pittsburg, stating that he wou
n leave Pittsburg en- the 18th in
1 with his new White river pack
n the Josie Harry, and would arri
( here near the goth and enter t
.. White river trade with the new be
+ on the oath inst. Those who ha
inspected the Josie Harry say she
one Of the finest and best pack
ever constructed for the White III
or trade. She is a "daisy.a
The fine sidewheel passenl
is steamer City Of Augusta, Capts
John D. Elliott, win enter I
n Memphis and White river trade
IS. or about the nth of Septemb
~ and will continue in the trt
throughout the season, maxi
n weekly trips. She has recen
been thoroughly repaired and
he painted, had new machinery put
her, and new cylinder timbe
he which will increase her speed.
at has been put in ~frstclass order
the seasons business, and will
RS doubtedly give a good account
mt herself.
The splendid passenger steal
st. Katie Hooper, Captain Ed N
es- land, is receiving at the foot
Court street and leaves on Tues
nd evening next at 5 O'Clock for Ca
lrg Louisville and Cincinnati. 4