Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-27

reached It's nelgnt ana VIII be on
the decline BY tomorrow night.
Captain Frank Hicks arrived in
the city Saturday from Cincinnati.
Work on his new boat is progress
ing. lims1 ~
The J. W. CAT, for Memphis,
and U. P. Schenck, for New Or
leans, left Cincinnati Saturday
evening.
The Commonwealth passed up
last night at 10 o'clock for st.
Louis after discharging here a few
packages.
The New Mary Houston, for
Cincinnati, and City of Alton, for
st. Louis, left New Orleans Satur-
day evening.
The new steamer John w. Can
non goes from Louisville to Gin
cinnati in a few days to load for
New Orleans.
The Joe Williams, with a big tow
Of empties and the steamboat Mer-
Ger in tow, passed up yesterday for
the Ohio river.
The upper Arkansas river packet
Rose City broke her shaft on her
down trip last Friday and repairs
at Little Rock.
The Belle of Shreveport is the
st. Louis and New Orleans Anchor
Line packet leaving here Wednes-
day evening for New Orleans.
st. Louis advices of Friday say
there is no prospect as yet of a COM
promise between the New Orleans
lines, and rates are still down to
bedrock.
The propeller Hartupee, capsized
and sunk by the storm at Liver
pool, on the upper Ohio, the other
night, has been raised. She was
not injured much.
The Sharp Mcdonald, with a
tow of empties, and the steamboat
st. John, on her way to Jefferson
vile to be disnaantled, passed up
yesterday afternoon.
The Vint Shinkle cleared Satur-
day evening for Cincinnati with
100 bales of cotton, 20 tons of old
railroad iron, and sundries, and 20
cabin and 40 deck passengers.
The Ruth has laid up for repairs.
She will resume her regular trips
again July 18th. In the mean
time, Captain Milt Harry will have
her put in complete running order.
The Golden Crown lost her shaft
and wheel in deep water at New
berg, nine miles above Evansville,
Thursday night last, The Cham
pion No. s tows her to Cincinnati.
The Colorado passed up last even
ing for st. Louis. She discharged
at the elevator 1887 sacks seed and
10 bales cotton, and added a list OF
Eastern-bound cotton and a num-
Der Of people.
The A. ]. White returned to
Arkansas City Saturday evening,
with a splendid trip of freight and
people. She will arrive in port to-
morrow afternoon and return to the
lower coast on Wednesday.
The committee on levees in con.
greSs is reported to have agreed
unanimously to report in favor OIL
an appropriation of $3,50O,OO0 to
repair the breaks in the crevasse;
and levees Of the Mississippi river
st. Louis parties contemplate en-,
tering the Memphis and New Or.
leans trade the coming season with
towbOats and barges to carry cot.
ton, oil cake and meal. There
would be lively times should they
enter the field.
The West Wind came in from
the upper coast with a fair trip fol
the season, and returns this even
ing to 0sceola and the upper coast
carrying the mail aud doing all wa,
business. Messrs. b. 0. Michel
and Cyrus Fay, two worthy gentle
men, do the honors of the Office.
Captain Ed R. Thomas, chic
clerk of the Coahoma, returne,
home to-day from Evansville afte
a months absence enjoying himsel
among his friends, and resumes hi
duties on the Coahoma, which vii
be put on the track again next wee.
and take her place in the Friar'
Point trade.
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