Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-20

evening for New Orleans. She hal
400 tons Of freight for this port.
The City Of Augusta has deferred
her departure for White river to the
last Of the week. srte4ie
The Illinois for Vicksburg and
George ". Cheek for Friar's Point
had excellent trips out last night.
The u. P. Schenck left New Or
leans last evening for Cincinnati.
The Golden Rule, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Evansville yesterday morning at 2
o'clock,
The Hattie Rowland returned to
the Arkansas with a fair trip Of
freight and people.
The A. @. Donnally from New
Orleans arrived at Cincinnati yes
terday.
The J. S. Mcdonald passed up
yesterday afternoon for the Ohio
river with a tow of empties.
The Susie Silver, fully laden, and
with a fuel barge in tow, passed
down last evening for New Orleans.
The Jsmes Howard leaves st,
Louis this evening for New Or
leans.
The Rapid Transit cost $4,000
and owes $1S, 900.
The st. Louis and New Orleans
Pool Line has oeen dissolved, and a
new line will probably be formed
with Captain John A. Scudder as
manager and superintendent.
The Mollie Moore is loading at
st. Louis to leave Saturday. She is
taking freight for Memphis and all
points on the Mississippi at cut
rates.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Eu-
gene Smith, will arrive Friday from
the Arkansas river and return to
Little Rock Saturday.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry,
is the regular Saturday White river
packet. She will be in early
Friday morning.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cinoin-
natl this evening for Memphis.
The A. G. Donnally leaves st.
Louis tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Wheeling council on Satur-
day reduced the wharfage tax one
third.
The Colorado passed up at noon
for st. Louis with a moderate list
of EaStern-hound cotton and other
freight.
Mr.. VIM. Byers, the celebrated
and popular druggist of the James
W. Gaff, leaves this evening on the
Cons Millar on a cruise up the
Ohio river in search of his packet.
Captain R. W. Lightburne, the
energetic and indefatigable agent of
the Cons Millar, will give her a
good send-off this evening in the
way Of cotton and other freight.
The G. P. Ohouteau cleared at
IL am. for New Orleans with 1874
bales cotton, 1900 sacks oil cake
and 100 tons Of sundries, and has
engagements below to fill her out.
Captain Dan Nipple, formerly a
steamboat cabin builder at New
Albany, Ind, but recently wharf
master at that port, died Sunday.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vim
ton, will arrive tomorrow morning
from the Ohio, with a full cargo Of
Western products, and return to
Cincinnati on Saturday.
The City of Augusta, Captain
John d. Elliott, is receiving for
White river and all points through
to Jacksonport and Batesyille, and
leaves Saturday evening sure.
There was quite an exciting time
on the ievee last evening about six
o'clock caused by two deputy con-
stables chasing and firing at an es.
capped prisoner, who was finally
taken in by a peeler.
Robert L.. McCracken, a former
steward on the river, died at Gin
cinnati Sunday, after a brief illness.
He ia a brother of James L. Nc
Cracker, a Cincinnati and Nash.
vile pilot.
The New Mary Houston, Capt.
Charley Miller, will leave the Lee
wharf boat tomorrow morning at s
o'clock for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, going through with dis.
patch. Elliott Miller is her clever
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