Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-22


rharging her cotton-ties to-day anG
ceturns this evening to the Ohio
river.
The fine steamer Hattie Rowland
gives an excursion Monday nigh
under heauspices Of the st. Marys
society tnalt
Captain R. W. Iightburne left
last evening for a Western tour OF
inspection, and will be absent ten
days.
The steamers E. II, Stahlman, B.
II. Cooke and John s. Bransford
will be auctioned off at Nashville
to-day.
The new steamer Paris G. Brown,
bound for New Orleans, passed
Louisville yesterday and is due here
Monday morning.
The Coahoma returned to Friars
Point last evening with a good trip
of freight and people. She will
arrive'in port again tomorrow.
The Thomas Sherlock en- route
from Cincinnati to New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday noon
and is due here Monday morning.
The J. w. Gaff leaves Cincin-
natl this evening for Memphis, and
leaves here on Friday next with a
grand excursion for the Fourth of
July races at Louisville.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
James Rees' excellent packet, will
arrive Monday morning from the
Arkansas river, and return to Lit
tie Rock Tuesday evening.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Pos
tails reliable packet, will pass De
Wallis Bluff on time tomorrow for
Memphis, and arrive here Tuesday
morning and return to White river
Wednesday evening.
Captain Charley Russell, of the
james d. Parker, telegraphed Cap
tain Lightburne that he would ar
river here Monday morning with a
big trip and leave on time Tuesday
evening for Cincinnati.
The Cons Millar cleared last
evening on time for the Ohio river
with BOG bales cotton, 750 sacks oil
meal and a lot of old scrap-iron and
and had rs cabin passengers
and Is deckers.
The light-draught steamer build
ing at Pittsburg for the Memphis,
Bluff and Arkansas River
Mail Packet Company will be fin
ished by the 18th of July, and will
arrive here and be ready for duty
during the low water season.
The Enterprise, en- route from
Louisville to this port with a tow
of Pittsburgcoa for Messrs. Bryan
& 0'Neil, sunk a barge of coal in
the upper mouth Of the canal, on
Thursday night. 1t belonged to
Messrs. 0'Neil & Co.
The big James Howard, Of the
New Orleans Anchor Line, leaves
this evening at 5 o'clock for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings. Captain James 0'Neal
commands, with Captain Woods in
charge of the Office.
Captain VIM. Thorweigan and
Chief Clerk George Miltenberger,
of the Chouteau, arrived from st.
Louis yesterday and left last even
ing on the Coahoma, bound on a
trip in the bends, for the
purpose of making engagements
for their steamer for the coming
season.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc
is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
evening at sharp 5 for Cairo and
st. Louis, doing all bend business
and making direct connection with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The city engineer should by all
means repair the plank walk on
Court street leading from Front
street to the wharf. It's condition
a disgrace to the city, and will be
the means, unless repaired, Of
breaking limbs for some pedestrian
who does not understand the nayi-
cation Of the man-trap.
The James d. Parker, en- route
from Cincinnati to Memphis with
a big trip of freight, passed Evans
vile last evening at 6 o'clock and is
due here Monday morning, and will
leave on Tuesday evening with a
return trip to Cincinnati, ticketing
passengers through to New York
city cheaper than by any other
route.
The Golden Rule came in near
from New Orleans, bound
for Cincinnati, with 400 tons Of
and so people. She dis
charged at the Lee wharf boat 300
bbls cement, $50 bbls plaster aud
added II bales wool and one Dur
bull, and also cleaned out her
boilers and proceeded on her voyage
at 10 am.
The upper Mississippi was dis
covered by Marquette, June II,
who struck it at the mouth
of the Wisconsin river. The roust-
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