Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-12

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evening for st. Francis river with
an excellent trip.
The Cons Millar, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, npassed
Evansville yesterday at.2 pm.
Captain Milt Harry's new White
river packet Josie Harry will be
launched tomorrow at Pittsburg,
The Hattie Rowland returned to
Arkansas river with a splendid trip
of freight and a fair list of people.
The Cherokee leaves Pittsburg
to-day with $50 tons of cottou-ties
for this port and points below.
The towboat John Means will be
sold by the United States marshal
at New Orleans on Saturday next.
The Charles Morgan, for New
Orleans, and Andy Baum, for
Memphis, leave Cincinnati this
evening.
Mr.. Nick Hooth, the we'll known
steamboat meat store dealer, pur-
chased, yesterday, the bar on the
Illinois.
The U. P. Schenck passed up
this morRing for the Ohio river
with 500 tons, including 1100 sacks
salt.
Captain Sterling Mcintyre, who
is misleading at Hot Springs, writes
that he is rapidly regaining his
health.
The City Of Helena left Vicks-
burg yesterday for st. Louis, and
will arrive here tomorrow evening
and leave Friday evening,
The John B. Maude from st.
Louis arrived at Vicksburg last
evening, and leaves there to-day
with a return trip for st. Louis.
The new Mary Houston, en- route
from Cincinnati to New Orleans,
passed Evansville yesterday morn
ing at Z o'clock, and will be due
here tomorrow morning.
The John W. Cannon, the new
and magnificent specimen Of ma
rine beauty and architecture, is
due here in the morning on her
way to New Orleans.
Captain Tobin contemplates tax
ing his new boat, the j. NJ. White,
from Louisville to Cairo to finish
her lest the low water might catch
him.
The John W. Cannon added 400
tons OF freight at Evansville. She
laid there all day Monday and was
visited by thousands, who were en-
thusiastio in expressions of admira-
ton.
The Golden Rule passed down
yesterday afternoon for New Or
leans loaded down to the guards.
She added here, at the Lee wharf
boat, 20 bales cotton and 10 tons
of oil meal.
The James d. Parker cleared for
Cincinnati with 600 bars railroad
iron, los bales cotton, 40 barrels
potatoes, III barrels oil, so tons of
scrap iron, and a large number Of
passengers.
The insurance policies on the
steamer Exchange, which burned a
few days since at St. Louis, were
only for the Ohio river, the extern
sion having been overlooked, con
Sequently the loss falls on the
owners.
Captain Owen Finnegan, Of Mo
bile, owner of the iron steamer John
Moore, is in Cincinnati consult
ing builders in reference to a new
steamer for the Alabama river
trade.
Representatives of the chamber
OF commerce and board of trade
accompanied the beacon : light
steamer Lilly from Cincinnati to
Cairo this trip, with a view to the
better consideration of matters per-
tanning 20 river improvements.
Captain Oscar Postal has his lit
tie light-draught steamer, the Ira.
der, in complete running order, and
is making regular trips in the
Cache river trade, connecting at
Deyalfs Bluff with the White river
packets and the Little Rock rail
road.
The West Wind, Captain J. G..
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
this evening for Osceola and all
points on the upper coast, attend
ing to all way business. Mr.. B. OIL
Michel and Mr.. Cyrus Fay, two Of
the best clerks on the riyer-clever
and accommodating-haye charge
of the Office.
The James Howard, Captain Jas.
ONeil, will leave the elevator this
evening at . o'clock for Cairo and
st. Louis, making all principal way
landings and connecting with all
roads for points East and West.
Mr.. Woods presides at the desk
most agreeably,
The celebrated passenger steamer
Jas. W. Calf, Captain Bob Wise in
command, will arrive tomorrow
morning from the Ohio river with
q full cargo Of Western products,
and returns to Cincinnati Friday
evening. She tickets passengers