Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-10

ing for the lower Ohio. She brings
out a tow Of paving-stones for this
port
If The A. J. White win be put in
splendid trim and will re-enter the
Arkansas City trade in a few
weeks.
Thomas Allen, Of Newport, KY,
a pilot and mate for many years on
the river, died at New Orleans on
Wednesday last, of yellow fever.
Captain W. @. 0'Hara has taken
a position with the firm of Flow
erree q Co., ice dealers, Vicksburg,
Miss.
The Belle Memphis arrived at
V~icksburg last evening from st.
Louis and leaves there to-day with
a return trip. She will pass here
Monday night.
The repairs on the Illinois will
be completed next week and she
will resume her regular trips in the
V~icksburg trade as soon as quaran-
tine is raised.
The City of Alton, Captain Blk
by, is the Anchor Line packet leav-
ing the Lee wharf boat this even
ing at 5 o'clock for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings.
The Belle of Shreveport is due
mp tomorrow night for ST. Louis.
The following are the principal.
items Of her cargo; 900 bales jute,
$50 bbls rice, 215 boxes wine, 500.
bdls ties and 5 hhds sugar.
A gentleman living in Chelsea,
speaking of the singing OF the
choir of his "little church around
the corner, " says it is like drift-wood
in a Stream-it drags on the bars,
yet don't amount to a dam.
A young man named Fisher, fire.
man on the propeller II. B. Gard,
suicided by jumping from that
boat into the river at Cincinnati,
Thursday afternoon. He was about
eighteen years Of age.
Captain W. R. Miller's new side
wheeler, in course of construction
at Cincinnati, is progressing favor
ably. The bottom is all planked
and the deck nearly on. The sides
will be planked next week.
George Caryell makes this trip
as the commander of the City of
Alton, Captain Horace Bixby hav-
ing concluded to visit the Arkansas
Hot Springs for the benefit of his
health.
Mr.. Ed Crowell, the efficient and
worthy chief clerk of the Ruth,
leaves tomorrow morning by rail
for Pittsburg to take charge Of the
office of the new White river pack
ct Josie Harry,
The Anchor Line packet Colo
RADIO, Captain Sam McPheeterS, will
leave the Lee wharf boat tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends, carrying the
mail, doing all way business, and
making all connections.
Commodore w. j. Kountz is
building a new upper Missouri boat,
which will be aduplicate Of the Pc
ninah. She will be out October /,
and put in the New Orleans and
Red river trade the coming season.
Pittsburg Dispatch, 9Th: The
Memphis LEDGER devotes an en-
tire column in describing the new
Arkansas packet Marlin Speed.
Just wait till Captain Harry's Josie
Harry makes her appearance, and
it will take two columns at least to
tell all her good points.
The CITY of Augusta, Captain
John D. Elliott, which has been
thoroughly repaired and reprinted
this summer, and put in frst-class
order, will enter the Memphis and
White river trade on or about the
18th of September, and will con-
tinue in the trade throughout the
season, making weekly trips. Her
leaving days will be either Tuesdays
or Thursdays.
Captain John G. Crane is COM
handing the steamer Grand Tower
in the absence of Captain Lennox.
Captain Crane has a host of friends
in our city who wish him well and
hope to see him permanently in
charge Of one Of the fine steamers
of the Anchor Line. He is one OF
the best boatmen on the river and
personally the most popular com.
mander in the line.
The Cons MilIar will get away
this afternoon for Cincinnati with
800 bales Of cotton, a lot Of iron
and rags and IS cabin passengers
and 20 deckers. She was DELAYED
over her leaving time in diseharg.
ing the big trip she brought in.
The James D. Parker, Captain
Charley Russell, will arrive Sunday
night from the Ohio river, and will
leave Tuesday evening with a re-
turn trip for Cincinnati. Captain
K. W. L~ghtburne will make en-.
gagements for her.
The Grand Tower paasod down
last evening for V~icksburg She
discharged he-e 52l2 pkgs Of mis-
cellaneous freight, including 1900
sacks corn, 100 bbls meal, $50 sks
bran and oats, 1899 bbls -four, 1856