Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-15

Captain F. S. Lee, who used TO
run one of Dan Able's boats in the
Arkansas river trade, is now master
of the steamer Northwestern, in
the upper Mississippi trade.
The new steamer John W. Can,
non will be fully completed and
leave Louisville for the South in
about tive weeks. The. NJ. White
will be finished by the first of July.
The Thomas Sherlock laid up at
Cincinnati until next week, and
Captain Lew Hates has gone East.
The Hattie Nowland returned to
Arkansas river with an excellent
trip of freight and a good list of
people, including several ladies
making the round trip, among them
Mrs. VIM. Haines and daughter
and Miss Mollle Costello.
The City of Vicksburg left on
time for st. Louis with a fair up
stream list and a fair number of
people. She added here 225 bales
of Eastern-bound cotton.
The Mary Houston will leave
Cincinnati this evening for New
Orleans, and will be followed on
Saturday by the Charles Morgan.
The body found by Captain Wy
lie, near Moons Landing, has been
identified as that Of Captain Daw.
sons, who was blown up on the
Warner.
Captain R. W. Lightburne this
morning received a telegram from
Captain Bob Wise stating that the
Gaf would arrive here tonight
with a big trip.
The st, Louis and New Orleans
Anchor Line packet City of Alton,
leaves St. Louis to-day for New Or
leans.
The Charles Morgan and vint
Shinkle, bound for Cincinnati,
passed Evansville yesterday, the
former at 1890 and the latter at
$50 pm.
The steamer Natchez excurted
the Mississippi Grand Commandery
Of Knights Templar at Vicksburg
last evening.
The big James Howard from st.
Louis arrived at New Orleans this
morning.
The G. B. Church, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Vicksbnrg yesterday morning at 1
o'clock, and will be due here to-
morrow morning.
Captain Charley Arthur, late Of
the Shannon, who was arrested at
Nashville a few days since for issu-
ing false bills Of lading, has been
taken to New Orleans for trial.
The government snagboat ]. N.
Macomb left Little Rock on Mon
day, and will work between there
and the mouth as long as the water
permits in clearing the channel of
snsgS and Instructions.
The Florence Meyer had to light
en- ever Campbell's bar, Is miles
below Van Buren,, where there is
only 3 feet of water in the channel.
She was to have left Fort Smith on
Monday for Cincinnati.
Charles Morgan, the steamship
owner, began life as clerk in a re-
tail grocery store; made his first
start at importing fruit from the
West Indies, and died worth be-
tween ten and thirteen millions, and
built during bis life 10 vessels Of
various kinds.
The George W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for
Friar's Point, giving special atten-
ton to all way business. Walker
Outlaw, an atfsble gentleman, holds
fourth in the Office, and has for his
aids Platt Rhodes and Thos. Huse.
The Commonwealth passed down
last night for New Orleans loaded
flat in the water. She discharged
here 200 bbls -four, IS bbls meal,
% casks bacon, and added 1900
sacks oil meal and 267 sacks Of oil
cake.
The excellent steamer City of
Augusta, Captain John Elliott, will
give a grand excursion up and down
the river next Sunday. The Au-
gusta is one Of the most suitable
boats on the river for excursions.
She has a good cabin, a large and
roomy boiler deck, and is complete