Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-31


The James Howard was taken
out on the ways at st. Louis yester-
day for repairs.
There is some talk at st. Louis
of Commodore Kountz starting out
the red chimneyed line.
The Cons Millar for Memphis
and Cherokee for New Orleans
leave Cincinnati this evening.
Captain r. M. Boyd, of the
steamer Elizabeth, has been COM
PEELED to make an assignment.
The Grand Tower left Vicksburg
yesterday noon for st. Louis. She
will arrive here tomorrow evening
and leave Friday evening.
The Golden Rule, bound for New
Orleans, passed Evansville yester-
day at 5 pm, and is due here to-
morrow.
Colonel B. 0. Carr, supervisor
inspector of this district, returned
to Louisville last evening on the
steamer j. w. Gaff.
Three feet six inches scant re-
ported on Caseyville bar, which is
the most shoaly place in the lower
Ohio.
The health officer at Cincinnati
has established quarantine regula-
tious for boats arriving at that port
from New Orleans.
The officers of the A. J. White
report the crops in the bends as
doing finely and the planters in
the best of spirits.
The Capitol City's hull will have
a cargo box put on and fitted up at
st. Louis for a wharfboat for the
Anchor Line at this port.
Mr.. Marlin JOKES, who was in
liured on Monday by being thrown
from a buggy, is rapidly recovering,
and will be able to be out in a few
days.
The Belle Of Shreveport will pass
down this evening for New Orleans.
She adds here 50 barrels lime, %
packages tobacco and 3 boxes mer-
chandise.
The Susie Silver is out on the
Marine Ways, at Cincinnati, and
workmen are busily engaged in
stretching her proportions to the
desired length and depth.
The Golden Crown, bound for
cincinnati with 900 tons Of freight
aud a large list of people, passed
Vicksburg yesterday morning at 2
am. and is due here tomorrow
morning.
The new Arkansas river mail
packet Marlin Speed passed Cairo
last night at s o'clock, and will
arrive here tonight and leave on
Saturday next for the Arkansas
river.
The West Wind, Captain j. G,
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for 0Sceola and
; the upper coast. She pays strict
!, attention to all way business. Cyrus
Fay aids Captain Andrews in the
office duties.
MI. James A. Dannals, enginee.
of the City of Alton, and brother o
Captain Dave Dannals, late of tn.
Lotus, died on the Alton at New
l. Orleans on Saturday last of con
gestion of the lungs.
The new steel boat building b.
james Rees, ESQ.,, is progresSin.
very fast, and will soon be in shape
She is intended for a mail packe
on the Barrenquilla river, in SOut.
America.
Captain s. II. Parisotts me-
rs steamer was launched from tn
Yards of Barmore & Co., Monda
evening. She will be finished
90 Jacksonville, and is destined fc
m the famous P. line, and will ply i
90 the Yazoo river and Vicksbur
ro trade.
II The Anchor Line packet City
if Alton, Captain Bixby, leaves Il
40 Lee wharfboat this evening at fly
10 O'Clock for Cairo and st. Louis, d.
be ing all bend BUSINESS and maklr
2 direct connection with the primo
m pal railroads for all points East al
o. West. She has for st. Louis 81
II. hogsheads and 215 boxes of Cubs
4Sugar.
All The Vint Shinkle Tor Memph
h. passed Evansville last night at ha.
at past nine o'clock, and will ARR
no here tomorrow morningand retu
to Cincinnati Friday evening ne.
in Captain R. W. Lightburne, at
nd new Office, No. Z Monroe street,
h. making engagements for her.
. The elegant passenger steam
Golden Grown, Captain W.
Walker, will leave Glenn's wha
boat tomorrow Thursday MOI
ing at s o'clock for Cairo, Louisvi
roo and Cincinnati. She will
through with dispatch. Euge
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