Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-19


The new steamer Paris @. Brown,
leaves Cincinnati tomorrow for
New Orleans.
The John Gilmore and barges
left Cairo yesterday noon for New
Orleans and is due here this even
ing. IA 3
The City Of Helena left st. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg and
leaves here Friday morning at 10
o'clock.
The A. @. Donnally and James
". CAT, bound for Cincinnati,
passed Evansville yesterday after
noon.
The Cherokee, with her 900 tons
Of cotton ties for this port and
points below, passed Louisville yes
terday and is due here Friday.
Captain Frank Hicks left last
evening on the Hattie Rowland on
a tour Of inspection along the
bends.
Mr.. w. t. Donaldson and bride,
nee Miss Lula Wesson, took passage
on the Capitol City last evening for
an Eastern bridal tour, via st.
Louis.
The Thomas Sherlock for New
Orleans and James d. Parker for
Memphis leave Cincinnati this
evening.
The work Of planking Captain
Frank Hicks new Southern steam
er, being built by Alex. Perry, is
progressing ~favorably.
Stanley Patton, freight clerk Of
the Laura L. Davis, has gone to
Florence, Ala, on a visit home.
Tom Boylan, a well known river
clerk, now has charge of the lower
end Of the Elm street inclined
plane.
The james Howard leaves st.
Louis to-day for New Orleans, and
will be followed on Saturday by the
Commonwealth.
Capt. j. j. Brown, of the new
steamer Ed. j. Gay, building at
Cincinnati, has gone to New York
city to purchase her cabin outfit.
The Katie Hooper left Little
Rock yesterday for Memphis, and
will arrive here Friday and return
to Arkansas river Saturday.
The Andy Baum cleared last
evening on time for the Ohio river
with 500 bales cotton, 10 bales Of
rags, a lot of scrap.iron and sun
dries, and 81 cabin passengers and
rs deckers.
Captain Henry Lowry has pur-
chased the John Means and barges
at a United States marshal's sale at
New Orleans, to take the place Of
the Warner.
The Vicksburg Herald states that
VIM. S. Mitchell, a young man
with black mustache and of good
appearance, is going the rounds i'm
posing on clever ST .amboatmen
with forged letters"
The Golden Grown, bound from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville yesterday morning, and
will be due here Friday morning.
Captain Milt Harry will have his
new White river steamer, the Josie
Harry, completed and ready for
business by the Goth of August.
Milt says she will be a beauty.
The towboat Storm No. 3 has
been sold to Gen. D.. A. Streight,
Of indianapolis, who will use her
in the Missouri river for towing
logs and walnut lumber for the
New York market.
Jim Kane, who has been running
on the upper Ohio packets for the
past twelve years, has bought a half
interest in the bar Of the Paris Q.
Brown.
The City Of Alton, capt. Bixby,
is the Anchor Line packet leaving
the elevator this evening at five
o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis, at
tending to all bend business and
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The Mark Twain returned last
evening to st. Francis river with an
excellent trip. Capt. Randall re-
turned home from Cincinnati by
rail and went out in command Of
her last night.
The Ruth will resume her trips in
the White river trade the 18th of
July, aud the Hard Cash viii lay
up to repaint and undergo a thor
ough oVerhauliRg and be put in
complete trim for the fall seasons
business.
At Galcsnda the officers of the
Parker were the recipients of a
beautiful cha ed cigar-holder. 1t
was presented by Mrs. Nettie Balsch
and Misses Carrie Kingsley, Nettie
Burton and Kate Mccoy, ladies
who have been the guests of the