Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-13

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The Oakland, with a tow ofcoal,
and the John Means and barges,
loaded with grain, left Cairo last
evening for New Orleans.
The Golden Grown, en- route to
New Orleans from Cincinnati,
passed Vicksburg yesterday after
noon.
The Cons Millar, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville yesterday morning.
The Golden Rule, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, passed
Evansville last night. and is due
here tomorrow evening.
The Yazoo river Parsiot Line
steamer Home, with the David
Sinton in tow, passed up last even
lug for Louisville to be repaired
and locked.
The towboat Mary Ann, with a
large tow of coal, passed down yes
terday for New Orleans.
Captain John B. Davis, formerly
of the White river trade, is now
commanding the K. N. Line packet
Dubuque.
One item Of the John Means and
barges' Cargo, en- route from st,
Louis to New Orleans, are 10, 900
bushels of grain in bulk.
The Mary Houston, for New Or
leans, and Andy Baum, for Mem
phis, leave Cincinnati tomorrow
evening.
The E. 0. Stanard added here
1000 sacks of oil cake, and left for
New Orleans Saturday night.
Captain Frank Beck, late chief
clerk of the Thompson Dean, has
charge of the steamers Horne and
SintOn, which passed here last even
ing.
The Golddust passed up at noon
for st. Louis with 500 tons of
freight and a fair list of people.
She laid here several hours clean
ing out, and picked up several peo-
pie and a small lot of freight.
The Alice Brown arrived last
evening from the Ohio river with
eighteen boats and eight barges of
Pittsburg coal for Messrs Brown &
Jones.
Captain S. N. Wylie, who has
been down the river in a skif
searching for the body Of Captain
Dick Kennett, returned yesterday
morning. On our local page will
be found a log of his cruise.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Pos
tai, will arrive tomorrow from
White river with a fair list of cot
ton and other freight, and returns
to White river "Wednesday evening,
going through to Jacksonport.
The Capitol City for Memphis
and the New Orleans Anchor Line
packet Commonwealth and John
Means and barges for New Orleans
left st. Louis Saturday morning.
The Colorado passed up last eve.
ming for st. Louis with a moderate
trip. She discharged here 1883
sacks seed, q bales cotton and "a
bundles sacks, and added 100 bales
of Eastern-bound cotton, 81 head
of cattle, and some people.
The John B. Maude passed down
yesterday morning for Vicksburg,
well laden. She discharged here
over 1897 pkgs of merchandise, and
added 20 tons for points below and
a good number of people.
The A. G. Donnally passed down
yesterday morning for New Orleans,
fully laden. One item Of her cargo
was 10000 sacks corn. She put
off at the Lee wharf boat 100 pack
ages glassware, 1000 boxes tin, 26
packages cement and 1876 packages
sundries.
The u P. Shenck passed up yes
terday afternoon for Cincinnati.
She put off here 70 coils rope,
10 barrels molasses, and sun
dries. During the summer she
will be reconstructed and have a
fine cabin for passengers added to
her. She will be improved and
made similar to the Golden Grown
and Golden Rule.
The West Wind, Captain ]. G
Andrews, brought in from the up
per coast a good trip as usual, and
returns this evening to Osceola.