Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-15

Lee in the Vicksburg trade while
the latter lays up to repaint.
A dispatch dated Paducah, 14th,
from Captain j. W. Cannon to
Brown Il Jones, says his new boat
will reach here Tomorrow evening.
The Hattie Rowland left Little
Rock yesterday on time for Mem
phis. She viii arrive Monday and
return Tuesday to Arkansas river.
The Belle Memphis left st. Louis
last evening for Memphis. She
will arrive Monday morning, and
return to st. Louis in the evening
on her regular time.
The Andy Baum for Memphis
passed Evansville yesterday noon.
She will arrive Sunday night and
leave on Tuesday evening with a
return trip to Cincinnati.
John f. Tolle, one of the largest
flour merchants of the West, died
at his residence in st. Louis on
Thursday last. The steamer John
F. Tolle was named after him.
Captain VIM. Maingault, who has
been confined to his room for the
past ten days with the hux, is, we
are glad to state, recovering, and
was able yesterday to walk around.
The James W. Gaf cleared last
night for Cincinnati with 500 bales
cotton, 80 tons Of scrap.iron, $50
green hides, a lot Of cattle and sun.
dries, and having AZ cabin passen-
gers and 80 deckers.
The new light.draught packet
building at Pittsburg for the Mem
phis, Pine Bluff and Arkansas
river Mail Packet Company will be
completed and ready for business
by the 18th of next month.
The Vint Shinkle comes off the
docks to-day at Cincinnati, and her
other repairs viii be completed as
speedily as possible. The addition
of eight rooms to her cabin will
greatly add to her appearance.
The low stage Of water and
crookedness of the channel in the
lower Ohio is giving heavy-draught
steamers considerable trouble. If.
the decline should continue light
draught boats will soon be required.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed.
Postal, will pass Devall's Bluff to-
morrow on time for Memphis, with
a good trip of freight and people,
and will arrive Tuesday morning
and return to White river Wednes-
day evening.
The John A. Scudder, Captain
Jack Carter, is the regular Anchor
Line packet, leaving this evening
at 5 o'clock for New Orleans, max
ing all principal way landings.
Captain Garrett Huls, an affable
gentleman, presides in the office.
Pilots complain of numerous OBJ
structions in the river, some of
which, now that the water is get
ting down, are very troublesome.
AS no appropriations have been
made by the present congress, the
snagboats are laid upfor want of
funds, and commerce is made to
suffer.
The John B. Maude, Captain
VIM. Blake, is the Anchor Line
packet, leaving tomorrow evening
at sharp 5 for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all way business and
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. Gobel, a clever
gentleman, does the honors of the
office.
The splendid passenger steamer
the new Mary Houston, Captain
Charley Miller in command, will
leave the Lee wharfboat this eve
ming at 6 O'Clock for New Orleans,
making all prominent way land.
ingS. She offers great inducements
in fare, speed and comfort. Elliott
Miller, a gentleman with whom it
is a pleasure to travel and do busi.
ness, is her purser.
The Anchor Line packet, Color
ado, Captain Sam McPheeters,
leaves the elevator at 10 O'Clock to-
morrow for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail, attending
to all way business and connecting
at Arkansas City with the Pine
Bluff railroad and at Vicksburg
with the New Orleans and Yazoo
river packets, giving through bills
of lading and ticketing passengers
through.
The other day Mrs. Hiram Price,
who resides on a farm at Birds
Point, was out digging potatoes for
dinuer near the river, when the
earth upon which she was standing
cayed into the stream. Sliding to
the edge Of the water, it did not at
once dissolve, and thus furnished
her a ~foothold, which saved her life.
Half an hour later a eolored man,
blowing near by, attracted by her
screams for help, threw her the end
Of a plow.line and pulled her up
over the bank,
Frank Andrews, while engaged
in painting the Sherlock's chin.
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