Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-06
leave on saturday -with a return

pleted IN q lew days IOn
The City of Vickshurg takes q
large number Of the editorial fra
ternity on an excurion to-day from
Vicksburg to Davis Bend.
The ]. W. Gaff from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati this morning
and leaves there Saturday next with
a return trip for Memphis.
The Golden City has laid up al
Cincinnati during her retirement.
She will be equipped with a new
battery Of boilers and larger cylin-
ders.
The New Orleans Anchor Line
steamer City of Alton left St. Louis
yesterday for New Orleans and will
arrive here Saturday afternoon and
leave Sunday morning.
The A. j. White for Arkansas
City had an excellent tripof freight
and people, and Captain Green aud
his staff seemed in good cheer, and
were well pleased with their trip.
The Coahoma got away last even
ing at Z o'clock for Friar's Point
with another good trip. She had a
big list of cabin passengers and
was full of deckers, and was well
lreighted.
The Katie Hooper received
several carloads Of freight from the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railroad at Little Rock,
on Tuesday, to be landed at Pine
Bluff. So says the Gazette Of yes.
terdsy.
The Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator tomorrow
evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
She makes direct connection with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West.
Captain Remission will lengthen
the Vint Shinkle's cabin eight
rooms. She came out four years
ago, and goes on the dock for the
first time. Her hull is in first-rate
order. She will resume business in
a couple of weeks. In the mean
time Captain Remission and wife
will visit the Virginia White Sui
phus Springs.
The city council, at its next
meeting, should not fail to give out
the contract for the improvement on
the levee. Low water will soon
prevail, and the contractors who
will be awarded the contract should
receive it in time for them to make
preparations to begin work as soon
as the river gets down to the proper
level.
The elegant sidewheel steamer
Thomas Sherlock, Captain Lew
Hates in command, leaves the Lee
wharfboat tomorrow friday at
II m. for Cincinnati, going through
with dispatch. Captain John S.
Jones, an affable gentleman, is her
purser. Captain Washington, her
agent, Will make engagements and
receive freight for her at the Lee
wharfboat.
The Anchor Line packet City of
Helena, Captain Mckee, leaves the
elevator at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail, attending
to all way business and connecting
at ArkansasCit with the Pine Bluff
railroad and at Vicksburg with the
New Orleans and Yazoo rive pack
cts, giving through bills of lading
and ticketing passengers through.
George Walton is her clever purser.
Among the freight items of the
Golden Rule, which left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans, is a
steam calhope that George Palmer
brought back from Australia, where
it was used with Cooper q Bailey's
circus. Steam will be raised on it
during the trip, and denizens OF
river towns awakened by its dulcet
strains. 1t has been a number Of
years since the music of a calliope
foated from the deck of a steamer.
Captain Sterling Mcintyre, late
chief clerk of the Ben franklin
came down on the Cons Millar this
trip the guest of Captain Tichenor
and Captain Wilson. Captain Nc.
Intyre is in poor health, and leaves
this evening by rail for the Hot
Springs, where he will remain
several weeks to rccuperate. Ster.
ling has many friends in Memphis,
who appreciate him for his kind,
ness and good qualities, and we
hope he will soon regain his health
and be himself again.
Captain Ed Postal, of the steamer
Hard Cash, informed us yesterday
that the mechanics connected will
the Memphis and Charleston rail.
: road machine shop had done hin
8 an excellent job in welding tn,
shaft of the Hard Cash. The
' workmanship is equal, il not su
-, perior, to foreign work, while i
was done at a reasonable prico and
' as an accommodation, for whict
' Captain Postal feels very grateful
Captain Ed also says the foreman
: and all connected with the BIZ
' hammer were very kind to him ant