Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-27

The new steamer ]. NJ. White
leaves Cairo tonight for New Or
leans.
V. w. Husk, an invalid at Wolfe
Island, was robbed Thursday night
last of $417 by five masked men.
The Mint Shinkle for Memphis
and Golden Rule for New Orleans
leave Cincinnati this evening.
The Mary Houston reshipped
her Cincinnati freight at Louisville
and laid up at Jefersonyille.
The health officer has the tug
0riole looking out for the John
Porter and other boats from New
Orleans.
The Maumelle left Little Rock
yesterday for Memphis and will ar
rive Monday and leave on Tuesday
with a return trip.
MI. Sol A. Silver, passenger agent
of the Anchor Line at Cairo, is
dangerously i'll and in q critical
condition.
The Paris G. Brown succeeded
in getting out Of the Ohio safely
and is due here, bound for New
Orleans.
The James D.. Parker returned
to Cincinnati last evening with $50
bales cotton, 80 tons of old iron,
30 cabin passengers and 10 deckers.
Anew light-draught transfer boat
will be built for the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railroad. She is to
draw 20 inches light.
The Golden Grown for Cincin-
natl and City of Alton for st.
Louis leave New Orleans this
evening.
A large lot of carpets and cabin
outfit for the j. W. White were
shipped at Louisville Thursday on
the J. W. Gaff.
The Commonwealth, en- route
from New Orleans to St. Louis,
passed Vicksburg last evening at 5
O'Clock and is due here tomorrow
night.
Major Hardin, superintendent of
the Arkansas river packet company,
was in Cincinnati on FRIDAY max
ing engagements of freight for the
new steamer Marlin Speed.
The Mark Twain, Captain Ma
mus, came in this morning from
the st. Francis river with a fair
trip. She will return to Marianne
this evening, carrying the mail and
doing all way business. Messrs. A.
l.. Banning and Lee Cummins, IT.,
two clever and accommodating gem
tlemen, have charge Of the office.
The famous Ohio river racket j.
w. GaT, Captain Bob Wise, will
arrive Monday morning from Gin
cinnati with a full cargo Of West
ern products, and leave Tuesday
evening with a return trip for the
Ohio river.
The excellent passenger steamer
John A. Scudder, of the Anchor
Line, Captain Jack Carter, will
leave the Lee wharf boat this even
ing at 5 o'clock Tor New Orleans,
making all principal way landings.
Captain Garrett Huls presides at
the desk, which is a guarantee that
all business entrusted to her will
meet with proper care and atten-
ton.
The Anchor Line packet John B.
Maude, Captain William Blake, will
arrive tonight from Vicksburg and
leave the Lee wharf boat tomorrow
evening at 5 o'clock, sharp, for
Cairo and st. Louis, making direct
connection with the principal rail.
roads for all points East and West.
Mr.. Gobel is her purser.
The new Arkansas river light
draft steamer Marlin Speed leaves
Cincinnati this evening for Men,
phis and Arkansas river, and will
arrive here next week, leaving here
Saturday next for Little Rock. She
is said to be the lightest and best
constructed low water boat ever
built, and is supplied and finished
with all modern Improvements.
We will give a full description of
her on her arrival here.
The West Wind, Captain j. d.
Andrews, having completed her re-
pairs, leaves this evening for 0sce-
ola and all way landings on the up
per coast. On Monday evening
next she makes an excursion to
Randolph for those wishing to at
tend the barbecue and bran dance,
which takes place there on Tues
day next Cyrus Fay presides at
the desk.
Captain Ed Postal is repairing
the Hard Cash and having her re.
painted in handsome style. He il
also making improvements on her
and putting her in complete order
for the coming season. She will
resume her regular trips in the
White river trade about September
LIST, and on her temperance will
be better and finer than anybody't
boat. Captain Ed is sparing neither
pains nor expense in making the