Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-02-15

cinnati.
The City of Augusta, out of
White river, bound for New Or
leans with a full load of cotton and
seed, passed Vicksburg yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock. sI
The City of Helena left Vicks-
burg yesterday at noon, and will
arrive here Saturday night and
leave Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
for st. Louis.
The Thomas Sherlock, bound for
New Orleans, passed Evansville
yesterday, and will be due here to-
morrow evening.
The City Of Chester returned to
ISt. Louis last evening with $50
bales of Eastern bound cotton and
other freightS.
Captain R. P. Glenn advertises
the fine steamer Golden Rule for
the Ohio river, leaving here Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Katie Hooper will arrive to-
night from Arkansas river and leave
tomorrow evening with a return
trip.
Billy Haines went to Little Rock
by rail last evening to reioin the
Hattie Rowland, which leaves there
this evening for Memphis.
The U. P. Schenck passed down
this morning without landing.
The Belle of Shreveport is due
up today for st. Louis, and the II.
@. Yaeger is due down for New Or
leans.
MAJOR John Hardin, superinten-
dent of the Memphis and Arkansas
River Packet Company, returned
home last night from Little Rock,
whittier he has been on a business
trip.
The Katie Hooper passed Helena
this morning at G o'clock, and will
arrive this evening, returning to
Arkansas river tomorrow evening.
The Morgan left Cairo six hours
ahead of the A. G. Donnally, and
will beat her to Cincinnati over
twelve hours if there is no deten.
ton.
The Capitol City, Captain John
G. Crane, is the Anchor Line pack
ct leaving the elevator this evening
for Cairo and st. Louis, doing all
bend business and making direct
connection with the principal rail
roads for all points East and West.
Three hundred men are wanted
to work on the Muscle Shoals canal.
Three hundred laborers are already
at work there at 81 20 per day and
eighty-fve stone nasons at 81 so
per day. There, boys, is a chance
for you.
The Little Joker, Capt. Lucas in
command, makes a select excursion
tomorrow afternoon, the guests be-
ing specially invited by Capt. Rob-
erts, her owner. She proceeds in
the evening on her cruise to White
river, and thence to thelower coast.
The Grand Tower left this morn
ing for Vicksburg with an excellent
trip Of freight and people, including
the fifty families of cOlonists which
came down on the Cons Millar en-
route to Pine Bluff. She takes
them to Arkansas City, and they go
thence by rail to their destination.
The Coahoma, Capt. Stack Lee,
in this morning from the
coast with las bales and 10
bags cotton, 800 SKIS seed and sun
dries. She returns this evening to
Friar's Point, carrying the mail and
special attention to all way
business. Capt. Ed Thomas is her
pur8er, assisted by Billy Smithers.
The total shipments Of coal from
Pittsburg on the recent rise were
100000 bushels. Mining will be
checked for a few weeks in order to
reduce the stock on hand and at the
time advance prices.
The colonists who came down on
the Cons Millar speak in the high
praise of the kindness and good
treatment extended to them by Capt.
Vim. TichenOr and Captain James
Wilson, her worthy chief clerk.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain J. G..
came in from the upper T,
coast with a good trip as usual.
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