Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-29

IVA 1AShipAAcs 6AN VAL Nt4ANC 0lOu-
day and return to Little Rock
Tuesday evening, her, regular day.
The Ooahoma returned to Friar's
Point last evening with a splendid
trip of freightand people. Among
her passengers were twenty young
ladies returning home from school
The Anchor Line steamer City
of Alton, Captain Bixby, leaves for
New Orleans this evening at 8
o'clock, making the principal way
landings.
The Belle Memphis is running
between Grand Tower and st.
Louis as an extra boat, and carries
into st. Louis heavy cargoes of
wheat.
Work on the new boats building
at Pittsburg for Captain Ed Now
land and Captain Milt Harry is
being pushed forward vigorously.
So we learn from a private tele-
gram.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Pos
tabs fine packet, will pass Devall's
Bluff tomorrow morning for Mem
phis, and will arrive here Tuesday
morRing and return to White river
Wednesday evening next.
The Grand Tower discharged at
the elevator yesterday 1869 bbls
-four and meal, 2159 sacks oats,
corn and bran, s97 rolls %bagging,
1876 bales hay, 725 pals lard, 20
casks bacon, Az wet bbls, % bbls
pork and Cpl pkgs sundries.
The City Of Augusta makes a
grand Fourth Of July excursion to
Memphis, leaving Commerce on the
morning of the 4th at 4 o'clock
and arriving in port at II am. and
returning at night after the fire
works display.
The government snagboat J. N.
Macomb, which has done some val
liable service in the Arkansas river
in removing snags and Instructions,
has finished her labors for the
present, and passed up last evening
for Cairo.
Captain John H. MoSsop, chief
clerk of the new John W.. Cannon,
and Captain j. J. Dodd, of the
Red river trade, have purchased the
fine sidewheel steamer Ouachita
Belle, and will run her to Coushatta
on Red river,
The Andy Baum, for Memphis.
passed Evansville yesterday morn
ing and will arrive here tomorrow
night and leave Tuesday evening
with a return trip to Cincinnati,
ticketing passengers through to
New York City and other Eastern
points cheaper than by any other
route.
Don't forget the grand regatta
tomorrow afternoon, which comes
off in Mound City chute. The City
of Augusta has been chartered by
the boat clubs for the occasion, and
will leave the foot of Jefferson street
at 100 and 8 o'clock for the racing
course. Fare for the round trip,
80 cents.
The Mark Twain, Captain ]. D.
Randall, came in from St. Francis
river with a fair trip and returns
this evening to Mariana, carrying
the mail and doing all way bust
ness. Messrs. A. L. Banning and
Lee Cummins, jr., two clever gen.
tlemen, have charge of the office.
"Moike, ye can bet livery clint We
have on Mccarthy" "0chl TO
the divil wild Mccarthy "Faith,
dye see, if a woman can outrun a
man, it stands to raison that the
mares the best horse av the two"
"1'll bet me tin dollars on Tim
Brick anyhow"
The Cincinnati Commercial Of
yesterday says; "Joseph H. Con-
verse, Esq, president Of the Little
Rock railroad, arrived in the CITY
yesterday and was introduced on
Change by Captain Jas. S. Wise.
Mr.. Converse is figuring with Capt.
Perry Tharp for the construction of
two light-draught steamboats, to
connect with his railroad on the
Arkansas river"
Captain Wash Williamson and
Captain j. NJ. Gilruth, builders and
late owners of the Cotton Valley,
have contracted at Portsmouth for
a new steamer, to be built forth.
with for the cotton carrying trade,
viz: 175 feet in length, 81 feet
beam, and 6 feet hold. She will
have the Shamrock's machinery,
and a pair of steam boilers.
The Colorado, Captain Sam Nc
Pheeters, will be the Anchor Line
packet tomorrow for Vicksburg,
leaving the elevator at 10 g. m, car
rying the mail and doing all way
business; also connects at Arkansas
City with the Pine Bluff railroad
and at V%icksburg with the Yazoo
river and New Orleans packets, as
well as giving through bills of lad
ing and ticketing passengers
through.
The Anchor Line packet John
B. Maude, Captain William Blake,
will arrive this evening from Vicks.
burg and leave the elevator at 5