Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-10

The City of Helena left Vicks-
burg yesterday noon for St Louis
and viii arrive here tomorrow
night.
The James D. Parker cleared for
the Ohio with $40 bales cotton, 400
bbls oil, $50 sacks meal, 30 tons of
old iron, and 80 cabin passengers.
The Grand Tower left st. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg, and
leaves here Friday morning at 10
o'clock.
The City of Vicksburg cleared
on time for ST. Louis with a good
trip Of people but a moderate freight
list.
The general council failed, at
their meeting yesterday afternoon,
to grant the wharf boat privileges
petitioned for by the Anchor Line.
Mr.. Frank Buskirk, a former
w~ell-known river clerk, is now a
deputy collector of internal revenue
at Cincinnati.
Captain Frank Hicks new boat,
the Harry Frank, building at Gin
cinnati, will be launched by the LIST
Of August.
Mr.. Robert Young, a well-known
river man, died at Pittsburg Friday
night Of swamp fever, contracted
while in the South.
One item Of the John Gilmore
and barges' cargo, en- route from st.
Louis to New Orleans, is 80, 900
bushels of grain in bulk.
The Grand Lake, with her tow
of 100000 bushels of grain in bulk,
arrived at st. Louis on Monday
from Kansas City.
Captain John I. Washington
and Walker R. Garter, of the r. E.
Lee wharf boat, were visitors on
change at st. Louis on Monday.
The Golden Grown, which was
to have left Cincinnati last even
ing for New Orleans, laid over until
to-day.
The light-draught steamer Marlin
Speed, building at Pittsburg for
the Arkansas river trade, will be
completed and ready to leave Pitts
burg for this port in two weeks.
There will be no boat for White
river to-day, the Hard Cash having
been laid up to repaint and repair
for the coming season. The Ruth
goes out Saturday next.
Captain John T. Shearer, a we'll
known steamboat builder, fell dead
at his home in Manchester, Ohio,
Monday evening Of congestion of
the heart.
The Thompson Dean and new
steamer J. M. White will ply in the
Memphis and New Orleans trade
this season, leaving on alternate
weeks.
The A. G. Donnally passed up
this morning for Cincinnati with a
moderate trip. She discharged here
Is bbls molasses and 16 packages
sundries.
Joe Geddings, alias Hoosier Joe,
has been arrested at New Orleans
for advertising and selling tickets
for an imaginary excursion to the
%jetties, on the Thompson Dean.
Captain John Howard has pre-
sented Captain John F. Tobin with
a magnificent full.cabined steam
boat, which he has named "John
f. Tobin." She goes to Paducah
to go out with the j. NJ. White.
The alterations being made to
the upper works of Captain Mich.
OILS Florence Meyer will be com
pleted this week. She has received
a complete new cabin, and will
come out as a frst-class passenger
steamer.
The Belle Of Shreveport, bound
for New Orleans, came in at nine
o'clock this morning from St. Louis
and landed at the Hopefleld eleva.
tor to take on some oil meal and
cake, and adds this side at the Lee
wharf boat 81 boxes meat, 20 tiercei
hams and 4 pkgs mdse.
The Hattie Rowland cleared fol
Arkansas river with a fair trip. On
her return she lays up to undergo
repairs, and the Maumelle will take
her place, the latter steamer leaving
Little Rock on Saturday for thu
port.
Captain W. C. Harry arrivet
home yesterday after an absence o
several weeks spent along the bank
OF the Monongahela river. He il
much improved in looks and health
He says Captain Milt Harry's new
boat is rapidly approaching com
pletion.
The West Wind, Captain ]. G
Andrews, came in from the uppe.
coast with a fair trip, and return
this evening to 0sceola, carrying
the mail and giving special atten
ton to all way business. Cyru
Fay, an alfable gentleman, hold.
forth in the office.
The City of Alton, Captain Blk
by, leaves the Lee wharf boat thi
evening at sharp 5 O'Clock for Cair
and st. Louis, attending to al
bend business and making direc
connection with the principal rail