Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-21
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last evening for Memphis. so. :.
The A. g. Donnally leaves Gin
cinnati this evening for New Or
leans. 'p'
The Thompson Dean, for Mem
phis, and X. P. Kountz, for st.
Louis, left New Orleans last eve
ming. 81 qn9 .
The steamer Mary Elizabeth col.
lided with the Southern railroad
bridge at Cincinnati yesterday, and
herself to SEINE extent.
The Commonwealth, with 800
tons of freight, principally sugar,
passed up yesterday afternoon for
St Louis. %.
The Cons Millar departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 1000
bales OF cotton, 300 barrels oil, 10
tons scrap iron and 80 people.
Aft Burrs, steward of the Dom
nalIy, has quit, and HenryAfred
of the Andes, fills the vacancy. il
Chris Young, one Of the most
popular clerks on the upper Ohio,
is still lying very i'll at his home in
Portsmouth. ts8, srr
The Fred Wilson NOs2 and John
A. Wood, both with smpties, passed
up last night for the Ohio. a1l@
The James Howard and Mollie
Moore are loading at st. Louis for
Memphis and New Orleans. Both
steamers are cutting rates. Of.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Eu.
gene Smith, will arrive tomorrow
from Arkansas river and return to
Little Rock Saturday evening, Nv
The Kshlor will arrive to-mor-
row from st. Louis, en- route to
New Orleans. She has for this port
400 tons Of freight. Ho7eRe'
Captain Frank Hicks viii build.
a cotton boat this summer for the
Memphis and New Orleans trade.
The Ike Hammitt left Pittsburg
Tuesday with a tow Of 49,, 900
bushels Of coke for st. Louis and
500 cotton-ties for Memphis.
The Pool Line wharf boat will be.
sold at auction at st. Louis Satur-
day next.
Captain Ed R. Hart, representa-
tive Of one Of our cotton express
lines, was in Cincinnati yesterday
interviewing old friends. ls-r4
Captain II. A. Eader, who has a
boat being built at Cincinnati for
the mountain trade, has mySteli-
ously disappeared.
The tug Laurel leaves Helena to-
day for New Orleans with a tow of
slaves and lumber. Capt. Henry
Wilbur pilots her down. He left
last evening on the Coahoma and
joins the Laurel to-day at Helena.
The fine steamer Geo. w. Cheek,
Captain Mark Cheek, is the regular
mail packet leaving this evening for
Friar'S Point, giving special atten-
ton to all plantation business.
Walker Outlaw does the honors of
the Office.
DR.. Luke P. Blackburn, candi-
date for governor Of Kentucky, is
the originator and father Of our
marine hospital system, which is a
great benefit to river men, and he
will receive the support of the ma
rines to a man. 0cs YIgale
Now that the st. Louis and New
Orleans pool line has ceased to ex-
list, we trust that st, Louis viii in
augurate a new enterprise and not
leave the field to the Kountz and
barge line to monopolize the trade.
The cut in freights, between the
Louisville and Nashville railroad
and the New Orleans steamers at
Cincinnati continues. The rate to
New Orleans by river is Is cents
per hundred for bacon, so cents for
pork and rs cents per Dbl for
whisky. The boats can stand it
longer than the railroads. 0ooe bt
The Centennial passed up last
night for St. Louis with 500 tons
of freight, principally sugar and
molasses. She put off at Glenn's
wharfboat 10 bbls molasses, 5 hhds
sugar, rs bbls potatoes, l0drums Of
soda, and 20 boxes lemons and sun
dries. Sc
The Mary Houston, with 600 tons
freight for the Ohio river and LOG