Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-02


here on the Andy Baum is the Fat
Contributor "a. NJ. Griswold). Du-
ring his stay he will be the guest Of
his brother, G. A. Griswold, of this
city.
The G. P. Chouteau passed Vicks-
burg last evening for Memphis, and
will arrive Monday morning. She
leaves Tuesday at midnight for
Vicksburg, Natchez and New Or
leans.
A severe wind and rain storm
prevailed last night, accompanied
by thunder and lightning, and after
midnight it hailed severely, doing a
little damage to window panes in
North Memphis.
Captain Harry has replaced new
and handsome smoke stacks on the
Ruth, which adds much to her ap-
pearance.
The West Wind will arrive to-
morrow from the st. Francis river
with a large number of excursion
sionists.
The Yeager passed up last night
for st. Louis without landing.
The Kehlor is due up for st.
Louis with a large cargo of sugar.
The Anchor Line packet John B.
Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, vii
arrive to-nightfrom Vicksburg with
a good number of excursionists who
come to attend the carnival. She
will leave the elevator tomorrow
evening at 5 o'clock, sharp, for
Cairo and st. Lous.
The Hattie Rowland and Katie
Hooper will arrive Monday MORN
ing from the Arkansas river crowd
ed with excursionists. They will
come up the river dashed together,
thus presenting a beautiful sight.
Captain Thomas j. Darragh, Of
the steamer Maumelle, arrived in
the city yesterday morning by rail
from Little Rock, and will remain
in the city until after the carnival.
His steamer will arrive at Little
Rock to-day from Fort Smith with
a Mardi-G ras excursion for the
City of Roses.
The st. GeneyieVe, Captain Sam
McPheeters, is the Anchor Line
packet, leaving the elevator this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis,
attending to all bends business aud
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West.
The Anchor Line packet Colora-
do, Captain James 0'Neal, will
leave the elevator this evening at
sharp five for Vicksburg, carrying
the mail, doing all bends business
and connecting at Arkansas City
with the Pine Bluff railroad, at
Vicksburg with the New Orleans
and Yazoo river packets, giving
through bills of lading and ticket
ing passengers through.
The fine steamer Cons Millar,
Captain VIM. Tichenor in command,
leaves this evening at 5 o'clock for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
attending to all bend business and
ticketing passengers through to all
Eastern cities at greatly reduced
rates, transferring passengers and
baggage free of charge to the rail
road depots. Mr.. D. B. Shaw, a
genial and clever gentleman, does
the honers of the Office.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, comes up tomorrow morning.
and leaves in the evening at {
O'Clock for Friar's Point. Returning
leaves there Monday morning fol
Memphis with a grand Mardi- Grai
excursion, arriving here Monday
| evening at 6 o'clock in time for the
excusionists to witness the Ulkl
: pageant.
The original New Orleans anc
Georgia colored Ministries open to
: night at the Theater Comique OF
Jefferson street, with an engage
. ment for one week. The compan,
comprises "A stars, including thl
greatest colored prima donna tina
ever appeared on the boards. TIL.
manager has gone to big expense
and will give an exhibition wortl
!, seeing.
Mrs. Captain Milt Harry, will
her two beautiful and interesting
children came aronnd from An