Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-05
the mails between here and vicks.

the mails between mere Il Nichs-
burg. :.
Silas Brooks, a colored deck-hand
of of the Mary Houston, died in
the Marine Hospital at Cincinnati,
Wednesday last, of yellow fever.
The City Of Alton, of the New
Orleans Anchor Line, leaves st.
Louis Wednesday next for New Or
leans.
The John A. Scudder for st.
. Louis and Paris O. Brown for Gin
~cinnati left New Orleans Saturday
/: evening. :.
Mr.. John Stanton, engineer of
the steamer James NJ. White, is
r quite i'll at Cairo with malarial
fever.
= The Vint Shinkle and Golden
#; Grown, bound for Cincinnati, passed
!, Cairo Yesterday, the former at IL
am. and the latter at 2 pm.
Mr.. James Franklin, Captain X.
: w. Lightburne's efficient and pop
ular clerk, left Saturday evening for
the springs to spend a few weeks of
recreation.
s. The Gold Dust is due up to-day,
= en- route to st. Louis, with 900 tons
8, of freight, including 1920 barrels
rosin, 742 bales jute and 200 sacks
" salt.
s. Captain John Richardson, the
n. veteran pilot who has been sick at
10 Louisville for some time, was sink
:, ing very fast Saturday and his re-
o covery is hopeless.
p lee Cummins. jr., went out on
J the A. j. White Saturday evening
IS, as bill clerk. Lee is a good boy
IS and will give a good account Of
o himself.
& Mr.. Neal Golly, engineer OF the
Red Cloud, in writing to a friend
here, says his steamer broke hel
shaft at Bismarck and he had t
take it all the way to Chicago tt
have it welded.
IN Captain Randall, of the Mari
IN Twain, returned home Saturda.
night from Washington City. IL
has been awarded the contract TO
carrying the mails on the st. Fran
els river.
The Colorado passed up Sunda
morning at 3 o'clock for st. Louis
She exchanged mails and receive
er $50 car axles, so water elevator
and 30 packages sundries by the tn
.er. and lid not land.
The West Wind, Captain J. {
Andrews, came in yesterday frol
the upper coast with a fair trip an
will return this evening to Osceol
carrying the mail and attending
ind, all way business. B. 0. Niche
and Cyrus Fay do the hOnors
the Office.
IN The John B. Maude passed dow
and Yesterday afternoon for Vicksbul
owe well laden. She discharged he
de. 1884 bbls flour, 70 bbls meal, 6 bt
IL tar, l tierce lard, 375 rolls baggin
Ut. 800 feet lumber, 100 pahs lard al
IL 525 pkgs sundries, and added
tits tons Of freight for points below.
WITH The river towns and cities shOu
TIT by all means adopt the free wha.
uge9; age system. Why should city cC
With porations tax steamboats, that ma
at business for them, and vote Milo
feet to railroads that discrimini
.ber- against the commercial interests
nile, these cities and towns, and a
Kan give them free privileges?
l.Ile B. O. Michel, the efficient a
! popular clerk Of the West VII
> III who has been up the country rus
eating for a month past, return
on Saturday looking much
;.t,o proved in health. He makes
il'''o trip on the boat and then takes
departure for up the country az
en0e to remain away until the first
!. September.
The Centennial came in from
,ren. Louis Saturday night and adj
2l0 packages Of iron, 1O8 packs
tobacco, 4 boxes eggs, 10 wheel(
rows, 3 barrels oil, and II pr
AGES sundrieg and left Sun
morning at daylight for New
and leans loaded fat in the water.
The Golden Rule from the {
etter, river, en- route to New 0rle
active came in last night at nine o'cl
She put off 9 boxes roofing, 8 br
up cases, 8 bundles wood strips and
IL not head sheep, and unloaded her bs
the 0. P. Shinkle, and left it !
and got away at five o'clock
well morning loaded down to the gus
The Anchor Line packet
White Memphis, Captain James !
OF leaves the Lee whariboat to-mo
Tuesday morning at 10 oC
late Of for Yicksburg, carrying the
a good and attending TO all way busl
connecting at Arkansas City
to Ar. the Pine Bluff railroad an,
: with Yicksburg with the New Or
and Yazoo river packets. N
,oeS to Hewitt is her purser.
snags The Mark Twain, Capt. Mau
came In this morning from
o has anna with a fair trip and leay,
morrow evening at 5 o'clock