Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-23

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kansas, but says other crops are
Just splendid. ~.
The ALI Stevens is due tonight
from st. Louis with a cargo of
grain and general merchandise for
this port.
The Susie Silver, from st. Louis,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
She will be taken out on the ways
Immediately to be heightened and
reconstructed.
The James D. Parker will arrive
tomorrow night from the Ohio
river with a full cargo of Western
products and returns to CINCINNATI
Friday evening next.
Captain j. G. Andrews, OF the
West Wind, has fully recovered
from his late indisposition and went
out last evening in command oil his
excellent packet.
The Grand Tower leaves St.
Louis this evening for Vicksburg,
and the John A. Scudder leaves
there tomorrow evening for New
Orleans.
Mr.. Sam Edgar, a well-known
boatman, has recently married a
wealthy lady at Benton Harbor,
Mich. and settled down there in
business.
Mr.. VIM. Dean, of Arkansas,
who has been spending a few days
in the city with friends, left last
night by rail for New York City.
The splendid sidewheel Anchor
Line passenger steamer Gold Dust,
Captain John T. McOord, leaves
the Lee wharf boat this evening at
5 o'clock, sharp, for New Orleans,
making. all principal way landings.
The estimable wife and family Of
Captain Ed Rowland take passage
on the Cons Millar this evening,
going up the Ohio river to meet
Captain Ed Rowland with his new
Arkansas river steamer the Marlin
Speed.
The James Howard will be re-
paired at st. Louis this summer
and otherwise improved for the fall
seasons business. She adds an
other boiler to her battery, and will
have new guards, which will be
made of Louisiana cypres.
The Andy Baum, after a very
successful season in the Memphis
trade, will lay up at Cincinnati
during low water. In the mean
time she will be put in good order
for next seasons business.
The temperance picnic, which
will be given on Thursday
next at Nj. Venable's grove, in
. Chelsea, for the benefit of the TEN.
:. perance Guide, will be a grand
F.; affair, and all steamboatmen are re-
! spectfully invited to attend.
The new Arkansas river packet
Marlin Speed leaves PittSburg to
day for the Arkansas river direct
and will leave Cincinnati the latte.
part of the week and arrive her
n next week. Captain Ed NowlanC
n is coming down in command OF hel
Captain R. W. Lightburne had
house warming at his new and ele
CANT office, No. z Monroe street
Among those present were a larg
number of prominent merchant
and shippers Of the line he SO adj
represents, and agents of othe
lines, and also prominent steam
boatmen.
The good little steamer Mar.
Twain, Captain Mamus, will leay
this evening for the st. Franc.
river and all points through I
Wittsburg, carrying the mail an
giving special attention to all wa
es business. A. L. Banning and Ii
70 Q Cummins, jr., two clever youn
o gentlemen and accommodatin
Us clerks, have charge of the Office.
- The Belle Memphis passed dow
y. on time for V~icksburg well freigh
~ ed. She discharged here at Il
~ Lee wharf boat GAO barrels hol
u. and meal, 80 wet barrels, AZ sac
u oats, 304 sacks corn, So sacks see
500 pieces bagging and $50 pac
81 ages Of general merchandise, al
added several lots Of freight
points below.
az The popular bends packet A.
i White, Captain Nat Green, will
of rive in port this evening and retu
.ba tomorrow evening to Arkani
City, attending promptly to
way and plantation business. 10
;os Gwathmey, one of the clever
boatmen on the river, has charge
ooi the Office.
The Anchor Line packet City
for Vicksburg, Captain Bob Riley
command, came in last night fr.
ter Vicksburg, and leaves the ]
wharf boat this evening at 5 o'clo
DDS sharp, for Cairo and st. Louis,
tending to all bend business q
rec making direct connection with
ION. principal railroads for all poi
,wn East and West. Chris Sharp,
affable gentleman, holds forth
an. the Office.
The excellent light.draught pa
left ct Maumelle, Captain Thomas |