Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-20

tomorrow.
The officers of the Ruth report
the crops on White river as doing
finely and the planters in the best
of spirits.
L. +. D'Arcambal, the we'll
known steamboat agent at St Louis,
was overcome with heat on Thurs
day last.
The Howards have two hundred
and two men employed in their
ship-yard and Barmore one hun
bred and seventy-6ye.
The new Arkansas river light
draught packet Marlin Speed leaves
Pittsourg on Monday next for Ar
kansas river direct.
The rapid decline of the river
has left large deposits of sand and
filth on the levee that should be
removed.
The officers of the White report
crops in the bends in a hourishing
condition and the planters happy
and hopeful,
The Illinois left Vicksburg yes
terday on time for Memphis and
will arrive tomorrow evening and
return to Vicksburg Tuesday even
ing.
The Cons Millar for Memphis
passed Evansville last evening, and
will arrive Monday morning and
return to Cincinnati Tuesday even
ing.
The Resolute leaves Cincinnati
to-day for Cairo with the new
steamer Edward j. Gay, at which
point she will be finished aud then
taken to New Orleans.
The hot weather is very hard on
the levee laborers. Several Of them
loading cotton on the Vint Shinklc
last evening were Frustrated with
the heat.
Captain John D. Elliott enter;
the City of Augusta in the White
river trade in September, and will
keep her in the Memphis and White
river trade throughout the season.
An ordinance has been intro.
duced in the board Of Cincinnati
aldermen requiring steamboats, tC
report all cases of disease on board
upon arrival there.
The Golden Grown passed down
at midnight for New Orleans fully
laden. She put off here a lot o.
furniture and added a small lot o.
stuff.
Major Butler, formerly clerk OF
Glenn's wharf boat, but at presen
+, doing business at GAINESVILLE, paid
I us a visit yesterday and returne'
!: home last night.
; The Vint Shinkle cleared for tn
Ohio river with 736 bales of cotton
80 bales rags, rs bbls oil, 10 ton
scrap iron and 80 packages sun
dries, and also 80 cabin passenger
and a lot Of deckers.
. The fine sidewheel passeuge
p steamer Mary Houston will pass u
3 this afternoon for Cincinnati, goin
: through with dispatch. Capital
Charley Miller commands, with E
lott Miller in charge of the Office.
!; The City of Alton, Captain BIZ
d by, of the st. Louis and New 0.
leans Anchor Line, will leave til
Lee wharfboat this evening at fly
O'Clock for New Orleans, maxim
all principal way landings.
Captain Ed Postal is giving Il
m Hard Cash a thorough oyerhaulin
She will also be newly furnishC
" and put in complete running ordt
for the business of the fall season
/, and will resume her regular triI
in the White river trade the first
r. September.
The Colorado, Captain Sam M
Pheeters, will arrive tonight fro
V~icksburg, and will leave the i
wharfboat tomorrow evening at
o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and S
Louis, attending to all bend bus
ID ness and making direct connectiC
with the principal railroads for
90 points East and West.
Mr.. VIM. Dean, formerly a we
es known boatman, but of late a 81
70 cessful planter on Arkansas rive
10 near Pine Bluff, arrived in the ci
It. yesterday, on his way to New 70.
ct city. He was cordially greeted
& his Memphis friends, and will
$. main in the city a few days befC
n continuing his journey Eastwar
IL The good little steamer Ma
is Twain, Captain Menus in co.
mand, leaves this evening at
lie o'clock sharp for Mariana and
be points on the st. Francis river, c.
is rying the mail and attending to
56 way business. Birdie Banning a
las Lee Cummins, jr., two clever lit
tn gentlemen, have charge Of
tie office.
air The Anchor Line packet 10
to B.. Maude, Captain VIM. Blake, v
leave the Lee wharf boat to-morr
morning at 10 o'clock for Vic
burg, doing all way business, {
Trying the mail and connecting
he Arkansas City with the Pine B.
railroad, aud at Vicksburg with
IRE New Orleans and Yazoo river pa
ee. etc. giving through hills of lad