Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-09

The Golden Grown leaves Gin,
cinnati this evening for New Or.
leans, and the Andy Baum leaves
there % morrOw for Memphis.
The Jas. W. Gaf passed Evans.
vile last evening at 6 o'clock and
viii arrive here tomorrow evening,
returning to Cincinnati Friday
evening.
Birdie Banning, the popular and
worthy chief clerk, Of the Mark
Twain, won at a rattle a handsome
$50.
The planters in the bends are
complaining of too much rain, and
they report the wet weather as
doing much injury to the growing
cotton crops.
Captain j. D.. Randall, the gen
tlemanly and popular skipper of the
Mark Twain, returned last evening
from Little Rock, whittier he had
been on a visit on business.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, will arrive tonight from
Friar's Point, and leaves tomorrow
evening with a return trip on her
regular time.
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The Mary Houston passed down
this morning at s o'clock for New
Orleans well laden. She put of
here $50 packages soda and 80 boxes
starch and picked up several people.
The excursion on the Hattie
Rowland to Little Rock laet week
was a grand srecess. She was
crowded with pleasure seekers and
all on board enjoyed themselves and
voted thanks to Captain James IL.
Rees and his efficient officers.
The action of our merchants YES
terday in reference to the rebuild
ing Of the elevator, we hope, will
influence the Anchor Line Com
pany to reconstruct that valuable
auxiliary to Memphis river com
merce at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
A resolution was passed y~ester-
day afternoon at the meeting of the
chamber of commerce for the open
ing of free navigation of the Big
Hatchie river. On our local page
will be found a condensed report Of.
the meeting. The rebuilding Of the
elevator was also considered.
The City of Yicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, arrived last evening and
leaves the Lee wharfboat at sharp
five o'clock this evening for Cairo
and st. Louis, doing all bend bust
ness and making direct connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Chris
Sharpe, a courteous gentleman, pre-
sides IN the office.
The A. ]. White, Captain N. S.
Green, will arrive this afternoon
from the lower coast and leaves
promptly tomorrow evening with a
return trip for Arkansas City, pay
ing strict attention to all way and
plantation business entrusted to her
with proper care and attention.
The light-draught steamer Aunt
Sally arrived at Arkansas City,
Kansas, 800 miles above Little
Rock, a few days since, having
made the run from Little Rock to
that point in ten and a half days.
She gets a full load of grain there
for Little Rock and points on the
Arkansas river.
The Belle Memphis passed down
near noon for Vicksburg we'll
freighted. She discharged at the
Lee wharf boat 3S4S packages in all,
including 1910 barrels flour and
meal, 81 barrels pork, 8 casks ba-
con, 100 pals lard, so sacks bran,
496 sacks corn, s sacks oats, SOL
pieces bagging, and 900 packages
general merchandise, aud added
several lots of freight for the
bends.
Captain John Crane, of the Capt..
tol City, feels very grateful and is
profuse in his thanks to Captain
McNeely, of the tug DeSoto, Cap.
tain VIM. Maingault, of the trans.
fer steamer General Pierson, and
to Napoleon McNeely, of the tug
Oriole, for the prompt services rem
dered last Tuesday morning when
the Capitol City and the elevator
were burned. 1t was through the
exCrtions of the crews of these
boats mentioned that the hull Of the
Capitol City was saved.
The Hattie Rowland, Captain
james II. Rees, came in last even
ing from. the Arkansas river with
80 bales Of cotton, IA bundles
hides, 10 packages sundries, and
a good list Of passengers. She will
return this evening to Little Rock
and all points on the Arkansas
river, carrying the mail, doing all
way business, and making direct
connection with a light.draught
steamer for Fort Smith and points
on the upper Arkansas river, and
also with the train for the Hot
Springs, ticketing passengers
through. Captain Aleck McCon-
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