Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-11

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due to-day from the Ohio.
The Ruth returned to White rive
Saturday night with a big trip o
people and fair list of freight.
A severe wind and rain-storn
prevailed Saturday night which
caused all the steamers bound NJ
and down TO take the bank.
The Golden Grown is due up foi
Cincinnati, She has 1879 cabir
passengers, 100 hogsheads sugar
900 barrels molasses and 200 tom
miscellaneous freight.
The Jas. W. Gaf left Cincinnati
Saturday evening for Memphis with
a good trip of freight and people,
including 25 excursionists who
make the round trip.
The Sam Roberts and barges left
Evansville Saturday morning fol
New Orleans with $500. tons o.
freight.
Robt. Ferguson, steamboat agent
at Nashville, met with a severe &C.
cident in that city by being thrown
from a buggy.
The Capitol City, after being
thoroughly repaired and reprinted,
takes the place of the City of Ohes-
ter.
Passenger travel on the upper.
Mississippi and Illinois river is now
large for this season of the year
and bids fair to exceed in extent
the travel of many years past.
The Vint Shinkle cleared Satur-
day evening for Cincinnati with 500
bales cotton, $50 bbls. oil, Is tons
scrap iron and 40 cabin and 30
deck passengers.
The st. Genevieve returned to
st. Louis Saturday evening with
800 bales of Eastern bound cotton,
and a good list of people. oL
The Golddust passed up at mid.
night for st. Louis. She was full
of people, but did little business
here.
Captain Joseph Elliott left Satur.
day evening by steamer for Terrene
to rejoin his steamer, the City of
Augusta, which was due there yes
terday en- route from New Orleans
to Jacksonport.
The City of Vicksburg passed up
last evening for st. Louis with an
excellent trip Of people and a fair
list Of Eastern bound cotton.
The John B. Maude left Satur-
day night for V~icksburg with a
good trip, having added here 25
tons for points below, and a good
number of people.
The Thompson Dean and Charles
Morgan coming up the river had a
little brush between them, and the
Dean proved herself to be the
swifteSt by passing the Morgan
three different times.
The A. G. Donnally for Cincin-
natl, Port Eads and barges and
Belle Of Shreveport for st. Louis
left New Orleans yesterday. They
we're delayed in port Saturday night
on account of the storm.
The James Howard, Captain
Pegram, is due up to-day, and goes
through to st. Louis, having
dropped out Of the Memphis trade
on account Of the cotton season be-
ing partially over.
The fine steamer Hattie Nowland,
Captain James H. Rees, will arrive
Wednesday morning from the Ar
kansas with q good list of cotton and
other freight and a good trip of peo-
pie. She returnsW Wednesday evening
to theArkansas,goin through toLit-
tie Rock, taking the mail and giving
prompt attention to all way bust
ness. J. A. Mcdonnell, a genial
and clever gentleman, presides at
the desk.
The Commonwealth passed down
yesterday for New Orleans fully
laden. She added here 200 bales
of cotton and other freight. Capt.
Glenn, her agent, had 500 bales
engaged for her, but owing to the
rain on Saturday was unable to get
it hauled to the wharf boat.
Captain ]. j. Darragh, superin-
tendent of Memphis and Yicksburg
Packet Company, returned from
Washington yesterday, and was on
the leyee this morning looking after
the steamers of the line he SO ably
represents.