Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-01

Memphis to Cincinnati, passed
Yesterday at loan.
The Thomas Sherlock for Gin
cinnati, james Howard and John.
and barges for st. Louis,
New Orleans Saturday evening.
The Gold Dust for New Orleans
and City Of Vicksburg for Vicks-
burg left st. Louis Saturday even
Mr.. Larkin, the leyee contractor,
will commence, in a few weeks, the
work of paving the lower portion
of the wharf.
SANKEY'S book says: ''Fhe boat
keel kissed the beach," The great
explorer must have travelled in a
smack.
The Grand Tower from St.Louis
arrived at Vicksburg last evening
and leaves there to-day at noon for
st. Louis.
The Charles Morgan, en- route
from New Orleans to Cincinnati,
passed Evansville yesterday morn
ing at IL o'clock.
The Capital City, Captain John
G. Crane, will arrive this evening
from Vicksburg, and leave the ele-
vator tomorrow evening for st,
Louis.
Captain R. W. Lightburne, agent
and superintendent at this end of
the line Of the Memphis ard Gin
cinnati packets, returned home last
evening from an Eastern tour.
Captain Joseph A. Aiken has
been reelected president and Cap
tain Z. Burke secretary of the Red
River Transportation Company.
The Belle of Shreveport passed
up at 8 O'clock this morning for st.
Louis with a moderate trip. She
put off so pkgs wine and 16 bxs
bitters at the elevator.
There was quite an exciting time
at the boat race yesterday after
noon, and much interest taken in
it by the boat clubs and their
friends. A foul being claimed, the
race stands undecided.
The City of Alton left yesterday
morning for New Orleans fully
laden. She took on at Hopefeld
$4,000 slaves, 1888 sacks oil cake.
and added from this side 46 head
of cattle and Is tons of miscellane-
GUS freight.
The John B. Maude passed ur
for st. Louis with a moderate trip
She picked up at the mouth of St,
Francis river $4,000 feet of walnut
lumber for st. Louis, and added
here several small lots Of freight.
The excellent White river packet
Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,w will
arrive tonight and leave Wednes
day evening with a return trip fol
Jacksonport, carrying the mail ant
connecting with light draugh.
steamers for upper and White an(
Black rivers.
Brooks is somewhat troubled
as to how to celebrate the Fourth
Since Joe Flynn left the city hi
supplies have been cut off at tn,
river, and he will either have t.
don the red ribbon or shake up
new partner to fill him up on thu
glorious Fourth.
Captain Ed Rowland leaves to
morrow for Pittsburg to look afte
the new light-draught packet build
ing there for the Arkansas rive
packet company. She will be com
pleted about the middle of tn
month.
In the Supreme Court of Ohio
in the case Of A. J. Flesher or W
G. Mccoy against James W. CAT
for a subscription of $4,000 stoc
in the big wharfbo at, a judgmer
has been rendered in favor Of NJ
Coy for $4,000 and seven years il
terest on the same.
The Illinois brought up last ever
ing the piece Of artillery which wi
loaned to Captain Cannon by Cap
Reudelhuber with which to fire
salute on the new steamer John "
Cannon on making her debut alon
the coast and at New Orleans.
The A. J.. White cleared Saturda
evening for Arkansas City with
good trip. The hard rain, whic
came down in torrents near the tin
Of her departure, deferred sever
shipments that were to 20 on he
She will arrive in port to-morro
evening and return to Arkansi
City and the bends Wednesd'
evening.
Mr.. Michael Klinelelter, We
) known in river circles as a form
proprietor Of numerous bars on Il
3 Arkansas river steamers before Il
J war, leaves for Europe on ne:
Wednesday for the benefit Of h
health, and expects to be absent s
months.
The U. p. Schenck will have Of
of the most comfortable cabins
, the river. 1t will be full lengt
and very much like that of t
: Paris G. Brown. There will
forty-two rooms, seven and or
half feet by eight and one-third fe
= In size.