Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-08
yht trip. She discharged here

down tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Golden Rule, bound for
New Orleans, passed Vicksburg
yesterday at 4 am.
The Andy Baum from Memphis
and Golden Grown from New Or
leans arrived at Cincinnati yester-
day.
The City of Alton for st. Louis
and A. @. Donnally for Cincinnati
left New Orleans Saturday even
Ing.
The Belle of Shreveport for New
Orleans and Belle Memphis for
!icksburg left st. Louis Saturday
evening.
The rates on freight at st. Louis
for this port advaRced to-day to 10
cents per hundred and 80 cents per
barrel on -four.
The John A. Scudder passed
down Saturday evening for New
Orleans, after adding here 900 SKIS
oil cake and % bales cotton.
The Paris G, Brown passed up
yesterday morning at z o'clock for
Cincinnati. She put off here a
few packages of freight.
Captain John W. Cannon and
Captain Frank Hicks came up
from Vicksburg on the steamer H.
linois and are registered at the Pea
body.
Morris Dorsey who has been very
i'll at Wheeling, was sinking fast
Friday evening and not expected to
live. Mr.. Dorsey is well known in
the Southern trade as a clerk on the
Fanchon and other steamers in the
0uachita river.
The Cincinnati and New Orleans
pool line has worked so well during
the past year that it has been con-
tinued for another year. Al the
boats of the line have made money
during the past season.
MesSrs. Mattingly, Flowcree &
Co., of V~icksburg, presented to
Captain Frank Hicks the stem
band of the Inflated Mary Belle,
weighing 1850 pounds, which he
will use for his new boat. The
band was shipped to Cincinnati on
the Robert Mitchell.
The John B. Maude passed down
yesterday for Vicksburg well laden.
She discharged here 27O4 packages,
including 767 bbls flour and meal,
231 SKIS corn, 10 casks bacon, 800
pcs bagging and 1876 pkgs sun
dries, and added several lots Of way
freight.
Captain r. W. Lightburne re-
ceived a telegram from Captain
Postal, of the Hard Cash, stating
that he viii arrive here tonight.
He also received a telegram from
Captain Charley Russell, informing
him that the Parker will arrive
here this evening.
The John Means, en- route from
New Orleans to st. Louis, arrived
last night. She burnt her boilers
coming up, and left her tow of
barges at the mouth of White river
and came here to repair. She is
laying at the foot of Market street,
having new sheets put in her
boilers.
The West Wind, Captain j. G.
Andrews, brought in from the up
per coast a fair trip and returns
this evening to 0sceola, carrying
the mail and paying strict attention
to all way business. Cyrus Fay, a
genial and clever gentleman, Off
ciates in the Office.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, will arrive tonight from
Vicksburg, and leave the Lee wharf.
boat tomorrow evening at 5
o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis, do
ing all bend business and making
direct connection with the princi-
pal railroads for all points East and
West.
The Robert Mitchell passed up
at II o'clock last night for Cincin-
natl, discharging at the Lee wharf
boat IT'S bbls of m~olasses, 4 hhds
sugar, IA bdls scks, and sundries,
and had for the Ohio river 500 bbIs
resin, 16 bales cotton, rs bales
rags, 30 hhds iron, $50 bbls mo-
%lasses, 20 tons government iron and
90 cabin passengers.
The Hattie NowlaDd, Captain
James IL. Rees, will arrive to-day
from Arkansas river and leave to-
morrow evening with a return trip
for Little Rock and all points on the
river, carrying the mail
and connecting with the Hot
Springs train and a light.draught
steamer for Fort Smith and upper
Arkansas river. Captain A. J. Nc
Council, a clever gentleman, has
Of the office, and is seconded
by W. B. McBnulty.
Captain William Thorwegan and
Captain Frank Hicks had a love
feast at New Orleans, and this sea-
son they will work together and
run their packets on opposite weeks
in connection with each other.
They are a strong team TO buck
against, and from present indica-
ion ufhav will hove