Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-10

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full force in the First, Second and
Third wards. insiA
The Mary Houston left Cincin-
matt Saturday evening for New Or
leans, and will be down Thursday
morning. .
The Cherokee, with a big load
of cotton-ties for this port, is still
lying at Pittsburg for water to get
out.
A raft containing 100000 feet
of lumber leaves Clarendon, on
White river, in a few days for
Vicksburg.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal, will arrive tomorrow morn
ing from White river and will leave
Wednesday evening with a return
trip.
On our local page will be found
description of a foater found at
Cow Island a few days since. 1t is
supposed to be one Of the lost of
the Warner disaster.
The new mountain steamer
Eclipse, which is now on her way
down the Ohio river en- route to
Fort Benton, has iron pitmans and
iron wheel.
Captain Frank Hicks has re-
turned to Cincinnati to look after
his new cotton boat building there.
Thr frame is up and the work Of
planking will commence to-day.
The James W. Gaff left Cincin-
natl Saturday evening for Mem
phis. She will arrive here Wednes-
day evening, and return to Cincin-
natl on Friday evening next.
The A. j. White backed out Sat
urday evening with a good trip Of
freight and people. She returns
tomorrow afternoon and leaves
again Wednesday for Arkansas
City.
The Anchor Line packet Gold
Dust, left st. Louis Saturday even
ing for New Orleans. She will
arrive here Tuesday afternoon and
leave Wednesday at ten o'clock in
the morning.
The U. P. Schenck is due up for
the Ohio river. The principal
items of her cargo are HOO sacks
of salt, 100 bales cotton, 600 bar
rels resin, l45 barrels rice and 100
barrels sand.
The new steamer John w. Cam
non left Louisville Saturday eve
ming for New Orleans, and will be
due here Wednesday morning. She
is a perfect floating palace, aud will
be worth seeing by those who APP
preciate a fine steamer.
We regret to learn of the death
of the only child Of pilot Jack
Porter, a bright son, aged two years,
which took place Yesterday morn
ing at their residence in South
Memphis. The funeral takes place
tomorrow afternoon.
On the last trip up of the West
Wind a deck passenger named Mr..
Maroney, who was going up to
Pecan Point to work on a planta-
ton, fell overheard at the head Of
Island 40, and was drowned.
Mr.. John Edwards, a well known
steamboat mate, died at Cincinnati
on Friday after a lingering illness.
He was mate of the Thompson
Dean with Captain W. B. Miller,
and enjoyed the confidence Of all
who knew him.
The Anchor Line packet City of
Vicksburg, Captain Bob Riley, will
arrive this evening from Vicksburg
and leave the elevator tomorrow
evening at sharp 5 o'clock for Cairo
and st. Louis, connecting with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Chris Sharpe does
the honors of the Office.
The West Wind, Captain j. G..
Andrews, brought in from the up
per coast a fair trip and returns
this evening to 0sceola, attending
to all way business and carrying the
mail. MeSsrs. B. O. Michel and
Cyrus Fay, two worthy gentlemen,
have charge Of the Office.
The Capitol City, Captain John
@. Crane, is the Anchor Line pack
ct leaving the elevator tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock for Vicks-
burg and the bends, taking the
mail and doing all way business,
and making connections at Arkan.
Sas and Y~icksburg. Billy Bleckner
presides at the desk.
The Belle Memphis, Captain
James Yore, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving this evening at 5.
o'clock, sharp, for Cairo and St.
Louis, doing all bend business and
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. Mr.. 0. Hewitt is
her clever purser.
Commodore John A. Scudder
closed the contract on Saturday, at
st. Louis, with the Towards, Of
Jacksonville, for the building Of
two fine sidewheel steamers for the
st. Louis and New Orleans Anchor
Line, the boats to be completed and
ready for the fall business. We
will give the dimensions of the new
steamers in our issue of to-morrow