Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-12

The Illinois arrived at Vicksburg
last evening, and leaves there to-
day at noon with a return trip for
The John B. Maude left Vicks.
burg yesterday at noon for st. Louis,
and will arrive here tomorrow
The Belle Memphis arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday afternoon, and
leaves there to-day at noon with a
trip for st. Louis.
Captain Ed Nowland expects to
Pittsburg next Thursday week
for Memphis with his new Arkan-
sas river packet the Marlin Speed.
Mr.. George NJ. Dugan, brother Of
Captain R. W. Dugan, was married
to Miss A. Shinkle, at st. Louis, on
Wednesday evening last.
Captain Albert Stein, of the
Charles Morgan, who has been So
ieurning with his family in St.Louis
for the past week, left there to-day
for Cincinnati.
Such red-hot weather as this is
enough to make a sinner repent,
The old boy must have left the doors
of his bake-oyen open during the
past few days.
The big James Howard, Captain
James 0'Neal, leaves the Lee wharf
boat tomorrow evening at sharp 8
for New Orleans, making all prin-
cipal way landings. Captain Woods
presides at the desk,
w. II. Johnson, Of Marietta,
who mysteriously disappeared from
the steamer Emma Graham two
weeks ago, and was supposed to
have been drowned, has been heard
from. He has been reported as
having gone to Canada; also that
his business affairs at Marietta are
badly mixed.
The Thomas Sherlock will prob
ably enter the st. Louis and New
Orleans Anchor Line in place Of
the big James Howard during the
low water season. On the Towards
return to st. Louis she will lay up
and be put in order for next sea-
sons business.
The excellent sidewheel steamer
City of Augusta, gives a grand ex-
cursiOn. and musical entertainment
tomorrow evening exclusively fol-
the benefit of families, and at night
gives a moonlight excursion. The
Augusta has a large and roomy
promenade deck, and is well adapt.
ed to the excursion business.
Messrs. Ed Crowell and Will
Turney, the worthy and popular
clerks Of the White river mail packet
Ruth, returned yesterday from the
springs i'll Middle Tennessee, where
they have been for a couple Of
weeks rusticating, and resumed
their duties to-day.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc
Kee, is the Anchor Line packe
leaving the Lee wharf boat this eve
ming at 5 o'clock for Cairo and St
Louis, doing all bend business anC
making direct connection with tn.
principal railroads for all point
East and West. George Walton, al
affable gentleman, is her purser.
The Mark Twain, Captain ]. j
Randall, will arrive in the mornin.
from st. Francis river, and leave il
the evening with a return trip 70
Mariana and points on st. Franci
river, carrying the mail and attend
ing to all way business. Bird
Banning and Lee Cummins, jr., al
her clever and accommodation
clerks.
The famous and popular lowe
coast packet, the A. J. White, CAP
tain n. S. Green, will be found
port early tomorrow morning r,
ceiving for Arkansas City and Il
bends, and leaves at six o'cloc
sharp, giving special attention
all way business. Mr.. John Gwatl
mey, one of the best fellows in Il
world, holds forth in the Office.
!. The Ruth, Captain W. G. Harr
is receiving at the Lee wharfbo
for White river and leaves to-mo
row evening, carrying the mail, a
tending to all way business and G
/. ing through to Jacksonport, ma
: ing direct connection with the Jig
. draught steamers Alberta and NJ
q Harry for upper White and Bla'
rivers. Ed Crowell and VIII Tt
ney are her clever and accomm
, dating clerks.
The owners of the steamer Blac
ford, which was burned while {
tanned at the North and South re-
road bridge over the Alabama riyI
In consequence Of the draw II
being wide enough to let /
through, recently got judgment
$4,000 in the Circuit Court. Z
i. Supreme Court of Alabama n.
a. has the case before it for final
cision.
k The Geo. W. Cheek, now on
ways at Mound City, being rebr
l. and otherwise improved, will hi
the Faris hollow crate bar. Tn
d CRATE bars admit the passage
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