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

lists to attend the Fourth OF July
celebration and the fireworks, and
will return Thursday night after
the display Of the fireworks is over.
B. 0. Michel, an affable gentleman,
presides at the desk, and is second
ed by Cyrus Fay.
Mrs. Hooth, the estimable wife
of MI. Nick Hooth, the well-known
steamboat fresh meat supply dealer,
and Mrs. Chapman, arrived home
yesterday by the steamer Illinois.
Both ladies made an excursion trip
from here to New Orleans on the
new steamer John W. Cannon.
The City Of Augusta, Captain
John d. Elliott, win leave Com
merce Landing on the morning Of
the Fourth Of July at 4 o'clock,
bringing to Memphis an excursion
to attend the celebration and see
the fireworks, and returns at night
with her exeursionists, after the
fireworks display is over.
Captain T. O. Sweeney's new
Ouachita river packet, building at
Pittsburg, will be launched in a
few days and be ready for business
by the LIST Of August. She is 17S.
feet long, 26 feet beam, and 6 feet
depth Of hold, with cylinders IS
inches in diameter and 6 feet stroke.
She will have a full cabin, l4S feet
long and III feet wide, with rs
staterooms.
The City OF Vicksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, is the Anchor Line
packet leaving the elevator to-mor-
row morning at 10 O'Clock for
Vicksburg, carrying the mail, doing
all way business, and connecting at
Arkansas City with the Pine Bluff
railroad, and at VickSburg with
the New Orleans and Yazoo river
packets, giving through bills of
lading and ticketing passengers
through. Chris Sharp is her gen
tlemanly clerk.
The Hattie Rowland, CAPITA in
James II. Rees, came in from Ar
kansas river with a fair trip, and
returns tomorrow evening to Lit
tie Rock, carrying the mail, attend
ing promptly to all way business
and connecting with a light-draught
steamer for Fert Smith and upper
Arkansas river, aud with the train
for the Hot Springs. Captain A.
j. Mcconnell, a clever gentleman,
is her purser, assisted by w. B. Me-
Enulty.
The Andy Baum, Captain Vim
ton, came in yesterday afternoon
from Cincinnati with a good trip of
freight and a fair list Of people.
She returns tomorrow evening to
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to New York City and
other Eastern points cheaper than
by any other route. She is a good
boat to travel on, and has unsur-
passed passenger accommodations.
Mr.. John Harbenson, a clever gem
tleman, controls the office, Mr..
Deems having remained at Oincin-
natl on account Of sickness.
A tow Of 100000 bushels ofcorn
is loading at Kansas City, Mo-, for
st. Louis, the freight being 81 cents
per bushel, or some 3 cents cheaper
than railroad rates. The tow will
be due at st. Louis this week. The
grain traffic Of the Mississippi river
is getting to be a big thing, and
the business increases rapidly in
volume. Nearly every ocean
steamer that sails from New Or
leans carries out from 10000 to
10000 bushels of bulk grain, top
ping her cargo with cotton, oil
cake and slaves. The larger share
OF the carrying trade Of the Gulf Of
Mexico is now done by steamships
} The Mark Twain, Captain Ran
. dali, came in this morning from St
! Francis river with a fair list Of
freight. Among her passengers
from Mariana were Mr.. A. D
Kerr and bride, nee Miss Jessie
: Barford, who we're married yester
s day; they left to-day for their
future home at Danceyville, Tenn.
> Colonel John Hewitt, Il. j. Govan
. County Court clerk, and 7. G.
Merwin, tax collector, who are OF
their way to the Louisville races
Y Also, Mr.. John Prewitt, editor Of
the Mariana Index, who is on hi!
. way to the Arkansas State pres
convention, which meets at Ho.
Springs on Wednesday.
The Illinois, Captain J. j. Oar
ragh, came in last evening from
Yicksburg, at halfpast SIX o'clock
y with rs cabin passengers and 20l
deckers, and did a good bushes
all the way up. To see the Grove
II of people come off of her one coul,
e hardly imagine it was dull times
.e Her deckers we're mostly colore,
It people, who have been down in tn
is bends working on plantations. Sh
K returns tomorrow evening to VickS
burg, attending to all way bushes
lie and connecting with the Pine Blu
n railroad at Arkansas City, and wit
the New Orleans and Yazoo rive
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