Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-25

The John A. Scudder left st.
Louis last evening for New Or
leans. and win be down Saturday
morning.
The Katie Hooper viii arrive to-
morrow from Arkansas river and
return to Little Rock Saturday
evening next.
The Ruth, Captain w. @. Harry,
will arrive tomorrow evening from
White river and leave on Saturday
evening next with a return trip.
The business portion of Augusta,
Ark, a prominent business town
on White river, was destroyed by
fire Thursday night last.
The Colorado leaves st. Louis
this evening for Vieksburg, and
leaves here Sunday morning at 10
o'clock.
The Alf Stevens came in yester-
day at noon, from st. Louis, with
Il156 bbls and 1876 half bbls -four,
800 bbls meal, 900 pieces bagging,
10 bbls Irvine, % cases salmon and
suudries. She unloaded at Glenn's
wharfboat and returned to 0Sceola
to relieve her barge, which is
aground at hat point. The barge
has a cargo of hay and grain for
this port.
The james Howard passed up last
night for st. Louis with 500 tons Of
freight, including 450 hhds sugar.
She had also a large list of people.
She discharged here 100 sacks salt,
so tons chains, and Is pkgs sun
dries, and added a lot of lumber.
She will lay up on her arrival at
ST. Louis to be repaired for the
coming seasons business, and the
Centennial will take her place in
the Anchor Line.
The City of Helena, Of the An
ehor Line, Captain Mckee, will ar.
rive this morning and leave the Lee
wharfboat tomorrow evening at .
O'Clock for Cairo and st. Louis,
doing all way business and making
direct connection with the prinei.
pal railroads for all points East
and West. Geo. Walton, a clever
gentleman, presides at the desk.
The Anchor line of steamers, &C.
cording to the books, have paid into
the treasury of this city, during the
past six years, 5000 wharfage OF
their steamers. This is an average
of $4,000 per annum. In add
ton. they paid tonnage duties of 24t
per ton on goods passing through
+, their elevator. They also kept
part of the approaches to their ele
/, vator in repair at their own ex
5 pense.
) The Anchor Line packet Gran,
Tower, Captain Lennox, leaves th
Lee wharf boat tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg, carry
ing the mail, doing way bushes
and connecting at Arkansas Cit
with the Pine Bluff railroad and q
Vicksburg with the New 0rlean
and YazoO river packets; also give
through bills of lading and ticket
passengers through. Tom White
her purser.
The Paris G. Brown is due Il
morrow for the Ohio river, boun
for New Orleans. She added {
Evansville $50 barrels pork, Is
.s boxes bacon, $50 dry barrel; and
\ large lot of furniture and refused
8 large amount Of freight, being III
y able to bring it out on the pre-
# ent stage of water. She left Evan.
4 vile drawing five feet, and has Il
n barge Winnie in tow drawing thrC
: feet. She will have to Tighten oyt
Caseyyille and Shawneetown bar
& there being only 4 feet 3 inches
At water reported in the channel
q the above bars.
is Doc Boyce, the we'll known pill,
N of the West Wind, has chartere
e. the neat little sidewheel steam
l May Bee, and will run her in b
r hind the bar at 0sceola, c~onnectir
lie with the West Wind and 9th
steamers. She is well suited for ii
If use she will be put to. She h.
< recently been repaired and repair
ed, and is in good running ordC
and Doc will undoubtedly ma
money with her during the 10
water season. He will take SCUM
ings and buoy the channel on t
ne bar for passing steamers, who d
sire his services. She leaves t
m morrow evening for her new ira,
The fayorite Ohio river passeng
is steamer James D. Parker, CAPITA
G. B. Russell, will arrive this eve
w ing from the Ohio river with a Fl
is. cargo Of Western products, al
A. leaves tomorrow evening at
IS. o'clock for Cairo, Louisville a
ld Cincinnati, ticketing passengC
through to New York City and
lti other Eastern points at a cheaI
i'll rate than ever. The Parker
good and comfortable passenger
wv commodations and is a safe and
W. liable carrier. Capt. Wash Thon
son, a gentleman with whom it /
lef pleasure to travel and do busine
~ control7 the Office Canfain r