Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-11

last evening Tor New Orleans, ana
will be followed on Saturday by the
Commonwealth. rn
The Katie Hooper viii arrive to-
morrow from Arkansas river, and
leave on Saturday with a return
trip for Little Rock. ug
Major John Hardin arrived in
Pittsburg yesterday to look afterthe
new steamer Marlin Speed, building
there for the Arkansas river trade.
The veteran Captain David
Written and his lady celebrated
their golden wedding at Mainyille,
Ohio, yesterday.
The Paris G. Brown is advertised
to leave Cincinnati to-day for New
Orleans and the Cherokee or Sat
urday.
One item of the Andy Baum's
cargo, which left Cincinnati last
evening for Memphis, is 1000 rolls
bagging.
Fat Garberry, late of the Charles
Morgan, has succeeded Thomas
Price as steward Of the General
.Lytle.
The City of Augusta steamed up
and down the river in front Of the
city last evening with an excursion
given under the auspices of the St,
Patriok's Benevolent Association.
The City of Alton passed up last
evening for st. Louis with a mode
rats trip. She took in tow here the
hull and machinery of the burned
steamer Capitol City, which she
tows to st. Louis.
The Ruth, Captain w. G. Harry
leaves Saturday next for White
river. Freight is being received for
her at the Lee wharf boat. She
will be dropped down to the land
ing tomorrow.
Sam Bryant, late of the Emma
Graham, has succeeded Josh Har-
risOn as mate of the Golden Grown,
and Captain Yves Conner, late of
the Sherlock, succeeds Charlie
Owens as pilot of the Golden
Crown.
Business on the Ohio river has
fallen off considerably in the past
two weeks, and Southern freights
are very scarce. The seasons bust
ness, which has been an active one
for the Ohio river boats, is about
drawing to a close.
During the retirement of the
Hard Cash Captain Ed Postal will
have her reprinted in good style
and otherwise improved, and put
her in complete order for next sea
sons business. She will resume her
trips September 4th.
The recent rains are playing the
mischief with planters up the
YazOo, it being impossible to get
the opportunity to clean the grass
from the cotton, and on many
places the grass is much higher
than the cotton.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Lennox, leaves the
Lee wharfboat tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg, carry
ing the mail, doing all bend bust
ness and making direct connection
at Arkopolis with the Pine Bluff
railroad aud at Yicksburg with the
New Orleans and YazoO river pack
cts, giving through bills Of lading
and tieketing passengers through.
The City of Helena, Captain
Mckee, will arrive to. night from
Vicksburg and leaves the Lee wharf
boat tomorrow evening at sharp 3
o'clock for Cairo and St. Louis, at
tending to all bend business and
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points
East and West. George Walton
does the honors of the office.
The new Vint Shinkle raised
steam to-day at Cincinnati and
made a trial trip. She dropped to
the landing to load for Memphis,
and leaves there on Saturday next.
The Commercial says her cabin
looks elegant, with new carpets,
furniture, chandeliers, etc. She is
a credit to the line to which she be-
longs and a credit to Captain Jas.
S. Wise, the energetic superintend-
ent of the Memphis and Ohio River
Packet Company.
The great Ohio river favorite
passenger packet j. w. CAT, Capt.
Bob Wise, arrived this morning
at 4 o'clock from the Ohio river
with nearly 500 tons of freight, Of
which the following are the princi.
pal items 347 sacks corn, 50 pkgs
butter, 2S5 buckets and 10 tierces
lard, 81 pkgs furniture, 1876 kegs
and 60 boxes soda, 400 stoves, SOC
brls meal, 1850 rolls bagging, $500
bdls cotton-ties, % tons bulk meat
and 1904 pkgs sundries. She had
AZ cabin passengers and Is deckers
Among her passengers, making the
round trip, are two SONS Of Paris G
Brown, Esq, of Cincinnati; Mis-
Josie 0rtman and Miss Mamie
Byers, two beautiful and accom-.
plished young ladies OF Columbus
Ohio. The Gaf leaves tomorrow
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