Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-07

ia NNA0 - 49,
Memphis passed Louisville yester-
day.
The City Of Alton left st. Louis
for New Orleans loaded flat and
refused freight, so says q press tels-
gram.
The Golddust is the New Or
leans Anchor Line packet leaving
St Louis tomorrow for New Or
leans.
The John B. Maude left ST. Louis
last evening for Vioksburg, and
leaves here Sunday morning at ten
o'clock.
The City of V~icksburg, from st.
Louis, arrived ut Vicksburg yester-
day, aud leaves there to-day with a
return trip.
The Illinois, from Memphis, ar-
rived at Vicksburg last evening,
and leaves there to-day at noon
with a return trip.
The James Howard from St.
Louis arrived at New Orleans yes
terday and leaves there tomorrow
evening with a return trip.
The new steamer John w. Cam
non leaves Louisville tomorrow for
New Orleans. Captain John Mos
sop has charge of the office.
Captain w. f.. Fuller, a former
we'll known commander, has re-
ceived the Democratic nomination
for magistrate in the first district Of
Newport, Ky.
John Anspaugh, a former we'll
known river engineer, died Tues
day at his home in Bellevue, KY,
of rheumatism Of the heart. He
was sixty-six years OF age.
A requiem mass was offered this
morning at st. Peters church for
the repose of the soul of the late
Johnny Herman, who was lost on
the Inflated steamer Chester.
Mr.. Nick HoOth has purchased
the bar on the new steamer John
W. Cannon. 1t is said to be the
finest and prettiest on the river.
Colonel Joe Flyn will have charge
of it.
The City of Alton, Captain Blk
by, is the New Orleans Anchor
Line steamer, leaving here Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock for New Or
leans, making all principal way
landings.
The board of steam navigation,
comprising representatives from
points East and West, where the
shipping interests principally cen
ter, will hold its next annual meet
ing in Cincinnati early in Septem-
Der.
The Charles Morgan reshipped
at Cincinnati Wednesday night AZ
passengers for the East by rail, in
Guiding the Marshall aud Gay fam.
lilies from Natchez and Bayou
Teche. The river route this season
catches nearly all the Eastern tour
lists.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Lennon, leaves the
elevator this evening at sharp five
for Cairo and st. Louis, doing all
bend business and making direct
connection with the principal rail-
roads for all points East and West.
Tom White holdsforth in the office.
The A. G. Donnally passed down
after midnight for New Orleans
fully laden. She discharged at the
Lee wharfboat IA burial cases, So
boxes Of merchandise and l cask
of hardware and added 240 sacks Of
oil meal, 40 sacks Of peas, II bales
of cotton, 50 bbls of lime and l
box of dry goods.
The Thomas Sherlock, Captain
Lew Hates, passes up this after
noon for Cincinnati, going through
with dispatch. She has 700 tons
for the Ohio river, the principal
items Of her cargo being 1000 bdls
cotton ties, 900 empty beer kegs,
80 hhds iron, so tons scrap iron,
$50 bbls molasses, 45 bbls rice, 200
bbls potatoes, so sacks salt and
5000 feet lumber.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Evansville, Cairo
and Memphis Steam Packet Com.
pany was held on Monday last at
Evansville for the election Of direc-
tors. The old board was reelected,
and subsequently the board re-
elected the officers OF last year.
John 5. Hopkins, president; Capt.
g. J.. Grammer, superintendent /;
Henry N. Sweet, secretary, and
Frank Hopkins, treasurer.
The Katie Hooper, Captain Ed
Rowland, came in this morning
from the Arkansas river with II
bales Of cotton aud sundries, and
reshipped at the mouth IL bales.
She made an exceedingly good run
from the mouth to this port, and
made several landings for passen-
gers. She will leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip for Lit
tie Rock, carrying the mail, attend
ing to all way business aud connect
ing at Little Rock with a light