Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-15


The E. o. Stanard has been with
drawn, aud viii not load for New
Orleans, but goes to the bank.
The Colorado arrived at Vicks-
burg yesterday morning and will
leave there this evening for st.
Louis.
The Centennial, with 900 hhds
of sugar and other freight, and a
big number of people, is due up to-
day, bound for st. Louis.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Eu-
gene Smith, win arrive tomorrow
from Arkansas river and leave Sat
urday for Little Rock.
The river at st. Lonis is falling
rapidly, and low water is near at
hand, and in consequence Southern
freights will be advanced there to-
day.
The John Gilmore and barges,
en- route from st. Louis to New
Orleans, has among her cargo $780,
600 bushels Of grain in bulk.
The new steamer Whisper is
loading at Cincinnati for Memphis
and leaves there on Saturday. She
will continue in the trade until fall.
She then goes to New Orleans to
enter the Bayou Gcola trade, for
which she was built.
Nh. W. S. Ashford, the efficient
clerk and representative of the
Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet line, received a telegram
from Pine Bluff this morning stat
ing that the Marlin Speed left there
last evening on time for Memphis
and would arrive Friday morning.
The steamer partially built for
Captain Henry Ealer by Alexander
Perry last spring, has been sold at
sheriif's sale, and bought in by the
parties holding contracts. she will
be completed and either sold or run
in some trade for which she may be
adapted.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc.
Kee, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the Lee wharf boat to-mor-
row morning at 10 e'clock for
V%icksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and doing all way business.
George Walton, a clever gentleman,
presides at the desk.
The Anchor Line packet Grand
Tower, Captain Crane in command,
will leave at 9 am. tomorrow Fri
day morning for Cairo and st.
Louis, attending to all way business
and making direct connection with
the principal railroads for all points
East and West. Captain AID Storm
at the Lee wharf boat Will make en-
gagements and give all Information
as regards her movements.
The COahoma, Captain Stacker
Lee, returned last evening to the
coast and will arrive again
this evening before 6 o'clock. She
will leave here again tomorrow
evening at 6 o'clock, sharp, for
Point. During the prevail
ing sickness she will always come
into port before 6 o'clock, leaving
at the same hour the following day.
This is done as a sanitary preca1-
ton.
The JAS. W. Gaff, Captain Bob ,
Wise, will arrive from the Ohio !
with a full cargo of Western t
products and leaves tomorrow !
evening at 8 o'clock sharp, with a
trip for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, ticketing passengers
through to new York city and all
other Eastern cities at a cheaper =,
rate than ever, transferring passen-
gers and baggage to the railroad
free Of charge. The Cali |
has first-clasS passenger accommo. I
dations, and is one of the best and {
boats on the river. She IS a
great ~favorite with the travelling
She viii go through with
dispatch. Captain J. D. Moore, an
gentleman, does the honors
of the office, while Billy Collins, /
the celebrated steward. superin-
tends the cuisine and looks after
the comforts Of the passengers and
The Little Rock Gazette of YES.
says: Messrs. II. B. Pruden, {
.. j.. Palmer, George Lee and /
Richard Osborne, Of Arkansas City. !
county, Kansas, started
from that place the 10th Of July /
a fatboat sixteen feet wide ;
and fifty feet long, containing a
cargo Of $50 sacks Of wheat, bound
for Little Rock. On their arrival !
at Ponca Agency, in the Indian
Nation, they concluded TO leave 90
sacks Of their wheat to tighten their ,
boat, as they found it was too deep '
be safe when the wind was high
enough to make waves in the river. !
Upon their arrival at Van Buren,
they met the steamer Bose City. !
Captain Jas. Bowlin, and reshipped J
their cargo of 1853 sacks from the
iatboat to the steamboat, and ar !
safe in Little Rock on Non
day evening. This is the first ship
ment Of grain ever made from Ar. |
kansas CITY To TiftIn RocL ,