Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-22


passed Louisville yesterday.
The KehlOr is due to-day from
st. Louis She has 400 tons for
this port.
The james D. Parker for Mem
phis and Golden Rule for New Or
leans leave Cincinnati tomorrow.
Southern freights are accumula-
ting at Evansville.
The John Means and barges are
en- route from st. Louis to New Or
leans with 10000 bushels of corn
in bulk.
The Cherokee entered protest at
New Orleans.
The Ashland is up the Arkansas
river loading with cotton for New
Orleans.
Mr.. Charles Brown, brother of
Captain Sam Brown, the great coal
man, is very i'll with typhoid fever
at his residence, near Pittsburg.
Captain James Wilson's wife is
lying dangerously i'll at Cincinnati,
with little hopes of her recovery.
The Petrol returned last evening
to the upper Mississippi.
The John B. Maude passed down
last night for Vicksburg, well laden.
She discharged here 40 bbls. flour
and 10 bbls. apples, and added 20
tons for points below.
The Anchor Line Packet Com
pany are about to contract with the
Towards for two new steamers like
the Grand Tower and the City Of
Helena.
Captain R. W. Lightburne, the
indefatigable agent of the Illinois,
is getting up an excursion for that
fine steamer from here to Vicks-
burg and return.
The Mark Twain brought out
from Deer creek to Vicksburg, on
Tuesday last, 64OO sacks cotton
seed for reshipment to Memphis.
The Sharpe Mcdonald left Louis
vile yesterday with 10 coal boats, /
barge, and 5 fuel boats, containing
bushels of coal for New
Orleans.
The West Wind will be due to.
morrow from the st. Francis river.
If the weather is favorable she will
make a grand excursion upthe river
on Sunday.
The st. Louis Republican says
there has never been a b~etter-con-
Quoted or more popular steamboat
line than the Anchor Line, and it il
bound to reach a greater hight o.
enterprise and usefulness.
The Golden Crown for New Or.
leans passed Evansville yesterday
morning at 9 o'clock, and is due
down tomorrow.
The james Howard for New Or
leans and Grand Tower for Vicks
burg left st. Louis last evening.
The Golddust returned to st
Louis last evening with 345 bales o
Eastern -bOund cotton, a lot of mis-
cellaneous freight and fair list o
people.
The John A. Scudder cleared
for New Orleans with $50 bales 0
cotton, 481O sacks oil meal, s..
sacks oil cake, 74O barrels oil, anc
sundries. This is the last trip o
the Scudder in the Memphis trade
The Kountz line Of boats 1oadin.
at st. Louis are taking Memphi
freights at l5c per barrel on flour
71c per hundred on pound freight
and 221c per barrel on flour.
Captain J. N. Chenoweth, a wei
known and popular steamboatman
is in the city interviewing oil
friends. He makes the round tri
on the Andy Baum.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain J.
Andrews, is the regular mail packe
leaving this evening for 0sccol
and all way landings on the uppe
coast. B. 0. Michel and Cyru
Fay, two clever gentlemen, do tn
honors Of the Office.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacke
Lee, brought in from the lowe
coast a fair list Of cotton and othe
freight, aud returns this evening t
Friar's Point, taking the mail an.
doing all way business. Captain E
Thomas, a genial aud clever gentle
man, is her purser.
The Katie Hooper, Capt. Euger
/ 80 80 A.