Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-14


proceed on her trip to Vicksburg
Friday at 10 am.
The J. w. Gaff added 600 bbls
salt at Louisville for Memphis.
The new steamer John W. Can
non makes a trial trip at Louisville
tomorrow.
Captain Nowland will have the
Katie Hooper's shaft repaired and
be ready to leave on her regular day,
next SATURDAY, for Arkansas river.
The City of Alton, of the st.
Louis and New Orleans Anchor
Line, will leave st. Louis to-mor-
row for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum for Memphis
and Mary Houston for New Orleans
will leave Cincinnati this evening.
1t would require 221 railroad cars
to transport the bulk grain taken
South by the John Deppold on her
last trip. She had 17S, 500 bushels.
George Lsngdon, a we'll known
White river pilot, who has been i'll
at Hopefeld, Ark, for several
months past, died there on Satur-
day last, and was buried on Sunday.
Captain Parisot, of the Yazoo
river line of steamers, will build at
Louisville this summer a new boat
for the Sunaower river trade, and
one for the Deer creek trade.
Mr.. VIM. Haines, pilot of the
Hattie Rowland, informs us that
the government snagboat McOOmb
is doing good service in the lower
part Of Arkansas river in removing
snags and Instructions from the
channel.
Captain bud Broadhurst, with
his powerful tug the Night Hawk,
left this morning for New Orleans
with a tow Of five boats, containing
100000 pipe slaves on account of
Messrs. w. D.. Lucas & Co.
The st. Louis and New Orleans
Anchor Line packet Common
wealth, Captain Green Shields, will
leave tomorrow morning at ten
O'Clock for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings. Owen
Gates, a clever gentleman, presides
at the desk.
The celebrated Ohio river pas
senger steamer J. W. CAT, Captain
Bob Wise, passed Evansville yester-
day at 8 I'm. for Memphis with a
good trip Of freight and people, and
will arrive tomorrow afternoon
and return to Cincinnati on Fri
day with a grand excursion trip.
The splendid steamer Golden
Rule, Captain O. P. Shinkle, will
leave tomorrow at 6 am. for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings. She is a safe carrier and
has unsurpassed passenger accom-
modations. Mr.. Shaw, an afable
gentleman, does the honors of the
Office.
The prompt and regular lower
coast packet A. j. White, Captain
N. S. Green, will arrive this even
ing on time with a good trip, and
leave tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Arkansas City, doing
all bend business. John Gwath-
mey, Neil Booker and Billy Thomas,
a trio of clever and accommodating
gentlemen, are her clerks.
The fine steamer Hattie Now
land, Captain James II. Rees, leaves
this evening for Little Rock and all
points on Arkansas river, carrying
the mail, doing all way business
and making direct connection at
Little Rock with the Judge Fletcher
for Fort Smith and upper Arkansas
river. Captain j. A. Mcconnell q
courteous gentleman, is her chief
clerk, seconded by Joe Boyd.
The neat and staunch little
steamer Mark Twain, Captain ].
D. Randall, is receiving at the foot
of Monroe street for st. Francis
river and leaves tomorrow evening
going through to Wittsburg, carry.
ing the mail and making direct con.
%nection with a light draught steam.
T er for the Sunk Lands. A. L. Ban.
ming, a worthy young gentleman
is her purser, assisted by Lee Cum
minis, jr.
Mr.. Will Rees, brother of Cap.
. tain j. II. Rees, came around from
Arkansas yesterday on the Hattie
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