Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-14
The Sam Roberts and barges are

hive feet water on the bar.
William Kealhofer, freight clerk
of the Golden City, is coming down
on the Andy Baum, en- route t.
Hot Springs.
The Cons Millar for Memphis
and Golden Grown for New Or
leans will leave Cincinnati to-mor-
row evening.
The Capitol City arrived at
Vicksburg yesterday morning and
leaves there to-day with a re.lrn
trip for ST. Louis.
The Illinois arrived at ViokSburg
last evening, and leaves there to-
day with a return trip for Memphis
and will arrive Sunday evening.
The Colorado left St Louis last
evening for Vicksburg, She will
arrive here Sunday morning, aud
proceed on her voyage at 10 am.
The John B. Maude left Vioks-
burg Yesterday noon. She viii ar
rive here tomorrow night and viii
leave Sunday evening for st. Louis
The new steamer John w. Can
non added 1887 sacks corn al
Shawneetown. She Viii have to
tighten up to get over Casey lie
bar.
The Dippold and barges, bound
for s. Louis, passed Vicksburg yes
terday morning. The principal
item Of her cargo is AGA hIds and
$40 boxes sugar.
The Andy Baum, on leaving
Cincinnati Wednesday evening for
Memphis had 65 cabin passengers
and 800 tons of Height, and large
engagements below the falls.
The Mary Houston, due down to-
morrow for New Orleans, refused
freight at Shawnretown, having all
she could carry on the water. She
left 100 tons of New Orleans freight
there awaiting shipment.
Captain Owen Finnegan, of Mo-
bile, has contract ID, at Cincinnati,
with the Maine Ways for the hull
of a new steamer for the Alabama
river trade, 175 feet long, IS feet
beam and 5 feet hold, to be COM
pleted in September.
The Mark Twain, Captain Maui
mus in command, will arrive TO-
day from St Fiancis river and
leave tomorrow evening with a re-
turn trip for Mariana and all
points on st. Francis river.
The Coahoma on her up-trips
always arrives here between half
past eight and ten o'clock at night,
making close connection with the
Louisville train leaving for the
East, and also the Memphis and
Charleston ra''read.
The new steamer John W. OGn-
non and Mary Houston, bound for
New Orleans, are still delayed in
the lower Ohio on account Of low
water. Both steamers are overdue,
but, according to dispatches, had
not reached Cairo up to last night.
The fine steamer A. j. White,
Captain N. S. Green, is the regular
Saturday packet for Arkansas City
and the bends. She will be found
in port early i'll the morning ready
to receive, and leaves promptly in
the evening, giving special atten.
ton to al plantation and way bust
ness.
The New Orleans Anchor Line
packet John A. Scudder, Captain
Jack Garter, will leave at 5 O'Clock
tomorrow evening for New Or.
leans, making ali principal way
landings. Captain Garrett Huls, /
clever gentleman and popular boat,
man, is her purser.
The City of Helena, Captain Nc.
Kee, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the elevator this evening a
5 o'clock for Cairo and ST. Louis
doing all bend business and max
ing close connection With the prin
cipal railroads for all points East
and West. Geo. Walton, clever ant
oblig.ng, holds forth in the Office
Captain Stacker Lee, the WORTHY
and popular skipper of the "ret
tiger" packet Coahoma, stopped Of
this trip to attend the convention
in the interest Of his friends, ant
he worked in the convention like
Trojan for his fayorites, whom W
hope will be successful, on his &C
count. In his absence Captain L,
Thomas represents him.
Captain Bob Wise, of the famou
steamer ]. W. Gaf, is %sufferin.
from an attack of bilious fever, an,
is hardly able to attend to his du
ties. In consequence he was unabl
to-day to leave the boat to come u
in the city and interview shipper
and shake hands with his man
friends. We hope he will soon rt
cover and be himself again. Cap
Bob says that this is the first tim
in all his steamboating that he hs
failed to pay his respects to h
patrons and numerous friend
throughout the city.
Application has been made (
. Pittsburg for a bench warrant 0
Frederick Dippold for fraudulent
contracting a debt Of $4,000, b