Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-24

for the present.
There viii be no packet to-day
for St Louis, the Belle Memphis
having dropped OUT
The Robert Mitchell, for New
Orleans, and j, w, Gaf, for Mem
phis, passed Louisville yesterday,
Six steamers for the Yellowstone
are in process of construction at
Pittsburg, beside one for South
America.
The Hattie Nowland, Captain
James II. Rees, a fine packet, gives
an excursion tonight under the.
auspices Of st. Marys Aid Society.
A marine man says Diver DwyD
can't walk from Louisville to Cairo
for $4,000, the money to be put up
at any time his hackers are ready.
The Katie Hooper returned to
Arkansas river Saturday evening
with u good trip of freight and
people.
The Bob Lee has laid up at New
Orleans to repaint and repair for
the fall season. The new steamer
John w. Cannon takes her place.
The new steamer Mary Houston,
Captain Charley Miller, will pass
up this afternoon for the Ohio river
with a big trip Of people, and 500.
tons of freight.
The new steamer Paris G. Brown
left Evansville last evening at $50
andi is due here tomorrow afternoon
on her way to New Orleans.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed
Postal, will arrive Monday mid
night and return to White river
Wednesday evening.
The local packets will bring
Fourth Of July ex%cursiouists to the
city to see the fireworks at half fare
or special rates.
The Colorado passed up last even
ing on time for ST. Louis with a good
list of people. She added here
somefruit and other freight.
The Anchor Line packet City of
Vicksburg viii arrive this evening
from Y~icksburg and leave the ele-
yator tomorrow evening at sharp 5
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The steamboat bill was killed in
the senate by the manipulation of
Senator Conkling, who is a great
enemy to Western steamboat inter-
ests.
The Commonwealth and John
Dippold and barges for New Or
leans and Capitol City for Vicks-
burg left st. Louis Saturday even
ing.
The big James Howard passed
down Saturday evening for New
Orleans fully laden, after adding
here Is sacks oil meal and cake and
some other stuff.
The John B. Msude passed down
for Vicksburg yesterday noon well
laden. She discharged at the ele.
vator 5000 packages of miscellane-
GUS freight and some stock and
added 10 tons for points below.
Colonel R. @. Werrick, formerly
Cairo agent of the Mississippi Val
ley Transportation Company, has
been elected secretary Of the st.
Louis and New Orleans Anchor
Line.
Diver John Dwyre having sue
ceeded in turning over the hull of
the sunken Calumet, at Madison, it
is now out on the ways at that place
undergoing an inspection to Sc.
what can be done with it.
Captain James Remission awoke
from a sound slumber Thursday
night, at his Newport residence, to
find the lightning playing in mad
frenzy about his bedpost, and the
plastering raining down on his
head from the ceiling. The house
had been struck by lightning, but
none of the inmates injured.
The A. j. White returned to Ar
kansas City Saturday evening with
a fair trip offreight and people. She
returns to port tomorrow afternoon
and leayesW Wednesday evening again
for the lower coast.
The Mark Twain, Captain J. D.
Randall, came in last evening from
Mariana with fair trip and leaves
tomorrow evening with a return
trip for st. Francis river and all
way points, carrying the mail, doing
all way business and going through
to Wittsburg. A. L. Banning is
her chief clerk, seconded by Lee
Oummins, jr.
The West Wind, Captain j. 'G.
Andrews, brought in from the up.
per coast a fair trip and returns
this evening to 0sceola, carrying
the mail and giving special atten-
ton to all way and plantation bust
ness. Messrs. B. o. Michel and
Cyrus Fay, two clever gentlemen
and accommodating clerks, have
charge Of the Office.
The Anchor Line packet Capitol
City, Captain John 9. Crane, will
leave the elevator tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg,
carrying the mail, dong all way
business, and connecting with the
Pine Bluff railroad at Arkansas
Civ and at Vicksbnro NTH tba.