Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-10

Inc commonwealth, one Oh the
packets of the st. Louis and New
Orleans Anchor Line, leaves St
Louis tomorrow for New Orleans.
Rates on freights from St Louis
to New Orleans rule at 30 cents per
Dbl on flour, and 10 cents per hun.
bred.
The tug Laurel, which took a
tow Of stavesto New Orleans several
days since, is on her return up the
river,and will be due here Monday.
The Mary Houston for New Or
leans arrived at Cincinnati this
morning.
The Ben Franklin for Memphis
and Golden Rule for New Orleans
left Cincinnati last evening.
The elegant steamer A. j. White,
Captain N. S. Green, is the regular
Saturday packet for Arkansas City,
giving special attention to all way
business and connecting at Arkan-
sas City with the Pine Bluff rail-
road.
The Colorado is the Anchor Line
packet leaving here Sunday even
ing for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Jas. W. Gatf from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati to-day, and
leaves there tomorrow evening
with a return trip for Memphis.
The Simpson Horuer passed
down yesterday afternoon with a
large tow Of coal.
The Mollie Moore and Gilmore
and barges are due to-day for St.
Louis.
The j. D. Parker, for Memphis,
passed Evansville last evening and
will arrive here tomorrow, return
ing to Cincinnati next Monday
evening.
The Sam Roberts, with barges,
passed here night before last for
New Orleans.
The p. Line steamer Home, with
the Sinton in tow, left Vicksburg
for the Ohio river yesterday. The
former steamer will be locked and
overhauled and the latter will have
a new hull built for her.
The Katie Hooper is the regular
Saturday Arkansas river mail
packet. She leaves tomorrow eve.
ming at 3 o'clock for Little Rock
and makes direct connection there
with the Rose City for Fort Smith
and upper Arkansas river.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain
Mark Cheek, brought in this morn
Ing a fair trip of freight and people,
and returns this evening to Friar's
Point, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business. Walker
0tlaw, a genial and clever gentle
man, holds forth in the Office.
The regatta of all the Memphis
boat clubs takes place next Sun
day afternoon at Mound City chute.
The City of Augusta has been char
tered for the occasion. A good
time is in store for admirers of
b~oat-raclng.
The famous passenger steamer
Charles Morgan, Captain ALI Stein,
will leave the Lee wharf boat Sun
day morning at s O'Clock for Cairo.
Louisville, and Cincinnati, going
through with dispatch.
Tho Carrie Brooks was sold al
marshal's sale, at Pittsburg, on
Wednesday last. Captain Kounta
was the purchaser; price, $685..
He bought her for st. Louis parties
who will run ker in the st. Louis
and Chester trade next fall.
The City of Helena passed down
about noon for VickSburg with one
Of the best trips of the season, be.
ing well laden with freights and
her guards full OF stock. She had
also a big list of people. She dis
charged here over 1000 packages o.
miscellaneous freight and a lot Of
stock, and added 20 tons and sew.
eral people for points below.
Captain R. W. Lightburne, the
Memphis superintendent of the
Memphis and Ohio River Packe.
Company, has removed his Office
temporarily, on account of thu
erection of a new building, to the
third door north of Madison street
on Front street. He will return tC
his old and elegant quarters as soon
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