Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-26

The Grand Tower passed down n fG
am. for Vicksburgw with a splendid trip
OF freight. She put off here SIS bbls
-four aud meal, Is SKIS corn, 400 rolls
bagglng, los casks meat, a few pkgs of
sundries, and added Is tons for points
below.
The steamer Milt Harry will arrive
tomorrow evening from White river
aud leave Saturday, in place of the
Josie Harry, with a return trip, going
through to Jaeksonport and carrying
the mail.
Major Hardin, superintendent of the
Memphis and Arkansas river mail
line, received a postal card from Little
Rock this morning informing him OF a
two-inch rise at that point. and heavy
rains, with good indications of a snfi-
cient rise in the river for the packets
TO do business on.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek.
came in on time with 2 bales cotton
100 SKIS oil meal, 1872 SKIS seed. and.
sundrles, and also a coed passenger
list. She returns to Arkansas City at
q O'Clock this evening, carrying the
mail and attending to way business,
Captain Lee Cummins is her chief
clerk, assisted by VIM. Thomas and
Lee Cummins, ir.
The Mississippi River Improvement
convention will be held in Quincy. II.
next month. There will be represcn.
tatlves in the meeting of every branch
OF industry, trade, manufacture and
river commerce Of the entire gAlissis.
slppl Valley, from North to South
The convention is to consider and dis.
cuss measures which shall lead to an
preparations to improve navigation and
increase the trade of the Mississippi,
The Little Rock Gazette. Of yester-
day, says: The new steamer Red
Bluff, built by Scruggs & Barker. has
proven a success as a light boat, only
drawing eight inches, and running
better than was anticipated by her
owners. She is l03 feet long ana ri
feet wide. The boat was built espe-
eially to ply between here and Pine
Bluff. Captain w. G. Scruggs. who
Is her commander, seems delighted
with the boat and her performances IN.
every particular, and says he will sue
coed.
The celebrated passenger steamer J.
w. Calf, Captain Bob Wise in com
mand, came In this morning at nine
o'clock from the Ohio river with the
following splendid trip of freight:
39l bbls meal, II bbls -four, $50 rolls
bagging, 40 pkgs furniture, 7O4 bdls
hubs, G4 bdls spokes, 326 bdls paper.
40 pkgs bacon, IS boxes cheese. 100
boxes starch, 50 boxes candles. %
pkgs whisky. 10 half bbls Blue Lick
water, 80 pkgs iron, 587 wet bbls. 5
tubs butter, 2 iron safes, 10 pkes
canned goods, 102 pkgs wooden ware.
~ pkgs sundries and 125 bbls cement
She did a heavy way business and had
a full cabin register. She leaves Sat
urday evening with a return trip for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati;
ticketing passengers through to ali
points East at a cheaper rate than
ever, transferring passengers and bag
gage at Cincinnati free of charge. She
also gives excursion rates to all points
on the Ohio river. The Calf is a good
boat to travel on, being safe and reli-
able, and has comfortable passenger
accommodations. Captain Wash
Thompson, a clever gentleman. pre-
sides at the desk, while Billy Collins,
one of the most popular stewards on
the river, caters to the wants of the
passengers, and Colonel Billy Byers
prescribes good medicine and aids in
entertaining the guests of the Gaff.