Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-04

$3.50 ~
Captain Nat Williams has named
his new steamer, building at Madison,
Parole.
Coal boatmen at Pittsburg antici-
pate a June risei sufficient to let out
their coal fleets.
Captain Dick Sinnott will name his
new boat. building at Jacksonville.
the John Sinnott.
The Ste. Geneyieve returned to
st. Louis with a fair list of people
but little freight.
A postal card from Pine Bluff from
the pilots of the Marlin Speed report
only IA inches Of water on the bar
at Rob Roy.
The Thomas Sherlock left Evans
Vile last evening at 6 o'clock for New
Orleans, and will be down Friday
morning.
The Cons Millar, Captain Tichenor,
will arrive tomorrow morning from
Cincinnati, and will leave on Saturday
Win q return trip.
Quite a number Of people appeared
on the bluffs last evening to witness
the arrival and departure of the
Natchez.
The Vint Shinkle gave a grand ex-
cursion last night, under the auspices
OF the members Of the st. Mary's ca
thedral.
The Paris &. Brown, Captain A. M.
Halliday, will leave Glenn's wharf
boat this evening at 8 o'clock for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, going
through with dispatch.
The City of Greenville, Of the An
Choir line, leaves st. Louis to-day for
Vicksburg in place Of the Colorado,
and leaves here on Saturday morning
next.
The Marlin Speed, Captain Ed
Rowland, left Pine Bluff last evening
for Memphis, and will arrive here to.
morrow night, and leave Saturday
with q return trip fer Little Rock and
all points on the Arkansas river.
The first boat that ever arrived al
Little Rock was the Eagle, Captain
Morris. She was seventeen days coins
from New Orleans there, and went on
to within twelve miles of Dwight, in
the Cherokee Nation.
Pittsburg kilograms Of Monday
state that the new sidewheel steamer
building there for Major Adams fol
the Memphis and Vicksburg trade
to take the place Of the Phil Allin
will be named Parole.
Major Hardin, superintendent of tht
Memphis and Arkansas river mail line
received a telegram this morning in,
forming him that Arkansas river ros,
q inches at Fort Smith last night, anC
was still rising. aaar'-tir f
The tug Night Hawk, Captain Due
BrOadhurst in command, with empt,
barges, left last evening for Shoot,
bar to wreck the coal barges STRANDED
there by the Alice Brown.
The w. 2. Halliday passed dow
this morning for New Orleans full,
laden. She put off here a few pkgs o
freight, and added 80 tons for point
below, and took on at Hopefeld 300
sacks oil cake.
The II. P. Rogers, Captain job
Fritz, leaves the foot of Union stree
this evening at five o'clock for Scan
lan's landing, attending to all wa
business. Lewis Fritz presides at til
desk.
The 0sceola Belle, Captain j. G
Andrews, is the regular mail packC
leaving this evening for Osceola an
all way landings on the upper coast
B. o. Michel, Cyrus Fay, and A
Speers, a trio of clever gentlemen, hav
charge of the Office.
The ~wet.enders Of the Appeal an,
Avalanche have been so accustomer
to edit their departments with th
scissors and paste-pot that they i'm
agine we do the same. We use tn
Faber while they make use of tn.
scissors.
The City of Alton, Captain Bigb.
of the Anchor Line, leaves the CON
pany's wharfboat this evening at shar
5 for Cairo and st. Louis, attending
all bend business, and making direC
connection with the principal railroad
for all points East and West.
, The Grand Tower, Captain Lennon
of the Anchor Line, will arrive Ia
night from Vicksburg aud leave to
morrow evening at five O'Clock fo
Cairo and st. Louis, making clos
connection with the principal rail
f, roads for all points East aud West.
Colonel Merrill refuses to compI
with the wishes Of coal men to su.
. pend work on the Davis Island dan
! until after the coalboat freshet, whic
!, is looked for daily. The coal men al
3 apprehensive that the work there ma
= be the cause Of damage to the co;
feet.
: A prominent Ohio river busine.
; man, who passed here last evening
passenger on the Natchez boun
home, writes us that the health
New Orleans and along the bends W!
! never better, with bright prospects
large crops. The negro exodus seen
{ to have subsidized and he saw but
few on the banks. All seemed to
at work,
The Natchez, with Harry Stein
command, passed up last evening f
Cincinnati. She made the run fro
New Orleans TO this port In thr,
!. days and two hours. She had 1(
; cabin passengers and 200 tons
freight. She put of here "A bbls ri,
and % bbls molasses, and added a fe
r passengers.
Colonel VIM. Il. Merrill advertls.
l. for sealed proposals in duplicate uni
Friday. june 9th, for furnishing m.
~ Il