Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-26

The Trader, with her tow Of timber
out of White river, bound for New
Orleans, passed Vicksburg 0. K. and
will be due at New Orleans Wednes-
day morning.
The j. W. Gaff cleared Saturday
evening for Cincinnati with 1872 bales
of cotton, 200 bags potatoes, Is tons of
old iron and sunlries. She had 40
cabin passengers and a good lot Of
deckers.
The splendid sidewheel passenger
steamer Robert Mitchell, Captain
Dan Moore, will leave Glenn's wharf
boat this afternoon for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, going through
with dispatch.
Captain John B. Davis will leave
st. Louis for Memphis on the I'd Of
June with his fine steamer the Rob
Roy, and will make her initial trip in
the Arkansas City trade on the follow
ing Thursday.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, came in last evening from
the upper coast with 2 bales and 26
bags Of cotton, 26l sacks seed, 30 bales
hay, Z head stock and sundries. She
returns to OsceOla Wednesday even
ing, her regular mail day.
The John Dippold and barges passed
down this morning for New Orleans.
She dropped here twobargesla laden with
bulk corn, one for Messrs. John X.
Speed x Co, and the ether was con-
signed to Il. G. Buchanan 4 Co.
The W. P. Halliday passed up last
night for st. Louis with a fair up
stream trip. She discharged here so
bbls potatoes, 80 SKIS salt, and several
pkgs sundries. She made the run
from New Orleans to this port in 3
days and 4 hours.
The Vicksburg Herald of Saturday
says: 1T is probable that the wharf
boat will have to be moved soon to a
point near Ryan's mill. The water is
becoming so scant in the lake that
some of the big boats are afraid totry
to get to the wharfboat at its present
location
The Maumelle left Little Rock yes
terday morning for Memphis and will
arrive here tomorrow morning. She
lays up for the present, and, owing to
the dull times and lack Of business,
the packet company will send out but
ono boat a week To Arkansas rive
until business improves.
The City of V~icksburg, Captain Bob
Riley, is the Anchor Line packet
leaving the company wharfboat this
evening ats o'clock, sharp, for Cairo
and st. Louis, attending to all bend
business and makingdirect connection
with the principal railroads for all
points East and West. Chris Sharpe
presides at the desk.
The elegant passenger steamer
Golden Crown will leave Glenn's
wharf boat, foot of Jefferson street, to-
morrow at 2 pm. for New Orleans,
making all principal way landings.
!, Captain Glenn will receive freight for
her at his warehouse or wharfboat
and make engagements for her.
The Batesville, Captain Maumus in
command, came in Saturday night
from St. Francis river with 6 bales o.
cotton, 40 sacks cotton-seed, 4 sacks
wool, 1900 cane poles and Is packages
sundries. She leaves tomorrow even.
ing with a return trip for Wittsbure
and all points on st. Francis river
carrying the mail and doing all way
business. Birdie Banning is hei
chief clerk.
The Thomas Sherlock succeeded in
getting wei the bar at Oaseyville, anC
passed Louisville yesterday on hel
way to Cincinnati. In lighteninl
over the bar she put 45O bales of cot.
ton on a coal fiat which took FIRE from
a spark and the barge was set adrift
1t was afterward caught by the little
/, steamer Mary Glees, and the fire ex.
tinguished and part Of the cotton
saved.
The James D. Parker, Capt. Charley
Russell, will arrive to-day from the
Ohio river with a full cargo of Western
products, and leaves on Wednesday
evening next with a return trip for
Cincinnati, ticketing her passengers
through to all points East at a cheaper
rate than ever. Messrs. Bob Mccoy
and Harry Millar, two genial and
clever gentlemen, are her clerks.
Captain r. w. Lightburna, superin-
tendent of the line, will make engage
ments for her
The red tiger packet, Of the Lee
Mail Line, Captain Stacker lee in
command, brought in yesterday morn.
; ing 3j bales cotton, 500 sacks seed, "a
7 head stock and sundries, and had also
: u good list Of people. She leaves this
t evening at sharp q O'Clock with a re.
. turn trip for Priar's Point, carrying
the mail, making all way landings on
schedule time aud making direct con
nectiOn at Glendale with the Mobile
: and Northwestern railroad. Captain
; John Gwathmey, n courteous gentle
man and efficient clerk, controls the
office, assisted by Messrs, Platt
Rhodes and j. W. Haley.
! The Ouachita Belle, Captain Mark
Cheek, came in last night from Vicks-
burg with l22bales and II bags of cot
ton, 487 sacks seed and sundries, and
: had a large list of people. For the
present she has withdrawn from the
Vicksburg trade, and, in opdep TO give
better attention to the bend business,
will ply between here and Arkansas
} City, leaving on Mondays and Thurs.
days. She leaves this evening at !
r o'clock for Arkansas City on her in
+ itiql trip. She will pay strict qtten-
i lion to all way and plantation bust
ness and make all landings on schedule