Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-07

The Milt Harry got away yesterday
al 10 am. for White river.
The James Howard leaves ST. Louis
Wednesday for New Orleans.
The new Natchez will be ready 70
launch about the middle of this
mouth,
Commodore James Wise will run
three boats per week in the Memphis
aud Cincinnati trade next season.
The Vint Shinkle, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Cairo
last night at 6 o'clock.
The j. w. Gaf, en- route from Gin
c%innati to Memphis, passed Louisville
yesterday.
The shady side Of the skid piles
on the levee were much sought after
this morning.
Captain Asa Booth, who has been
running a hotel at Hot Springs, con-
templates returning to river life.
The Golden Crown for Cincinnati.
and John A. Scudder for st. Louis,
left New Orleans Saturday evening.
The old hull of the wrecked Keo-
kuk burned Saturday night, and is a
total loss.
The Vint Shinkle, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Cairo
last night at six o'clock.
The transfer steamer John 0verton
will be taken out on the docks to-day
and will undergo a thorough over
hauling.
The James w. Calf left Cincinnati
Saturday evening for Memphis, and
leaves here Friday next with a return
trip.
Captain Stacker Lee, who is one o.
the most popular lower river steam
boatmen, will have command of the
Adams Line packet Parole.
The Cairo and Louisville packet
Dora Cabler, sports a calliope, which
wakes up the natives and makes then
red hot during the sultry weather.
Major John d.. Adams is in Pitts.
burg to-day looking after his new
steamer, Parole, building there for The
Memphis and Vicksburg trade.
The Grand Tower, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis to-day fol
Nieksburg, and will leave here Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The Paris G.. Brown and Colder
Rule, en- route from New Orleans tt
Cincinnati, passed Evansville yester
day morning.
The Golden City, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, lef
Evansville this morning and is du,
here Wednesday morning.
The channel in the lower Ohio i
thin, crooked and lumpy, causing
much delay to steamers bound up anC
down.
The w. p. Halliday passed up yes
terday morning for st. Louis with
fair list of people and moderate freigh
list.
The John A. Scudder, ofthe Ancho
Line, will arrive here Wednesda
morning from New Orleans, and leay
in the evening for st. Louis.
Major John Hardin and Captain Il.
Rowland were in Pittsburg to7da
negotiating with Captain James II
Recess for the building of a ligh
draught steamer for Arkansas river.
The City of Alton passed dow
Saturday night for New Orleans we
/, laden. She added here 600 sacks O
cake, 100 bbls oil, 300 bdls cotton tic
and 10 tons miscellaneous freight.
, The elegantc chandeliers that adorne
the Natchez have been transferred I
the famous Charles Morgan, havin
, been presented to Captain Alf Stei
by Captain Tom feathers.
The towboat Grafton came in YES
D terday from the lower Ohio with
tow Of coal for Bryan & 0'Neal, an
, returns this evening with a tow q
empties.
= The 0sceola Belle, Captain j.. c
+; Andrews, brought in from the uppc
) coast a fair list of freight and return
to 0sceola Wednesday evening mex
her regular mail day. Captain B. {
Michel is her chief clerk.
+ The Anchor Line packet Center
+; NAL, Captain Davidson, left st. Lou.
Saturday evening for New 0rlean
and will leave here to morrow evenin
, at 5 O'Clock.
a The Colorado passed down tn
$ morning for Vioksburg well ladeI
5 She put off here 500 pieces bagginI
{ IL head stock, 1870 tubs butter and
tons for points below,
The John B. Maude passed up
g 10 am. for st. Louis with a fair nj
q stream trip. She put off here 3 ball
, cotton and added % pkgs sundries an
some people.
The Belle Memphis received in M
drid bends this trip for st. Louis 37(
SKIS of new wheat. The yield in NJ
drid bends to the acre and the quail
this year has been better than al
previous year.
m Captain Ed Postal will drop h
elegant and reliable White river pao.
ct Hard Cash down to the landing {
s. morrow and commence receiving
White river, and will leave Wedne
day evening next, her regular da
The Hard Cash is in splendid ord
and looks better than when she fir
came out.
The Batesville, Captain Maumu
came in Yesterday from 81. FranC