Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-09

Captain Frank Beck, IT,, is now
clerking on the Whisper.
The John Gilmore and barges ar
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Golden Rule, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, is aground
below Louisville.
The Paris c. Brown. en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Louisville yesterday.
Captain Lem Gray piloted the Hi
nois to st. Louis. William Keefe did
not go out on her as first mentioned.
The cotton crop along Arkansas
river Was never oetter and promises q
large yield.
Captain Gus Donnally. with his new
steamer, the Ariadne, left Cincinnati
last evening Tor Memphis.
The Golden Rule for New Orleans.
and James d. Parker for Memphis.
leave Cincinnati this evening.
The Vint Shinkle, which left hero
Friday last for Cincinnati, is reported
aground at Caseyville.
The Riverside baseball club. Gov
cred with glory, returned home yester-
day.
The New Mary Houston completed
her repairs and got away yesterday
afternoon for Cincinnati.
The Appeal says the Josie Harry
will take the place Of the 0uachita
Belle in the Arkansas City trade.
The U. P. Schenck and Guiding
Star have gone to the bone yard at
Cincinnati.
Commodore Coulson will shortly
begin the erection of a 200, 900 bushel
elevator at Yankton.
The James Howard, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis to-day, and
leaves here Saturday next for New
Orleans.
The United States sloop-of-wa val
Wachusett has returned to Vicks-
burg, and awaits a more favorable
opportunity before starting up the
river.
The City of Greenville, from St.
Louis, arrived at Vicksburg yester-
day, and leaves there to-day at noon
with a return trip.
The W. P. Halliday from New Or.
leans, and City of Vicksburg from
Vicksburg, arrived at st. Louis yester-
day.
The tcwboat Grafton will get away
the latter part of the week with a tow
Of four barges of coal for New Or
leans.
The lower Ohio is getting down to
low tide, with navigation partially
suspended on account of the low stage
of water.
Mr.. w. B. Wheeler, the venerable
father Of Mr.. VIM. Wheeler, the
efficient discharging clerk of the Gin
%cinnati packets, is paying a visit to
HIS worthy son.
The Ouachita Belle, Captain Mark
Cheek, is the regular mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Ar
kansas City. She will be found in port
early in the morning ready to receive.
Captain Ed Rowland has entered
his passenger steamer Katie Hooper
in the Cincinnati and Wheeling. w.
Va, trade. Ed Muhleman will have
charge of the Office.
The Katie Hooper has left Mound
City for Cincinnati, and enters the
Wheeling and Cincinnati trade. She
leaves Cincinnati Friday next for
Wheeling.
Mr.. S. f. Hilzheim, agent at Pine
Bluff for the Memphis aud Arkansas
River Mail Line, arrived in the city
last night on the steamer Maumelle,
and was warmly greeted to-day by his
numerous friends.
The James w. Gaff, for Memphis,
passed Evansville yesterday morning
at s o'clock, and will arrive here to-
morrow and leave Friday with a re-
turn trip for Cincinnati. Capt. r. w.
Lightburne will make engagements
for her.
Captain Milt Harry, with his new
and elegant passenger steamer the
Josie Harry, gives the Sunday-school
children at Augusta, Ark, an excur-
siod to-day, going from there to Jack
sOnport and return.
The Golden City, en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, is reported
aground at C%aseyyille. She will have
a hard time in getting out of the Ohio
on account of the low stage of water.
The Cons Millar left for Cincinnati
last evening with 1874 bales cotton, Y
barrels apples, % SKIS yarn, 10 tons
scrap iron and sundries and 40 cabin
passengers. Amongst the number
were Mrs. Captain Davie Hukill, who
goes to Kentucky to spend the heated
term.
The Belle Memphis cleared for St.
Louis with a good trip of people and
40 tons of way freight, She has large
engagements IN Madrid bends for new
wheat, which she will take to St.
Louis. She will go into st. Louis with
over 10000 SKIS new wheat. On her
last trip she took in nearly 5000 SKIS.
The palatial passenger steamer
Golden Grown, Captain Eugene Shin.
kle in command, leaves Glenn's wharf
boat tomorrow at 10 am. for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. She will
go through with dispatch. G. V.
Shinkle, a clever gentleman, is her
pprser. Captain Glenn will make
engagements for her,
The Anchor Line packet John A.
Scudder, of which Captain Elem Cal
vert is master, leaves the company's
wharf boat, foot of Monroe street,
this evening at sharp 5 o'clock for
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