Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-07

No movement in frcights worth
mentioning.
The little steamer Henry Logan is
for sale at Cincinnati.
Old SOILS rays" " shined" too hot
for idlers on the levee.
A twice-told tale-Price hosting
himself with his own petard.
The Natchez from New Orleans
arrived at Cincinnati this morning.
The Andy Baum will leave Cincin-
natl next Wednesday evening for
Memphis.
Oh, no, Price is not an absorbent.
He often gives little things away-him-
self, for instance.
The James D. Parker for Memphis
and Guiding Star for New Orleans
leave Cincinnati this evening.
The City of Alton from New Or
leans and st. Genevieve from Memphis
arrived at st. Louis yesterday.
The John Dippold and barges passed
up this morning for st. Louis, adding
here barges 81 and 36.
The printers devil played smash
with Carl's structures on the Appeals
wet-ender-"words words"
The 0sceola Belle took up a good
trip of freight and people to the upper
coast.
The Vint Shinkle, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Cairo
last evening.
The John B. Maude, of the Anchor
Line, will arrive here tomorrow
night and will leave Monday evening
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The j. w. Gaf will arrive here
Monday morning from the Ohio river,
and leave Wednesday next with a re-
turn trip for Cincinnati,
Ben Forbes, who has been clerking
on the elevator at Vicksburg, has been
rendered and accepted the position OF
second clerk on the Silverthorn, of the
Adams Mail Line.
A meeting of merchants favorable
to the Planters Line will be held at 3
o'clock this afternoon at the mer-
chants exchange.
Milt Harry, the little captain of the
fine steamer Josie Harry, is dealing
in futures. He scooped in nearly
$4,000 since last week on shorts.
Several bales of cotton, shipped
from here on the James D. Parker,
bound East, were consumed by fire at
Cincinnati on Thursday last.
The Belle of Shreveport, of the
Anchor Line, leaves st. Louis this
evening for New Orleans, and will
leave here Wednesday morning at lC
o'clock.
The James Howard from st. Louis
arrived at New Orleans yesterday and
leaves there this evening with a return
trip for st. Louis.
The h. NJ. Norton left st. Louis
yesterday for New Orleans with a tow
Of barges laden with grain and pro-
duce.
The Thomas Sherlock passed down
last evening for New Orleans fully
laden. She discharged here 272 bales
of hay and some miscellaneous stuff.
The Anchor Line steamer COLORADO
left st. Louis for Vicksburg last eve.
ing. She will leave here on Monday
morning.
Capt. Wash Floyd, late chief clerk
Of the Marlin Speed, leaves this even.
ing for St. Louis and thence to the
lakes to spend the summer.
The new and powerful tug HoT
Louden left yesterday afternoon fol
New Orleans with a tow of sever
barges laden with slaves and lumber
Captain John G%wathmey, CHIEF
clerk of the COahOma, has fully re.
covered from his late spell of sickness
and went out last evening in charge o.
the packet he so nobly represents.
The Belle Memphis leaves St. Louis
this evening for Memphis and viii
arrive here Tuesday morning anC
leave in the evening with a return triI
for st. Louis.
There is more need of the govern.
ment snagboats between Cairo and
Vicksburg than there has been fol
many years, the channel being not
only crooked and narrow, but is full
of snags and distractions.
The John A. Scudder, Captain Elem
Calvert in command, Of the Anchor
Line, leaves here tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock for Now Orleans, making
all principal way landings. Captain
Garrett Huls, a genial and clever
gentleman, pFesideS at the desk.
Walt, of the Cairo Daily Argus.
goes for the wet-onders of thelmGrnipl
papers Of Memphis in reference to thu
spagboat business, and handles then
without gloves.
As Colonel Capmer and General
Louis Daltrof take passage on th5
Cons Millar this evening, hound 70,
Cincinnati, in search of clover, LoOa
Inspector James Ralston requested
Captain Tichenor to take out an extri
case of life preservers in case of al
| accident, they being noted "Jonahs.
CAPTAIN Lightburne, of the line, re
fused to sell them a ticket, but pu
them on deck.
Major J9hg p; Adams, ofthe Adam