Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-05

cessful launch of his new monster
sternwheeler, at Portsmouth, Ohio, on
Thursday last.
Captain Eugene Sutclife, formerly
Of Glenn's w~harfboat, returned on
Thursday from Kansas, whittier he
has been prospecting.
The Vint Shinkle cleared last night
at II o'clock for Cincinnati with 33s
bales Of cotton, 76 SKIS bones, 40 tons
iron and 80 cabin passengers.
The Memphis and Louisville Rail
road Company have concluded to build
a drawbridge over Hatchie river al
Brownsville, Immediately, or at least
the draw will be completed in time
for the opening of the seasons bust
ness.
Major John Hardin and Captains
Ed Rowland and James II. Reese
were in Pittsburg yesterday celebrat-
ing the Fourth and negotiating for The
building of a new light-draught boat
for Arkansas river.
The W. P. Halliday, of the Anchor
Line, en- route from New Orleans to
St. Louis, passed. Vicksburg yesterday
at II am, and leaves here Monday
afternoon.
The City Of V~icksburg, Captain
Bob Riley, arrived yesterday afternoon
from Vieksburg, and left this morning
at 10 o'clock for st. Louis with a fair
list OF freight and a good trip of
people.
Captain VIM. Maingault, with his
splendid transfer steamer General
Pierson, with a few invited guests on
board, dropped down to the foot Of
Beal street and laid out in the river
to view the fireworks display.
The Cons Millar, Captain William
Tichenor, will arrive tomorrow from
the Ohio river with a full cargo of
Western products, and leaves Tuesday
evening next with a return trip. Capt.
w. Lightburne will make engage
ments for her.
The h. 0. Stanard and j. D.. Scully
lashed together, passed up last even
ing for st. Louis. One item of the
Stanard's cargo is 5000 sacks salt.
She put off here a few packages of
freight.
We continue to receive complaints
from the pilots of the lower coast of
the miserable management of the gov
eminent lights between here and
Vicksburg. At several points the
lights are not kept burning half the
time.
The Maumelle arrived at Little
Rock last night, and leaves there this
morning for Memphis, and will arrive
Monday, and leave on Tuesday with a
return trip.
The display of fireworks last night
did not come up to the expectations of
the visitors. The general remark
among the river fraternity was that
Tracy and his fireworks were n. G.
The Mollie Moore, Captain John B.
Davis, left St. Louis yesterday for
Memphis with 800 tons of miscellane-
GUS freight, and will arrive Monday
morning and return to st. Louis Mon
day evening.
The Illinois will be taken to St.
Louis Monday next and placed in the
Grand Tower trade, and the Ouachita
Belle takes her place in the Arkansas
City trade.
The owners of the 0uachita Belle
and the harbor tugs, Frank Jones,
ONeal, Clarence and Hop Loudon,
gave the services of the above crafts
last night to the orphans free of
charge.
The B~atesville, Captain Maumus in
command, leaves this evening at six
o'clock, sharp, for Mariana and all
points on st. Francis river, carrying
the mail and attending to all way bust
ness. Mr.. Harrington, a clever gen
tleman, does the honors Of the Office.
The elegant passenger steamer
Golden City, Captain Billy Mcintyre
in command, will leave Glenn's wharf
boat tomorrow at 10 am. for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings. Captain Glenn will make
engagements for her.
Captain Milt Harry, the great favor
tic boatman on White river, will give
an excursion with his palatial passen.
ger steamer Josie Harry, to the Sun
~day-school children at Augusta, next
week, Captain Milt is always doing
some good act for the pleasure and
amusement of his friends.
The City Of Greenville passed down
on time for Vicksburg with a good
trip of freight. She discharged here
825 bbls Of meal, $50 bbls of -four,
1000 SKIS corn, 300 SKIS malt, 80 SKIS
bran, 81 SKIS oats and 1000 pkgs of
miscellaneous freight, and added %
tens for points below.
The tow boat Charley Mcdonald
arrived last night from Cairo, with
Captain Walkers dry docks in tow,
which we're safely landed and moored
at Fort Pickering. The John Overton
will be taken out on the docks as soon
as they are ready for business. The
Charley Mcdonald returned to Cairo
with a tow Of empties.
The obstruction at the foot ofUnion
street which Is one of Captain Glenn's
wharfboat stages, should be removed
before it costs the city something for
damages by punching hole in one of
the little steamers that land there reg
ularly.
The splendid passenger steamer
New Mary Houston, Captain Charley
Miller, will leave Glenn's wharfboat
tomorrow morning at G O'Clock for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. She
will go through without detention and
ticket passengers through to all points
Rast at an exceedingly low rate, Ell
lott Miller Is her nurser. Cant Glenn