Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-17

day.
The John Gilmore and barges left
New Orleans last evening for St.
Louis.
The Coahoma cleared for Friar's
Point with a good trip of freight and
people.
The James d. Parker, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Cairo
last evening at 6 O'Clock.
The w. P, Halliday, en- route from
New Orleans to st. Louis, passed
Cairo yesterday at 2 pm
Arkansas rivers still ON the decline.
and has reached the lewest stage it
has been this season.
Captain John @. Davis leaves st.
Louis Thursday for Memphis with the
Mollie Moore.
Captain Irwin, of Greasy Creek, on
the upper Cumberland, has purchased
the Hattie Bliss. Price, 1000.
Captain J. w. Blanks, of New Or
leans, is sick at the Louisville Hotel
in Louisville.
The rivers of Arkansas were stocked
with over n hundred thousand shad
last week.
Captain Thomas Darragh, of Little
Rock, Is in the city the guest Of his
brother, Captain j. j. Darragh.
RN
The James Howard, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis tomorrow eve
ming for New Orleans.
The Golden Crown, for New Or
leans, and Cons Millar, for Memphis,
leave Cincinnati tomorrow.
Captain Harvey McNseley. of the
tug N. M. Jones, was married last
Thursday night at Algiers, La, to
Miss Jane Forester, of that place.
Captain Charles H. Ryman, a sen-
tleman well known in steamboat cir
cles, died at Nashville a few days
since.
The City of Helena left St. Louis
last evening for Vicksburg, and will
leave here Thursday morning at 10.
O'Clock.
The Anchor Line steamer John A.
Scudder, Captain Elem Calvert in
command, will arrive tonight from
New Orleans and leave tomorrow at
0 pm. for Cairo and St. Louis.
The II. p. Rogers, Captain John
Fritz, is the regular packet leaving
the foot of Union street this evening
at five o'clock for Scanlan's Landing.
Lewis Fritz is her purser.
The Vint Shinkle, en- route from
Cincinnati to Memphis, passed Evans
will last evening at Z O'Clock, and will
arrive here Thursday morning.
The tug Laurel will be down in a
few days with a load of slaves, bound
for New Orleans. Pilot AID WATSON
went up the river last evening to meet
her.
The Colorado departed on time last
evening for st. Louis with a good tip
Of people and a fair list of freight.
She added here several lots for the
bends and a lot Of new potatoes.
The paving of the lower levee will
be completed this week and then
Wharf master Kallaher will commence
repaving at the foot of Monroe street
or in front of the wharfboats.
The Centennial Captain Davidson,
of the Anchor Line, will leave the
company's wharfboat, foot Of Monroe
street, this evening at 5 o'clock for
New Orleans, making all principal
way landings.
A tornado at Elizabeth town, XIV.
on Tuesday night last tore the wharf
boat from its moorings, and blew it
across the river and back again. 1t
moored the timber down in its path
and destroyed the crops in its course.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for 0sceola.
She will pay strict attention to all way
business, b. ., Michel, a prince of
good fellows, is her chief clerk.
Captain VIM. Bowman. formerly
half owner of the Nashville, has con
tracted at Louisville for the build
ing of a boat suitable for the upper
Cumberland trade.
The Thomas Sherlock, Captain Lew
Hates, passed Yicksburg yesterday at
II am. and will arrive here to-mor-
row morning and leave Glenn's wharf
boat promptly at 8 o'clock for Cincin-
natl, going through with dispatch.
ENGAGEMENTS will be made aud freight
received at Glepn's wharf boat.
The B~atesyille, Captain Maumus in
command, leaves this evening for st.
Francis river at 8 O'Clock, carrying the
mail and attending to way business,
going through to Wittsburg. Messrs.
Banning and Harrington are her eff
eient clerks.
The elegant sidewheel steamer
ANDY Baum, Captain Vinton, leaves
to-morfoE evening at FIVE o'clock for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
ticketing passengers through to all
points East at a lower rate than ever.
She will also give excursion rates to
ali points on the Ohio, She has pa
Mlatial passenger accommodations.
Captain NJ. NJ. Deem, a clever gen
tleman, presides at the desk and has
associated with him in the Office VIM.
HaFbipson,
The Gne steamer Golden Rule,
Captain o. p. Shinkle, will leave
Glenn's wharfboat this afternoon at 3
o'clock for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. Henry Shaw
doea the honors of the Office,
The Belle Memphis, Captain John
@. Crane in command, came in on
time this morning from st. Louis with.
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