Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-11

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leans, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
Billy Nucles went out last evening
as second clerk on the G.. w. Cheek.
George and William Keefe were to
60 out as pilots on the G. w. Cheek
last evening.
The Belle st. Louis will hereafter
leave st. Louis on Saturdays and here
on Tuesdays.
The Andy Baum for Memphis and
Golden Rule for New Orleans leave
Cincinnati this evening.
The Jim Fisk has resumed her
regular trips in the Paducah and
Cairo trade.
The City of Alton leaves st. Louis
this evening for New Orleans, and
leaves here Saturday evening.
Captain james Lee, jr., left last
evening for Washington City on a bus
mess trip.
The Memphis correspondent Of the
Marine Journal has gone crooked in
the last issue.
The Cons Millar, en- route from
Memphis to Cincinnati, passed Cairo
last night.
The George w. Cheek has gone to
st. Louis to enter her new trade. She
left yesterday afternoon.
The Belle Memphis returned to St.
Louis last evening with a good trip of
people but little freight.
The Batesville cleared last evening
for st. Francis river with a splendid
trip.
The excursion on the j. w. Calf
last night was a grand affair, of which
mention of an extended character is
made on our local page.
The Robert Mitchell, fully laden,
passed down last evening for New
Orleans, after putting off at Glenn's
wharf boat a few pkgs Of freight.
The w. P. Halliday, from st. Louis,
and Thomas Sherlock, from Cincin-
natl, arrived at New Orleans yester-
day.
The Future City and barges, and
also having in tow the Trader, Captain
Postals White river steamer, left New
Orleans last evening.
The Marlin Speed left Little Rock
last evening for Memphis and will be
here Friday morning. She leaves on
Saturday with a return trip.
The Josie Harry will have her shaft
repaired in time to resume her regular
trips Saturday evening next for White
river.
Chris Kirchner, a we'll known shoe
maker on Madison street, drowned
himself yesterday afternoon. He was
popularity known in river circles.
Commodore s. H. Parisott and
Captain Ed c. Carroll have been made
honorary members of the Mississippi
Valley Cotton Planters Association
Captain John +. Kranz has secured
the Fair Play, which was built at. Gin.
c%innati in 1877, for the New Orleans
and Grand Isle trade.
The Illinois, Capt. Mark Cheek. is
the regular Thursday mail packet for
Arkansas City, and will be found ID
port in the morning ready to receive.
The James Howard passed up thi,
morning for st. Louis with a fair up.
stream trip. She discharged here ~
bbls molasses, IL crates cabbage anC
added a few small lots for the bends
The OsceOla Belle, Captain j. G
Andrews, is the regular mail packeI
this evening for 0sceola and inferno.
date points. B. o. Michel, Gym,
Fay and AL Speers are her courteous
and capable clerks.
Captain John Bowen, formerly river
editor of the st. Louis Democrat, is
now contracting agent for the Erie
and Northshore Dispatch Line, with
headquarters at st. Louis.
The II. p. Rogers, Captain John
Fritz, leaves the foot of Union street
this evening at 5 o'clock for Scanlan's
Landing. Lewis Fritz does the hon.
ors of the office.
Captain r. w. L~ightburnG, super.
intendent of the Memphis and Gin
%cinnati Packet Line, will ticket
passengers over his line cheaper thar
by any other route.
Birdie Banning, the chief clerkoi
the Batesville, stopped of this trip tC
go to Raleigh to get Spilled Mr..
W. V. Harrington went out in hi.
place.
The Belle of Shreveport passed
down last night for New Orleans
loaded fat. She put off here a few
packages Of freight and added 9 bale!
cotton and several lots for the bends
The Guiding Star, Captain w. B
Miller's famous passenger packet, will
be down Friday morning for New Or
leans. Captain Glenn is maxim.
engagements for her.
The James d. Parker, Captain
Charley Russell, of the Memphis an,
Ohio river packet company, will arriv
tomorrow from Cincinnati, and vii
leave On Saturday with a return trir
A Senatobian (Miss.), wanted t
know what kind Of a looking creatur
Capt. Bob Wise is, and to crafty hin
Capt. L%ightburne agreed to sen,
Capt. Wise by express to Mississippi
The City of Greenville, from ST
Louis, arrived at Vicksburg yesterda.
at noon, and leaves there to-day at |
o'clock with a return trip for ST
Louis.
Captain John r. Wherry, of tn
snagboat feet, has resigned, and Capt
r. j. Birch succeeds him and Capt
William Patterson succeeds Cantail