Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-03

The new and elegant passenge-
steamer Josie Harry will have her ref
pairs completed BY the latter part or
the week, and when finished Captain
Milt Harry, her worthy commander,
who Is noted for his charitable deeds,
will give a grand excursion with her
under the auspices Of the Christian
Brothers band. Captain Milt gives
them the boat free of charge, for
which kindness the Christian Broth
ers band feel very grateful.
Cincinnati Enquirer Of Wednesday 7:
The United States beacon steamer
Lily took her departure for Cairo at
noon to look after the lighthouse SER
vice. Some careless deck-hand. in
raising herlfag this morning, displayed
it upside down. The mistrke was not
discovered for some time by the Off
GERS, and the affair created much
amusement on the levee.
The Osceola Belle, Captain j. G..
Andrews, will arrive in the morning
from the upper coast with a fair list
of freight and crowded with people,
who come to the city to witness the
celebration of the Fourth and the fire.
works. She will leave tomorrow
night, after the display of the fire.
works, for 0sceola and the upper
coast, carrying the mail and doing all
way business. Captain B. O.. Michel.
who is one of the best fellows in the
world, is her chief clerk, seconded by
Cyrus Fay.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek,
came in this morning from the lower
coast with z bales cotton, 26 bags seed
cotton, so SKIS seed, 6 head cattle and
q pkgs mdse, She returns to Ar
kansas City at 6 o'clock this evening,
carrying the mail and making way
business a speciality. Captain Lee
Cummins is her chief clerk, which is
a guarantee that business entrusted to
this steamer will be faithfully looked
after, VIM. Thomas and Lee Cum
Minis, jr., are his courteous and able
assistants.
The fine steamer Coahoma, Captain
Stacker Lee, left Helena this morning
for Memphis with a grand Fourth Of
July excursion, and she will arrive to-
morrow morning at five o'clock. She
will bring in near five hundred people.
She returns tomorrow night to Friar's
Point, after the fireworks display is
over, carrying the mail, and attsndinp
to all Of her way business. Captain
John Gwathmey, a worthy gentleman,
is her chief clerk, assisted by Messrs.
Platt Rhodes and j. w. Haley.
Captain Stanley Ryland, who is
known to nearly every person in the
Mississippi valley, arrived last evening
on the James Howard from Arkansas
City, at which place he is associated
with Captain Ed. Outlaw in the rail
road business, and leaves to-day for
Kentucky, to enjoy a months recre-
alton. He is the same old Stanley of
yore, always smiling and ever ready to
spin a good yarn. His numerous
Irlehus mere give MIN a hearty well
come.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterling
Mcintyre, will arrive tonight from
the Ohio river with a full cargo of
Western products, and leaves to-mor-
row evening with a return trip for
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati, tick
citing passengers through to all points
at a cheaper rate than ever. She will
also give excursion rates to all points
on the Ohio. The Shinkle has elegant
passenger accommodations, and is one
Of the best boats of the line to travel
on. Captain j. A. Lindsay, a gentle
man who is recognized for his uniform
kindness and attention to passengers,
controls the Office, assisted by Harry
Galley.