Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-18

Vo.MOftOW evening with a return trip
going through to Jacksonport.
The U. P. Schenck, en- route from
New Orleans 10 Cincinnati, passed
vicksburg yesterday at 8 am, and is
due here tomorrow evening.
The Grand Tower, of the Anchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening for
vicksburg. She leaves here Thurs
day at 10 am.
The Red Wing left Vicksburg yes
terday moo for Memphis, and will
arrive Thursday and leave on Friday
with a return trip.
The Charles Morgan passed down
yesterday afternoon loaded down to
the guards and had IS cabin passen-
gers.
The wreck of the Inflated steamer
A.. Q. Donnally, shows very plainly at
present. The only remnants visible
are her charred wheel houses and
rudder post.
The government steamer Octayia.
OF the survey service, in command of
MAJOR Y. X. Suter, passed down last
evening for points below to pay off
and look after the government work
being done.
The Sam Roberts with her tow of
barges laden with produce and grain
are due to-day from the Ohio river,
bound for New Orleans.
The Commonwealth passed up last
night for st. Louis with a moderate
trip. She added here 40 bales of
Eastern bound cotton.
Mahlon X. Rogers, late United
States Boiler Inspector at Gallipolis,
is now chief engineer Of the New
Orleans and lower coast packet Kittie
Nye.
Captain John Cowden arrived inthe
city yesterday from Cincinnati, He
will address the meeting of steamboat
men and others interested in river
commerce to DO held at the cotton ex-
change in a few days.
The City of Vicksburg cleared for
st. Louis with a good upstream trip.
She added here 826 bales of Eastern
bound cotton, a lot of miscellaneous
freight and several people.
The excellent steamer U. p.
Schenok, Captain Lawrence Carter in
command, leaves Glenn's wharfboat
tomorrow at 5 pm. for Cairo, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, going through
with dispatch. Captain Glenn will
make engagements for her.
A fast tri-weekly mail line will soon
be put in service between st. Louis
and New Orleans. New and swift
steamers will be built, with capacity
for express and light freights only, and
passenger accommodations on the
palace car principle.
The Belle of Shreveport, Captain
Coghill, of the Anchor Line, will
leave the company's wharfboat, foot
Of Monroe street tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock for New Orleans, making
all principal way landings.
The Belle Memphis passed down
last evening for Yieksburg well laden.
She put off hero 1874 bbls -four and
meal, so casks bacon, 495 pkgs lard
48 head hogs, 200 boxes cheese, |
horse and SOB pkgs sundries and added
10 tons for points below.
Many Of the colored emigrants who
have recently arrived at st. Louis
from the South express themselves as
sorry that they went West, and arc
DESTROYS Of returning. If they are
discouraged now, what will they think
after spending a winter in snow!
Kansas?
The Batesville, Captain Randall
leaves this evening for Wittsburg anC
all points on st. Francis river, con.
Meeting with a light-draught steamer
at Wittsburg for the Sunk Lands ant
upper st. Francis river. d. B. Abra
hams is her efficient chief clerk
seconded by Birdie Banning.
The Golden Crown passed up at
noon with 700 tons of freight for the
Ohio river, principally sugar and mo
lasses, and had also a large list of pas
sengers. She discharged here III
bbls molasses, II hhds sugar, 8 sacks
coffee, 5 bbls paint, and added ion
bales cotton but refused to take NOR,
on account of being behind time. Sh,
also picked up here several cabin pas
sengers.
The splendid passenger steamer
Robert Mitchell, Captain Dan Moore
3 leaves Glenn's wharfboat tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for New Or
) leans, making all principal way land
ings. Captain Frank Stein presides a
t the desk. Captain Glenn will max,
engagements for her.
; The staunch and neat little packe
! Dyersburg, Captain j. G. Berry il
: command, is receiving at the foot o
) Court street for Forkod Deer rive
: and D~yersburg, and leaves this even
2 ing at 5 o'clock. Mr.. Il. B, Pendle
l l ton, IN efficient clerk and courteou
J gentleman, presides at the desk.
Caseyyille, KY, glories in having
shipyard, A very neat and substantial
little steamer named the w. L. Buck
ham, was recently completed there, an
they have another hull about com
pleted which is intended for a tow
boat, Several coal barges have bee
built there lately and a number ar
now in the course of construction.
Quite a large party of excursionist
Of this city went up on the James W
Calf and returned on the James /
: Parker, The latter steamer is becom
ing very popular among our people
j which is duo in a great measure
the urbanc and kind inequalities ex
. tended travellers by Captain Chas. |
Russell and Messrs. r.. w. Mccoy an
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