Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-19

Choir Line, left st. Louis last evening
for Vicksburg. and will leave here
Saturday at 10 am.
Captain Frank Hicks, of the big
Henry Frank, and Captain Billy Jones,
Of the Parisott Line, are in the city
hand-shaking.
The Andy Baum makes Fourth Of
July excursion to Memphis, arriving
here on the Sd and returning on the
9th.
The City of V~icksburg left Vicks-
burg yesterday at IL am. for st.
Louis, and will leave here Saturday
at 10 am.
The Kountz liner L. o. Stanard. is
due down this afternoon en- route for
New Orleans. She has a lot of freight
fer this port.
Captain Ed Thomas is coming up in
command of the Katydid. She goes
to the Ohio river to ply in some local
trade. She is due here tomorrow.
The officers of the Mary Houston
presented their commander, Captain
Charlie Miller, with a handsome gold
watch and chain, at Cincinnati, Tues
day.
At first it was intended to use the
cabin of the old Phil Allin on the
new steamer Parole, but Major Adams
has changed his mind and will have
an entire new cabin.
The elegant steamer Paris G. Brown,
Captain Halliday, will l0aye Glenn's
wharfboat tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings.
The travel is better on the river
this season than it has been for years.
The river route to all points East as
we'll as South is growing in favor with
nearly every person.
The John A. Scudder passed III
last night for st. Louis with a fair up
stream trip. She discharged here 2;
bbls molasses, so SKIS salt, and ID bale,
gunnies.
Mrs. w. j. Hare, and Misses An.
ME Warneke, Lille and Idell Holland
left last evening for a round trip on
the Coahoma.
The Andy Baum cleared Inst even.
ing for Cincinnati with 100 bbls oil, 81
bales cotton, 10 tons scrap iron, 25(
pkgs miscellaneous freight and 81
cabin passengers and a lot Of deckers
Mr.. Arnold shipped down to Glen.
dale, on the Coahoma, last evening
one hundred white laborers to work
on the Mobile and Northwestern rail
road.
The Independent Memphis and St
Louis packet Mollie Moore, Captain
John B. Davis in command, leaves st
Louis this evening for Memphis
Captain James Franklin will repre-
sent her and attend to all orders.
The Grand Tower passed up thi.
morning for St. Louis with a gooC
passenger list, but a moderate freigh
list. She put off here 5 bales cottoI
and a few packages of sundries, ant
added q lot Of miscellaneous freight
The st. Louis and Vicksburg An
Choir Lines will hereafter leave her.
for st. Louisat 10 am. instead of Bpm
The above change of schedule wa
made in order to accommodate tn.
travel and make close connection
with the railroads.
The Marlin Speed, Captain FL
Rowland, will arrive tomorrow iron
the Arkansas river, and leave on Sat
urday with a return trip for Littl
Rock, carrying the mail, attending t
all way business, and connecting witt
a light draught steamer for For
Smith.
The Milt Harry, Captain Mil
Harry, will arrive tomorrow fror
White river and leave Saturday even
ing with a return trip, in place of tn
Josie Harry. She carries the mai
and goes through to Jacksonport
connecting with light draught steam
ers for upper White and Black rivers
Walker Outlaw has charge Of tn
Office.
The City of Helena, of the Ancho
Line, passed down at noon for Vicks
burg with a splendid trip of freight
She discharged here 1860 SKIS corn
115 casks meat, All bbls -four an,
meal, Is wet barrels, 200 SKIS malt, 51u
fire brick aud 425 pkgs sundries, an,
added 30 tons for points below.
The Coahoma gives a grand Fourtl
of July excursion from Helena t,
Memphis, leaving Helena Thursda.
morning and arriving here Friday at
am. The celebration of the Fourtl
here this year will excel any other
and the grand display of fireworks vii
be superior to what they were las
year.
The Illinois, Captain Mark Cheek
came in this morning from Arkansa
City with l5 bales cotton, 107 sack
SEED, and 70 packages su0drles. Oh
leaves this evening at 6 o'clock, sharI
with a return trip, carrying the ma.
and making all way landings. Capital
Lee Uummins is her chief clerk, az
sisted by Messrs. VIM. Thomas an
Lee Cummins, jr.
Captain Mart Hampton has chal
tered the neat little Scanlan's Lane
ing packet H. p. Rogers, and will ru
her more regularly than she has here
tofore. The captain has made sue
improvements as will enable her I
increase her speed, and he intends
make time. She leaves the foot {
Union street at five O'Clock, promp
Frank Palmer, a clever gentleman, a
tends to the Office affairs.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain Sterlin
Mcintyre, will arrive this afternoo
from the Ohio river with a full carg
of Western products and leaves SaI
urdav evening with a return trim fc