Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

Searching weather.
Hottest Of the season.
No movement in freights.
Extremely dull on the levee.
Yellow fever excitement dying out.
Pine Bluff has quarantined against
boats from Memphis.
No new cases of Yellow Jack and
the excitement subsiding.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The Coahoma returned to Friar's
Point with an excellent trip.
The excitement is all over and bust.
ness looks more cheerful.
The j. W. Gaf picked up a big
bonanza yesterday.
The John Means and barges passed
up last night.
The yellow fever news has created
a commotion along the Ohio river.
The Golden City, Captain McIntyre
2 command, is due down for New
Orleans.
The Anchor Line packet. W. P.
Halliday, leaves st. Louis this even.
ing for New Orleans.
The 0sceola Belle, for the upper
coast, had a big trip of people and a
moderate freight list.
The Colorado left Vicksburg yester.
day at II am. for st. Louis and leaves
here Monday noon.
The Mary Houston, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, passed
Evansville last evening at 6 o'clock.
The Golden Rule is announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for New
Orleans.
The Vint Shinkle, from Mamphis,
arrived at Cincinnati yesterday. and
leaves there this evening with a return
trip for Memphis.
Captain Bob Wise was born in the
dark of the moon, which accounts for
his luck in striking two yellow fever
trips-'79 and 70.
The John B. Maude. of the Anchor
Line, left st, Louis last evening for
Vioksburg, and leaves here Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Hard Cash, which left here on
Wednesday last. has been Q~uarantined
at Augusta and other noints along
White river.
The City of Vicksburg passed down
on time. She landed at Hopefeld and
put Oft her Memphis freight, $500
pkgs, and did not land ON this side.
The tug will bring her freight over.
The AriadBe, Captain Gus Donpal-
ly's e boat, Is due tomorrow from
Cincinnati and leaves in the early part
Of the week with a return trip for the
Ohio river.
Captain John N. Hardin received a
telegram yesterday from Pine Bluff,
Ark, informing hiE that no boats
leaving Memphis for the Arkansas
HVer will be allowed to land at that
town.
The Belle Memphis, of the An
Choir Lime, will leave NJ. Louis this
evening fOY Memphis, and will arrive
here Monday night and leave Tuesday
evening with a return trip.
The James Howard, of the Anchor
Line, Captain James O'Neil, master.
leaves the Anchor Line wharf boat,
foot OF MOuf6s greet, this evening at
. o'clock for New ORLEANS, making all
principal way landings. Galtaip
Woods gresides at the desk.
The B~atesyills, Captain Maumus
~ command, leaves this evening for
MQFianpa and all points on st. Francis
river, carrying the mail and giving
special attention to iii way and plan
tation business,
Th9 City Of GreeHville cleared al 10
o'clock this morning for ST. Louis
witb = large trip Of people and mode
rate freight list, having added here a
couple hundred Sks wheat and some
miscellaneous freight.
The j W. Gait cleared last even.
ing for Oip0ipBsti with 1863 bales Of.
cotton, 2S4 green hides, II bead cattle,
4 horses and a large lot OF spgdries
and had over 400 people-yellow fever
refugees.
Captain Rayburn, of New Orleans,
closed a contract ON Thursday at Gin
%einnati for a new sterpYheel steamer
of the following dimensions, to My in
the Quocbit9 river trade Length, l45
feet beam, 80 feet width, 8 feet depth
OF hold.
Pat Kallaher, the whatfmastey, has
left for parts unknown with 3 bad case