Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-01

Line, leaves St. Louis this eyining for
New Orlerns.
The Marlin Speed left Pine Bluff
yesterday for Memphis and is due here
Tomorrow.
The James D. Parker, for Memphis.
and Thomas Sherlock, for New Or
leans, leave Cincinnati Saturday.
The j. w, Garrett and barges,
loaded with iron, left Pittsburg on
Tuesday for st. Louis.
The Alex Swift is due here to-
morrow with a tow of Pittsbure coal
for Messrs. Brown T. Jones for this
market.
Captain Wash Honshell has u
chased at Cincinnati Mrs. JA. Craw-
lords one-eighth interest in the Gran
lite State.
A barge of bulk corn, 10000 bushels
IN all. was dropped in to-day at the
lower levee for Messrs. John *. Speed
q Co.
The Golden Crown. en- route from
Cincinnati to New Orleans. passed
Vieksburg yesterday morning at s
O'Clock.
The Vint Shinkle cleared last eve
ming for Cincinnati with 800 bales cot
ton, go bbls oil, a lot of old scrap iron
and sundries, and had 35 people.
The Marlin Speed will arrive TO-
morrow from Arkansas river and
leaves Saturday evening with a return
trip for Little Rock.
Captain J. C. Andrews, of the
Osceola Belle, leaves this evening for
Cincinnati to close the contract for
his new boat for the upper coas,
trade.
The present rise in Arkansas river
let's out the Florence Meyer, whic.
has been laid up at Dardanell on ac-
count of low water since February
last.
The Grand Tower passed down this
morning for Vicksburg we'll laden.
She discharged here over 5000 pkgs of
general merchandise and added 20
tons for points below.
The Alice Brown passed down this
morning with a tow Of Pittsburg coal.
l6 boats and 4 barges. Part of her
tow will be dropped at the mouth of
White river and the remainder taken
to New Orleans.
The superb passenger steamer new
Mary Houston leaves Glenn's wharf
boat this evening at 5 o'clock for New
Orleans, making all principal way
landings. Capt. Charley Miller com
mands, with Elliott Miller in charge
Of the Office.
The James Howard passed up at
seven O'Clock this morning for st.
Louis with neal 200 tons of freight
and 30 cabin passengers. She put off
here 40 bbls molasses, 60 bbls po-
tatoes and 300 bbls cement and a few
lots for the bends.
The Dick Fulton came in this morn
ing with a tow of Pittsburg coal, first
pool, II boats, 3 barges and 2 fuel
boats in all, for Messrs. G. B. Bryan
d Co., and leaves this evening with a
return trip for Pittsburg, with two
empties and the Phil Allin in tow.
The Golden Rule passed up this
morning for Cincinnati with a fair up
stream trip. One item Of her cargo is
300 cedar logs. She put off here a lot
of stuff, and added some cotton and
walnut lumber.
The remains of Engineer VIM. Page.
dro=ned ON the Nail City, we're found
near Bearsville, and inferred at
Wheeling Sunday. The head was
badly damaged, and showed that in
falling the wheel Of the boat must
have struck it, rendering him sense
less.
Mr.. VIM. A. Hobbs, the river edi-
tor Of the Globe Democrat, is showing
c|ommendable energy in his efforts to
raise a handsome sum for the widow
Dalton. A large number of tickets to
the lecture, which takes place May
10Th, have already been sold.
Major John Hardin, superintend-
ent of the Memphis and Arkansas
River Packet Mail Line, received a
telegram from Captain Ed Rowland
this morning stating that he passed
Helena at $50 I'm. with the Katie
Hooper and would arrive here this
afternoon.
The new and magnificent White
river mail and passenger steamer Josie
Harry, Captain Milt Harry, will arrive
tonight from White river with a good
list Of cotton and other freights, and
will leave Saturday evening with a
return trip, going through to Jackson
port, and making direct connection
with li~ght-draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers.
The City of Helena, Captain Me.
Kee, Of the Anchor Line, arrived last
evening from Vicksburg. She dis
charges here 81 bales cotton, 6S SKIS
seed, 142 bbls oil, and sundries, and
adds here a list OF Eastern bound cot
ton and some way freight, and a fair
list of people, She leaves the com
pany's wharfboat this evening at 3
o'clock for Cairo and St. Louis,
attending to all bend business, and
making direct connection with the
principal railroads for all points East
aud West. George Walton, a clever
gentleman, presides at the desk.
The Cons Millar, Captain William
Tichenor, Of the Memphis and Ohio
River Packet line, came in last even
ing from Cincinnati with a splendid
trip of freight, the following being the
principal items 800 bbls meal, 100
bbls -four, 200 kegs nails, % bbls lard,
1853 buckets lard, "a pkgs furniture,
I2l0 bales hay, 500 bxs canned goods,
800 bids paper, $50 empty oil bblS, q
beer eases, 10 bbls whisky, $50 pkgs