Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-31


Business in river circles is almost
suspended at Pittsburg on account of
low water.
The crops along the river are in
splendid order with promises of a
large yield.
The Gold Dust, Of the Anchor
Line, arrived at Vicksburg last even
ing at 4 o'clock, and leaves there to:
day at IL am. with a return trip for
st. Louis.
The City of Vicksburg. of the
Anchor Line, left st. Louis last even.
ing for Vicksburg, and leaves here
Tuesday morning next.
The W. P. Halliday, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis this evening for
New Orleans, and leaves here We'd
nesday morning next.
The Memphis and st. Louis packet
st. Geneviove leaves st. Louis this
evening for Memphis. She will arrive
here Tuesday morning and leave in
the evening with a return trip for st.
Louis.
Mr.. James Gilday, steward OIL the
United States beacon light steamer
Lilly, was married in Detroit a few
days since.
A storm at Tronton, Ohio, on
Thursday, carried of the boiler deck
and cabin frame of the new boat
building there for Captain George W..
Bay.
Colonel Frank Baker, of the Marine
journal, celebrated the tenth anniver-
Sary Of his marriage last Tuesday.
May the happy couple live to celebrate
their golden wedding.
Captain Milt Harry gave a grand
excursion on his trip up to the Sun
day-school children of Augusta and
other points along the river. The
children were well pleased and voted
Captain Harry many thanks.
Captain Vinton and Captain Deems
entertained a number of friends on
the Andy Baum last evening and those
present speak in the highest terms of
the kindness and pleasure afforded
them BY Captain Vinton and his wor-
thy officers.
. The Colorado passed up this morn
ing at 10 o'clock for st. Louis with a
moderate trip. She put off here
several bales of cotton and added a
lot of freight for the bends.
The Vint Shinkle, en- route from
Cincinnati to Memphis, passed
Evansville last night at 8 o'clock, and
will arrive here Monday morning and
leaves Wednesday next with a return
trip for Cincinnati.
The good little steamer H. P.
Rogers, Captain John Fritz in com.
mand, is the regular daily packet
leaving the foot of Union street this
evening at 5 o'clock for Sc%anlan's
Landing, attending promptly to all
way business. Lewis Fritz presides
at the desk.
The John B. Maude, of the Anchor
Line, Captain William Blake, leaves
this afternoon for Vicksburg. She
the mail, attends to all way
business and connects at Vicksburg
with the regular packets for New Or
leans and Yazoo river.
The Anchor Line packet James
Howard, Captain James 0'Neil, leaves
the company's wharfboat to.morrow
morning at 10 o'clock for New Or.
making all principal way land
ings. Captain Woods presides at the
desk.
The favorite passenger steamer
Mary Houston, Captain Chas. Miller.
Glenn's wharfboat this 5 pm.
for New Orleans and all way landings.
Elliott Miller, always agreeable and
attentive, is her supercargo. Captain
Glenn will make engagements for her.
The Charles Mcdonald passed down
last night with a tow of % barges of
stone for the %ietties. Henry Hamp-
ton, jr,, who piloted her from Cairo to
this point, reports quarter less twain at
Island "a and only 8 feet 6 inches at
the crossing at Bulletin towhead, the
worst place between here and Cairo.
The Golden Rule, Captain 0. P.
Shinkle, leaves Glenn's wharfboat to-
morrow at 4 o'clock for Cairo Louis
vile and Cincinnati. Mr.. Shaw pre-
sides at tho desk. Captain Glenn
will make engagements and receive
for her at his ~wharfboat, foot
Of Jefferson street.
Captain Floyd +. Logan, who com
handed the Monarch, Tecumseh and
other steamers, twenty years ago, in
the Cincinnati and New Orleans trade,
is now among the busy throng at
Leadville. Colorado.
The steamer Great Eastern. which
has been lying in Milford Haven, is to
be fitted up with new boilers and
machinery, at a cost of 100000, as a
ship. 1t is estimated that she
can carry 22O0 head of cattle and
sheep. She is to trade between
London and Texas.
The splendid sidewheel passenger
steamer Andy Baum, Captain Vinton,
this evening at five o'clock for
Louisville and Cincinnati,
tleketing passengers through to all
East at 0 lower rate than ever.
She also gives excursion rates to all
on the Ohio river. Captain NJ.