Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-29

lett Vlcksburg yesterday for st. Louis,
leaving here Saturday morning at 10
o'clock.
The James Howard, Of the Anchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening for
New Orleans, and will leave here Sun
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The Marlin Speed will arrive Sa.-
urday morning from the Arkansas
river, and will leave in the evening
with a return trip, hing through to
Little Rock.
The John A. Wood, with a tow of
empties and the steamer Billy Col
Inns in tow, passed up this morning for
Othe hio river.
The Western Boatman, published
by Captain Embree in 1910, was the
first journal in this country which was
exclusively devoted to steamboat in
t%erests.
Captain Noah Scovell contracted
with the Towards on Tuesday last for
a fine New Orleans and Red river
packet.
A letter from Arkansas City, Kas.,
states that the river is rising fast at
that place, with heavy rains and plenty
Of snow in the mountains.
Captain P~arisot's new cotton car
rier, now building at J~effersonville,
will be completed and ready for use
by the first of September.
Mr.. w. B. McNulty, second clerk
Of the Hattie Nowlaud, left last even
ing on the james ID. Parker, bound for
Pittsburg to spend the summer.
The John A. Scudder backed out
on time for st. Louis with a fair trip,
having added here $50 bales of East
ern- bound cotton and a lot Of way
freight and nearly twenty people.
The James D.. Parker cleared on
time last evening for Cincinnati with
ll48 bales cotton, 200 bbls oil, so tons
scrap iron and sundries and 30 cabin
passenges and a lot Of deckers.
The Guiding Star put off here 123
hhds sugar, 144 bbls molasses and sun
dries and 1900 feet walnut lumber
and 1890 a poles, and cleared for
Cincinnati at z pm.
The Belle Memphis, the regular
Memphis and st. Louis packet, left
st. Louis last evening for Memphis
and will arrive here Saturday morning
and leave in the evening at 5 O'Clock
with a return trip.
Fred II. Stump, an old pilot who
recently died at Louisville, was first
sergeant of Company K in CerrO GordO
Williams famous regiment of Ken
lucky volunteers in the Mexican war.
The United States marshal sold the
steamer Vicksburg, last Saturday, at
New Orleans, at public sale, for $3.50
to Captain Selby, for a Sabine river
packet.
Captain George A. Vandergrift has
been appointed master Of the United
States beacon light steamer Lilly, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Captain W. X. Hoel.
The Marlin Speed left Little Rock
yesterday for Memphis and will arrive
Saturday morning and leave in the
evening with a return trip, going
through to Little Rock,
The Blanche Porter, en- route from
New Orleans to Grand Isle, Tuesday
morning was wrecked at the mouth OF
Bayou Lafourche and burned to the
waters edge. She was on her first
trip in the Grand Isle trade. Nolive:
were lost.
The White river mail packet, Josie
Harry, Captain Milt Harry, will ar.
rive tonight from White river anC
will leave Saturday evening with
return trip, going through to Jackson
port and making close connection witt
light draught steamers for upper
White and Black rivers.
The Centennial passed down yester.
day afternoon for New Orleans loaded
down to the guards, having about al
the freight she wanted. She put of
here 20 tierces of hams and added
few packages. Captain Frank Hick!
took passage on her, bound for New
Orleans.
Captain w. II. Christian, formerly
chief engineer of the United State.
snagboat Il. A. Woodruff, has beer
commissioned master of the above
steamer, with Frank Hulburd a
clerk. The Woodruff has started VI
the Ohio from Cairo on a cruise.
Matte May, a beautiful and inter
esting little girl, aged six years, daugh
ter Of Captain VIM. Ashford, diet
this morning at half-past three o'clock
after a severe illness of several days
We'deeply sympathize with Captain
Ashford and his family in their sal
bereavement.
The Grand Tower passed dow
about noon for Vicksburg with an ex
%cellent trip. She put off here 100
bbls -four and meal, 256 pkgs lard, 10
, bales hay, 76 SKIS grain, 2 casks meal
! IL wet barrels and 554 pkgs of misceI
laneous freight, and added 30 tons io
' points below.
The Anchor Line steamer City {
( Helena, splendid n all her appoint
ments, will leave the company's wharf
/, boat at 5 o'clock this evening fo
Cairo and St. Louis, attending to al
: way business and making %railroa
' connection for all points East an
=, West. Captain Mckee command
! this elegant packet and the genial an.
. clever Geo. Walton does the honors G
S the office.
: The elegant steamer Mary Houston
Captain Charley Miller in command
will leave Glenn's wharfboat at /
o'clock tomorrow for New 0rleau
and way landings. Elliott Miller ha
charge of the office. Captain Glen
,,;u raoo;yo froi0bt ou1 moLo amman