Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-21

from New Orleans to Cincinnati,
passed Evansville last evening at Z
o'clock.
The John B. Maude left Vicksburg
yesterday at II am. for st. Louis, AID
will arrive here Sunday night and
leave Monday at 10 am.
The Colorado, Of the Anchor Line,
left st. Louis last evening for Vicks-
burg, and leaves here Monday at 10
am.
The Belle Memphis leaves st. Louis
this evening for Memphis, and will
arrive Monday night and leave Tues
day evening with a return trip.
The st. Geneyieye on Monday next
will enter the trade between st. Louis
and Crystal City, forty miles below
St. Louis, in order TO transport TO St,
Louis the new wheat crop.
The big james Howard, CAPTAIN
James 0'Neal in command, Of the
Anchor Line, will leave the company's
wharfboat this evening at 5 o'clock
for New Orleans, making all principal
way landings. Captain Woods pre-
sides at the desk.
The tug Frank Jones has left for
the mouth of White river with four
barges OF coal, 10000 bushels in all.
for the depot at Terrene, of Messrs.
Brown 4 Jones.
The sweet Coahema, as she is
styled in the bends. gives a grand
Fourth of July excursion from
Helena to Memphis, leaving Helena
Thursday at Z am. and arriving here
Friday at 5 am.
We are glad to learn that our young
friend, Hal Adylett, has been pro-
NOTED to chief clerkship of the Vicks-
burg and Greenville packet, Silver
thorn.
The Independent Memphis and St.
Louis packet, Captain John B. Davis.
will arrive here Monday from St..
Louis with a big trip Of freight.
Captain James Franklin is making
engagements Tor her.
Captain j. D, Randall purchased at
marshalls sale at Wittsburg last
Tuesday the little steamer Mile
Roberts for $3.50. Captain Randall
will build a hght-draught boat suit
able for the upper st. Francis river
trade for her machinery.
The City of Greenville, Captain
Jack Carter, of the Anchor Line, will
arrive this afternoon from st. Louis.
and leave for Vicksburg after dis
charging over 1000 pkgs of freight for
this port. She carries the mail and
attends to all bend business.
Captain William B. Donaldson, who
built and ran the Great Republic, is
at present in Allegheny in fine health
and spirits. He will soon return to
Utah, where he is largely interestedir
silver mines.
The Cons Millar, en- route from Gin.
c%innati to Memphis, passed Evansville
last night at IL o'clock, and will ar.
rive here Monday morning, and leave
Wednesday with a return trip for Gin
cinnati.
The City of Vicksburg, arrived las
evening from Vicksburg, and dis
charged here 40 SKIS seed and 20 pkg.
Of freight, and added a lot of potatoe.
for st. Louis and some way freight
and left at 10 am.
The Batesville, Captain Maumus il
command, leaves this evening at {
o'clock, sharp, for Mariana and al
points on st. Francis river, cmarryin,
the mail and doing all way business
Birdie Banning and Mr.. Harrington
are her clever and accommodating,
clerks.
Captain Randall has recovered nea.
$4,000 bushels of coal from the wrecl
Of the stranded barges on Shoo-hy bar
and will be able, if the water SHOULD
get much lower, to get out nearly al
the coal. He has also succeeded il
getting one barge aAoat.
The Hard Cash, which has under
gone a thorough overhauling and beer
put in complete running order for
next season s::business, is being hand.
somely repainted and refurnished, anC
when she resumes her regular trips
which will be the 9th of July, she
will present the appearance fan entire
new boat.
The splendid sidewheel passenger
steamer Robert Mitchell, Captain Dan
Moore, will leave tomorrow evening
at 4 o'clock, sharp, for Cairo, Louis.
vile and Cincinnati, ticketing hel
passengers through to all points East
Captain Frank Stein, an affable gen.
tleman, is her purser.
Mrs, Higgins, the estimable wife o.
Mr.. Mike Higgins, chief engineer oil
the Milt Harry, accompanied hin
around this trip on the boat from
POcahontas, Arkansas, their home
Mrs, Higgins will remain in the city q
week or two. the guest of the family 0
Mr.. Higgins brother, who is a well
known mate on the river.
The Paris G. Brown passed dow
yesterday for New Orleans fully laden
She did not land here on account 0
the exorbitant wharfage, thus cuttinl
out the ice and supply men of sale.
Of two or three hundred dollars. Sh,
sent her passengers ashore in a yall
and several that had been waiting her,
for her were discomoded, and wer,
compelled to lay over until to-day fol
another boat,
The Memphis aud Arkansas rive.
mail packet Marlin Speed, Captain EC
Rowland, being delayed by low water
and business. will not arrive until To