Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-18

Sultry.
Quiet on the landing.
A good shower last night.
Very little movement in freights.
No boats up or down at Vicksburg
yesterday.
The yellow fever excitement has
checked business.
Rates on Southern freights at Gin
cinnati have been advanced.
The Port Eads and barges left New
Orleans last evening for st. Louis.
The new Natchez will be launched
at Cincinnati Monday next.
The Centennial is due up Sunday
morning for St. Louis.
Captain Jack w. Blanks will call
his new Ouachita river packet Fred
A.. Blanks, after his brother.
Captain Parisot's new boat will be
launched by the Towards Saturday
week.
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, and
Paris 9. Brown, for New Orleans,
leave Cincinnati tomorrow.
The Hattie Rowland cleared last
evening for Cincinnati with a big TRIP
of people but little freight.
Captain George Malone and family
left last evening for st. Louis, at which
point they will spend the heated term.
The John A.. Scudder, of the An
Choir Line, will pass down tomorrow
evening for New Orleans.
Tho Cons Millar will arrive here
Sunday and leave on Tuesday with a
return trip for Cincinnati.
The City of Greenville, of the An
Choir Line, will pass down tomorrow
for GFeenville.
The City Of Helena passed down
last evening for Vicksburg without
landing.
Captain Milt Harry has entered his
new and elegant steamer Josie Harry
in tho St. Louis and st. Paul trade
during the summer season.
d. w. Lambkin, Of Vicksburg,
who is well known in marine and
commercial circles, died at Vicksburg
on Wednesday last of congestion Of
the bowels.
The steam yacht Dolphin was cap
sized at Cincinnati Tuesday night BY
coming in contact with the Paris G.
Brown, and lays in deep water.
The Belle Memphis for St. Louis
and Hop Loudon for the Ohio river,
from Memphis, passed Cairo last even
ing,
The John 0yortep from Memphis
arrived at PaAucah yesta5day, where
she will be taken out on the ways and
be locked and undergo a thorough
c7apbauling.
Captain John Hardin left last even.
ing by rail for fittsbuEg, He will
reach there in time to witness the
launching of Major John d. Adams
Rew beat, the Parole.
The AFiadpe is advertised to leave
Cincinnati for Memphis to-day. She
turned back from Cairo last trip, and
may do the same this.
The Grand Tower passed up yester.
day afternoon With q big trip of PEG
pie and full of freight, the ppinoipg
part Of her cargo being the freight re.
fused at ViGksburg.
The Ste. Genevieye will arrive TO
MORROW from st. Louis, and will leave
the Anchor Line wharfbOat in thi
evening With . return TRIP for Cairo
and st. Louis. Captain Ad Storm
will have freight received for her a
all times at the eompauy's Wbarfboat
foot Of Monroe street.
The Batesville, Captain Maumus il
command, leaves this evening at
o'clock for Aarianna and the Cutoff
carrying the mail aud doing oil wa!
business. Birdie Banning OH ciataI
in the Office, which is a sure guarantee
that all business viii be properly at
tended TO.
The 0sceoIa Belle, Captain J. G
Andrews, brought in from the uppe
coast a fair trip aud leaves again thi
evening with a return trip for 0sceola
carrying the mail and attending to al
way business. B, D, Michel an,
Cyrus Fay, two clever gentlemen, ar,
her accommodating clorkI.
Captain James Loudeu has pur
elashed at Cincinnati the hull of tn
Mary Miller, and will have it con
veFted into a barge, to be used in tow
ling stone from Rose Clarie,