Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-28

The name Of Captain Lew Hates
new boat viii be win Kyle.
Captain Ed Donnally will load his
new steamer, the Ariadne, at Cincin-
natl next week for Memphis.
The Guiding Star, en- route from
New Orleans to Cincinnati. passed
Evansville yesterday at noon.
The W. P. Halliday, en- route from
IT. Louis to New Orleans, passed
Vicksburg last evening at 6 o'clock.
The Colorado left Vicksburg yes
terday at noon for st. Louis, aud will
leave here Monday at 10 am.
The new Mary Hauston, from Gin
cinnati, arrived at New Orleans this
morning.
The John B. Maude left st. Louis
last evening for V~icksburg, and will
leave here Monday at 10 am.
The Mollie Moore leaves st. Louis
next Wednesday, positively, for Mem
phis.
Caseyville bar is giving steamboats,
much trouble, being the worst place
in the lower Ohio.
The steamer Yellowstone, recently
sunk in the upper Missouri, will prove
a total loss.
The Ohio river is exceedingly low
for this season of the year, with navi-
cation suspended at Pittsburg.
The John Means and barges. from
st. Louis, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The Vint Shinkle from Memphis
arrived at Cincinnati this morning,
and leaves there this evening with a
return trip for this port.
The Golden City leaves Cincinnati
this evening for New Orleans. She
closes the seasons business of the
Southern transportation Company.
The Belle of Shreveport, of the
Anchor Line, leaves st. Louis this
evening for New Orleans, and leaves
here Tuesday.
The James D. Parker, Capt. Charley
Russells great favorite passenger
steamer, will arrive Monday morning
from Cincinnati, and will leave Tues
day evening next with a return trip.
The Belle Memphis leaves st. Louis
this evening for Memphis, aud will
arrive here Tuesday morning and
leave in the evening with a return
trip for st. Louis.
Captain John Darragh goes out in
command of the Maumelle. which
leaves Tuesday evening for Arkansas
river, and Charley Musselman will
have charge of the office, with VIII
Darragh as second.
Captain Stacker Lee, with his red
tiger packet, the Coahoma, makes a
grand Fourth of July excursion from
Helena to Memphis, leaving Helena
Thursday morning and arriving here
Friday morning at 5 o'clock.
The Marlin Speed will arrive here
this evening from the Arkansas river
with 1000 SKIS seed and some miscella-
neous freight. She lays up for the
present, the Maumelle taking her
place.
The fisherman johnson, who rav-
ished a little girl last evening on the
river bank at the foot of Beal street
was caught in Arkansas this morning.
brought to this city and lodged in
Jail.
The pilots of the Anchor Line
steamer City of Grecnville report that
the government light at Lake Provi-
dence is at present useless that the
lights at Scanlan's, Shoe Fly and Fox
Island are seldom if ever burning,
and that the light at Glencoe is dim
and irregular.
The splendid passenger steamer
Golden Rule, Captain 0. p. Shinkle.
bound for Cincinnati, passed Vicks-
burg yesterday at FIVE pm, and will
arrive here Sunday morning, and will
leave Glenn's wharfboat at y m.
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
going through with dispatch. Captain
Glenn will make engagements for her.
The palatial and popular passenger
steamer Golden Crown, Capt. Eugene
Shinkle in command, will leave
Glenn's wharf boat this evening at 4
o'clock for New Orleans, making all
principal way landings. The Golden
Grown is one Of the best passenger
steamers on the river. G. ". Shinkle.
a genial and clever gentleman, pre-
sides at the desk.
Mr.. Dennie 0'Neal, of the well and
fayorably known coal firm of Bryan a.
O'Neal, leaves tomorrow morning for
Pittsburg to spend the heated term.
His numerous friends here will Join us
in wishing him a pleasant time during
his absence.
The B~atosville, Captain Maumus
in command, leaves this evening for
Mariana and all points on the St.
Francis river, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Messrs.
Birdie Banning aud Mr.. Harrington
are her clever and accommodating
clerks.
The Memphis and Cincinnati pack
cts, on account of the low water, have
changed their schedule, and will
hereafter leave Memphis for Cincin.
natl on Tuesdays and Fridays, instead
ct Wednesdays and Saturdays. They
will also leave Cincinnati for this port
on the same days.
The superb passenger steamer John
A. Scudder, Captain Elem Calvert in
command, will leave the Anchor Line
wharf boat, foot of Monroe street, this
evening at 5 o'clock for New Orleans,