Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-30

Mound City, to be locked and re-
paired.
The John B. Maude, of the Anchor
Line, leaves st. Louis this evening for
Vicksburg, and leaves here Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The Raven came in yesterday after
noon from the Ohio river, light, and
returned last night with 3 empty salt
barges.
Captain Reese Dugan has succeeded
in raising the c. b. Church, which
was cut down on the Ohio river by ice
the past winter.
The j. M. White will shortly 60 to
the bank and the Frank Pargoud,
with Captain James H.. Pepper on the
roof, will take her place.
The Annie p. Silver, Of the Anchor
Line, EN- route from New Orleans to
St. Louis, passed Vicksburg last even
ing at seven o'clock, and is due here
tomorrow afternoon.
Captain Frank Hicks, of the great
and good Henry Frank, arrived in the
city yesterday from New Orleans and
left last evening for his summer re-
treat to breathe a little fresh air.
The Maumelle left at noon for
Little Rock with an excellent trip of
freight. Captain j. A. Mcconnell
and Charley Mussellman went out
on her as clerks.
The Belle of Shreveport passed
down at noon for New Orleans loaded
down to the guards. She put off here
a large lot of stuff and added so tons
of oil meal, and took on at Hopefeld
1000 sacks oil cake.
Lieutenant Colonel Nat Banks, of
the Geo. w. Cheek, while his packet
is laid up, will make his headquarters
on Madison street and do a curbstone
brokerage business. He says there is
millions in it.
The Alice Brown will arrive to-day
from the Ohio river with a tow of
Pittsburg coal for Messrs. Brown &
Jones. Part of her tow will be
dropped here and the remainder will
be taken to Terrene.
1t is rumored that the Cairo docks.
which is not a paying investment at
that point, will be removed and located
at this port. The docks, properly
managed, could be made to pay here,
and for the past year would have made
money.
The new Mary Houston, Captain
Charley Miller, will leave Gleen's
wharfboa tomorrow at 4 o'clock for
New Orleans, making all principal
way landings. Elliott Miller, a clever
gentleman, presides at the desk.
The little folks will have a gala
time on the j. w. Gaff next Tuesday.
Near 1900 invitations have already
been issued by Mr.. r, W. L~ightburne,
jr., who will publish the invitations
the latter part Of this week.
The present Natchez is ten years
old. She will make three more trips
to complete her 400th, and then be
withdrawn to be dismantled, and her
machinery placed in the new Natchez.
The City Of Helena, of the Anchor
Line, Captain Mckee in command.
will arrive tomorrow morning from
Vicksburg and leave in the evening
at 5 o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis.
George Walton officiates in the office.
The Cons Millar, Captain VIM.
Tichenor, will arrive this afternoon
from Cincinnati with a full cargo of
Western products, and will leave Sat
urday evening next with a return trip.
Superintendent r. w. Lightburne
will make engagements for her, and
will sell tickets for her to any point
East.
The 0sceola Bell, Capt. j. G. An
drews, leaves this evening at 6 o'clock
sharp for Osceola and all way landings
on the upper coast, carrying the mail
and paying strict attention to all way
business. b. o. Michel, one of the
best fellows in the world, is her chief
clerk, and has on his staff Messrs.
Cyrus Fay and AL Speers.
Mr.. Charles p. Martin, the com
pound mixer and prescription clerk
on the Osceola Belle, was married
Sunday evening to Miss Armissa
Ferry, of Memphis, a beautiful and
accomplished young lady. We wish
the happy and loving pair a safe and
pleasant journey through life.
The new and elegant White river
mail and passenger steamer Josie
Harry, Captain Milt Harry, passed
Deyall's Bluff to-day on time for
Memphis with a good trip, and will
arrive here tomorrow night, and leave
Saturday, her regular day, with a re-
turn trip, going through to jackson
port.
Captain James Good of the NJ. v.
7. Company, is in Jacksonville look
ing after the Z barges being construct
ed there by Barmore for his line.
The barges are 225 feet long, 36 feet
beam with 8 feet hold, and capacity
for 10000 bushels of bulk grain or
1900 tons.
The fine steamer Grand Tower,
Captain Lennox, of the Anchor Line,
will leave the company's wharf boat,
foot of Monroe street, tomorrow at
10 am, for Vicksburg, attending to all
way business and making direct CON
n%ection at yicksburg with the New
Orleans and Yazoo river packets, Civ
ing through bills Of lading and ticket
ing passengers through. Tom White
holds forth in the office.
New Orleans Times, 20. The Amer
lean ship Orient was cleared yesterday
by Silas Weeks & Co., for Liverpool,
with 6972 bales Of cotton. This is the
largest cargo of our staple carried out
of New Orleans since the war. The
amount taken by the Ocean Monarch
before the war was something like