Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-05

Inc Wolfe moore, from Helena.
and the j. B. McKehlor, from New
day.
The work Of paving that portion Of
the levee below Union street will be
finished before the customhouse is
completed.
The tugs and transfer steamer Pier
son are flying their cOlors to-day in
honor OF the glorious fourth-or fifth,
just as you like.
The Hard Cash passed DeValTs
Bluff last evening, will arrive to-mor-
row, and leaves Wednesday with a
return trip for White river, through
TO Jacksonport.
Wind, weather and Providence per-
hitting, the annual skif race will
come off in front OF the city. The
show Is free, and everybody is invited
to the bluffs to witness the sport.
The Will Kyle, Captain Lew Hates,
IN command, is advertised to pass up
this evening at 6 o'clock for Cairo.
louisville and Cincinnati. CAPTAIN
j.. L. Washington is her agent.
The Star of the West, Captain W.
D.. Ashford in command, is the daily
packet leaving this evening for Scan
lon s, Cat Island and way landings.
Neil Booker presides at the desk.
Captains Milt r. Harry and Thos.
j.. Darragh arrived from Little Rock
last night. Captain James Reese and
Ed Rowland are also in the city, hav-
ing arrived a day or two ago.
Pilot Harry Jacobs, who failed to
pass the color test by the cOlored yarn
nonsense, has been examined by col
ored signal lights, and not only passed
a satisfactory examination, but has Sc
cured his license.
The Grand Tower, Captain Carvell
in command, is the Anchor line pack
ct leaving tomorrow at 10 a.. IN. for
Vicksburg and the bends. The CITY
OF Greenville, for st. Louis, passes up
at the same hour.
Captain Nat Williams has sold his
steamer, Parole, to the Knapp broth
ers, OF Alton, Ills. The terms are
private, but it is understood that the
price is $1,000, and that the boat will
be delivered to-day at Louisville.
Capt. Ed. OUTLAW passed through
Little Rock yesterday, having been
called to st. Louis on account of the
dangerous illness of his mother, who
has been an invalid for some time past.
The City of Alton, for New Orleans,
passed down Saturday evening. She
discharged here 100 casks bacon and
250 pkgs lard and added 80 bbls flour,
LOO bbls lime and 100 bbls potatoes
The upper Mississippi trade has as.
sumed such proportions that it was
found necessary to put in a daily line
between st. Louis and St. Paul. The
passenger business has been a paving
one this season.
The elegant and popular passenger
steamer Charles Morgan, is due down
this evening, bound for the Crescent
City. odd Napoleon" walks the
roof, while his son Harry looks after
the affairs of the office.
The John B. Maude, enroute from
st. Louis to Vicksburg. passed dowr
yesterday forenoon, putting off a lis
OF produce here and adding about q
tons of freight for Vicksburg and the
bends.
Miss Lulu Parker, daughter o
Captain James D. Parker, also tn,
Misses Mamie Owens, Oracle Pierce
and Mollie Autenreith, are making
the round trip on the Andy Baum
Tom Jones, a colored roustabout o
the ANDY Baum, was drowned las
evening by falling into the water
while stepping from one boat to an
other. His home is thought to hav
been in Huntington, w. Va.
The Maumelle is due from Arkan
sas river, and leaves tomorrow even
ing with a return trip for Pine BLU
and all intermediate landings, con
Meeting with the low water packet
Plowboy, for Little Rock and For
Smith.
John s. Rozell, of the river mai
service. zane over last night iron
Little Rock. He wears a sad look
his heart having followed a fair maidel
who took passage on the Iron Noun
tain road yesterday, while he took tn
train for the Bluff City.
The Batesville will be found in por
this afternoon, and is the mail boa
leaving tomorrow evening for Mari
anna, the Cut Of, and all way land
ings on L'Anguille and st. Franci
rivers, connecting with the March,
Collins for Wittsburg and the sun
lands.
The splendid packet 0sceola Belle
Captain Henry Cooper in command
arrived from the upper coast with 2
bales cotton, 40 scks cotton seed, L
scks corn and sundries. She is tn
/, mail boat leaving this evening for Os
ceola and all way landings. job
Haley is her polite clerk, and is as
sisted by Hugh Tomlinson.
The Ste. Genevieve, Captain D. A
Weist in command, arrived from 81
Louis this morning with a big trip o
freight, including 1850 bbls -four, 30
bbls meal, A %tierces and $50 pail
lard, 949 SKIS oats, $50 SKIS corn, 140
pieces bagging, $50 bdls cotton ties
and a long list of sundries. The Ste
Genevieve will leave at 5 p. m. with
return trip for Cairo and St. Louis