Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-22
Orleans, arrived a St. Louis yester.

day,
Some heavy cargoes Of bulk grain
will leave St. Louis during the pres
ent week.
The Maumelle for Arkansas river,
departed last evening with a fair trip
of freight.
The Golden Rule will be ready to
start out again in about two weeks,
looking as fresh as a daisy.
The Batesville will be found in port
this afternoon, and leaves tomorrow
evening for st. Francis river.
The w. P. Halliday, for St. Louis,
left New Orleans last evening, and
will pass here on Sunday next.
The Future City, from New Or
leans, passed up last night, dropping
barge IL to be loaded with oil cake.
The G. w. Cheek, re-painted aud
o%verhauled, will go out on Monday
next in place of the Ouachita Belle.
The Chas. P. Chouteau and Henry
Frank will leave st. Louis early in
September to enter the cotton trade.
The james Lee for the lower and
the Osceola Belle for the upper coas'
departed last evening with fair trips
The Andy Baum is the next boat
advertised for the Ohio river. She
leaves tomorrow evening positively.
Captain Jim Hamilton, a pioneer
pilot, died at Louisville on Monday
last in the seventy-seventh year Of his
age.
A moonlight excursion takes place
tonight on the steamer Osceola Belle.
A pleasant time is promised to all who
attend.
Captain AL. Ketchum's new Red
river packet, Caddo Belle, is about
completed, and will soon leave for the
south.
The Star of the West, for S%canlon's
landing, and the Josie Harry, for Ar
kansas City, are the only packets leay-
ing to-day.
TIE City of Alton, and Norton and
barges left st. Louis last evening for
New Orleans. The Alton will pass
here Saturday.
Engineer Dave Nugent, of the
Charles Morgan, during his vacation,
will be married to a charming young
lady of Richmond, Ind.
Amos Day, the efficient Arkansas
river clerk, returned home this morn
ing, after a very pleasant visit to
friends and relatives. He is ready
now for active work.
The local inspectors at Pittsburg
have revoked the license of William
Collins, second engineer, for having
tempered with the engines of the ferry
boat Carrie before quitting her.
Commodore Coulson says that the
boats of his line have taken out 1900
tons from Yankton this season against
II, 900 tons during all Of last season
from both Yankton and Bismarck.
The City of Vicksburg will pass up
tomorrow at 10 Am. for Cairo and
St. Louis. Captain Elem Calvert is
in command,
The Will Kyle, for New Orleans
passed down last evening with a bis
trip of freight. She put off a few
packages here, but added nothing.
The contracts for building an iror
bridge across the 0uachita river Al
Monroe, La, has been let to the Bal
timore bridge company and is to cos
$40, O00.
The Jas. D. Parker left Cincinnati
last evening for this port, in place o
the Cons Millar, which met with al
accident Monday last while out will
an excursion party.
The James Howard, from New Or
leans, passed up at an early hour thii
morning, with a splendid trip of boil
freight and people. She was detained
below by bad weather.
The Grafton arrived from the Obi,
yesterday with two barges of ston,
and one of gravel, to be used by tn,
Adams street contractors. She re
turned last night with a tow of emp
ties.
The City of Helena, Captain l. II
Mckee in command, is the Ancho
line packet passing down tomorrow
at 10 am, for Vicksburg and tn,
bends. George Walton is her politr
clerk.
The Evansville Courier is authorit,
that Captain Charlie Woodbury. will
put his new boat, now building a
Cincinnati, into the Tennessee rive
trade, instead Of taking her to uppe
, White river.
The little sidewheel steamer Star o
the West, Captain w. j. Ashford il
command, is the daily packet leavin
this evening for Scanlan's, Cat Islam
and way landings. Neil Booker i
her polite clerk.
The heavy rains of yesterday di,
good sanitary work down about tn
llnding. There is still a lot of mu,
and decayed cotton left on the leve
by the receding river. The hydran
and hose could come in play now.
The Paris G. Brown, on her las
trip, carried into New Orleans 250
bdls cotton ties, and on the same da
took on 5000 bdls of the same articl
for distribution above Vicksburg
How is this2
Captain Hercules Carrel, presiden
of the Marine Ways and Dry Doc.
= company, of Cincinnati, and one q
the Oldest Mississippi steamboat CAP
3 tains now living, Is lying very sick a
. his residence in Columbia, in the sui
urbs of Cincinnati.
g 1t is reported that Colonel Da
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