Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-21

eastern tour. During his absence his
son Robert .. Lee will play superin-
tendent of the line.
The John A. Scudder, for New
Orleans, will leave st. Louis on We'd
nesday next, to be followed on Satur-
day by the Belle Shreveport.
The "old reliable" Hard Cash will
be found in port tomorrow morning
receiving to leave Wednesday evening
for all landings on White, Black and
Little Red rivers.
The Belle Memphis has gone to
Louisville to be dismantled, and her
engines will be placed in one of the
new Anchor line packets being built
at Jacksonville.
The viii Kyle, of the Southern
transportation line, in command Of
Captain Lew Hates, will pass down at
6 pm. for New Orleans. j. I. Wash
ington is her agent.
The Anchor line boats leaving to-
morrow at 10 am, are the Grand
Tower for Vicksburg, and the City OF
Greenville, for St. Louis. Both are
elegant passenger boats.
The Vicksburg folks have already
prevailed on Captain Matt Williams
to let them have his new Dean Adams
tor an excursion party, the same to
take place on Thursday next.
Captain G.. B. Russell telegraphs
that the James ID. Parker will arrive
tomorrow morning and leave We'd
nesday evening with a return trip tor
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The U. P. Schenck, with a good trir
of both freight and people, passed up
yesterday forenoon. She put off Il
hhds sugar, 80 bbls ale, 10 bbls and SC
SKIS salt and added a few people.
The Marlin Speed departed Satur-
day evening for Arkansas river with a
good trip Of freight. She goes through
to Little Rock, where she will lay VI
for a spell, the Maumelle doing the
business during the dull season.
The Gold Dust for St. Louis passed
up yesterday forenoon. She put of
nothing Of interest, but added 3UC
bbls potatoes aud 10 tons sundries fol-
st, Louis and way points.
The Commonwealth, with a good
upstream trip passed up at noon after
cleaning out here. She discharged a
lot of molasses and bagging, and
added 10000 feet of lumber for st
Louis.
The little sidewheel steamer, Stai
of the West, Captain j. w. Brown in
command, is the daily packet leaving
this evening for Sc%anlon's, Cat Island
and way landings. Charley Dudley ii
her Durser.
The Coahoma arrived last night
from Arkansas City with 6 bales cot.
ton, 400 SKIS cotton seed and sundries
She goes to bank for the present, the
Josie Harry going out this evening il
the Arkansas City trade.
The John B. Maude, with a good
trip of freight, passed down yesterday
forenoon, discharging here ID casks
meat, 5 boxes eggs, 5 boxes butter
and adding about rs tons freight fol
Vicksburg and intermediate landings
The Chas. Morgan, three DAYS sever
hours out from New Orleans. passeC
up at l I'm. with a good trip, Sh,
discharged here IA hhds sugar, q
cases wine, IS bales bags and som,
sundries. She added about 100 pkg.
freight and a few people.
The elegant passenger steamer, w
=. Halliday, in command of Capt. 4
w. Gould, will pass down to.mor
row evening for New Orleans. She il
an Anchor liner and will leave from
the company's wharf boat, foot o.
Union street.
The national board of health fee
is expected to leave Pittsburg thi
evening, The three launches will b,
placed at the different inspection sta.
tions, while the Fl. H. Benner will bt
used for a patrol boat between Cairo
and New Orleans.
Vicksbprg should not be alone il
doing honor to the new board o.
health boat, named in honor of Lieut.
Benner. Arrangements are beins
made at hat city for a grand recep
ton and presentation of c%olers, vii,
Memphis stand idle and allow the
boat to pass without rendering her a
royal reception.
Pleasure seekers and tourists should
remember that Captain AID. Storm
superintendent of the Anchor line al
this port, is giving excursion tickets
to St. Paul, Minneapolis, and other
summer routes in the northwest al
very low rates. These tickets are
COED 70 60 and return, and passengers
can select their route either BY river
or rail upon reaching st. Louis.
The 0Sceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, arrived Saturday
night with a fair trip from the upper
coast. She leaves this evening with q
return trip for 0sOeola and all way
landings, carrying the mail and pay,
ing strict attention to all business in.
trusted to her. John Haley presides
at the desk, and is assisted by Hugh
Tomlinson.
The =, .. Stanard, for St. Louis,
passed up Saturday without stopping.
1t being reported that she had three
or four hundred negro smigrants on
board, when she is only allowed to
Try thirty-f five passengers, Inspectors
Ralston and Garrett and w. j. Smith,
surveyor of customs, boarded her in
mid,stream to examine into the mat
ter, but found that shs had but eleven
families, consisting of thirty three
persons. She was allowed to proceed
on her way to st. Louis.