Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-26

Shreveport leaves there this evening
in her place.
The Paris G. Brown, en- route to
Cincinnati, passed Vicksburg at an
early hour yesterday, and is due here
tomorrow morning.
Fifteen thousand sacks ofnew wheat
arrived at st. Louis on Thursday last
from points above Cairo and several
heavy cargoes were expected yesterday.
The Scanlon's Landing packet,
Star Of the West, came in last even
ing with a broken wrist aud will take
a rest until her repairs are completed.
The majority of the marines are sat
is6ed with the democratic nominal
tions for president aud vice president,
and say it is the winning ticket for
November next.
The only stir at the landing to. day
is the unloading and hauling away Of
rock, the working of the steam stone
crusher and the paving of the lower
portion of the levee.
Steamboat business in the Alabama
river is about suspended, the water
being too low for successful naviga-
ton. The boats of that stream are
being locked and repaired for the
coming seasons campaign.
-Four companies of the Thirteenth
Infantry are coming up on the Annie
2. Silver, having been ordered to the
front. This means they are going
north to spend the summer. Too not
in New Orleans.
Captain Matt Williams, of the Dean
Adams, has been presented with a
beautiful pair of gilt horns and a large
frame containing the photographs Of
the officers, who lately served him, on
the G. w. Cheek.
Amos Day, second clerk of the
Marlin Speed, was a passenger out
last evening bound for Cincinnati.
He will return by the time the Speed
is ready to resume her trips in the
Arkansas river.
Harry Beach, an old-time river
steward, is lying very low at Cincin-
natl and not expected to live. He is
said to be entirely destitute and at
present living alone upon the contri-
buttons of his friends.
The Vint Shinkle departed last
evening for Cincinnati with 50 bales
cotton, 100 bales batting, 30 bbls
flour, 223 bbls potatoes, 10000 fee,
lumber, 220 pkgs sundries, and about
40 people in the cabin.
Mr.. S. W. Cutter, manager of Mrs.
Kinney's skid and tarpaulin depot on
the levee. was married yesterday to
Miss NJ. Estella Crook, a charming
young lady Of this city. The happy
coupe left last evening on the Vint
Shinkle, on a bridal tour to the east.
The next annual meeting of the
board of steam navigation will be
held at Norfolk, Va, September /.
Local organizations should be making
arrangements to be represented at the
meeting.
The John A. Scudder, Captain A.
j. Carter in command, is due down
this evening en- route to the Crescent
city. She is an Anchor liner, and
will leave faom the company's wharf
boat at the foot of Union street.
George Miltenberger, Of the Charles
p. Chouteau, is her chief. clerk this
trip.
Mr.. William Patterson, jr.. engineer
Of the steamer Aleck Chambers, was
drowned off hat boat on Sunday last.
lie had gone aft on the fantail of the
boat for the purpose of oiling the ma
chinery, aud it is supposed he missed
his footing and fell into the water.
He was a married man with four
children.
On the last trip ofthe Charles Nor
gan she made the run from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, a distance OF
1900 miles, in 6 days and Is hours,
attending to all way business. This
is the best time made this season.
Her time from Memphis to louisville
was 3 days and 8 hours.
The James w. Calf, Captain r. w.
Wise in command, will arrive to-
morrow night andleave Tuesday even
ing with a return trip for Cairo,
Louisville, Cincinnati, and all way
landings on the Ohio river, connect
ing with the different railroads and
giving through tickets to all points
east at very low rates,
The Mollie Moore arrived last even
ing from st. Louis. She discharged
here 225 bbls -four and 1855 bbls meal
and showed out for Helena with the
balance of her freight. The captain
states that the Moore came through
to this port from st. Louis in Al hours
and SO fast did she pass Cairo that
Walt Mckee took her to be the j. B.
NJ. Kehlor trying herself.
Captain j. ID. Randall, who has
been in Cincinnati during the past
week, 10 attendance at the democratic
convention, is expected home to-day.
While there be enlightened the can
didates in reference to the importance
of the country in the upper st. Fran
els river, about the sunk lands, and is
coming home with the contract for
carrying the mail between WitlsburQ
and Lester Landing, a distance Of l6J
miles in that wild country.
The little steamer Anthracite,
which left London, via Falmouth,
England, Or the Sd day of June, on a
voyage across the Atlantic, srFiyed at
st. Johns, N. F., on the 2lst inst,
only eighteen days out. She is the
smallest vessel that ever steamed
from Europe to America. nef total
Length ise4 feet beam, 16 feet, and
depth 10 feet. her engine and boiler
room being p feet six inches. Her