Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-26

6iolhi ielO DO. bOuls OatuTudy.
The Virgie Lee is out on the ways
at Cincinnati, being overhauled. She
IS a hrst-class low water packet.
The James d. Parker has been de-.
tanned by fog in the lower Ohio, but
will arrive tomorrow forenoon.
The days of departure for the Gin
c%innati and Memphis packet compa-
ny's boats are Tuesdays and Fridays
at 8 p. N.
Boats laid up here and being re-
paired are the 0uachita Belle, Goa
homa, W. j.. Poitevent, Rene Mac
ready and Si~lverthorn.
The Anchor line packets leaving to-
morrow at 10 an. are the Grand
Tower, for VickSburg, and the City
G%reenVille, for st. Louis.
The Cons Millar, for Memphis, left
Cincinnati Saturday, will arrive
Thursday morning, and leave Friday
evening with a return trip.
Pilots complain Of the upper Blues
Point light; it is too dim. A lantern
or candle should be set alongside to
show it up.
Three hundred men from Chicago
are to be employed on the warehouses
aud elevators which the Illinois Cen
trail railroad is to build at Cairo this
summer.
Robert Jameson, formerly clerk Of
the K. 4. Lee wharf boat, is spending
a few weeks among his old friends in
Mayfeld, Ky. He will return soon to
go on n of our local packets.
The Gold Dust, for Vicksburg,
passed down yesterday forenoon, dis
charging here l400 pckgs, including
800 bbls -four and 4Ol sacks corn.
The W. P. Halliday passed up last
evening with a big trip. She dis.
charged here 80 hhds sugar, $50 sacks
salt and about $50 picks sundries. One
item of her freight was 400 hhds Of
sugar, mostly for st. Louis.
The national board of health
steamer H. H. Bonner, arrived last
evening from New Orleans. She
looks the very picture of health, being
clean and neat. Her future move
ments are not known just now.
Not being able to secure a deck
crew, the Josie Harry was delayed
until this forenoon. The negroes do
not wish to go off for a whole week.
or they will be apt to miss some oil
the fine speeches made by their party
leaders.
Workmen are busy this morning
cutting away the edge of the bluff.
between Monroe and Madison streets.
The houses Of the coal checkers will
have to be moved.
Mr.. T. H. Swartz, one of the pro.
prietors Of the River Record. pub.
lished at Pittsburg, is a passenger on
the Cons Millar, enroute to this point
on a business trip.
VIII S. Hays, the next mayor Of
Louisville, and Captain James Dugan
have formed a partnership, and will
deal in new and secondhand machin
cry. We wish them success.
The Beaver departed Saturday
evening with the barges Schenck and
Little Gold Dust. She took from
here about $4,000 feet of lumber, and
will get a lot Of saw logs at Hatchic
river.
The finance committee of the CON-
mon council of Cincinnati have rec
commended an appropriation of $50 to
Mace two dead men" at the wharf
The matter has been under discussion
for about a year.
The Robert Mitchell, four days out
from New Orleans. passed up Satur.
day evening with about 300 tons o.
freight and a good list of people. She
discharged here % hhds sugar and 9
bbls molasses and added a few people
Charlie Nichols leaves to-day to
take charge of the wheel of the Dean
Adams, in the Arkansas City and
Vicksburg trade. Charlie will resume
his place at the wheel of the Henri,
Frank, as soon as the cotton season
opens.
The light draught steamer Mau
melle is due this evening, and is tb,
mail packet leaving Wednesday, at 8
p M, for Pine Bluff and all way land
ings On Arkansas river, connecting
with smaller boats for Little Rock
and Fort Smith.
The Osceola Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper in command, is the mail pack
ct leaving this evening for Osceola
and all way landings on the upper
coast. John Haley and Hugh Tom.
%linson, a couple of clever young men,
are in charge of the Office affairs.
The earth cut from the bluffs is to
be dumped into the river just above
the foot of Jefferson street. There is
a strong current at this point, and it
will be carried on down the river.
We think it would be better to have
it hauled up town and fill up some of
the low places.
The fast Anchor line steamer, City
of Alton, from Sh Louis, passed down
early yesterday morning heavy laden.
She put off here 10 bbls -four, 800
bbls meal, 40 rolls bagging, 400 bdls
cotton ties and 1858 pkgs sundries, and
added 80 bbls of lime and about %
tons for Vicksburg, New Orleans and
the bends.
The Josie Harry, Captain M. R.
Harry in command, came in yester-
day forenoon on time with a good trip
Of freight and people. She left this
morning with one of the largest trips
of freight which have left this port
since the dull season set in. The
Harry goes through to ~Jacksonport
and will be back by Friday, in time to
leave nm Saturday next bar r~agulor