Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-13

The q. P. Schenck, loaded Eat,
passed down yesterday for New Or
leans.
The City Of Vicksburg added about
30 tons and left on time for Vicks-
burg.
The James Lee and Coahoma will
be the local packets leaving tomorrow
evening.
The fast Anchor Line steamer City
Of New Orleans will pass up tomorrow
for st. Louis.
The City Of Alton, from st. Louis,
was expected to pass down at noon to-
day, bound for New Orleans.
The Mary Houston completed her
repairs yesterday, and left Louisville
last evening for New Orleans.
The Ste. Genevieve left st. Louis
last evening. for this port, and will
arrive early Thursday morning.
The Joseph Henry and City Of
Baton Rouge passed Vicksburg yes
terday, bound for New Orleans.
The Cons Millar, en- route to this
port, passed Evansville last night, and
will arrive early Thursday morning.
The towboat John Gilmore will pass
down 10 night bound for New Orleans.
She has a barge or two OF grain for
this port.
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Pilot Ed Ostrander, of the steamer
Paris Q. Brown, was married a few
days ago to Miss Flora Vaughn of
Cincinnati.
a beautiful collection of flowers,
directed to the Champion of the
World" was sent aboard the steamer
James Lee yesterday afternoon, a
short time previous to- the departure
of the boat.
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
City, of Greenville, in command Of
Captain Joseph Bryan, will leavs
promptly at 8 pm. to-day for Cairo
and st. Louis. John z. Massengale
is her polite clerk.
Merchants at river towns trading
with Memphis will find it to their
interest to order their lob printing and
blank books from the PUBLIC LEDGER
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, ID Madison street.
Leander Huff, the mutinous mate
Of the tewboat Henry Lourey, was
on trial yesterday in the United
States Court aud was found guilty.
He will probably get a contract with
the government for a term of years.
The Katie Hooper is receiving to
leave at 5 pm. tomorrow for Pine
Bluff and intermediate landings on
ArkanNaw river, carrying the mail and
making direct connection with regu.
lar jackets for Little Rock and points
above.
The wharfage collections for the
port OF Cincinnati last week was
SIG 40, collected from thirty boats
The collections at Memphis for the
past week we're in the neigbborhood o.
$500, of which $3l1 was paid by thir-
teen Anchor Line beats.
The Hard Cash arrived from White
river, having brought out of thai
stream 10 bales cotton, a lot of butter
peaches, etc. She leaves tomorrow
evening with a return trip, and vii
make direct connection with ligh.
draft steamers for upper White anC
Black rivers.
Letter heads, bill heads, bills o
lading, envelopes, hand bills and ever,
other kind ofjob printing executed il
the best style and 1T the lowest price
at the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
Office and blank book mandatory, l,
Madison street. !
Miss Kate Weaver, daughter o
Pilot William Weaver. Of the lowe
river steamer Robert K. Lee, left thi.
forenoon for home, after a very
pleasant stay in our city. She tool
passage on the City Of Vicksburg
which connects with the j. NJ. Cannoi
at Vicksburgfor New Orleans.
The Andy Baum, in command O
Captain H. J. Vinton, leaves thi
evening for Cincinnati and principa'
way landings on the Ohio, making
close connection with the railroads 70
the Elst, and giving through ticket
at low rates. Captain NJ. NJ: Deem
and Ned Sherman are her polit
clerks.
The river at this point commenced
falling yesterday, and though slow a
present will be quite rapid in a few
days, as the Ohio, upper Mississippi
aud their tributaries are falling at al
points. This will be welcome news
to planters along the river below here
who have became almost discouraged
at the late high water.
The Rene M~acready, in command Of
Captain o. X. Joplin, is the regular
packet leaving this evening for Helena
Mariana, the Cutoff and way land.
ings on L'Auguille and St. Francis
rivers, attending promptly to all bust.
ness that offers, and making direct
connection with the light-draft steam.
err Advance for the Sunk Lands. A
L. Banning presides at the desk
assisted by Charles Stockley,
A dispatch from Evansville states
that Captain A. l.. Tucker, formerly
mate Of the Armada and Idlewild
and lately commanding the II. NJ
Sweetzer, died suddenly of rheuma.
tism of the heart, at daylight yester.
day morning, on board the Hotspur
Of which he was commander. The
boat had been to New Orleans with a
tow of slaves and left here on Thurs.
day last for Evansville. Captain
Tucker at the time being quite sick,
but thought he could get home with.
out trouble.
The United States Senate-Re.
publican Figures.
New York Tribune. 9.