Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-30

The lighthouse tender Joseph
Henry passes down tO>day for New
Orleans, paying of keepers and arrang-
ing lights.
Mr.. John G. Wyckoff has recovered
from his late indisposition and re-
turned to duty to-day on the steamer
Kate Adams.
The City Of Cairo added IS sacks
wheat,also 5 tons miscellaneous freight
and left on time yesterday for Cairo
and St. Louis.
The Dean Adams, from the upper
coast, brought in Is bales cotton and
20 sks cotton seed. She returns to
Osceols this evening.
The Coeboma brought in Is bales
cotton, 763 SKIS cotton seed and 70
pkgs peaches. She is the mail packet
returning to Friar's Point this even.
ing.
The Katie P. Kounts, which Of late
years has been running in the New
Orleans and Red river trade, was sold
at New Orleans on Saturday last for
$500.
The Belle Memphis will be up this
afternoon, and leaves at 10 o'clock in
the morning for Cairo and St. Louis
Captain l. II. Mckee commands, with
Henry Corbyn in the office.
The James W.Gaff will be in to day
and leaves at 5 pm. tomorrow for
Cincinnati and way landings on the
Ohio river, giving through tickets
aud cheap rates to points east.
The Rene Macready started in to
day in the ferry trade between here
and Mound City in place of the
OvertOn. Captain George Lysle is in
command and Charlie Parish at the
wheel.
The excursions given yesterday
afternoon and last night we're enjoyed
by those sin attendance, there being
over 800 people on the two. There
was good music and a fine COO
breeze.
The Ida Darragh, for Arkansav
river, leaves at 5 o'clock tomorrow
evening going through TO Pine Bluff
where connection is made with thu
pool line steamers for Little Rock anC
points above.
The Anchor Line steamer City o
st. Louis passed to New Orleans yes
terday afternoon with big trip. Sh,
added 90 bales cotton, Is pkgs pota
toes and apples, and ten tons of mis-
cellaneous freight.
The Annie P. Silver, under tb,
auspices of the Anchor Line, is an
nounced to pass here at 4 o'clock to
morrow afternoon, bound for New
Orleans. CaptainAd.Storm at the ele
vator, is her agent.
Captain Ed Rowland and Il. c
Postal have returned from Pittsburg
where they went to take a look at thei
new beats building for Arkansaw an,
White rivers, and speak well of tn
progress being made.
The Anchor Line steamer John A
Scudder, on her fifth day out fror
New Orleans, with $50 tons of freight
passed up to-day for st. Leuis. Sh
discharged 200 bbls cement, 1873 boxe
tin and % drums soda.
The City of Vicksburg, in comman
Of Captain S. A. McPheters, will b
the Anchor Line packet leaving fro1
the elevator at 10 am. tomorrow 70
Vicksburg and way landings. W. {
Blenker is her chief clerk.
The Wyoming from Cincinnati
wanting about 100 tons, passed t
New Orleans this forenoon. She too
on 300 SKIS corn below Cairo and dis
charged here 525 pkgs, including %
boxes starch, 30 bbls meal and IS
pkgs paper.
The towboat R. S. Hayes, whicl
passed south on Friday last, took tn
tow Of the Henry Lourey from Delt
to New Orleans, and on her way U
theriveT will take toSt. Louis the barge
left at Commerce last week by tn
Jay Gould.
The Josie Harry went out Satuar
day evening with three powerful cleo
trio lights, one of which is 5000 can
die power, burning ia reflector. Nj
George f. Willis, agent of the Unite
States Electric Light Company, wer
} around on the Harry to see that every
thing was woFkingipg right.
The City of Helena, from St. Louis
passed to Vicksburg at noon yesteI
day, She discharged 1868 pkg1 {
freight, including 63l bbls -four, II
bblS meal, $50 pkgs lard 900 rolls bag
ging, 492 SKIS corn, 1870 SKIS oats and
SKIS rye. She added so kegs beer an
10 tons of miscellaneous freight.
A couple Of papers, received fror
Mate Phin. r. Star, indicate that b
is taking a "trip around the world.
During last week he was at Quebec,
Canada, Portland, Maine, and Lon