Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-25

new Davidson Line clipper steamer
81, Paul, which leaves St. Louis
wednesday evening on her maiden
trip.
The towboat Joseph B. Williams.
coming up, left her tow 20 miles be-
low Arkansaw City and went back to
Yicksburg 10 repair a burned boiler.
She expects to have her repairs com
pleted this evening, when she will re i.
turn to her tow and proceed up the
river.
The New Mary Houston, in com.
mand Of Captain Charles Miller, will
pass here this afternoon bound for
Yieksburg and New Orleans. She
has splendid passenger accommods-
tons with large aud airy state rooms
and is in charge of courteous and ex.
perienced boatmen. Elliott Miller
presides in the Office.
The Ida Darragh brought in 4 bales
cotton, 20 SKIS cotton seed and a good
list OF sundries. She is the mail packet
leaving tomorrow evening for Pine
Bluff and way landings on Arkansaw
river, giving close attention to all
business that offers and connecting at
her destination with the pool line
boats Tor Little Rock and points
above.
Dredging operations continue to be
actively pushed in Vicksburg harbor.
Owing to the depth of water through
which the dredge basket is now work
ing, the process Of removing the mud
is not so rapid as it was in the begin
ming. The amount being now removed
is $1,000 yards per month, instead of
100000, which was at first calculated
would be the average quantity removed
in the same length Of time.
The Charles Morgan and Will S.
Hays will both leave Cincinnati We'd
nesday for New Orleans. when
Greek meets Greek, then comes the
tug Of war" "And thus saw the
horses in the vision, and them that sat
on them having breast plates of fire
and OF jacinth and birthstone; and the
heads OF the horses were as the heads
of lions; and out of their mouths is
sued fire and smoke and birthstone -
The Rere Maoready, in command Of
Captain o. K. Joplin, is the mail
packet leaving to morrow evening for
Mariana, the Cue OF, Wittsburg and
way landings ON L'Anguille aud st.
Francis rivers through to Mark Tree,
where connection is made with the
light draft steamer Advance for the
sunk Lands. j. D. Block, assisted
by Charles StoCkley, presides in the
Office
The Rene Macready, leaving here
Tomorrow evening makes a grand ex-
cursion to the Sunk Lands, 1850 miles
above Wittsburg. Arrangements have
been made to entertain several large
parties from Mariana, Wittaburg. the
Cutoff and other points on l. 'Anguille
and St. Francis rivers. People of this
city who desire to make the trip can
do so at special rates. The Macready
leaves at 3 p m. tomorrow aud returns
early Saturday morning.
The Cons Millar, from Cincinnati,
arrived this morning with $50 tons OF
freight. She discharged at the eleva-
tor. and will leave from the landing
at 5 o'clock tomorrow evening for all
points on the Ohio river through Ia
Cincinnati, where connection is made
with the different railroads, and
through tickets given to points East
at reduced rates. Captain j. D.
Moore presides in the Office, assisted
by James Voris and Lowell lines.
The Kate Adams, in command Of
Captain Mark R. Cheek, brought in
~ bales cotton, bags seed cotton,
9l9 SKIS cotton seed and ID head cattle.
She is the Adams Line mail packet
leaving this evening for Helena,
Frilrs Point, Terrene, Arkansaw City
and way landings on the lower coast,
attending promptly to all business
that offers and connecting at her des
tination with trains on the Little
Rock, Mississippi River and Texas
railroad. Il. W. Outlaw presides in
the Office, assisted by Walker Outlaw
and John G. Wyckoff.