Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-23

laden. To-day fair amount Of freight
is being received for shipment, hut
neither shipments nor receipts will b.
as heavy as on yesterday. The weather
is clear and warm.
The elegant little steamer Geo. W
Cheek, Capt. Mark Cheek in command
will depart at FIVE o'clock this evening
for Helena, Friars Point and all way
landings.
The Legal Tender, Capt. VIM. Elliot
commanding, with Ed Postal, Dan Sui
Ivan and Arthur Field in the office, Il
the regular Tuesday White river United
States mail packet, leaving to-day a
five pm. for all points on White river
connecting at Devall's Bluff with the
Little Rock railroad.
The elegant steamer Mary Houston
Captain Durham in command, and
Harry Walker clerk, will arrive tonight
from above, and leaves the wharf at nine
! am. tomorrow for Vicksburg, Natchez
and New Orleans.
By telegram to Captain Lightburne,
agent, we learn that the Henry S. Tur'
ner, Captain Rusk in command, will ar
rive early tomorrow morning, and gets
away at two p m. for Vicksburg, Natche2
and New Orleans. Mr.. Huer, clever
official, presides at the desk.
The Pat Cleburne goes out as usual
on Friday for the Arkansas.
The st. Francis, Capt. Tom Bowman,
backs out at five pm. to-day for Helena,
Madison and all points on the St. Fran
els. She has tip-top accommodations
and does a general plantation business.
Messrs. Paine, Berry and Clark are her
secretaries.
The Minneola, Captain Miller, goes
out on Wednesday evening for Cincin-
natl.
The elegant and commodious steamer
City of Alton, Captain Sheble in com
mand, will pass down at six o'clock this
evening for Vicksburg, New Orleans and
all the bend landings. Peter Sheckley
is clerk.
The Colorado will pass up at five Pr m.
to-day for Cairo and st. Louis.
The elevator at Vicksburg will be COM
pleted in August Cars viii run into it,
and steamboats, will load and discharge
alongside
The Richmond leaves st. Louis to-day
for New Orleans.
The case of the r. E. Lee VS.. the City
Of New Orleans, was brought up at that
city a few days since, when the court
ordered that the city should be allowed
to bond the injunction. The case, before
it is finally decided. will probably go t0
the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Dubuque Herald says:
Scarcely day passes but what one OF
more RATS strike the piers of the bridge
and 90 to pieces. Whether the accidents
are due to the bridge, swift current or
mismanagement we know not A large
log raft ran against the bridge last Friday
and went to pieces.
The river at this point, says the Helena
Clarion of the 2lst instant, has riser
some six inches during the past twenty
four hours, and is now about ten feet sil
inches below high water mark, and sia
feet eight inches below the highest point
this spring, and has risen about thirteen
feet six inches since the last rise com
menced.
The Robert Burns has laid up.at Gin
cinnati until business improves. The
Shamrock will doubtless take her place.
John" of the Potomac, writes the
Cincinnati Commercial from this point
that the 80 Flying Dutchman, the Poto-
mac, passed the Richmond under way
but don't say word about trying to
buttn hole in the St. Francis. " Johnny"
will doubtless be " SCHNEIDER " when
the bill of $4,000 damages is presented.
The Arkansas river rose two inches at
Little Rock last night.
The Susie Silver and Virginia passed
up this morning for Louisville, both
having fair trips.