Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-13

Most of the steamers have left Pitts
burg with light tows Of coal for the
South. ftfGN
The Oil City, which was sunk up
Hatchie river, has been raised.
The Ajax and barges went up yester-
day, as also did the Kellogg ard barges.
The Friendship, with two immense
barges laden with ice for Bohlen, Huse
* Co., of this city, arrived yesterday and
returned to st. Louis with tow of empty
barges.
The st. Louis and New Orleans rates
were to have been advanced q peg this
morning. N Etsa
Many of the boats at st. Louis have
been turned into hotels to accommodate
the multitude of Saengerfesterians there.
The principal attraction for the last
week at Evansville was fair at which
miniature steam engine was voted to the
most popular steamboatman en- the river
at ten cents vote. Captain Gus Fow-
Ter of the Idlewild was the lucky winner,
having received SAG votes.
The Celesteiiis coming here with
load Of pine lumber from New Orleans.
Captain Sam Houston's old gunboat,
the Hesper, which has been plying in
the upper Red river trade, will be taken
to New Orleans to run in Harvey's
canal, between there and Belle Isle.
A Helena paper has it that Barney
Barinds drew $2500 in the Agricultural
lottery on half ticket and got scold-
ing from his pa for selling the other half
to friend.
Captain Sam Houston, United States
Inspector, passed through here day or
two since on his way to Louisville, from
a weeks stay in Arkansas.
The Louisville Courier-Journa is re.
sponsible for the following: Captain
Charles G.. Schultze yesterday turned
the command of the steamer Mary
Houston over to his successor, Captain
Charley Miller, who has been acting as
chief clerk of the Houston for sometime
past. Captain Schultze has purchased
the City of Cairo from parties in St.
Louis, and left for that city by rail last
evening, with full crew, to take imme-
date command of his new boat, which
he designs placing in the trade between
Louisville and New Orleans. Mr.. Len.
Miller will have charge of the Office of
the City of Cairo. Our merchants should
foster this new enterprise
The 0uachita Belle has been charted
and will take the place of the r. E. Lee.
The Robert Mitchell coming up has
1900 bars rail iron for the Ohio.
The Jasper handled on the round trip
81, 1868 packages freight and $4,000
bushels bulk corn, and took to New
Orleans l0.460 packages freight.
Our Cincinnati dispatch to-day says:
" The Hon. BENZ. Eggleston, who, with
the aid of Messrs. Holman and Chan
dler and the delegates from this city
succeeded in obtaining reduction of
canal tolls, informs us that the bill is
now law and in force, and no steam
boat can be compelled to pay more than
five cents per ton toll.
The elegant steamer Robert Mitchell,
Captain Wade, will pass up at noon to-
morrow for all points on the Ohio.
Frank Stein is her clerk.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
departs this evening at FIVE O'clock for
Cairo, St. Louis and all way landings,
connecting with the different railroads,
as well as with the packets for Keokuk,
Davenport and st. Paul.
The swift and elegant steamer Belle
ST. Louis will be off this evening at sharp
five o'clock for Vicksburg. Passen-
gers will find her accommodations and
fares of the best while Captains Blake
and Grissom will do all they can for the
comfort of the guests. 1t is a treat to
travel with them and on their fine boat.
Mr.. George Tod, the well-known caterer,
has charge of the tables of the Belle.