Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-10

the river men hooking to Main street TO
witness the procession Of the Sunday
school children.........The Phil Allin
brought in 43 bales of cotton. The
A. j. White came in with rs bales of
cotton and 81 sacks of seed .........The Il.
p. Walt, from White river, arrived with
lob bales of cotton and $4,000 feet Of
understandable Colorado brought in
81 bales Of cotton, and lays over till this
evening.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There are 5000 sacks of oil cake on
the landing awaiting transportation to
New Orleans on the James Howard, and
the r. L. Lee has 1000 sacks awaiting
her. The freight bill for the largest lot
will be $2375.
The Pennsylvania and Ohio Commits
sioners on the the Ohio river improve
ment, met at Cincinnati, Wednesday, and
issued call to representatives OF all the
States interested, to meet there on
Wednesday, June 26, for consultation.
The Bee and barges will doubtless
pass down to-day. They give majority
Of the cities and towns along the river
the go-by and will not slight Vicksburg
this time.
The Belle st. sLouis beat the Cairo
telegram here announcing her arrival
and departure at and from that place.
That shows the energy Of the Associated
Press agent at Cairo.
The Mallie Ragon will be due to-mor-
row from the Ohio.
The Utah has, after struggle, sue
ceeded in getting a trip for the Arkansas
at st. Louis. Freights are getting scarce
up there.
The Murrillo, destined for South
American waters, passed Louisville yes
terday.
The Julia will pass down tomorrow
for Vicksburg.
The Yaeger and Belfast will pass down
tomorrow. The latter has 1000 sacks
of corn and 1900 barrels of -four.
The Grand Tower goes to st. Louis
tomorrow, the R. P. Walt to White
river, and the R. Z. Lee to New Orleans.
The Edinburg abandoned her "Trip to
Red river, and is loading at Cincinnati
for New Orleans.
The A. G. Wilson is towing three
barges of hay from Louisville to New
Orleans.
After ten days detention to steamers
they can now pass through the new locks
at Louisville.
The City Council of Evansville have
reduced the wharfage of the Louisville
and Henderson packets, placing them
on the same footing as the Cairo and
other local packets running to that
port
The Nick Longworth returns from
Louisville, and will leave there to-mor-
row.
The Towards are making extensive
additions to their yards at Louisville.
The next steamer built by the Mem
phis Packet Company for the st. Louis
and Vicksburg trade, will be named
City of Greenville.
Captain John s. McCune, President
of the Keokuk Packet Company, has
sold his interest in the iron mass called
Pilot Knob, for the sum of 100000,
cash.
The decline at st. Louis since last
evening was nine inches. Low water
is expected, unless heavy rains fall
speedily.
The Friendship brings here from st.
Louis 500 tons ice.
McCoy's big wharfboat carried to Gin
cinat 5000 bbls of salt for Captain Hol-
loway.
A number of leading Porkopolians are
DESTROYS that Major General Godfrey
Weitzel, the engineer and superintend-
ent of the enlargement and improvement
of the Louisville and Portland canal,
should resign his position on that work
and accept that of city engineer of the
city Of Cincinnati
A Vicksburg exchange says the Belle
Yazoo on her last trip made ll20 miles,
with her usual landings, in five days aud
twenty hours.
The passenger steamer A. j. White,
Captain John Washington, leaves this
evening at five o'clock for Napoleon,
Chicot City and all way landings B. F.
Fields and Charles Sharp are her clerks.
The fine passenger steamer Mary
Boyd, Captain Rufe Caldwell, departs at
five o'clock this evening, for Pine Bluff,
Little Rock, and all points on the Ar
kansas river. E. W. Outlaw and Bob
Shields are her secretaries.
The Colorado, Captain Luker, leaves
this evening at FIVE clock for Cairo and
St. Louis. H. Diedrick is clerk.
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