Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-17

no superiors. The Cheek plies regularly be-
tween this city and Friar's Point. She is
commanded by Captain George Malone. while
the affairs of the Office are presided over by
that most excellent gentleman, Robert II.
Wildbcrger. With Captain Malone TO com
mand, and Mr.. Wildberger to look after the
comfort of passengers and the prompt and
safe delivery of freight. the Cheek has gained
| popularity equaled by no local packet leay-
| ing this port. The fine steamer A. j. White,
Captain Mark r. Cheek, makes semi-weekly
| trips to Napoleon and the bends. Shippers
| can do no better than to send their freight by
this boat. and passenger accommodation are
excellent. Captain George W. Cheek is the
superintendent of this line. His Office is ~
Madison street.
| A gorge is reported above Alton, Illinois.
The Little Alps goes north to-day with
feet Of empty barges.
The big Exp orter has gone up TO the foot Of
Jefferson street to lay up for n rise in that
most uncertain of all streams-the Arkansas.
The stock of coal now ahoat and in the
yards here foots up little less than 250,t0O
bushels. 1t is sold to steamers ai Zoe per box
for Pittsburg. and to citizens it is delivered at
| 81 10 per barrel.
lin the House of Representatives at Wash
ington. yesterday, Mr. Stevenson introduced
bill to have the government accept the Louis
vile and Portland canal and reduce tolls An
other bill introduced would grant charter TO
construct bridge over the Missouri river at
Sioux City. The first should be passed and
| the second squelched.
| Yesterday warrants were issued for the ar
rest of the two mates of the steamboat Ex-
porter upon the charge Of beating man
named Fitzgerald.
| 1t appears from the numerous accidents
which have happened lately. to steamboats,
that the most experienced pilots have lost the
channel. or the distractions which they have
lately met with have been drifted to some
other cut-outs, whereby they have lost the
regular course of navigation. Within the past
six weeks there have been more disasters to
steamboats, than within the same time for,
twenty five years previous, according to the
recollection Of the Oldest inhabitant."
| Referring to the new elevator at Belmont, a
correspondent says: 1.-THE new elevator is
about completed: and has splendid endless
chain from the first TO the fourth floors. We
use two platforms in the old elevator. Can
handle 700 tons in twenty four hours with
| ease Barrels and sacks are taken from one
floor to the other by skids."
A private letter from New Orleans says
Captain Albert Thomas is still confined on
board the Edinburgh from the effects of his
| fall through the hatch of that steamer. His
recovery is very slow.
Captain Whitledge of the st. Louis Star
/ 7 -. =. A.
on the Capitol City, and will rattle it off if he
captures 1t.
TheAndy Baum's freight bills at Evansville
were s17 so, and wharfage bill Sll 50. There
| not being sufficient water for her to proceed,
she dropped down to private. wharf where
she was chargedfs2 per day for five days. and
then went up to the wharf to take on board
nearly $500 worth Of boat stores she had pur-
chased, and was induced to take few bales
| of hay for Henderson. For this privilege she
was charged $40 so more, making total OF SOL
For s12 so she is permitted to lie at the public
landing at Cincinnati for nine days.
| Captain Coyington, Of the Globe Insurance
Company Of Cincinnati. comes here to look at
the cargo Of the X. G. Gray, now on the Mary
Miller.
St. Louis rates to New Orleans are. via Cairo
Short Line railroad and barges, reshipping at
Cairo: Flour 81 10, pork 81 20, and pound
freight soc. Via Iron Mountain railroad and
New Orleans packets. reshipping at Belmont
-four 81 20, pork 81 80. hay zoe, other pound
freight 6Oc. All rail rates from st. Louis TO
this city are: Flour 81 30; beef and pork
81 90; apples, onions. etc 81 30; bacon, lard,
etc., 75c per hundred; hay 81 per hundred.
The following boats are now laid up at St.
Louis, and will probably remain so for the
winter. Cornet. Wild Duck. Mollie Mohler,
Keokuk, Phil Sheridan, J. II. Johnson, Graf
ton, st. Luke, Park Painter, Schuyler, Argo-
naut No. 2, Julia, Marble City, City of Vicks-
burg, Belle Memphis Nile. Far West, Alice.
Richmond. General Anderson, N. W. Casey,
Belle st. Louis, Victory. Kanawha No. 2,
Great Republic. st. Johns and Illinois. Out
on the ways are the Belle of Shreveport, Rob
Roy. Bayard, Lucy Bertram and ferryboat
DR.. Frederick Hill. and on the docks the NJ.
S. wharf boat.