Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-20


boatmen. The Arkansas and white
rivers are falling rapidly, and other
lower streams are doing likewise. The
weather is blistering hot
PORT NEWS.
The Glencoe went south last evening
loaded to the guards. She gave US the
go-by, as she did not even want coal
.........The Cleburne brought good trip
of freight and people from the crooked
creek. Reese Pritchard always does
that in the dullest season. The Jas.
Howard went up for Evansville, towing
a barge with railroad iron, as mentioned
by us several days since. .The Mallie
Ragon came from the Arkansas light,
and laid over all night........The Kilgour
went down late with good freight.........
The City of Quincy passed down at z
a, M, discharging several small lots here
.......The City of Chester, from st.
Louis, arrived with good trip. ......The
John Kyle four and half days ont from
New Orleans, went up this morning with
400 tons freight.
MISCELLANEOUS.
According to the Associated Press dis
patches, the Belle Memphis must have
run from Cairo to st. Louis between the
hours of two am. and nine p m. yester-
day
Moonlight excursions by boat are the
fever here just now, and will take the
place of the picnic business at James
Park. aalLiIo
The establishment of an effective line
Of steamers between Cincinnati and Red
river continues to be agitated, and an
effort will be made to secure the coun-
tenance of both the Chamber of Com
merce and the Board of Trade.
Immense humps of Covington real
estate are tumbling into the Missouri
river, through the action of the existing
rise in the water. From the Sioux City
bank, at almost any hour, the noise of
the falling masses of earth may be dis
tinctly heard
Speaking of the exploded boat Nc
Donald, the Dubuque Herald of Sunday
says: Thirty-six hours between St.
Louis and Dubuque is the quickest time
on record. No wonder the boiler burst,
with such pressure to obtain speed and
make a record.
During the present run one hundred
and fifteen loaded coal barges and twelve
boats have been taken through the canal
at Louisville, all of which will be for
warded to Southern ports on this water.
In the United States District Court at
Baltimore yesterday in the case of
negro woman named Josephine Carr
against the master of the steamer Ches-
ter, for ejecting the plaintiff from the
after or main cabin to the forward cabin
of the steamer, the Court decided that
twenty-five dollars would be the damages
and costs. In giving his decision the
Judge remarked that it was not in the
power of common carriers in transport
ing passengers to make discrimination
as to color, and Josephine did not
Carr(y) her point
The Pat Cleburne goes out on Satur-
day for the Arkansas, but thereafter will
leave on Fridays as heretofore.
Tom Scott, Dodge and other railroad
notables we're passengers on Red river
steamer the other day for Shreveport,
where they 60 to look after the Texas
Pacific railway.
Goldsmith Maid tretted mile at Bos-
ton yesterday in 2;l63-the fastest time
ever made. Commodore Vanderbilt nee
Elem Calvert, has trotter that can
beat that time IF he has exercise
enough
ITEMs.-The Dexter turn to load at
st. Louis has been sold to the City of
Alton the latter follows the Wicks.
Steamboat sales at St. Louis, June 18th:
sale of steamer City of Cairo-Ed. f.
Dix sells three-fourths and John G.
Prather one-fourth to Chas g. Sehultze,
for total sum of $35, 900. Sale of three
sixteenths steamer Carrie V. Kountz-
Captain Van Hook sells to Charles H.
Seaman for $685.. Steamboats, have
not and never have been, charged
wharfage when they land at the coal
yard, and all the stores they may choose
to lay in while lying there will not sub
ject them to the wharfage tax, so says =
Cairo writer. The towboat Ella May
and steam-tug Belle Darlington, are to
be sold at auction at New Orleans next
Saturday. Captain Pink Varble and
Captain George Dickinson, of the
steamer Leonora, had difficulty on the
wharf at Louisville, Saturday morning,
and Dickinson attempted to draw knife,
and Varble fred at him without hitting
him. Marble was arrested and gave bail
in the sum of $1,000.
The Colorado leaves this evening at
FIVE o'clock for Vicksburg and all the
usual way landings. Captain James
Luker commands, and Il. Diedrick holds
forth at the desk.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
departs this evening at Eve o'clock, for
Cairo, Sc. Louis, and all way landings.
Mr.. P. Hewitt is chief clerk.
We learn authoritatively that under
no circumstances will Major John D.
Adams be candidate for Governor of
Arkansas.
Shreveport, st. Louis and Key West
we're the only places thatwere warmer at
i:45 m. to-day than this city.