Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-07


following decline in freights By Car
roll 4 Bakers steamboat line--Flour,
60 cents; pork, 81 whisky, 81 Is per
barrel; hay, As cents. aud pound freight
321 cents per 100 pounds. By Haines
barge line-Flour, SO cents, and pork,
30 cents per barrel, and 30 cents per 100
for pound freight. The Memphis pack
cts will probably lower their tariff to-
morrow to Vicksburg. They will no
doubt leave their Memphis rates as at
present" eH
A victim Of the Oceanus disaster was
found at Hickman a day ortwo since
with $4,000 in currency about his person.
His relatives are wanted. H 81
Evansville is sweet little town, and
it's not at all astonishing TO see how
steamboats, gather there Some of them,
however, get bled freely before leaving.
Here are two cases which we copy from
an Evansville exchange:
I" On Thursday heavy bill was pre-
sented against the steamer Shannon for
extra labor and pay claimed by num-
Der of laborers who had assisted in load
ing her, and, which all of the officers Of
the boat aver most solemnly, and pro-
posed to swear, were entirely unfounded,
but which they preferred to compromise,
rather than to incur the expense and
trouble of lawsuit. The Susie Silver,
upon her arrival here on Thursday, was
attached at the suit Of a nameless and
INDICATED individual for the modest
sum of $4,000, claimed as damages and
expenses incurred The libellant claims
that he had shipped as a roustsbout on
the Susie Silver for the round trip to
New Orleans and return; that at Bran
denburg he had been injured by bale
of hay, and had been put ashore at
Rome without pay, without money and
without hospital ticket. The libellant
claims wages for fifty-six days, board
for hity-six days at two dollars per day,
fifty or sixty dollars for nursing and
$4,000 for damages Every officer on the
boat is ready to swear that no such man
was ever employed, and that no such in
cident ever occurred on the boat Capt.
Tom w. Shield, who is an eminent law
yer, promptly gave bond in $4,000 or
over, and proposes to make the case in
teresting for his prosecutors. He pro-
poses 10 conduct his own case, and will
make it highly important in the history
of marine jurisprudence.
Not long since Richard Sinnott, cap
tain and master of the steamer Jennie
Howell, was arrested by the authorities
of Monroe, La, on the charge Of re,
fusing TO pay wharfage. He resisted
the demand and on trial before the Re-
corder of that town was discharged.
The Marshal at New Orleans has Ii
belled the steamer Lulu d. at suit Of A.
j. Simpson.
Cairo rates to New Orleans are 274
and 55c, and on tobacco 81 80 per hid.
The officers of the Houston report the
Ada Heilman nearly high and dry, in
behind Hurricane Island The Houston
brought to Evansville thirteen of her
deck crew, who report that she was
blown out of the way by the heavy wind
on Thursday, and that the river had fall
len a foot since she grounded.
Captain Rea of st. Louis is negotia-
ting with the I. F. Eckert to go to the
wreck of the 0ceanus, to search for
bodies and property.
The City of Helena, Mckee, master,
is the regular packet to leave for Cairo
and St. Louis at five pm. to-day. She
is one OF the best boats in the line, and
her officers spare no pains to make her
passengers comfortable.
The regular Memphis and White river
mail packet Legal Tender, Captain VIM
Ashford, leaves this evening at clock
for Devalps Bluff, Jacksonport and all
points on White river E. G. Postal,
Dan Sullivan and Ed. Crowell are her
clerks XIX. lu
The peoples favorite steamer A. j.
White, Captain John Washington, leaves
this evening at 5 o'clock for Napoleon,
Chicot City and all way landings. B.
f. Fields and Charles Sharpe are her
clerks. tr.
Captain Bowman's magnificent side
wheel steamer st. Francis leaves this
evening at FIVE o'clock for Mariana,
Wittsburg and all way landings on the
st. Francis river. Sam Paine and Billy
Dean, clerks.
By telegram from Captain Stein, of
the John Kilgour to S. b. Miller agent,
we learn that the Kilgour will pass up
tomorrow at noon for Cairo, Evansville,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Frank Beck
is her aniable and good-looking secre-
tary.
The Typographical picnic tomorrow
at James Park will draw thither many
river men, as magnificent gold capstan
and spar watch-seal are to be voted the
most popular agent or steamboatman.