Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-05-16
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The Bismarck with 300 bars railroad
iron left New Orleans last night for St.
Louis. tlAtt
Another rise is expected at St. Louis
from the Illinois and Missouri.
The towboat Friendship, with several
barges Of ice, arrived yesterday and re-
turned in the evening Tflltf
The Mary Boyd goes to the Arkansas
tomorrow from this port.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
departs this evening at FIVE o'clock, for
Cairo. st. Louis, aud all way landings
The Chester is fast sailing boat and
makes all railway connections at Bel
mont, Cairo and st. Louis.
On Saturday last the crew Of the
steamer Juniata, which was engaged at
Cincinnati, jumped the boat at Pitts
burg. Captain Brennan hired laborers
to unload the boat, and appealed to
United States Commissioner McCandless
for redress. The commissioner decided
that the wages of the jumpers to the
amount of So so each, should be paid
to the laborers. Captain Brennan, how
ever, only took 81 so Of the wages from
each of the jumpers, and paid the extra
dollar out of his own pocket. The
amount due each of the jumpers was So,
and they only got 80 so. They will not
repeat the experiment, at Pittsburg, at
any rate, not as long as Commissioner
McCandless retains his position.
st. Louis rates on freight to Little
Rock have again been reduced by the
Anchor Line and Memphis and Arkan-
sas River Packet Company.
The Colorado departs at FIVE o'clock
this evening for Vicksburg and all the
coast landings, Captain James Luker
commands and Henry Diedrick is clerk.
The Belle Lee went to St. Louis, and
will continue her trips to that city, John
Sullivan going by rail from Cairo to Sc
cure trip.
The Colorado will pass down to-day.
She is the first boat to hoist the "an-
Choir between her chimneys. Hereaf-
ter the Memphis, St. Louis and Vicks-
burg Packet Company will be known as
the Anchor Line.
The Shreveport and Jefferson papers
are consoling each other over the dull
times.
Some malicious individual started a
report at Cairo Sunday that the Idle
wild had exploded her boilers, killing q
number of people. The Bulletin very
properly put head on and squelched
him for his mischief.
Business on the Tennessee river is
about played out in consequence of low
water. t
On Monday the river at Vicksburg was
twenty-three feet above low water mark.
The kilograms for several days have
failed to give the rise or fall at that point.
The tOwboat Alice Brown and the
United States mail of Monday left
Vicksburg at the same time the mail be-
ing brought by rail. The former passed
up yesterday, and the latter came to
hand this morning. We would recon-
mend that the mail contract be given to
an honest flatboatman, or more atten-
ton paid to its distribution by the post
office authorities.
By special telegram to s. B. Miller,
agent we learn that the feet and popu-
lar passenger steamer Edinburg, Capt.
Fenton, will arrive during the night and
depart at nine am. tomorrow for Vicks-
burg, Natchez and all lower landings.
She has splendid passenger accommoda-
tons, and has room for about fifty tons
of freight.
We learn by a private telegram to her
agents, Hukill & Hall, that the elegant
and commodious passenger and freight
steamer Alice Dean, Capt. John Skunk,
will arrive from above this afternoon
and depart at FIVE pm. for New Orleans
and all the lower landings.