Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-17
BUSINESS.

bO0lNEOd.
The Mary Alice completed the repairs
to her boilers, and left yesterday for st.
Louis; her tow, left at Vicksburg, will
be taken up by the Crescent City to st.
Louis. The Richmond came up with
l4O passengers on board, 40 Of whom
got off here; she discharged IS boxes of
tin and added 43 barrels of potatoes for
Chicago, via Cairo, and had as her prin-
cipal item 400 hogsheads of sugar for St.
Louis. The Mary Boyd arrived from
the Arkansas with u bales Of cotton
and 1000 sacks Of seed. The James D.
Parker brought 500 barrels of salt, 1875
packages Of lard and other less impor-
tant items, in all about $50 tons, and
goes back tomorrow. The City of
Chester brought 500 tons. The Long
worth came down early, aud laid here
until noon to add $50 tons of oil cake.
The st. Francis came up this morning
and returns to the St. Francis river this
evening. The City of Helena came
down just before noon with agood trip.
The Mary Ann, with coal tow Of if
teen barges, was due down at one
o'clock this afternoon.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The elegant City Of Helena departs for
Vicksburg and way plantations to-day at
G pm. George Baker will command and
George o. Walton has charge of the
office.
The James d. Parker leaves for Gin
cinnati to- morrow evening.
The City of Chester, Captain Vickers,
leaves as above at sharp o'clock this
evening for Cairo and st. Louis. Mr.
Withledge is clerk.
The st. Francis, Captain Bowman,
departs at 5 o'clock this afternoon for
Helena, Mariana, and all way landings
on the st. Francis river. Messrs. Paine,
Chamberlain and Franklin are clerks.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The City of Vicksburg took out 250
bales of cotton yesterday for st. Louis.
The Yaeger has for st. Louis 1850
boxes of sugar. 2O5O sacks of salt and
100 tons of sundries.
The City of Helena was expected at
one O'Clock this afternoon with $50 tons |
of freight for this city. Captain Vickers
is in command.
Captain ZeigIer is in command of the
City of Chester.
James McMeen, receiving clerk at the
is. we are sorry to learn, i'll at
the residence of Captain Billy Dill.
The John Kilgour is locked at Pork
opolis.
The Louisville and Portland Canal
Company has notified the Secretary of
the Treasury at Washington that a suit
has been brought in the Louisville Chan
Gerry Court against the devisees Of John
Campbell for nearly all the land owned
by the company. 1t is thought the re
suit of the suit will be the same as for
mer fruitless attempts by the Campbell
heirs to recover large amounts of valu-
able property in Louisville. The suit
may have the effect to delay the transfer
IF the canal to the Government, which
was contemplated at an early day.
One item of freight on the Lawrence
or this city is 2OOO kegs Of nails.
Brewn & Jones received q telegram
his morning stating that the Keystone
would leave Cairo to-day for this city
With four barges Of lower Ohio coal.
She goes back for another tow. A letter
vas also received by them stating that
wing to a little bum" INDUCED in al
II. Louis by the 6remen Of the r. A.
cabbage she wouldn't leave Grand .
Tower until this morning. She has
even barges cOntaing $500 tons Of coal,
'hieh she takes to the mouth Of White
ivsr, and then return for another tow
which she brings here.
Captain Steve D. Hancock was a pas
enger up yesterday on the City Of
for St. Paul, where be goes
o improve bis health and appetite.
Captain Robert Grssnlee died in Al
srh.nr City on snndar. ared ssrentr