Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-13

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the mercury $50 at 8 am.
BUSINESS.
The Rankin, from Pine Bluff, arrived
last night with ~ bales cotton and over
1000 sacks seed. The Arlington arrived
early this morning with $50 tons, and
the A. j. White had III bales cotton and
a good passenger list. The Chester took
out 1876 bales cotton for st. Louis, and
the Helena left, after getting 20 people
and dischargiug 200 tons. The Glencoe,
down, had all she could carry.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The Mary Boyd goes to the Arkansas
tomorrow.
The Great Republic will be down to-
morrow afternoon on her way to New
Orleans.
The good steamer John Kyle will be
down Sunday morning on her way to
New Orleans.
The Colorado is the regular Anchor
Line mail steamer to leave for Vicks-
burg tomorrow.
The Capitol City leaves at five clock
this evening for st. Louis. Captain
Luker commands, and Mr.. James M.
Thompson is clerk. She is now at the
elevator receiving, and is the only
through boat that starts up to-day.
Tickets are sold to all points on the
upper Mississippi.
The City OF Augusta will be here to
depart tomorrow afternoon for Jackson
port and all landings on White river.
The Arlington, Captain Dan Moore,
departs at FIVE o'clock tomorrow even
ing for Cairo and all Ohio river land
ings.
The James E. Rankin leaves this sf-
ternoon at FIVE o'clock for Pine Bluff
and all intermediate points on Arkansas
river. Captain John Fenwick is her
popular commander and Cash Thomas
is clerk.
The regular semi-weekly coast packet
A. j. White, with Captain Mark Cheek
in command, leaves at FIVE o'clock this
evening for Helena, Napoleon and all
way landings. E. G. Postal is clerk.
The great low.pressure steamer Rich
moud, Captain Nat S. Green in COM
mand, will be down to-day to leave at
five o'clock this evening for Vicksburg,
Natehez and New Orleans. Ben A.
Cougar is her purser.
Going positively this afternoon at FIVE
o'clock, for New Orleans and all inter
mediate landings, is the peoples favor
tie, the peerless and feet passenger and
freight steamer Robert E. Lee, Captain
John Cannon master, and John Mossop,
purser. The Lee has accommodations
unequaled by any hotel in the West,
and for speed, comfort and elegant fare
she is unsurpassed.
The favorite steamer Charles Bod
mann, Captain Shinkle, will be down to-
morrow for New Orleans.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Keystone left Little Rock day
before yesterday, and yesterday was at
the mouth of White river, from where
she returned to Little Rock with the
balance of her coal tow, assisted by the
Robert Semple, which boat went down
to help her up.
The Office of wharf master at Louis
vile is about to be discontinued.
The Robert Mitchell has laid up at
Evansville for the present. The Pat
Rogers took her Louisville freight
The young man Kountz, son Of the
Commodore, has, after mysterious abb
sence of number of months, turned
up in Sioux City.
Louisville collected 81, 4s9 40 wharfage
for the two weeks ending the It'll.
The following boats are stuck at Rising
Sun bar, in the Ohio: Robin and barges,
Greyhound, Kanawha No. 2 and barges,
Liberty No. 4 and barges, Wild Duck
and barges, and Champion No. 8.
The Pittsburg Commercial says: I'm
functions were issued in six suits on
Saturday for infringement Of letters
patent granted to ]. s. MILAN for steam
capstan. Among those enjoined were:
Horner, Wood L Co., R. c. Gray, NJ.
W. Beethoven, G. W. Abbott and others,
Pollock and others, Peter Donaldson
and others"
ST. Louis and New Orleans rates are
firm at lac. per cwt., and 25c q barrel
for aOar. Shreveport freight is now
being carried at 75c. per barrel on -four,
and 40c. per evt
The City Of Alton made a starlight eK.
cursion from St. Louis last night.
The Fort Gibson comes of the docks
at St. Louis to-day.
The K. n. line reshipped 1000 pack
ages for New Orleans on the john Kyle
at ST. Louis.
The tag Vulcan, from New Orleans to