Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-05-24

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For VIcKsBURG.-TheC City of Vicks-
burg leaves at 5 o'clock this evening for
Vicksburg. CaptaiR Robert Riley COM
mands, and Mr.. Tom Withledge is clerk.
FoR ARKANSAS RIvER.-The Kittie
Hegler leaves as above at o'clock this
afternoon, for Little Rock direct. Capt.
Hegler in command, and N. B. Pursel is
purssr
For CNCIYYATI.-The Pat Rogers,
with Captain Skunk on the roof, departs
at sharp o'clock this day for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Mr.. Mullen
is her popular secretary.
For ARKANSAS RIvER.-The regular
United States mail packet Utah, Capt.
VOORHEES,, leaves at sharp FIVE o'clock
this evening for Pine Bluff, Little Rock
and all points on the Arkansas river.
FoE WHITE RIvER.-The Legal Ten
der, in command of Commodore Milt.
Harry, leaves at FIVE o'clock this after
noon for all points on White river. Mr..
George Alcoke is chief secretary.
For ST. LoUIs.-The elegant Anchor
Line steamer Emma Elliott, Captain
Vickers in command, will leave the ele-
vator at five o'clock this afternoon for
Cairo and st. Louis, making all railway
and packet connections, and tickets pas.
sengers through to any point North or
East.
For New ORLEANs.-Captain West
Jacobs, of the elegant steamer Henry
Ames, telegraphs agent Lightburne that
his passenger steamer will be here to
leave at p. m. Sunday for New Orleans.
W. C. Aiken is her purser.
For New ORLEANS. leave at ten
o'clock tomorrow morning positively
for Vicksburg, Natchez and New Or
leans is that elegant low-pressure steamer
Richmond, Captain Nat S. Greena.in
command, and Ben Cougar in the Office.
The Richmond's cabin is splendidly ar
ranged, and is large, while her state
rooms are superbly furnished and SPLEEN
didly ventilated and her table is loaded
three times a day with the delicacies of
both Northern and Southern markets,
and that of itself is sufficient to guar
antee her full trip of people.
For LoUIsvILLE.-That peerless pas
senger packet, R. E. Lee, Captain John
W. Cannon, leaves this evening at 4:30
o'clock for Louisville, Evansville, Cairo
and bend landings. Messrs. Mossop and
Wilson have charge of the Office, and do
the honors with the grace and ease Of
veterans. Passengers, by securing state
rooms on this, the great champion of the
West, will arrive in Louisville in time to
connect with the afternoon trains leav-
ing Louisville for the East on Monday,
as we'll as with the mail boat for Cinein-
natl.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The City of Augusta, on her way up
White river with the wrecking barge Re.
H. Vance in tow, colided with the Lee
gel Tender coming down, en- Wednes-
day evening, injuring the barge to such !
an extent that it filled with water and
came near sinking.
W. II. Brown, the great coal king Of
the West, goes up this afternoon as
guest of Captain Cannon on the r. z.
Lee to Cairo.
The Mary E. Forsyth will be down to-
day on her way to Pensacola with load
of condemned naval stores.
A heavy hailstorm is reported at Cairo /
yesterday.
The towboat Alice Brown, coming
down. has in all % boats, containing
2O4OO tons, or $4,000 bushels Of coal,
the largest tow ever yet taken down
the river. She would have had eight or
ten boats more had the tow been made
up during the day instead Of at night.
Mr.. W. II. Brown, the great coal king
Of the West, is in the city, the guest Of
Mr. n. NJ. Jones.
The Belle Lee is vibrating along
the coast and passes below New Or
leans to-day with the Congressional bum
mers.
The mercury At eight an. ro-day
stood ct IS. Yesterday ct noon it was
ss'.